eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Key points: A creative and flexible approach makes the ELA classroom engaging 4 ways to encourage play in education How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum For more news on instructional trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As a former teacher and current teacher trainer, I have seen first-hand how challenging it can be to create English language arts (ELA) lessons that deeply engage students.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 20, 2024

As someone who views cooking and baking as hobbies, not chores, I follow a lot of food bloggers and recipe developers on social media. I subscribe to many of their newsletters. I, well, make and eat a lot of their food. Yet I’ve only come across one who devotes back-to-school season to easing the financial burden on educators. Deb Perelman, the best-selling author and food blogger behind Smitten Kitchen, has been running the Classroom Wishlist Project for three years now.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

Key points: Female students would benefit from targeted efforts to increase STEM options 3 free STEAM education resources to nurture student curiosity Putting the ‘E’ in integrative STEM instruction For more news on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Women play a crucial role in filling high-paying, in-demand STEM careers, but they account for just 34 percent of the STEM workforce , according to a new report from YouScience and Ford Next Generation Learning.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 20, 2024

When people think of customer experience in the commercial world, they tend to think of call centers. The K–12 market doesn’t have call centers — or even traditional customers — leading many to believe CX doesn’t matter in education. However, in schools, the customers are the technology users: teachers, students and parents. And instead of relying on call centers, these stakeholders often need to communicate directly with one another.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 20, 2024

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m taking a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are from members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, from tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate me

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

LOS ANGELES – Tieks, a Los Angeles-based shoemaker, announced the launch of Tieks for Teachers: Clear the List, a heartfelt campaign aimed at fulfilling teacher wish lists and providing much-needed support to those who shape the future. Teachers are the unsung heroes of our communities, often sacrificing their own time and resources to ensure their students have the essentials they need to learn and thrive.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

Recently, my family and I visited New Orleans where we enjoyed walking through its historical and distinct districts. We found ourselves in one area that was lined with antique shops on both sides of the street and that stretched for a few blocks. Each shop showcased various gold and crystal artifacts in their windows but after a while all the shops blurred together due to the similarity of its contents and décor.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 20, 2024

Recently, my family and I visited New Orleans where we enjoyed walking through its historical and distinct districts. We found ourselves in one area that was lined with antique shops on both sides of the street and that stretched for a few blocks. Each shop showcased various gold and crystal artifacts in their windows but after a while all the shops blurred together due to the similarity of its contents and décor.

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