Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

At a recent workshop, a teacher posed a compelling question about the effectiveness of small-group versus whole-group instruction. This inquiry always prompts me to reflect: How many educators gather pre-assessment data before crafting their lesson plans? Such preliminary insights, whether through pre-assessments, diagnostics, or activities aimed at accessing prior knowledge, can illuminate the diverse range of skills, abilities, and needs within a classroom.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

Key points: Varied mental health supports can help students to become stakeholders in their well-being Empowering staff and students with a sense of belonging Schools are key to solving mental health equity gaps For more news on student mental health, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub Between March 2020 and March 2021, K-12 schools in the U.S. saw an unprecedented influx in federal government aid, totaling nearly $190 billion.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2024

Gen Zers, born between 1997 and 2012, spend a lot of time online, consuming and creating digital content. Ninety-two percent check social media daily. But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library use and media consumption released by the American Library Association last fall.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

Long gone are the days of overhead projectors and handwritten papers. Today’s teachers have robust technology at their disposal, and students have grown up in an increasingly digital world. But, with so many software applications, devices and other technologies on the market, it’s easy for teachers to become overwhelmed with the array of opportunities available to them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2024

St. Patrick’s Day is a cultural and religious holiday celebrated on March 17th to honor St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, credited with bringing Christianity to the country. The day is marked by parades, wearing green clothing and accessories, traditional Irish music and dance, feasting, and the symbolic consumption of foods and beverages like corned beef, cabbage, and Irish stout.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

Key points: The K-12 school library is a critical part of the learning environment 5 digital tools for school libraries How one district used federal funds to boost its digital library For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub School libraries have evolved from stereotypical hush-hush environments to bustling resource centers where students not only learn to locate and evaluate information, but where they develop critical skills guided by digital media speciali

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2024

When college students think about quitting, it’s most likely because of mental health strain or stress. That’s according to the recent data from the “ State of Higher Education Study ,” conducted by the analytics company Gallup and the private foundation Lumina. For the study, researchers interviewed 6,015 enrolled students, 5,012 formerly enrolled students who never completed their program and 3,005 adults who never enrolled in higher education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2024

Word problems are popular and fun methods of teaching math and English in many schools. Why? See which of these you agree with: Real-world relevance : They present scenarios that make concepts more tangible and help students see the practical applications of what they are learning. Critical thinking : They require students analyze information, identify relevant concepts.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

Key points: Collaboration and critical thinking skills will be vital once students move beyond the classroom PBL isn’t used enough–let’s change that Insights from educators: Priorities for 2023-2024 For more news on PBL, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Project-based learning (PBL) helps prepare students for college and beyond by actively engaging them in meaningful, relevant projects.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. I was finally satisfied with the plan I had for my 10th graders, when it hit me: none of this actually matters. To be clear, this assignment would require students to analyze documents and write their own responses using evidence, which are important skills of course, but

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 14, 2024

As the CIO of a private K–12 school in Florida, Omar Valerio likes to lead by example. He dedicates two hours a day to continued learning to stay up to date on new technology trends, he told host and CDW Education Strategist Victoria Thompson on a recent episode of Focus on Edu. This not only drives the way he leads his team of IT professionals and tech-savvy teachers at Westminster Christian School but also informs his process for evaluating and purchasing new educational technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2024

How to Automate an MLA Heading in Word This one is quick–how to create a macro that automatically inserts an MLA-appropriate heading: Have students log in. Macros go with the profile of the user, not the local computer. Open MS Word. Decide what the keyboard shortcut will be for the macro. I use Ctrl+Alt+H. Test it to be sure it doesn’t bring up some other shortcut.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) is a commonly used acronym, but what does it mean in the context of day-to-day operations in a school district? As many experts will point out, DEI initiatives are prone to fail when they aren’t getting at the crux of the issue—existing systemic processes and challenges that prevent promising solutions and DEI-focused policies from being successful.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2024

The value of college is something that people used to pretty much agree on. In 2013, a little over a decade ago, the number of young people who thought a college degree was very important was 74 percent, according to a Gallup poll. By 2019 that had fallen to just 41 percent. So what is happening here? Of course there are many factors, but in this same period of time there have been a growing number of messages in popular culture giving highly skeptical views of college.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 15, 2024

We created the Teaching Professor Annual Conference to help teachers explore ways to help students learn while being able to network and collaborate with your fellow teaching professors. Share ideas, discuss strategies to combat issues, and get the charge of inspiration from knowing that you are not alone in tackling an ever more challenging teaching environment in higher education today.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2024

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Solutions to unusual problems Category: Problem-solving Whether you follow Habits of Mind, Common Core, Depth of Knowledge, IB, or another K-12 learning strategy, every student must

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Since school buildings reopened after COVID closures, I’ve heard teachers say, again and again, that the older elementary children in their classrooms are just not the same. I lead a small network of schools, and many of our current fourth graders remain dependent on adults’ opinions and find it hard to move from one problem to the next without reassurance.

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Teach Hub

MARCH 15, 2024

In today’s classrooms, technology is a fundamental component of both teaching and learning. From individual laptops to interactive whiteboards to tablets loaded with educational apps, tech tools have transformed our classrooms. There’s no denying that technology is a powerful tool to have in the classroom, however, despite the numerous benefits, more people are realizing the importance of taking a step back and unplugging from technology.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Science fiction plots involving robots fall tidily into one of two scenarios: androids are here to assist and ease human labor, and its doomsday opposite that robots will be our ruin and lead to the destruction of human civilization as we know it. Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies?

