eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2025

Key points: Learning robotics gives students skills for all career and life paths Using robots to teach creativity, collaboration, and self-confidence 3 keys to success when introducing robotics to young learners For more news on robotics, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Educators often focus on how well robotics in education can prepare students for careers in STEM fields.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

Near the beginning of every semester, Sarah Z. Johnson has her students make her a promise: If they think about dropping the class, they will meet with her first. While many of the students roll their eyes, it may save at least one student a year, says Johnson, who is a writing instructor and head of the writing center at Madison Area Technical College in Wisconsin.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2025

Key points: Digital wallets ensure dependable access to activity funds The dos and donts of parent-educator communication Better benefits could help ease educator turnover For more news on district funds, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Earlier this year, students on a Florida debate team were devastated to discover that their coach had stolen thousands of dollars from the clubs student activity fund, emptying its account and leaving the team unable to pay for meals provided at deba

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k12 Digest

MARCH 4, 2025

Dr. Lloyd Jackson is a dedicated educator with over 20 years of experience shaping the future of young people. He currently serves as the Proud Superintendent of the Texarkana Arkansas School District, where he is committed to making a lasting impact on students, educators, and the community. Dr. Jackson began his career as a high school mathematics teacher before advancing into leadership roles, including middle school assistant principal, high school principal, and deputy superintendent within

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2025

ZeroEyes , the creators of the only AI-based gun detection video analytics platform that holds the full U.S. Department of Homeland Security SAFETY Act Designation, announced last month that its proactive gun detection and intelligent situational awareness solution has been deployed at Kenston Local School District inChagrin Falls, Ohio, to proactively protect students, teachers, visitors and staff against gun-related threats.

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k12 Digest

MARCH 4, 2025

With over 20 years of experience, and a distinguished career spanning several continents, Michelle began her journey as a Physical & Outdoor Education teacher in New Zealand before extending her horizons to England, and thereafter to Asia. The past 12 years in Malaysia has seen her making a significant impact in senior management roles. As a leader, Michelle is committed to mentoring, coaching, and fostering a positive learning environment.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 4, 2025

Students cant learn unless they feel safe, so John McDonald found a way to bring safety to schools. McDonald, COO of the Missouri School Boards Associations Center for Education Safety, made a name for himself as the lockdown guy and now works to make schools safer across the state of Missouri. One way hes doing this is through the continued development of three mobile incident command centers: vans outfitted with the technologies schools need in the face of a crisis.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

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Teach Hub

MARCH 4, 2025

When students are allowed to pick the books they read, something magical happens. They become more engaged, motivated, and confident readers. When you think back to your own classroom experience, being assigned a book to read as a class was often a dreadful experience. Teachers would assign students to read a classic like Tom Sawyer and instead of being enamored with this classic tale, students were often less than thrilled.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 4, 2025

Teaching in a large-size classroom differs significantly from teaching in a small-size classroom in terms of engagement, interaction, and instructional methods (Wang & Calvano, 2022). In a large classroom, instructors often face challenges in creating personal connections with students, maintaining attention, and ensuring active participation (Wang & Calvano, 2022).

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The Hungry Teacher Blog

MARCH 4, 2025

Getting students engaged in reading isnt always easy. You have the students who cant wait to read, and the kids who would rather do anything else. To get all your students on board, you know you need a mix of structure and choice. Students need to be held accountable and given some freedom. It might not seem that theres a middle school reading curriculum out there that fits the bill – but there is.

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Elementary Nest

MARCH 4, 2025

Elementary Nest 5 Strong Test Taking Strategies for Multiple Choice Reading Passages Raise your hand if your students love multiple choice questions. No? Yeah… didnt think so. Multiple choice questions might seem easy at first glance, but for young readers, it can feel like a tricky guessing game. Do they pick the longest answer? The one that sounds right?

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Reading Power Gear

MARCH 4, 2025

International Women’s Day is a holiday that takes place every year on March 8th and honors women trailblazers and promotes women’s rights. I thought it would be a great opportunity to feature some great books about great women! I have done my best to focus on Canadian women as I feel it’s more important than ever that we stand strong and proud beside these fearless female trailblazers and share their inspiring stories with our younger generation!

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From the Pond

MARCH 4, 2025

Enhance Fine Motor Skills with Our Little Lamb Cut & Curl Scissor Skills Pack! Developing fine motor skills is crucial for young learners, laying the foundation for essential tasks like writing, drawing, and daily self-care activities. Our Little Lamb Cut & Curl Scissor Skills Pack offers a delightful and engaging way to strengthen these skills through tracing, cutting, and curling activities.

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Edtech IRL

MARCH 4, 2025

Nothing to see here, just a monster eating your cookies. What are Youtube No Cookie Links? Youtube No-Cookie links are a special way to share youtube videos where the video opens in a new tab with only the web player. It also doesn’t load ads when doing it this way. If you would like to see an example of this experience, see the link below! [link] The way you would traditionally share these is by sharing a youtube video like normal, but then clicking the embed option, with the ‘Enabl

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