eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

Key points: High-quality STEM learning sites can help students avoid the summer slide How to teach K-12 coding without computers Strategies to help girls stay engaged in STEM learning For more news on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub While this summer slide affects all subject areas, STEM learning is particularly vulnerable, especially when students lack access to hands-on experiences or engaging resources.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

“If you were an object, what object would you be?” Chris Gethard, a veteran comedian and improv teacher, posed this question to a group of high school students in Northern California at a Laughing Together workshop he was leading. He remembered one who identified as a fruit. “When I was a kid, I convinced myself that I hated avocados,” Gethard remembered the student saying.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As AI dominates the education zeitgeist, I think it’s time to highlight an effective teaching tool as tried and true as a Ticonderoga No. 2 pencil: high-quality IRL relationships with students. I learned this first–and best–from my high school Spanish teacher, who, as the matriarch of the Spanish department, went simply by “Señora.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Assigned seats in a grid pattern aren’t your only option for an engaging classroom setup anymore! There are endless possibilities for seating layouts in your classroom, and each has its own benefits. Explore different classroom setup ideas to see which might work best for your classroom size and layout, your current students, and your different lessons.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 16, 2025

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: 7 Netiquette Tips Category: Internet Sub-category: MS Office, Keyboarding Q: What are the most important netiquette tips for students when using the Internet?

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 16, 2025

Students can’t learn effectively unless they’re safe. They must be kept equally safe from cyberthreats and physical threats, a task that has increasingly fallen to school technology departments. K–12 IT professionals have long protected students from network intrusions such as malware and data breaches. Now, they find themselves purchasing and maintaining technologies that stop physical intruders too.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

“Let’s do it!” That was Alexis Johnson’s reaction when she saw professional learning opportunities focused on computational thinking. A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at the chance to explore how computer science principles could enhance early literacy instruction — and ended up transforming her classroom in the process.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 16, 2025

The two-year-old was attracted to our cast-iron water pump. Maybe he was drawn to the water play. Maybe he was fascinated by the mechanics of it. Maybe it was simply that this is where the older kids tended to congregate and he was drawn to their energy. Whatever the case, he made a beeline for the pump whenever he was on the playground. At first, he simply observed, but soon, he began taking advantage of gaps in the action to try out the pump handle with his own two hands.

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GovTech

JUNE 16, 2025

An unspecified cyber incident disrupted some internal systems at Virginia school district last week. The district's superintendent notified families by email and said state and federal law enforcement are investigating.

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EFL Magazine

JUNE 16, 2025

Building Rapport with Students – 10 Strategies Remember their names Sometimes we think the most magical words a student can ever hear are ‘that’s all for today’, but actually the […] The post Building Rapport with Students – 10 Strategies appeared first on EFL Magazine.

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From the Pond

JUNE 16, 2025

☁️ Math in the Clouds! ☁️ A Dreamy Place Value Game for Your Next Math Lesson Looking for a fun, hands-on way to teach tens and ones? Try this dreamy cloud-themed math game that’s perfect for small group lessons, centers, or even a cozy rainy-day activity! 🌧️✨ This activity brings together imagination and foundational math skills using cloud number cards and a place value mat – both part of my Math Kit , and now available in my TPT store!

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k12

JUNE 16, 2025

Can the type of school a student attends shape their path to entrepreneurship? In a national survey commissioned by K12, 380 young business owners with no affiliation to K12 shared how their educational experiences in online, public, or private schools influenced their early ventures. The study looked at when these entrepreneurs reached key income milestones, what motivated them, and how their school environment supported the development of skills like independence and creativity.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Hispanic Heritage Month is an excellent opportunity to teach students about influential Hispanic figures from the past and present. You can also celebrate this important month by showcasing Hispanic history, culture, and the Spanish language in your curriculum, no matter what class you teach. Discover ways to integrate Hispanic Heritage Month activities into your school day and honor the contributions of Hispanic leaders, artists, athletes, and icons worldwide.

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GovTech

JUNE 16, 2025

One New York school district formed a committee of teachers, parents, administrators, instructional coaches, and eventually students, to create guidelines for AI use. Response from students has been positive.

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 16, 2025

Open a book, pack your imaginary bags, and travel the world in this Read Around the World Middle Grade Book Reading Challenge for tweens ages. The post Read Around the World Middle Grade Reading Challenge for Tweens appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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GovTech

JUNE 16, 2025

A Southern California school district is offering employees access to credit monitoring and identity protection services after an unspecified party accidentally shared a folder containing sensitive information.

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We are Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Introduce a new topic or review what you've learned with a classroom escape room! They're a surefire way to increase student engagement.

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 16, 2025

What activity books, sticker books, workbooks, and activity kits will help keep your kids learning and growing? Save these for times when you need your. The post Activity Books for Kids of All Ages appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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We are Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Buzz, buzz! Have you ever wanted to know more about bees? These buzzworthy facts about bees will give you a new perspective on them.

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 16, 2025

Are you looking for children’s middle grade books for kids that take place in south and southeast Asia? Specifically Pakistan, Afghanistan, India, Myanmar, Bangladesh, and. The post Children’s Books Set in South and Southeast Asia appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 16, 2025

In summary The U.S. Department of Education will begin more rigorous screening of financial aid applicants, citing instances of fraud at California’s community colleges. Faced with growing reports of fraud, the U.S. Department of Education will make it harder for certain students to access financial aid, including some who could see delays of weeks or even months before cash is disbursed.

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Imagination Soup

JUNE 16, 2025

Whether you're going hiking, camping in the backyard, or just reading about camping, prepare your kids to understand what goes into the experience with these wonderful children's camping books about camping and hiking. The post 22 Wonderful Children’s Camping Books appeared first on Imagination Soup.

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