eSchool News
MAY 21, 2025
Key points: Comprehensive action plans should start in schools and extend into homes Data gaps negatively impact academic progress and attendance Maybe its time to change up high school to improve student attendance For more news on absenteeism, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Empty seats have become a common sight in our nations classrooms.
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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Edsurge
MAY 21, 2025
As the education world grapples with a post-pandemic academic recovery that has stalled in some regions , a new research paper is taking the measure of key players in students success: their teachers. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. Researchers are looking at whether teachers have what they need to thrive in Teaching for Tomorrow: Educators on the Future of Their Profession, part of a multiyear study undertaken by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 21, 2025
These are simple features ( including frames, quadrant colors, photo effects like snow) that add sophistication and professionalism to a finished product. This is a good addition to a Photoshop unit. It doesnt take much time to teach and its wow factor is off the charts with students. from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom. Copyright 2025 askatechteacher.com All rights reserved.
eSchool News
MAY 22, 2025
Key points: It’s time to build smarter systems that reduce teacher burdens and increase student engagement To boost teacher morale, reimagine the teacher role Key strategies for education leaders to boost morale For more news on teacher burnout, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub The current education crisis isn’t just about the need to support student academic recovery–it’s also about teacher retention.
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.
John Spenser
MAY 21, 2025
In classrooms across the country, something subtle but powerful is taking shape. Amidst the distractions, the surface-level shortcuts, and the pressure to speed everything up, Ive seen students quietly shift from passive to active. They’ve gone from compliant to curious and from distracted to dialed. The post Teachers Are the Champions of Depth in a Culture of Distractions appeared first on John Spencer.
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eSchool News
MAY 22, 2025
Key points: Better math teacher prep will strengthen aspiring teachers and lead to greater math achievement for students A look at one schools innovative approach to PD Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teacher prep, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub A new report from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that only one in eight elementary teacher preparation programs nationwide devote enough time to teaching fundamental m
Cal Matters
MAY 21, 2025
In summary Faced with increasing financial aid fraud, the board of Californias community colleges is considering ways to charge students an application fee and tighten its identity verification process. Students are pushing back. Under scrutiny from state and federal lawmakers, Californias community colleges are trying to crack down on financial aid fraud.
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.
Faculty Focus
MAY 18, 2025
Preparing the next generation of graduates in a 21st-century, diverse, and international classroom requires a pedagogical shift to recalibrate ones practice. A faculty vision of inclusive pedagogy informed by equity and social justice transcends bias and makes diversity functional and beneficial to all students. Creating a classroom in the service of social justice (The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, 2008) requires a profound understanding of the impact of human diversity on teaching a
eSchool News
MAY 20, 2025
Key points: Its time to embrace a future where learning–not time–is the constant Career-connected learning builds a more employable, future-ready generation Prepared for tomorrow: Reimagining readiness in Indiana education For more news on learning schedules, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub In education, we talk a lot about equity, personalization, and meeting students where they are.
Edsurge
MAY 21, 2025
Career and Technical Education (CTE) is at a turning point. What once lived on the margins of academic planning is now front and center in national conversations around workforce development, education equity and student well-being. As a former CTE educator and now working on CTE at Pearson , Ive watched this evolution up close. Districts arent just experimenting with a few technology or agriculture pathways anymore; theyre building entire CTE-focused programs and schools, designing curricula al
Teach Thought
MAY 17, 2025
Our task? Overcome a child's natural tendency to play, rebel, and self-direct in hopes of providing them with an 'education.
Faculty Focus
MAY 20, 2025
Peer-to-peer conversations can help students to make connections with each other and course content. In a course that requires out-of-class reading, that conversation is highly reliant on students doing their part and completing the assigned reading.However, in recent semesters, students engaging in focused reading in which they annotate text is dwindling.
eSchool News
MAY 21, 2025
Key points: Data breaches can cripple entire school districts digital infrastructure K-12 cyberattacks threaten dataand students Hackers dont take a summer vacationneither can school cybersecurity For more news on K-12 cybersecurity, visit eSN’s IT Leadership hub A staggering 82 percent of K-12 schools experienced a cyber incident between July of 2023 and December 2024, according to a recent report by Center for Internet Security.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 21, 2025
As K12 IT departments continue trying to do more with less, theyre winding down another school year with the realization that less doesnt have to mean less support. Unable to be experts in everything, K12 IT professionals are leaning on their peers across the country to help solve school challenges. Some of these leaders are joining state-level forums and organizations to work toward compliance with new legislation; others are seeking advice from larger organizations like CoSN and ISTE.
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.
