Fri.May 16, 2025

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Empowering school staff with emergency response protocols

eSchool News

Key points: Staff must feel empowered and involved in emergency response protocols Tiered response protocols help schools define emergency procedures Most school staff worry about emergency situations and physical safety For more news on emergency planning, visit eSN’s Emergency Resource hub Safety response protocols are foundational to creating a culture of safety in schools.

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Trimming the Edtech Fat: How Districts Are Streamlining Their Digital Ecosystems

Edsurge

During the pandemic, school districts amassed an enormous amount of digital tools sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of urgency. But with pandemic relief funding winding down and pressure mounting to demonstrate educational impact, many districts are now facing a new challenge: cleaning house. According to LearnPlatform , U.S. school districts used an average of 2,739 edtech tools during the 202324 school year.

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Students, educators feel positive about AI’s impact, but fear its misuse

eSchool News

Key points: More than half of students worry about AI use in education Data shows growing GenAI adoption in K-12 With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub A new survey highlights a demand for clear guidelines around ethical and responsible AI use, as well as a disconnect in how AI use is perceived–balancing positivity about its impact with concern regarding the potential for over-reliance,

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Benefits of Think-Pair-Share in Classrooms

Teach Hub

Some classroom strategies stick around for a reason, and Think-Pair-Share a cooperative learning approach is one of them. Whether youre teaching elementary students or high schoolers, this strategy works for everyone. It doesnt require any preparation, and when utilized intentionally, it can completely transform the way students process and engage with the content.

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75 Questions Students Can Ask Themselves Before, During, And After Teaching

Teach Thought

We're sharing 75 questions students can ask themselves that can guide their thinking and awareness before, during, and after your teaching.

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Tech Tips to End the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. There are endless backups, shares, cleanings, changed settings, and vacation messages that if not done right can mean big problems when you return from summer vacation. If you have a school device, a lot of the shutdown steps will be done by the IT folks as they backup, clean, reformat, and maybe re-image your device.

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There's a Hole in My Sidewalk

Teacher Toms Blog

There is no evidence that Albert Einstein said, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results," although he often gets credit for it. Novelist Rita Mae Brown was the first to use it in print, although she probably learned it from Alcoholics Anonymous. The Woodland Park Cooperative Preschool is housed in the lower level of the Fremont Baptist Church, a congregation that serves its community by providing space for several 12-step programs.

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Helping Students Organize Homework Agendas

Organized Classroom

Homework agendas are used in schools everywhere. They serve as an excellent means of communication between home and school. They encourage students to become increasingly responsible for their own learning, develop time management skills, and develop of overall organizational skills. It is important as teachers to take the time to teach our students to use their agendas effectively.

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Georgia Gov. Kemp Signs Phone Ban for Grades K-8 Into Law

GovTech

Effective July 2026, elementary and middle school students in Georgia will not be allowed to have personal communication devices from the first bell to the last, with exceptions for students with IEPs or medical plans.

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Help! What Does Self-Care Even Look Like at This Point in the Year?

We are Teachers

This week on Ask We Are Teachers, we tackle self-care at the end of a long and stressful school year, plus grade-grubbing.

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A Letter from Your Teacher on the Last Day of School: A Gift for Elementary Students – 2025

Jodi Durgin

This A Letter from Your Teacher on the Last Day of School resource is a meaningful end of the year gift for students in kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade. This printable keepsake pairs perfectly with the popular picture book by the same name and makes it easy for teachers to write meaningful goodbye notes to their students as the school year wraps up.

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Boost Your Kahoot! Game With This Free Worksheet Bundle

We are Teachers

Make your students' favorite review game even better with this free set of Kahoot! worksheets. Perfect for test prep, review, and more.

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Ohio District Awarded CoSN Trusted Learning Environment Mini Seal for Student Data Privacy Practices

eSchool News

Washington, D.C. CoSN today awarded Delaware Area Career Center in Delaware, Ohio, the Trusted Learning Environment (TLE) Mini Seal in the Business Practice. The CoSN TLE Seal is a national distinction awarded to school districts implementing rigorous privacy policies and practices to help protect student information. Delaware Area Career Center is the sixth school district in Ohio to earn a TLE Seal or TLE Mini Seal.

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What Do Managed Security Services Look Like in K–12 Education?

EdTech Magazine

There are a lot of reasons K12 schools are vulnerable to cyberattacks. Teachers are busy and dont always have the most up-to-date security training. IT leaders with security expertise often take private sector jobs for more money than schools can afford to pay. And today, using artificial intelligence, cybercriminals are formulating attacks that are more sophisticated and harder to detect than ever.

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Texas Startup Proposes New Defense Against School Shooters: Drones

GovTech

Texas-based startup Campus Guardian Angel hires professional drone racers, military veterans and former law enforcement officers to combat school shooters with on-campus drones piloted from a surveillance hub in Austin.

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Creative Boost for Friday: Join the May Doodle Challenge with a Splash of Color

From the Pond

Hello creative friends ! Happy Fridayand an early cheers to a wonderfully creative weekend! How are you doing? Whats on your creative table today (or whats waiting patiently for your attention)? Whether its five minutes or a full hour, I hope you find a little pocket of time just for you. If youre feeling a bit stuck or unsure how to get started, here are a few no-cost, low-pressure ways to get your creativity flowing this weekend: Grab a pen and doodle freely on the back of a receipt or envelop

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California lets students wear tribal regalia at graduations. Why it’s still controversial

Cal Matters

In summary Many school districts require students to undergo a lengthy process if they want to wear tribal or other cultural regalia at graduation. A new bill would eliminate those obstacles. Eight years ago, California passed a law requiring high schools to allow students to wear eagle feathers, abalone necklaces and other regalia at graduations. But so many schools more than half, by one estimation have thrown up roadblocks to implementing the law that one lawmaker has brought the issue back

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