eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

With 2025 barely in its infancy, educators are looking to new technologies and strategies to meet the needs of students. We asked educators to share their views about teaching and learning in 2025 (find industry predictions for 2025 here ).

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

In today’s educational landscape, the emphasis on inclusion and creating the least restrictive environments for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) has significantly reshaped classroom dynamics. This post is a Noelle Gutierrez & Catlin Tucker collaboration.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2025

Key points: Building relationships is important to the overall health of an organization Leading (again) in uncertainty Elevating principals, teachers, and students through shared purpose For more on school leadership, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub We often hear we should run our schools more like a business.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2024

While 89 percent of teachers reported in a recent survey that they believe generative AI will have an impact on teaching, recent reporting in the Wall Street Journal and The74 have rightly identified some of AI’s limitations in education, questioning the technology’s ability to serve as, for example, an effective tutor.

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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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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Part I: Transitioning from Whole Group to Small Group In the ever-evolving education landscape, one of the most pressing challenges teachers face is striking the right balance between time efficiency and ensuring equitable learning opportunities for all students. Will they retain the information?

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

With that question in mind, I made the root of my work about connection. One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. What I always tell districts is, You dont need to do something extra.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2025

During our decades of education research, weve studied PLCs and written about how they have worked in the past–and how they can work better in the future. Because PLCs predate national and state standards, teams used to devote a great deal of time to asking and answering the question, What do we want students to learn?

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

However, studies suggest that a significant percentage of students feel disengaged in their learning, posing a challenge for educators. As teachers strive to adapt their instructional methods to nurture student curiosity and drive deeper student engagement, the principles outlined in Teach Like A Pirate offer valuable insights.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

With better feedback mechanisms and more support, teachers could adjust their lesson plans, teach in near-real time, and deliver the help when it’s needed – without slowing down or backtracking the entire class to help the small group of students struggling with that day’s lesson. First, outside-in.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

I have incorporated this particular linguistic shift into my work with other educators at Relay Graduate School of Education. Tell me indicates that I, the teacher, have asked a question and want an answer. The next time you ask a question in your classroom, consider pausing for a moment before speaking.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Instead of asking for the usual feedback on curriculum, I posed a different question. Here are the passionate and clear responses educators provided when I asked, “What does your ideal math curriculum look like?” Most teachers want to feel some level of creativity in their teaching. It’s student-centered and flexible.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) is supporting the creation of powerful tool suites that can enhance the teaching and learning process, it seems reasonable to identify some ways that teacher assistants can use these tools as well. The nationwide shortage of teachers has caused a similar shortage in the ranks of teacher assistants.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

As a digital learning team, we were assigned the responsibility of exploring the full spectrum of AI in education. The broad nature of this request led to investigations of AI in cybersecurity, data science, marketing, healthcare, and education. On the 6th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on ethical AI use.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

This five step to-do list can help educators engage in artificial intelligence and begin using it to positively impact both teaching and learning. If you’re unsure where to begin, ask the chatbot for help brainstorming lesson ideas and then ask follow-up questions until you get something you can use. Teach students about it.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

As AI matures, educators will need to do the same. Many teachers already are rethinking assessments and assignments to shift the question from how students will use AI to cheat, to how students can learn to use AI responsibly. In each of these cases, teachers evolved, adopting new strategies and tools to keep students learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

That’s why at Jacksonville Independent School District we like to combine social-emotional learning with coding education. Because I had some experience with robotics at my previous school, our career and technical education (CTE) coordinator and principal asked me what I would need to support a robotics course.

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eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Key points: Engaging STEAM education tools push students to explore learning Can a data literacy program make science more relatable? In my 25 years of teaching, I have learned that finding and infusing arts into STEM takes the learning even further. The free resources are intuitive, easy to use, and tailored to be turnkey.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

AI-powered tools have entered the educational landscape, and theyve changed the way I teach writing–particularly persuasive writing. For instance, teach them to craft a clear thesis statement and support it with specific details. Fast forward to 2023, and my classroom has transformed in ways I never anticipated.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2024

My experience has shown that special education students, in particular, benefit immensely from the right digital tools. Classkick has been a vital tool in my teaching strategy, offering an engaging and flexible approach that meets the diverse needs of my students in a virtual classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Educators don’t necessarily know which students have been affected by trauma. Here are some trauma-informed teaching strategies you can use to intentionally strengthen your relationships with students and support their success. Reaching students who’ve experienced trauma requires education, patience, compassion, and creativity.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

As a digital learning team, we were assigned the responsibility of exploring the full spectrum of AI in education. The broad nature of this request led to investigations of AI in cybersecurity, data science, marketing, healthcare, and education.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2024

Key points: K-12 AI use will have a profound impact on the experiences and futures of education professionals Enhancing learning through AI and human educators Can assessments be used to eliminate inequities in education? The use of AI within the education sector isn’t without its challenges.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Key points: AI has tremendous potential in education–here’s how to harness its power 4 lessons learned about AI in 2023 Everything you need to know about AI in education For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page It seems as if we hear about AI in education every day, if not every hour.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2024

Educators with a mind towards equity typically excel at access. A first step towards inclusive education can be done through the adoption of UDL. Teaching to the average student has never been effective. UDL uses fundamentals from neuroscience to give educators a framework to empower all learners (CAST, 2018).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Key points: Inclusion can drive more women to work in AI and tech fields Report finds persistent STEM career exposure gaps for women 3 free STEAM education resources to nurture student curiosity For more news on STEM equity, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the technology education sphere.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

However, educators still need to teach students the ability to be critical consumers of information, whether produced by humans or generated by AI tools. The educators role is more important than ever. That makes teaching students to trace information to original sources even more essential. The stakes are higher.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Our most recent white paper, Exploring the Data: A Comprehensive Review of Research on Probeware and Three-Dimensional Teaching , explores the latest research that highlights how probeware supports active, student-driven learning. Here are five ways probeware, such as Vernier sensors, supports the 3D learning framework.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2024

That’s what happened when we surveyed education technology leaders, and not the people you may think of when you hear that description. We asked questions to the people for whom innovation and disruption turn into to-do lists. Those who actually manage education tech are doing the grind. If you think about it, this makes sense.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

My motivation was simple: I wanted to help the class build confidence in teaching STEAM concepts. By implementing this hands-on approach, I hoped that the students would not only deepen their own STEAM understanding, but also gain the confidence and inspiration to effectively teach these critical subjects to their future students.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

When educators take the time to apply proven strategies, students with autism can and do thrive–academically, socially, and emotionally. When we personalize support, structure the environment thoughtfully, and teach with clarity and empathy, we give students the best chance to reach their full potential.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

It’s all too easy for modern education to become locked into rigid policies and learning models. Thankfully, injecting play into lessons can be a simple process if educators are willing to get creative. When we incorporate play into K-8 education, we teach students to invest in themselves and enjoy the learning process.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

Education is no different, with many educators worried about students using AI to cheat, while others champion teaching AI skills to ensure students are equipped to enter a competitive workforce. Educators juggle curiosity and a bit of apprehension when it comes to integrating AI into teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

As AI becomes more widespread in education, more than half of high school students (56 percent) polled think it can go a long way in reducing math anxiety, a new global survey shows. and sixth form students in England and Wales–as well as 250 of their teachers–to get their insights on the impact of AI on math education.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 3, 2021

There are two things I am certain of in education. UDL is a framework to improve and optimize teaching and learning for all people based on scientific insights into how humans learn.” However, the events of the last year have made it clear that educational landscapes can shift at any time.

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