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Why math hints matter–and how AI can help

eSchool News

Key points: AI hints build metacognitive skills that benefit students in school and life AI in education needs more than innovation–it needs intention How students are really using AI tools: What schools need to know For more news on AI and math, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Learning math takes effort and can even feel uncomfortable, but moments of struggle and mistakes are part of the process.

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Countdown to ISTELive 25: Everything You Need to Know!

Teacher Cast

The ISTELive 25 and ASCD Annual Conference will take place in San Antonio from June 29 to July 2, 2025, bringing together educators for innovation and collaboration. The event will feature engaging sessions, inspiring keynote speakers, and tips for maximizing the experience, including utilizing the conference app and networking strategies. The post Countdown to ISTELive 25: Everything You Need to Know!

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Family engagement is critical to COVID academic recovery

eSchool News

Key points: Family involvement provides long-term benefits for students and school communities Unpacking COVID’s lasting academic effects on 5th graders Did the pandemic reopen gender-based math gaps? For more news on learning recovery, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Family engagement is an essential part of continued COVID recovery, but is often misunderstood when education policy is formed, leading to a lack of involvement from families, caregivers, and communities.

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Watch & Learn: K–12 Schools Expand Cybersecurity Safeguards

EdTech Magazine

Like many K–12 schools, Prosper Independent School District in Texas relies on funding and resources from the state government. A bill passed in the state in 2023 allocated $55 million to fund improved cybersecurity initiatives for K–12 schools through the Texas Education Agency. Prosper ISD benefits from managed endpoint detection and response, along with other security services, but district leadership says that technologies alone won’t improve cybersecurity posture.

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California colleges spend millions to catch plagiarism and AI. Is the faulty tech worth it?

Cal Matters

In summary Colleges and universities renew Turnitin subscriptions year after year even though its flawed detectors are expensive and require students to let the company keep their papers forever. It has been more than two years since the release of ChatGPT created widespread dismay over generative AI’s threat to academic integrity. Why would students write anything themselves, instructors wondered, if a chatbot could do it for them?

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Helping Students Develop AI Prompting Skills for Critical Thinking

Faculty Focus

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are increasingly prevalent in higher education, raising questions about how students can engage with AI meaningfully. Rather than using AI as a shortcut to complete assignments, students must develop strong prompting skills that enhance their analytical and problem-solving abilities.

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Batch Planning for Teachers That Actually Works

Teacher Mood

If you’ve ever found yourself standing at the copier five minutes before school starts—coffee in one hand, USB in the other, praying it doesn’t jam—you’re not alone. And if you’ve ever tried to run small groups while simultaneously explaining how to play a new center game to three different students… same. We’ve all been there. But today’s post is all about helping you not be there.

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Turnitin charged some California colleges 3 times more for the same plagiarism detector

Cal Matters

In summary Experts say companies often base their pricing on what they think colleges are willing to pay. If a California community college wants its faculty to be able to detect plagiarism and AI writing in student papers, it can buy software from a company called Turnitin at a discounted price. By banding together through the Community College League of California, each campus gets the purchasing power of the collective.

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28 Brilliant Classroom Organization Hacks for Teachers

We are Teachers

Do classroom organization hacks make your teacher heart skip a beat? Check out these teacher-inspired ideas and get your room in ship shape.

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We are All Self-Educated

Teacher Toms Blog

When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school It's a wonder I can think at all. And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none I can read the writing on the wall. ~Paul Simon, Kodachrome The first thing I do upon awakening in the morning is to go to the bathroom, something I learned how to do alongside my mother. She didn't teach me, exactly, but I have memories of her being there, conversing with me as I sat on the little varnished pine potty seat with a blue and yellow figure

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64 Perfect Back-to-School Books To Read Aloud on the First Day (Plus Free Printable)

We are Teachers

These back-to-school books are a great way to facilitate discussions and to encourage students to feel comfortable sharing.

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Play-based Light Table Ideas

Primary Punch

Let’s light it up! A few years ago I wrote a grant for light panels and a variety of translucent materials to help increase language skills and it has been one of our favorite activities to use in therapy. I use my light panel during therapy sessions throughout the year and also during our school-wide science night each year. If you don’t have a light table at your school or setting I highly recommend investing in one.

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Student Mobile Phone Ban Takes Effect in Kentucky

GovTech

In addition to the ban on student phone use — which is part of a legislative trend that is sweeping states across the country — Kentucky also ushered in limits on teacher-student communications.

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To Love Math, Kids Should Start Older And Encounter Its Beauty

Southwest Washington Education

Brought us by The Federalist: To Love Math, Kids Should Start Older And Encounter Its Beauty When are we ever going to use this?” Every math teacher (and every parent who has helped his child learn math) has heard this question more times than he cares to remember.

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Hamilton County, Tenn., Gets $248K for Youth Internships

GovTech

More Hamilton County youth will be able to earn thousands beginning late this summer through a paid internship program, now backed with an additional quarter-million dollars in state funding.

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Meet Caleb—Our K12 National Cook-Off Finalist from Georgia!

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We’re excited to introduce Caleb, one of the finalists in this year’s K12 National Cook-Off ! Caleb is a talented 6th grader from Destinations Career Academy of Georgia, and he’s been cooking up something special. This year’s competition brought together five of the top student chefs from across the country. After an intense virtual round, Caleb earned a spot in the live cook-off at the Kitchen of Purpose in Arlington, Virginia, where he competed for the $1,000 grand prize!

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Poetry Friday: Raccontino

A Year of Reading

The Poetry Sisters’ challenge this month was to write a raccontino , a poem that tells a story starting in the title and continuing in the end words of the odd-numbered lines of couplets that contain even-line rhymes. Not at all complicated. Oh, no. Not at all. Did you try one? Did you start with the story and the rhyme-scheme (that was my method), or did you just write from your heart and knead that dough until it fit the form?

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Deal of the Day: Save 20% at Beyond Yoga

We are Teachers

If it's cute, comfortable, and moves with you, it's a winner. That's why we think Beyond Yoga's 20% discount for educators might be worth it!

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When International Hiring Isn’t an Option: What the J-1 Visa Freeze Means for Schools

Elevate k12

The 2025 school hiring season has brought a wave of new complications for districts already stretched thin. At a time when schools are facing record staffing challenges, an unexpected disruption has added another layer of uncertainty: a sudden pause on issuing J-1 visas for K-12 teachers. On May 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of State quietly suspended appointments for J-1 teacher visa interviews as it introduced expanded social media screening requirements.