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From curiosity to clarity: Showcasing career paths to young learners

eSchool News

Key points: Every student will have a career someday, but no two paths are the same How CTE supports college and career readiness 5 ways kids will learn about careers in 2025 For more news on career paths, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to judge a middle school competition for a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO).

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The Silent Crisis: Bullying Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Bullying in nursing is a well-documented issue, but less attention has been given to the experiences of nurse educators who face hostility within academic institutions. While nursing education should promote professional growth, collaboration, and mentorship, many nurse educatorsespecially those in tenure-track positionsexperience bullying from colleagues, senior faculty, or administrators.

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New Survey Reveals Teachers’ Concerns About College and Career Readiness Among Students

eSchool News

Teachers are not very optimistic about their students preparedness for the future, regardless of whether their students are going to college or directly into the workforce, according to new research from the Walton Family Foundation and Gallup. Only 21% of high school educators believe their college-bound students are very prepared for success, and even fewer just 10% say the same about students planning to enter the workforce immediately after high school.

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What You Might Have Missed in April–What’s up in May

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are the most-read posts for the past month: National Library WeekResources, Links, Ideas 17 K-8 Digital Citizenship Topics April is Financial Literacy Month 15 Best Technology Careers for the Future in 2025 Basics in Every Lesson Plan Join me to launch my Indie Book Easter Classroom Resources Great App to Teach Spelling Summer STEM at USNA Earth Day Class Activities Here’s a preview of what’s coming up: May is Homeschooling Awareness Month Online Resources for Screenshots, Scree

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How 3 districts reimagined high school and the future of work

eSchool News

Key points: Students need modern models to succeed in today’s changing world Districts are turning to innovative models to ensure student success The League of Innovative Schools pilots cutting-edge models in districts For more news on high school innovation, visit the eSN Resource Center If students are to graduate prepared to succeed as they pursue higher education or join the future-ready workforce, high schools must evolve–and innovative districts are ready to meet the challenge.

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Why Depth Is a Critical Advantage in the Age of AI

John Spenser

The future is unpredictable. We know that. So, when we try to design learning experiences that “prepare students for the future,” we have to recognize that we don’t always know what they’ll need. In this article, I explore the counterintuitive reality that the best way. The post Why Depth Is a Critical Advantage in the Age of AI appeared first on John Spencer.

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The Silent Crisis: Bullying Among Nurse Educators in Higher Education

Faculty Focus

Bullying in nursing is a well-documented issue, but less attention has been given to the experiences of nurse educators who face hostility within academic institutions. While nursing education should promote professional growth, collaboration, and mentorship, many nurse educatorsespecially those in tenure-track positionsexperience bullying from colleagues, senior faculty, or administrators.

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This Free Video Lesson Gets Students Thinking About What Fuels Their Bodies

We are Teachers

This free nutrition lesson plan from Educated Choices is all about being plant-forward and powerful. It includes a full video.

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The Universal Project of Creation

Teacher Toms Blog

When our school moved to its current location at The Center of the Universe , a group of us were standing around in the space we were to use as our playground in the side-yard of the Fremont Baptist Church. It was already a playground, but a largely disused one. The rusty, old equipment, other than the swing set, had to go, and as we stood there, we imagined what it could be.

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Top Ten Tuesday – Celebrating Canadian Children’s Book Week

Reading Power Gear

Canadian Children’s Book Week is the annual celebration of books for young people and the joy of reading. Established in 1919, Children’s Book Week is the longest-running national literacy initiative in the country. The book week runs from April 28 – May 4th and this year, the theme is “your story matters” Here is a list of all the locations across Canada where Canadian children’s authors are touring, sharing their books, their stories, and their writing proce

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Calif. High School Improves Connectivity With Network as a Service

GovTech

A sprawling 70-year-old high school in Silicon Valley swapped its complex network for a NaaS subscription. The schools tech director said the service saves his team time while boosting performance and cybersecurity.

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Units of Study Using Rich Picture Books

Teaching with a Mountain View

Ive shared before about my love of project-based learning as one way to make learning more engaging and authentic. Teaching with units of study based on beautiful picture books is another one of my engagement hacks! My husband might also consider it a hobby because I can spend HOURS at bookstores scouring their book collections to find connections between books and building new units.

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Did you go out or did you stay in?

English Teacher Margarita

Picture via TEFLLessons Read the chart above and read this Genial.ly : How do we form the Simple Past?

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101 Graduation Messages That Will Make Their Big Day Even More Special

We are Teachers

Celebrate those you care about in the graduating class with graduation messages they are sure to remember forever!

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Slice of Life Tuesday: Classroom AI

The Life of a Conflicted Teacher

First, hello Slicers and blog readers. Long time, no see. #whatyouhavewrittenfortwodaysinarow I know, but sometimes, you need to say “hi” and “how you doin'”, just so people don’t forget what kind of nonsense that is written here! #epiceyeroll I’m writing today from my classroom. My wife has a kindergarten concert where she’s “needed” So, while she’s herding the littles, I get to write!

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How To Become a Vet Tech (Free Student Guide and Poster)

We are Teachers

Working with animals can be a very rewarding career. Learn how to become a vet tech, with advice from an expert in the field.

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The AI vicious cycle (REVISED)

Dangerously Irrelevant

Yesterday James Bedford reached out to me, noting that my AI vicious cycle was very similar to his AI Wheel of Death and asking me to give him proper attribution. Of course I was immediately horrified that I might have misappropriated James’ intellectual property… Here’s the thing: I had never seen James’ image of last September until he sent me a link!

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The AI vicious cycle (REVISED)

Class Tech Tips

Yesterday James Bedford reached out to me, noting that my AI vicious cycle was very similar to his AI Wheel of Death and asking me to give him proper attribution. Of course I was immediately horrified that I might have misappropriated James intellectual property… Heres the thing: I had never seen James image of last September until he sent me a link!

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Do Schools Have the Resources to Execute Trump's Executive Order on AI?

GovTech

One concern is that money that could have been diverted to supporting the goals of the executive order as well as many people with expertise in the subject are being cut from the federal government.

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States Agree About How Schools Should Use AI. Are They Also Ignoring Civil Rights?

Edsurge

Several years after the release of ChatGPT, which raised ethical concerns for education, schools are still wrestling with how to adopt artificial intelligence. Last weeks batch of executive orders from the Trump administration included one that advanced AI leadership. The White Houses order emphasized its desire to use AI to boost learning across the country , opening discretionary federal grant money for training educators and also signaling a federal interest in teaching the technology in K-12

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