eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

Key points: ISTE+ASCD is focusing on robust, engaging learning for all students ISTELive 25: Let’s Get on With the Show! A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 For more news on ISTELive 25, visit eSN’s Live @ ISTE hub The nation’s largest professional edtech organization kicked off its annual conference on June 29 by announcing major initiatives to train 200,000 teachers in using AI within the next two years, support instructional leaders more effectively, help schools manage thei

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k12 Digest

JUNE 30, 2025

Dr. Philip Boayue is a seasoned executive leader with a strong background in educational leadership and staff development. A former principal of Shaw Academy and current administrator in Durham Public Schools, he has led schoolwide initiatives, managed academic programs, and cultivated positive learning environments. Dr. Boayue is known for his expertise in strategic planning, team collaboration, and instructional leadership.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

In a first of its kind agreement, New Jersey’s West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District (WWP) announced a new partnership with  Otus , the leading K-12 assessment, data, and insights solution, and  Discovery Education,  the creators of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world. Through this collaboration, Otus and Discovery Education are providing new resources that help WWP organize student data into actionable insights and enhance district educators’ abil

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k12 Digest

JUNE 30, 2025

Dr. Philip Boayue is a seasoned executive leader with a strong background in educational leadership and staff development. A former principal of Shaw Academy and current administrator in Durham Public Schools, he has led schoolwide initiatives, managed academic programs, and cultivated positive learning environments. Dr. Boayue is known for his expertise in strategic planning, team collaboration, and instructional leadership.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

Sheridan Doerr shares how the Second Step K-12 social-emotional learning curriculum builds foundational human skills that enhance academic performance. The company recently completed a major evidence study across 242 sites and 25,000 students, showing significant improvements in English language arts, reduced disciplinary issues, better school culture, and 2.5 fewer absent days per student.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 30, 2025

Eric Francis Manu is a world-renowned authority in international diplomacy, protocol, and cross-cultural intelligence, trusted by royalty, dignitaries, celebrities, and C-suite leaders across the globe. Known as “The Gentleman with the Hat,” Eric is the founder of The British Protocol Academy, a premier institution delivering bespoke training in etiquette, leadership, and diplomacy.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

Cleverlike School empowers educators to transform student passion for video games into powerful learning experiences. It is a comprehensive platform with curriculum-aligned content, industry-standard tools, and expert support, bridging the gap between gaming and academic success. The learning platform is built by game developers and educators to maximize the benefit of video games in education.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

Edlio , a provider of K–12 school communication solutions, announced significant enhancements to its Mass Communication system and mobile app. The update includes a new Community Analytics dashboard, which gives school and district leaders visibility into message delivery, audience reach, and overall communication effectiveness. Designed to foster stronger engagement with families and communities, the system update and new deliverability tools enable education leaders to monitor communication su

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2025

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share the most popular post from the past month. I last published on this topic on my ed blog in 2017. A lot has changed since then so it’s time for an update: When I teach professional development classes, by far the topic that surprises attendees the most is the legal use of online images.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

SMART Technologies is raising the bar on what affordable classroom technology can deliver—the all-new SMART Board GX Plus redefines entry-level interactivity with advanced education tools for delivering high-impact learning experiences. Packed with premium features to help schools deliver modern learning experiences without the premium price, the GX Plus stands as a purpose-built innovation for both teachers and school leaders.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 30, 2025

Meeting the Moment in Special Education Special education leaders are facing more pressure than ever before. As staffing shortages persist and compliance expectations rise, many districts are struggling to meet their legal obligations under IDEA, especially when it comes to delivering specially designed instruction (SDI). In 2024, the U.S. Department of Education found that only 20 states fully met IDEA requirements , while the rest required assistance or intervention, often due to systemic nonc

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EFL Magazine

JUNE 30, 2025

ESL Speaking Exam Tips for Busy Teachers Students the world over look at speaking exams with absolute dread: a time for humiliation, embarrassment, shame and all the other words you’d […] The post ESL Speaking Exam Tips for Busy Teachers appeared first on EFL Magazine.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2025

