eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2025

Key points: It’s critical to focus on building classrooms where all students belong 5 resources to build stronger classrooms through PLCs Young minds: New teachers’ impact on equitable science learning For more on retaining STEM teachers, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub The critical shortage of qualified STEM teachers continues to challenge schools and districts across the country.

STEM

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2025

Academia is a high-stress, high-surveillance environment. Faculty are asked to do more with less: more students, more reporting, more unpaid labor — and less time, less support, and less say in decisions that shape our work. For many of us, the job has become a constant negotiation between our values and institutional priorities. And yet, I stay. Not for the salary.

Syllabus

Teach Your Kids

AUGUST 11, 2025

Now Hiring: Online Tutors (All Subjects, PreK–12) At Modulo , we believe every child deserves a flexible, personalized education that supports their curiosity, confidence, and long-term growth. We’re hiring online tutors across all subjects and age groups—from phonics to physics, from kindergarten through high school graduation. Join Us We work especially closely with secular homeschoolers, including many profoundly gifted, asynchronous, or neurodivergent learners.

Exams

Teachers Pay Teachers

AUGUST 11, 2025

There’s a special kind of magic in the air during fall: The crisp breeze, vibrant leaves, and pumpkin-filled everything naturally set up fall activities for kids that spark learning and fun. Whether you want to boost your students’ energy or strengthen classroom community, these activities are bursting with movement, creativity, and festive spirit. From exciting outdoor adventures to cozy Halloween-themed crafts, there’s something here to keep every student engaged all throughout the autumn mont

Activities

GovTech

AUGUST 11, 2025

With record-high enrollment this year, Northland Preparatory Academy has completed a 9,000-square-foot facility to introduce students to technology and prepare them for future studies in fields like computer science.

Schools

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 11, 2025

It’s no secret that school district budgets are tight and getting tighter. In the face of increasing cyberattacks on K–12 institutions, there’s an urgent need to protect the massive amount of data that districts have to manage, with an eye toward fast recovery in case of an attack. In a report by the Center for Internet Security, 82% of K–12 respondents experienced impacts from cyberthreats from July 2023 through December 2024.

Internet

eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2025

Key points: Supporting student mental health requires more than awareness–it requires action Beyond ‘feeling good’: A deeper approach to student mental health Growing challenges for school counselors impact student outcomes F or more news on student mental health, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub The mental health needs of students are evolving, and our systems have struggled to keep up.

Art

Organized Classroom

AUGUST 11, 2025

Anchor charts serve as visual aids that enhance learning by providing a reference point for students. They encapsulate key concepts, strategies, and processes in a format that is easily digestible. By using anchor charts, educators can reinforce lessons and help students retain information more effectively. These charts not only support individual learning but also foster a collaborative classroom environment where students can engage with the material in a meaningful way.

Language

Teach Your Kids

AUGUST 11, 2025

Online Tutoring Jobs Over the past decade and especially since 2020, online tutoring jobs have shifted from a niche side hustle into a legitimate full-time career path. The combination of remote learning tools, parents seeking personalized education, and global connectivity has created unprecedented demand for qualified tutors in nearly every subject.

Exams

GovTech

AUGUST 11, 2025

Tracking more than 80 educator-designed AI pilots, researchers from ASU and the Center on Reinventing Public Education found that teachers were more interested in problem-solving than efficiency for efficiency's sake.

Study

Cal Matters

AUGUST 11, 2025

In summary Google, Microsoft, Adobe and IBM will offer AI-related tools to California’s schools and universities in an effort to prepare the state’s students for a changing economy. As artificial intelligence replaces entry-level jobs, California’s universities and community colleges are offering a glimmer of hope for students: free AI training that will teach them to master the new technology.

Plagiarism

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 11, 2025

Here are the basic skills fifth graders can learn in Photoshop if you’ve prepared them with basic computer skills. I’ve provided links but they aren’t live until publication: Photoshop artwork –live Photoshop actions –live Photoshop basics #5 live Photoshop filter and rendering tools Photoshop starters–auto-correct with the auto-correction — live quick fixes that make a photo look cleaner #6 Photoshop crop tool– Live Photoshop clone tool– wit

Grades

We are Teachers

AUGUST 11, 2025

These teacher-recommended classroom management software programs help you communicate, monitor, and keep track of your students' progress.

Classroom Management

GovTech

AUGUST 11, 2025

As the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act nears expiration, experts warn K-12 schools could face heightened cyber risks without it, while the House and Senate weigh approaches to renewing the law.

Schools

Catch my Words

AUGUST 11, 2025

Every time I struggle to make a high school logic puzzle, I am once again reminded of why they are scarce on TpT. Making challenging logic puzzles and getting them to work is not easy. I find myself constantly writing and rewriting these to make them solvable. Friends have criticized me for not charging enough for them, too. It's hard to find the right price because high school puzzles are basically three pages each and one class activity.

High School

Teacher Toms Blog

AUGUST 11, 2025

I was a stranger, and you welcomed me. ~Matthew 25:35 We had only just met, this four-year-girl and I, but we were already sitting around chatting like old friends. Markers, scissors, and plain white paper were scattered across the table top before us. She was drawing a spiral shape, so I said, "You're drawing a spiral." She stopped and considered it, then said with a shrug, "I call it a nautilus, but you can call it a spiral if you want.

Writing

GovTech

AUGUST 11, 2025

State Attorney General Kwame Raoul encourages families to be vigilant about fake test-prep and financial-aid offers, fraudulent websites, deceptive payment schemes and other scams when shopping for school supplies online.

Schools

Imagination Soup

AUGUST 11, 2025

written by Dustin Brady The angry sun nearly broke me. If you owned a Nintendo in 1992, you already know what I’m talking about. If. The post One More Level: The Power of GameLit appeared first on Imagination Soup.

Middle School

GovTech

AUGUST 11, 2025

The community engagement tech supplier helped the city’s public school system, one of the largest in the U.S., gather feedback during the search for a new leader. The company expects more such work.

Schools