eSchool News

JULY 28, 2025

Key points: Students aren’t just reading better–they’re reading because they want to Solving our literacy crisis starts in the lecture hall From school year to summer: Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy For more news on literacy initiatives, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub By the time students reach high school, reading struggles are harder to hide–and harder to address.

High School

Elevate k12

JULY 28, 2025

A New Era of Collaboration to Shape the Future of Virtual Instruction The teacher shortage isn’t new, but the urgency has never been greater. Today, more than 411,000 classrooms across the U.S. are without a fully certified teacher. That’s 1 in 8 students starting their day without the instruction they deserve. At Elevate K-12, we believe the solution isn’t to wait.

Teaching

eSchool News

JULY 28, 2025

Key points: As students use AI, they must have strong digital literacy skills Building an educator’s AI toolbox AI tools that support learning–not cheating For more news on digital literacy and AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub If you are old enough, you remember it well. The flimsy blue book handed out as you walked through the door to a college exam.

Critical Thinking

Teach Hub

JULY 28, 2025

Not all challenges that students face in the classroom are visible. Some students are managing conditions that you may not see, but affect how they learn, process information, and participate in the classroom. These conditions, known as “invisible disabilities,” include a range of medical, mental health, and learning challenges. As a teacher , understanding these challenges and how they impact students will help you create a classroom that is both inclusive and supportive.

Disabilities

k12 Digest

JULY 28, 2025

When Johan W. joined J. Addison School , he was looking for something his previous school couldn’t provide—access to physics and room to explore new ideas. A few months later, he was standing at Markham’s Earth Day celebration at the Milliken Mills Library, presenting an AI-powered heliostat inspired by how plants move toward the sun. He called it “simple yet smart.

Schools

eSchool News

JULY 28, 2025

IRVINE, Calif. /PRNewswire/ — MIND Education today announced the launch of InsightMath , the only K-6 core math curriculum redefining math instruction with an approach explicitly designed around how the brain learns. Rooted in neuroscience research and powered by visual-first instruction, InsightMath equips students with the time, tools, and experiences they need to become confident mathematical thinkers.

Math

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 28, 2025

From self-driving cars to ocean-cleaning automatons, robots play a major part in modern scientific discoveries — and so do your high school students! This new generation of robotics engineers will use their knowledge and understanding of robotics fundamentals to create systems that improve our lives, save our planet, and bring us further into the future.

High School

k12

JULY 28, 2025

By: Kylah T., 10th grade student and SAC intern I’m Kylah, and through K12, I’m taking a series of classes that allow me to earn high school design certifications. It’s part of K12’s Career and College Prep program. Some places call these types of programs Career Technical Education (CTE) or Career Readiness Education (CRE). At the core, they all help students prepare for their future while in high school.

High School

We are Teachers

JULY 28, 2025

Media literacy is more important than ever. Do your students know how to recognize bias or do they believe everything they read?

Students

GovTech

JULY 28, 2025

Two recent announcements by Instructure reflect a growing interest in industry partnerships and integrations to develop interoperable, purpose-built artificial intelligence tools for education.

Intelligence

We are Teachers

JULY 28, 2025

These fun icebreaker questions are perfect for back-to-school, morning meetings, or any time kids and teens need to get to know each other.

Questions

GovTech

JULY 28, 2025

New funding distributed through the New York School Bus Incentive Program will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis to cover electric buses, charging infrastructure and fleet electrification planning.

Schools

Cal Matters

JULY 28, 2025

In summary The U.S. Department of Education says adult students without legal status are now banned from certain courses. Teens at public K-12 districts could see changes too. As President Donald Trump ramps up immigration enforcement, targeting immigrants at workplaces and street corners across California, his administration is turning its attention to adult students.

English

We are Teachers

JULY 28, 2025

Why wait to get excited about your next favorite book? Check out our list of the 14 most anticipated Caribbean children's books of 2025!

Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 28, 2025

As we come to the final days of enrollment for Teacher Tom's Play-Based Learning Summer Camp , I'm reminded once again how radical our ideas are about young children. I forget that not everyone trusts children even if most people say they do. I forget that most adults are convinced that children must be guided, coerced, tricked or otherwise manipulated to do "right" things, even as they genuinely profess a belief in their innate goodness.

Beliefs

Cal Matters

JULY 28, 2025

In summary The next superintendent will need to respond to President Donald Trump’s funding cuts and policy shifts, including the dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education and increased immigration enforcement. As California intensifies its fight with the Trump Administration, the race for the state’s top schools job is becoming ever more crowded.

Education

GovTech

JULY 28, 2025

Lake Superior Academy, a preK-5 charter school in Michigan, filed a lawsuit in response to a nonstop high-pitched metallic whine from nearby cryptocurrency mining machines owned by out-of-state companies.

Schools

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2025

Here are the basic skills fifth graders can learn in Photoshop if you’ve prepared them with basic computer skills. I’ve provided links but they aren’t live until publication: Photoshop artwork –live Photoshop actions –live Photoshop basics #5 (this lesson) Photoshop filter and rendering tools Photoshop starters–auto-correct with the auto-correction — quick fixes that make a photo look cleaner #6 Photoshop crop tool– with the lasso and the magic wan

History

Imagination Soup

JULY 28, 2025

The Glen Rock Library was a place of pure magic. I’m betting it still is! When I was younger, they offered a reading challenge, as. The post Librarians Open New Worlds One Book at a Time appeared first on Imagination Soup.

Reading