eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

NWEA research notes that students can lose up to two months of math skills over the summer, and reading abilities can also decline, particularly for students from underserved communities. For younger children, PBS Kids also provides games and shows that reinforce foundational skills in reading, math, and critical thinking.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2025

During an ISTELive 25 session , Janeen Pizzo, a teacher educator at SUNY Brockport, and Dr. Natalie Svrcek, an associate professor at SUNY Brockport, offered strategies to help students collaborate and engage in discussions. After reading, students can share their responses via Padlet in text, image, and video.

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k12 Digest

JULY 24, 2025

For decades, chemistry has been considered a “gatekeeper” course within STEM education, with nearly 50% of college students failing, withdrawing, or dropping introductory chemistry courses (ACS, 2020). This challenge mirrors what would occur if students were expected to read novels without first mastering the alphabet.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

parents believe AI is essential to their childrens education, but most arent even sure whether the technology is being used in their childs classroom. Throw out the traditional app playbook When my family and I moved from Siberia to California in 2014, my daughter Sofia had to adjust to a whole new language at preschool.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

From personalized practice questions to interactive explanations, many education-focused AI tools are designed to aid, not undermine, student learning. How it helps: Design thinking and communication skills are key components of education. It lets students listen to their reading instead of (or in addition to) consuming it visually.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Across the country, too many children are struggling to read, and too many teachers are struggling to help them. There are decades of research involving thousands of students and educators to support a structured literacy approach to teaching literacy.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2025

I would be wary of most educational professionals over 30 who are highly invested in the goings-on of Kai Cenat. About halfway through my unit on The Great Gatsby , I started asking students to provide video responses of their reactions to the latest read chapter. Instead, I decided to follow the lead of Kai Cenat. And Mr. Beast.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2025

Key points: Most students are using AI, but find it more useful in certain subjects Building an educator’s AI toolbox China’s kindergarten coders: The AI arms race begins at age 4 For more news on students’ AI use, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Across the U.S., Language learning is another major use case.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Sometimes they will cold call students, while other times they will ask students to share what they learned after theyve had a chance to read the assigned material or discuss it with their classmates in groups. It is shockingly difficult for most teachers to alter their language in this manner. Every word matters.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2025

These students can make meaningful gains when provided with targeted reading intervention strategies tailored to their needs. Still, educators can offer early literacy support and help for struggling readers using evidence-based reading instruction. What is a delayed reader?

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Encore Data Products is set to showcase its latest educational technology at the ISTE 2025 conference. These smart pens instantly scan and translate printed text into multiple languages, making them ideal for multilingual students, ESL learners, and educators alike.

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eSchool News

JULY 23, 2025

Key points: Useful AI in education often goes beyond surface-level automation Building an educator’s AI toolbox You’re using ChatGPT? But as AI becomes a marketing must-have, educators and school leaders must separate meaningful functionality from superficial hype. Not all AI is created equal.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

We would go to one platform to look at their reading data, another for their behavior data, and yet another for math. Likewise, one type of data is not sufficient either, so our educators consider both quantitative and qualitative reference points. We look at it. We do something with it at all levels of our organization.

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eSchool News

JULY 23, 2025

But this summer it is the host to InstructureCon25 , held by Instructure, the company behind Canvas, one of the most widely used, cloud-based learning management systems (LMS) in both K-12 and higher education. It also enables educators to engage other AI solutions. eSchool was there to get the scoop.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

While edtech vendors race to integrate AI into every aspect of teaching and learning, educators are drawing clearer boundaries: AI should save them time, not replace their judgment. That’s a game-changer for differentiation,” says Kim Zajac, a speech and language pathologist at Norton Public School in Massachusetts.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

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. Gina DiTullio holds a doctorate in Executive Leadership from the St.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Over the last nine months, weve worked with eight fellows whose pathways in education are as diverse as they have ever been, including a trauma psychotherapist turned early childhood counselor, a physics teacher with a penchant for storytelling and a Jordan-born immigrant who moved to the United States to pursue her passion for teaching.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

