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Post-pandemic, a new era of teaching and learning

eSchool News

Key points: Teaching and learning are moving forward, buoyed by innovative approaches to edtech A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 Closing the digital use divide with active and engaging learning For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on K-12 education, reshaping how students learn and educators teach.

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What Will Districts Do With All Those Empty School Buildings? Some Look to Fill Them With Younger Kids

Edsurge

Several years ago, Oklahoma City Public Schools shuttered more than a dozen of its school buildings. It was part of a realignment process in the district to right-size student populations within schools some were overcrowded, others were underenrolled and to make the school experience better and more consistent for students across the city. But what to do with all of those empty buildings?

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Report: The skills gap needs urgent attention

eSchool News

Key points: Reimagined dynamic and efficient skilling pathways can flex to future workforce needs Design thinking in the 21st century is an imperative 5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap For more news on the skills gap, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Inefficient career transitions and related learning gaps are costing the U.S. economy$1.1 trillionannually–a staggering 5 percent of GDP, according to new research from Pearson.

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Q&A: Charter School Teacher Winston Roberts Calls for More AI in K–12

EdTech Magazine

Tomorrows competitive job market is going to require artificial intelligence skills, and K12 students should prepare now. Winston Roberts is passionate about ensuring that students have the generative AI knowledge they need to land that perfect job. Roberts is the AI innovation lead at Foundation Academies in Trenton, N.J., and founder of Teacher in a Suit.

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Digital Learning to Support Ukrainian Students

eSchool News

Infosys recently announced a critical milestone in its three-year collaboration with Street Child , an international children’s charity, with the establishment of seven Digital Learning Centers (DLCs) to address the educational challenges faced by children in crisis-affected areas ofUkraine. This collaboration addresses the profound disruption to Ukraine’s education system caused by the ongoing conflict, which has affected over 3,700 educational institutions and destroying 365 school

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Why Digital Fluency, Adaptability and AI-Powered Learning Matter More Than Ever

Edsurge

The future isnt just approaching its moving fast. As industries evolve and workforce demands shift, schools and districts have a critical role in ensuring students are prepared for whats ahead. Traditional education models, which focus on knowledge retention alone, arent enough. Students need digital fluency and adaptability to succeed in an era of constant technological change.

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9 St. Patrick’s Day Resources For Your Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

St. Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated in America on March 17th to honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, credited with bringing Christianity to the country. The day is marked by parades, wearing green clothing and accessories, traditional Irish music and dance, feasting, and the symbolic consumption of foods and beverages like corned beef, cabbage, and Irish stout.

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Eat Your Veggies!

Teacher Toms Blog

A parent pointed out that her son was eating raw kale that he had picked from the playground garden. "He won't touch it at home, but here, he devours it!" This isn't the first we've heard of this phenomenon at Woodland Park. In fact, we see it almost every day. One spring, I mentioned to a parent-teachers that we needed to polish off the kale and lettuce growing in one of our raised beds in order to make way for different crops.

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Building Number Fluency to Ten with Hands-On Math Activities

Time 4 Kindergarten

Building Strong Number Sense with Hands-On Math Activities Helping young learners develop strong number sense is one of the best ways to set them up for success in math. One simple and engaging way to do this is through hands-on activities that let students explore and interact with numbers in meaningful ways. Why Composing and Decomposing Numbers Matters When kids learn to break numbers apart and put them back together, they start to see patterns and relationships between numbers.

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Saint Patrick's Day

English Teacher Margarita

What day is it today? What do you know about it? More info here , here and here Listen and find out about this holiday in America and about the mischievous leprechauns BTW: Pleased to meet you, My name's Freckles McMuffin, what's yours?: (Both pics via Etsy ): HAPPY SAINT PATRICK'S!

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Must-Try Spring Activities Worksheets For An Exciting April

Priceless Ponderings

Priceless Ponderings Must-Try Spring Activities Worksheets For An Exciting April Lets be realspringtime energy in the classroom is next level. The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and your students? Oh, theyd rather be ANYWHERE but stuck inside doing worksheets. I feel you! But what if we could take all that excitement and channel it into something meaningful?

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Simple Addition to 10 with Number Track Play Mats

From the Pond

Moving from Play to Fluency Simple Addition to 10 with Number Track Play Mats When young learners are still developing number sense, they need lots of hands-on opportunities to see and experience addition before moving into fluency. Play-based learning helps build confidence and understanding, but how do we bridge the gap between math stories, playful counting, and recall of basic facts?

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Reel Me: A fun and creative competition for your child!

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Does your child love telling stories, filming videos, or getting creative with a camera? If so, K12s Reel Me Competition is the perfect opportunity for them to shine! This exciting contest encourages young storytellers to showcase their creativity, builds their confidence, and helps them develop valuable digital skillsall while having fun. What is the Reel Me Competition?

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Fun and Engaging Coloring Pages in the Pond Coloring Club!

From the Pond

If you're looking for fun and educational coloring pages to engage your little learners, you're in the right place! Our Pond Coloring Club premium membership gives you access to a growing collection of creative and skill-building coloring pages each month. Join the Pond Coloring Club today for a small monthly membershipcancel anytime! Coloring isnt just a quiet-time activityit helps develop fine motor skills, fosters creativity, and can be the perfect addition to your math, literacy, and science

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The “Big Five” Within the Science of Reading

Model Teaching

The science of reading is a collection of the currently available reading research that explains positive results in reading performance. It is a compilation of studies published by peer-reviewed researchers; in other words, the research is conducted in a controlled setting and then reviewed by experts in the field for validity and accuracy before acceptance into a major research publication.

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