k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Dr. Gina DiTullio holds a doctorate in Executive Leadership from the St. John Fisher College of Education and brings almost 30 years of diverse experience in the field of education. Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. She currently serves as the principal of Austin Steward Elementary School #46 in Rochester, New York.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

Key points: Research has shown a critical link between hearing clearly and learning Instructional audio can boost confidence in the classroom How I build relationships with students using instructional audio For more on classroom edtech, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Effective communication is essential for physical education teachers to engage and teach K-12 students.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Dr. Gina DiTullio holds a doctorate in Executive Leadership from the St. John Fisher College of Education and brings almost 30 years of diverse experience in the field of education. Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. She currently serves as the principal of Austin Steward Elementary School #46 in Rochester, New York.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

Key points: Low-end disruptions could shake things up in favor of the customized educational options each student needs to succeed The psychology of Disruptive Innovation Heres what will drive K-12 innovation in 2025 For more on disrupting schools, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2025

Here are 50 animal websites for grades K-5, everything from Dinosaurs to the wildly popular Wolfquest ( click here for updates ): 3D Toad3D science study Adaptationsgame Animal Adaptations Animal games Animal Games II Animal games II Animal Games III Animal Habitats Animal homes Animal homes Animal Homes II Animal Homes III Animal puzzle games–cool Animals AnimalsSan Diego Zoo Videos Barnaby and Bellinda Bear Bembos Zoo Build a habitat Build a habitat II Butterfies and habitats Classify an

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We are Teachers

MAY 19, 2025

This bundle of visual schedule templates includes a daily schedule, work-reward board, daily routine, first-then board, and binder schedule.

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Class Tech Tips

MAY 19, 2025

Here is an excerpt from todays New York Times article, How Miami Schools Are Leading 100,000 students Into the A.I. Future : Her class at Southwest Miami Senior High School had already read about John F. Kennedy and discussed his campaign for new frontier economic and social policies. Now Ms. Lowd asked two dozen 11th graders to open their laptops and type a prompt into Googles Gemini chatbot: Act like President Kennedy.

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From the Pond

MAY 19, 2025

Fast-Prep Math Warm-Up: Leaf Match Game Winter is fast approaching in Australia but as we see Autumn close, a few trees are still dropping their leaves. Its the perfect season for a cozy, quick, and effective math warm-up! Lets learn a low-prep, high-impact warm-up activity that builds number sense and fluency with dot patterns. What Youll Need: 5 dice Leaf cards from the Math Kit Bundle A bit of table space and a dash of energy The Goal: Help students recognize and match dot patternsboth stand

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We are Teachers

MAY 19, 2025

Learn why and how to become a dental assistant after high school, plus information about salary, necessary skills, and more.

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From the Pond

MAY 19, 2025

Todays doodle prompt was Climb , and it led me somewhere a little unexpected. I began by thinking about the Australian Waxflower (Hoya australis)a beautiful native climbing plant that blooms in the cooler months with tiny, star-shaped flowers that look like they were piped onto a cake. But as I started drawing, it wasnt the flowers that caught meit was the leaves.

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Model Teaching

MAY 19, 2025

MTSS is an acronym for Multi-Tiered Systems of Support. MTSS is a tiered framework that utilizes various student data to provide academic, social-emotional, and behavioral support to improve student educational outcomes in the school setting. The term systems is important in MTSS. MTSS requires the use of the entire school system, with multiple support methods, to come together in preventative interventions for students identified in need.

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From the Pond

MAY 19, 2025

Starting the day with a short, hands-on math warm-up is one of the best ways to build strong number sense and routines in your K-1 classroom. These warm-ups or lesson ignitions are more than just time-fillers theyre intentional, 510 minute activities designed to review key math concepts and get young learners thinking mathematically right from the start.

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Organized Classroom

MAY 19, 2025

Memorial Day for kids is a patriotic holiday that might seem intangible to most. Many Americans might be celebrating Memorial Day by going to a cookout with family members, know it’s a federal holiday and that banks are closed, and probably appreciate the fact they get a long weekend off school, but that is all the more reason to stop and teach your kids the importance of this day.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

ZeroEyes , the creators of the first AI-based gun detection video analytics platform to earn the full U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, announced recently that its proactive gun detection and intelligent situational awareness solution has been deployed byTrigg CountyPublic Schools (TCPS) inKentuckyto proactively protect students, teachers, visitors, and staff against gun-related threats.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 19, 2025

Artificial Intelligence is an incredibly hot technology, which means IT teams are trying to apply AI tools to almost every problem even those that AI doesnt solve well. Here are five questions to ask about any project before diving in. 1. Is This Tool a Security Risk in K12 Schools? AI developers have been busy putting guardrails on their tools to limit information disclosure or inappropriate use, and users are just as busy trying to get around them.

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Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 19, 2025

"No climbing to the top!" When our daughter was in kindergarten, her school installed an amazing rope-and-steel climbing structure. The kindergartners were forbidden from climbing to the very top, which meant that adults were always hovering around the thing, "reminding" the children when they got too high. One day, I asked her if she was loving the new climber.

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Teach Hub

MAY 19, 2025

Assessment is an essential part of instruction and plays a key role in every students learning journey. While there are plenty of ways to assess students, the process can sometimes feel time-consuming and overwhelming. However, its a powerful tool for guiding instruction, providing feedback, and helping students grow. When used intentionally and thoughtfully, assessments can do so much more than measure learning; they can improve it.

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GovTech

MAY 19, 2025

Salem City Schools contracted with Coram AI for a security system that connects to a school's camera feeds and monitors for visible threats like firearms, smoke, or unauthorized intrusions, which trigger an alert.

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2025

There arent as many librarians in schools as there used to be. At first it wasnt as noticeable, as the reductions were local and the losses were absorbed by teachers. Nor did it happen all at once: Roles were left vacant after retirements, or they were replaced with lower paid aides or support staff. During the transition to digital learning, school librarians struggled to articulate why their roles were still essential to schools, which left them easy targets when districts faced funding shortf

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