eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Roughly half of middle and high schoolers report losing interest in math class at least half the time, and 1 in 10 lack interest nearly all the time during class, a new study shows. In addition, the students who felt the most disengaged in math class said they wanted fewer online activities and more real-world applications in their math classes.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

When generative AI entered classrooms, it promised a revolution. For many teachers, it delivered an avalanche of tools instead. While edtech vendors race to integrate AI into every aspect of teaching and learning, educators are drawing clearer boundaries: AI should save them time, not replace their judgment. They want support for differentiation, not decision-making.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

Key points: Digital resources and tools support students in summer learning Gamifying math and beating the summer slide How to balance summer break with summer learning loss For more news on summer learning loss, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As the final school bells ring and students head into summer vacation, educators and parents alike are turning their attention to the phenomenon known as the summer slide–the learning loss that can occur when children take a long break from st

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2025

In the past six months, I’ve posted dozens of topics ranging from tech ed trends to how-tos, problem solving, and pedagogic discussions. I like to step back a few times a year and determine what readers are most interested in. WordPress makes that easy with their statistics. Here’s the run-down so far this year: LOTS of Resources for Kids’ Online Research Robot Teachers vs Human Teachers How to Find Old Elementary School Teachers How Students Can Build Their Own Apps 15 Websites on Natural

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 20, 2025

[ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ] Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Amie McElroy, elementary school director at STEM School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. STEM School is an incredibly-interesting place that has received numerous recognitions and honors, and I have visited there several times since I live only about an hour away.

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Class Tech Tips

JUNE 20, 2025

[ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ] Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Amie McElroy, elementary school director at STEM School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. STEM School is an incredibly-interesting place that has received numerous recognitions and honors, and I have visited there several times since I live only about an hour away.

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We are Teachers

JUNE 20, 2025

These first-day-of-school activities will help you and your students form a community and begin your journey together.

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We are Teachers

JUNE 20, 2025

Brain Dash 60 from We Are Teachers is a quiz game meant to be played again and again. The more you play, the better you'll get.

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GovTech

JUNE 20, 2025

A Lexington-area school district is proposing to replace paper packets used by bus drivers with tablets and hardware that can map routes, give audio directions and make sure students are on the right bus.

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We are Teachers

JUNE 20, 2025

What should be on your summer bucket list? We'll tell you everything you need to know in this week's Ask We Are Teachers.

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Hey, Mike Alpert!

JUNE 20, 2025

Hi friends, I hope this email finds you with your toes in the sand or swinging in a hammock somewhere. You’ve earned a break and I hope you make the most of it with your loved ones! As always, I like to follow up our year of content with a short annual survey. And, as a paid subscriber, your input matters most.

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We are Teachers

JUNE 20, 2025

Make your fingerprint—the most unique thing about you—that much more personal with our DIY fingerprint art how-to and printable!

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 20, 2025

We often conflate the words "reason" and "logic," but as psychologist Julian Jaynes put it, "Reasoning and logic are to each other as health is to medicine, or -- better -- as conduct is to morality." No one, including even the youngest child, does anything without a reason. It may not be logical; indeed, on a day-to-day basis, our reasoning is likely not at all logical.

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