We have an extremely diverse student body, which means foundational skills and native languages are varied and distinctive. While many students are proficient in other languages, these languages may not share the same alphabet or sounds as English. Making great strides Our students reading progress is improving significantly.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Reams have been written about the challenges with general education at US colleges and universities. Students often view general education requirements (gen eds) as “hurdles” to overcome on their way to the learning that matters to them. The sentiment is especially cacophonous in online education. Why am I doing this?”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2025

Montessori education emphasizes hands-on, self-directed learning with natural materials, fostering independence and curiosity. For parents and educators who follow or are interested in the Montessori approach, which emphasizes hands-on activity, self directed learning, and natural curiosity, this article will come in handy.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Reading before bed? But not everybody feels this way about reading. My own brother — who is incredibly intelligent, younger than I am, and has already paid off his house (what?!?!) — once told me, “I never read anything unless I absolutely have to.” Every single day we seem to move closer to a society that simply doesn’t read.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

I recently read 10 to 25 , a new book by David Yeager, one of the leading research psychologists in adolescent development and motivation. Amid rapid AI advances, many in education are optimistic that AI will finally crack the student engagement puzzle. And what if the one thing AI can’t do is the one thing students need most?

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

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 and learning (Cushner et al., Tell a colleague that you are committing to the work of becoming a more inclusive educator.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Instructions: 1. Choose a song in Spanish (e.g., 

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Reams have been written about the challenges with general education at US colleges and universities. Students often view general education requirements (gen eds) as “hurdles” to overcome on their way to the learning that matters to them. The sentiment is especially cacophonous in online education. Why am I doing this?”

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Syllabus Education Ethics Instructors 95

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

I’m picturing a lot of family time, slower mornings, and leisure reading in my future, but I also like to spend some time brushing up on my teaching skills each summer. The slower pace of summer can be the perfect time to invest in your own education, if you want to ! Remember, your summers are yours!

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

I walked into classrooms where ninth graders were reading at a third-grade level. Some just want to read a good book and be seen for who they are, not as a stereotype waiting to be saved. It’s a buzzword I hear often these days on social media, especially in teacher groups where educators are reimagining their futures.

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Teach Hub

MAY 16, 2025

The “think” step gives introverted students or English language learners time to gather their thoughts, while the “pair” stage gives students a low-key way to talk through their ideas and see if they make sense before sharing them with the whole group. Think-Pair-Share levels the playing field.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

Homeschooling offers a unique opportunity to tailor your child’s education to their specific needs and interests. Enter TPT — a place where you can turn for fresh ideas, resources, and tips from experienced educators. Block out time for reading and writing 3. This resource is perfect for a daily reading review activity.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Instructions: 1. Choose a song in Spanish (e.g., 

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

I read Susan Blums Ungrading as a first-year graduate student and was immediately smitten. As a first-year graduate student, I had read Susan Blums Ungrading and was immediately smitten. As a TA, I even received rubrics with that language. My first attempt at alternative assessment didnt go very well.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

The program gives educators one possible model to follow as they look to reverse the trend of declining student proficiency in reading. After working on academics, students could choose from a variety of fun yet educational activities, and the game design program–which used a curriculum from Work ED –was one of them.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Thats especially true when youre supporting multilingual learners (MLs), who are navigating both academic content and a new language at the same time. Digital platforms, new instructional models, and creative tech integrations are helping educators connect with MLs in ways that are interactive, inclusive, and highly effective.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 25, 2025

Book Club Grab Bag: Hang a bag on your bulletin board that contains small laminated replicas of book covers for the books your class could read. This is the book the class will read for the month. Each month, have one student draw a book from the bag and stick it on the board. Who Said That?:

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2025

For you as a job hunting educator, this becomes the best time of year to find a job. Education This includes your degrees, advanced degrees, certificates, and classes you’ve taken in pursuit of your chosen field. Certifications This includes certificates you hold such as Apple Distinguished Educator.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

We tag-teamed – every morning, I taught all the math, reading, and writing, and in the afternoon he would teach science and social studies. We read approximately 5,000 picture books together during snack time, finished 10+ novel studies together, and I even created an entire unit based on going to four different Pumpkin Patches.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 8, 2025

Over the past few decades, significant strides have been made in the field of special education to make every classroom a place where students, regardless of ability or disability, can reach their full potential. You can listen in the player above, read the transcript, or take a look at the summary below.

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