As Deborah Nichols traversed from Kansas City to Lawrence, Kansas, daily for her postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Kansas, her preteen son in the backseat, a familiar story flowed out from the car speakers: Every day, they listened to the same cassette tape detailing Disney’s story of Bambi. Nichols is now an associate professor in human development and family science at Purdue University and her son is 32 years old, but she knows that decades later, she can still recite specific scen

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

"I didn't do it!" I'd seen the boy push his friend, knocking him to the ground. He was still lying there, whimpering. His mother had told me, crossly, that she believed in punishment. She understood, however, that I was not going to resort to punishments, although she doubted that I could stick to that, not with her son. "Punishment is the only thing that works," she insisted.

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GovTech

JUNE 30, 2025

Emerging technologies like artificial intelligence are in the process of revolutionizing education. Whether they do so for the better or worse will depend on educators.

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We are Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

Words of encouragement make all the difference to kids. Here are phrases you can use to encourage and inspire your students.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2025

As technology reshapes the workforce, digital and AI literacies are becoming essential for every student. From early problem-solving to advanced AI skills, learners build critical thinking, ethical technology use and career-ready competencies — block by block. The progression of skills at each educational stage ensures that students are well-prepared for future challenges and can pursue careers in emerging fields.

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GovTech

JUNE 30, 2025

Suburban school districts on the outskirts of Chicago are staffing technology committees, implementing guidelines, training teachers and planning pilot programs to embrace AI as a necessity in the coming school year.

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 30, 2025

Most kids love reading funny books. Add in the graphic novel format, and you get a winning combination of funny graphic novels! The post Funny Middle Grade Graphic Novels for Tweens appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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GovTech

JUNE 30, 2025

Fresno Unified School District had only 40 students enrolled in its online eLearn Academy before 2020. Now, its rebranded Farber School of Online Learning has become one of the largest online programs in California.

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The Hungry Teacher Blog

JUNE 30, 2025

If your students can’t remember what an interrogative sentence is, or think a complex sentence is just one that looks “complicated”, you’re far from alone. Sentence types and structures can be tricky to keep straight, especially when students are juggling clauses, conjunctions, and grammar. With the right kind of practice, though, identifying and writing various types of sentences becomes second nature.

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 30, 2025

There’s a special kind of magic when kids read funny graphic novel chapter books. Graphic novels offer visual support, bite-sized text, and fast-paced plots. But. The post Funny Graphic Novels for Growing Readers Ages 6 to 9 appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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GovTech

JUNE 30, 2025

Job applicants have already started using AI to get ahead, so K-12 districts would do well to start experimenting with what the technology can do to attract and process applications — and what it can't.

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 30, 2025

There’s a common notion that boys don’t enjoy books with female protagonists. If you’ve run into that with your own kid, here are two things. The post 7 Graphic Novels with Female Protagonists That Boys Will Love, Too appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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Primary Punch

JUNE 30, 2025

A few years ago I started using themes with my therapy groups for a variety of reasons. It was very engaging for my students. I was able to teach and reinforce a large amount of vocabulary and the themes typically coincided with current events at home or in the classroom. It also helped me organize my materials throughout the year. I started by collecting thematic books and my collection grows every year as I find new books for each theme.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

High school isn’t all fun and games, but it can have a few jokes and riddles! Keep students guessing and thinking with a set of riddles for high school students. From riddles you can use as icebreakers and bell ringers to riddles made just for science and math, we’ve got plenty of head scratchers and brain teasers to keep the learning going (with a few giggles in between!).

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The Life of a Conflicted Teacher

JUNE 30, 2025

Last week, I blogged (on my phone, ewww!) about the first part of our trip. We biked and hiked and ate good food! Now, Part 2! On Wednesday, we decided to spend some time on the water with the people from Trek and Trail. They specialize in tours of the Ice Caves in the Apostle Islands, the main draw for this part of Wisconsin. We went with a half-day tour, which got us good views of the caves.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Give a girl a drone, and she might see her future as a scientist. But if her teacher doesn’t have the training or resources to turn cool tech into lessons that stick, she’s likely to crash it, get frustrated, and move on. Take Flight, a research project backed by $1.5 million from the U.S.

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