Imagination Soup
MAY 21, 2025
Take a middle grade reading road trip around the USA! Discover the best middle grade books set in each state of the United States of. The post 50 States Reading Road Trip (Middle Grade Books Set in the USA) appeared first on Imagination Soup.
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.
Teachers Pay Teachers
MAY 21, 2025
For teachers, watching students have those aha moments isnt just special: Its the dream. Like the smile from acing a test or the joy of earning a reward, those flashes of satisfaction are unforgettable. Ready to make more of those moments? Plan hands-on science experiments for kids that bring learning to life. These kid-approved activities are bursting with wonder and aligned with NGSS standards , so you can be sure curiosity and goals are fulfilled.
We are Teachers
MAY 22, 2025
You can't always get there in person, but lots of places will let you "visit" online. These are the best virtual field trips out there!
Teacher Toms Blog
MAY 22, 2025
We were messing around with pipe cleaners and tissue paper circles. It's a craft-ish project that most of the kids know, because I showed them. You can make nifty little flowers by sliding the thin disks of paper onto their bendy stems one at a time, giving each one a gentle "crush" as you go. I don't have any pictures of them, but it's a common enough preschool activity that I'm sure most of my readers know what I'm talking about.
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.
Organized Classroom
MAY 22, 2025
As I walked into the classroom, it felt like an alternative universe. I noticed students in various places in the classroom working quietly. Some were on their own, some in small groups. The teacher was sitting at a table with several students working on a comprehension skill of some sort that involved several different colors of post-its. Instrumental music was quietly playing as background noise.
We are Teachers
MAY 22, 2025
Teachers can apply for the Sam's Club Classroom Champions Award where nine awesome teachers will be selected to win $5,000 in Sams Cash !
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 20, 2025
By fourth grade, my students are so good at PowerPoint, I don’t even teach it in fifth grade (I move on to Photoshop). They’ve learned enough to get them through school. Here’s how I do that: First grade: They draw the pictures and I show them how to put them into a slideshow Second grade: They use their own set of pictures to create an Open House slideshow for parents Third grade (this project): They create a slideshow about themselves with all the bells and whistles Fourth gr
eSchool News
MAY 20, 2025
Key points: A successful reading program blends extrinsic rewards with intrinsic motivation We are just beginning the uphill climb to improve student reading scores Engaging the reluctant reader: Benefits of gamified learning in literacy For more news on literacy programs, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub How can educators transform reading into something students want to do rather than have to do?
GovTech
MAY 22, 2025
Hanna Kemble-Mick, an elementary school counselor in Topeka, Kan., creates chatbots that can give students in grades three through six immediate access to help, as well as expand their learning.
Imagination Soup
MAY 22, 2025
Get ready for summer by reading children's books, picture books, chapter books, and middle grade books, about summer. You'll read about swimming, the sun, going to the beach, gardening, camping, and more! The post 65 Terrific Children’s Books About Summer appeared first on Imagination Soup.
Teach Thought
MAY 19, 2025
Good candidates for game-based learning games include Portal 2, Civilization VI, Democracy 4, and Assassin's Creed Museum Tour.
Teach Hub
MAY 22, 2025
Bringing art into the classroom gives your students a new way to get involved. They open up more, stay focused longer, and feel like their voice matters, even if theyre not the loudest one in the room. Creative projects let them take the lead, get hands-on, and connect to what theyre learning in a way that feels real. You dont need to be an art teacher to bring art into your classroom.
GovTech
MAY 21, 2025
A 19-year-old college student in Massachusetts pleaded guilty to charges linked to cyber extortion crimes, including threats to leak the personal information of of more than 60 million students and 10 million teachers.
Imagination Soup
MAY 21, 2025
These gardening books for toddlers, preschoolers, and elementary age kids will be helpful tools as you share your love of nature with your children. The post 24 Wonderful Gardening Books for Kids appeared first on Imagination Soup.
Teach Thought
MAY 18, 2025
In this talk, she underscores the need for scalable, stigma-free digital platforms that can teach, support, and connect young people dealing with mental health challenges.
Edtech IRL
MAY 21, 2025
For those of us keeping up with the PowerSchool data breach, a 19-year-old student at Assumption University in Worcester, Massachusetts, has agreed to plead guilty to several federal charges after hacking into the systems of two U.S. companies and attempting to extort millions in ransom payments (one telecom provider and an unnamed educational software company that has been confirmed elsewhere as PowerSchool).
Faculty Focus
MAY 22, 2025
In recent years, higher education has witnessed a surge in conversations around student mental health. National surveys consistently report escalating rates of anxiety, depression, and loneliness among college students (American College Health Association 2023). Yet despite these growing concerns, faculty remain largely underprepared to intervene effectively.
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