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2024

For over 20 years, Fulton County Schools in Atlanta provided an annual “balanced scorecard” to stakeholders in a PDF format that included point-in-time data from all areas of the organization. However, school leaders wanted to modernize their approach so that stakeholders could get more specific, targeted and real-time information. So, we went looking for a comprehensive data analytics solution, and soon it became clear that Microsoft’s Power BI was the best choice for us.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

Key points: The science of reading is key in student achievement–here’s what it is Implementing the science of reading ‘one bite at a time’ How to improve literacy through the science of reading For more news on the science of reading, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub While high-quality literacy instruction has remained a cornerstone of education leaders’ priorities, this year, the science of reading has dominated classrooms and discussions around instructional strategies.

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Teach Hub

MARCH 14, 2024

Focus walls have emerged as an effective tool in today’s classrooms , and for good reason. They provide a vibrant visual representation that can capture the student’s attention and deepen their understanding of the material. They serve as both an anchor and a reference point for students, offering an interactive and engaging learning experience.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 15, 2024

We created the Teaching Professor Annual Conference to help teachers explore ways to help students learn while being able to network and collaborate with your fellow teaching professors. Share ideas, discuss strategies to combat issues, and get the charge of inspiration from knowing that you are not alone in tackling an ever more challenging teaching environment in higher education today.

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The Nerdy Teacher

MARCH 13, 2024

I've been thinking about community lately. What communities am I part of and how do I interact with them. What do they bring to me that I cannot get on my own. As an EdTech person, the number of communities I have joined has grown over the years. Some are super active at the start, then life gets in the way of everyone and the community slowly falls away.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

Key points: Careful planning, open communication, and strong partnerships are key parts of digital sustainability Balancing sustainability and innovation in education K-12 tech innovation is driving a paradigm shift in education For more news on digital sustainability, visit eSN’s IT Leadership hub I recently had the privilege of co-presenting a session on digital sustainability with UDT at FETC this past January.

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Not so Wimpy Teacher

MARCH 10, 2024

I loved to teach fiction narrative writing at the end of the year. Students are always excited to finally get the chance to make up their own stories and they find fiction narratives fun to write. Its so easy to engage kids in fiction writing, even when they are otherwise distracted by sunny skies, so this is a great unit to teach after testing. Another great reason to teach fiction narrative writing in quarter four is that it reviews many previously taught skills.

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 10, 2024

Science fiction plots involving robots fall tidily into one of two scenarios: androids are here to assist and ease human labor, and its doomsday opposite that robots will be our ruin and lead to the destruction of human civilization as we know it. Can we learn lessons from the sci-fi canon and reframe the debate around AI technology and writing studies?

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Resourceaholic

MARCH 9, 2024

Welcome to my 178th gems post. This is where I share some of the latest news, ideas and resources for maths teachers.1. Inverse ProportionI really like this tweet from @catrionateaches. When teaching inverse proportion I always talk about constant products but then I head straight into the formula y = k/x. Catriona suggests a subtle change in method. 2.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

Written by Jen Easterly, Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Last month marks six years since 17 students and faculty senselessly lost their lives and 17 others were injured when a mass murderer entered Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida and started shooting. Since that horrific day, 124 more Americans have been killed and 331 injured on campuses across the country in 189 separate school shootings—almost 3 shootings a month since Parkland.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2024

Given the amount of planning time he has each day, along with the assistance of an AI-powered app, Robert can easily turn a hard copy reading passage and questions into an interactive quiz for the students in his elementary classroom. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. But if he wanted to design something more engaging, where the kids are making cutouts or drawing as part of the lesson, well — there’s just not enough time in his 45-minute conference period to design that.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Key points: School districts are ready to be transformed by reliable optimized wired and Wi-Fi networks Cybersecurity staffing shortage is districts’ top concern The modern CIO’s role is changing–here’s how to keep up For more news on school networks, visit eSN’s IT Leadership hub In 2024, Wi-Fi and wired networks are critical infrastructure for educational organizations.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

Last week, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), in partnership with SAS, launched the Missouri Data Visualization Tool (MO DVT), a web-based application that offers easy-to-use reports and analysis on academic performance, including achievement and growth data aggregated by subject, year, and grade. MO DVT was created in response to stakeholder questions about interpreting and using Missouri Growth Model data.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

Key points: Making summer reading a year-round project is critical part of a learning strategy States need to strengthen reading instruction policies How we can improve literacy through student engagement For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub When I began teaching English as a second language (ESL), I had anywhere from seven to 13 different languages in my classroom because our district was in an area with a lot of recent immigration.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2024

This article on the science of reading originally appeared on Purdue University’s site and is reposted here with permission. Key points: The science of reading refers to a vast body of research exploring how children learn to read States need to strengthen reading instruction policies How we can improve literacy through student engagement For more news on the science of reading, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Purdue University has begun work to improve the reading abilities of K

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

Santa Barbara, CA — ParentSquare , the award-winning unified school-home engagement platform for K12 education, has been named to the 2024 edition of the GSV 150: GSV’s annual list of the top 150 private companies transforming digital learning and workforce skills. The GSV 150 are VC- and PE-backed private companies experiencing top-line growth with minimum double-digit millions in revenue.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

PARAMUS, N.J./PRNewswire/ — Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, is excited to announce that it has been named to the 2024 edition of the GSV 150, an annual list of the top 150 private companies transforming digital learning and workforce skills. This is the second year in a row that Savvas has been named to the GSV 150. “At Savvas, we are committed to developing innovative learning solutions that are powered by the most advanced technology to h

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2024

“As educators, we must tell the truth — to ourselves and then to our students,” writes Deaunna Watson, director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at a Montessori school in Cincinnati. Sometimes, though, the truth can be difficult to face and uncomfortable to talk about. Over the past nine months, our editors have had the privilege of collaborating with a group of eight talented educators and school leaders who bravely reflected on their lived experiences and shared their truths throu

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