Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think its because math instruction is stuck in a rut. In middle and high school courses, its really difficult to connect math to the real world, says Lindsey Henderson, policy director of math for the nonprofit ExcelinEd.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

Newark Public Schools wants to see a districtwide expansion of an artificial intelligence tutoring tool after it was piloted at First Avenue School last year, as the district searches for ways to help students catch up from pandemic learning loss. The strategy here is not to do it in any one school only,” León added.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2021

For centuries, education has been confined to the walls of schools, colleges, and institutions. Enter the education technology (edtech) boom since 2020 and the very ideology around teaching and learning has been revolutionized. Edtech has completely redefined how knowledge is imparted and how skills are acquired.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2024

Educational technology adoption has grown significantly in the past decade, and it’s clear that K-12 schools are now comfortable with and embrace the new technology norms. Susan Uram Director of Educational Technology at Rockford Public Schools But effectively evaluating edtech products is no small feat.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

Designed with high school students in mind, Gale In Context: Literature provides learners with the context they need to engage and form personal connections with a wide variety of literature from traditional texts to diverse new voices. Educators need a solution to contextualize literary works in both the past and present day.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2025

Although it is not known for swiftness, the Supreme Court surprised the nation last week with a relatively speedy decision on its first case involving charter schools. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual School v. For charter school advocates, the decision was a relief and a close call. The court heard oral arguments for St.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

As I meet with team leaders in my suburban Chicago school district, I ask: What is your department doing to create equitable and inclusive learning conditions for all of our students? It’s a complicated question in the age of COVID-19. And it certainly doesn’t guarantee high-quality learning experiences.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

This year’s survey collected information from state leaders in 46 states and included questions relating to the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan that was released earlier this year by the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

These policies prioritized standardization and testing, turning schools into spaces of conformity and compliance. While I envisioned teaching that challenged students to question and connect their learning to larger social issues, the expectations placed on me as an educator were quite different.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

HOUSTON — On a Saturday morning in August 2023, a crowd gathered outside the Houston Independent School District administration building with protest signs in hand. Teachers, parents and politicians took turns at the microphone, united in their criticism of the controversial state takeover of Texas’ largest school district.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 22, 2020

She was a classroom teacher for over twenty years and is currently a technology integration coach in the Pleasanton Unified School District. She has been working in the field of educational technology since 1998 when she earned her Masters Degree in Ed Tech Leadership. Lisa is the epitome of a life-long learner.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2024

Last year, when Jayla Arensberg was a sophomore at Burnsville High School near St. Paul, Minnesota, a teacher showed her a flier saying that a program at the school could save her $25,000 on college. “I She was interested in college, but worried that the cost could keep her from pursuing higher education. I like that.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. These programs exist in many districts across the country, some as standalone schools and others as programs embedded in the district.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2024

I’ve been a school social worker for the last 15 years, so I am acutely aware of our nation’s mounting youth mental health crisis. I know that robust mental health and social-emotional support for students are non-negotiable in education and I applaud the new programs and resources designed to address this urgent challenge for our students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. million English learners in public schools, you’d know the opening line explains that recent data has something interesting to reveal about the U.S.’s Bilingual education teachers are expected to teach in the home language, which means that staffing those programs can be challenging.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2020

Recently, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warned schools about an increase in ransomware attacks during the pandemic, with attackers exploiting Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) connections that allow school employees to log in to district servers remotely. Bad guys know that, and they look for devices they can compromise.”.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

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. Educators are the experts in teaching and learning, and they need to be at the center of conversations about how artificial intelligence will be used in education.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2024

Even while schools are stuck dealing with deep challenges, COVID-19 pandemic relief funding is running its course. Meanwhile, new technologies seem to flow out in an unstoppable stream. For some teachers and school leaders, it can feel like an onslaught. For the past couple of years, unrelenting change has come fast.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

Jenn is a first-grade teacher at Desert Sands Unified School District. in Early Childhood Education and an M.S. in Instructional Technology. Jenn is a certified Google Trainer and Seesaw Certified Educator. She has her M.A. In addition to teaching, Jennifer serves on the Board of Directors for CUE. What are EduProtocols?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Keith Curry Lance of RSL Research Group has been studying school librarian employment for a long time, roughly 30 years since his first study came out. Not long after, Lance met Debra Kachel , currently an affiliate faculty with Antioch University Seattle, via the Pennsylvania School Librarians Association.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

Easy to access answers to the most commonly-asked questions and more. Gale In Context: For Educators is an award-winning lesson planning tool that enables educators to find and personalize digital learning content, plan learning activities that work well for remote or in-person environments and provide equity for all students.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2024

Balloon archways surrounded the stage as the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Alberto Carvalho, last month announced what he hailed as a pioneering use of artificial intelligence in education. But the system does not just sit back and wait for students and parents to ask it questions.

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2024

That’s a question long faced by high school students. These shifting attitudes were evident in March at Central High School here, at a daylong event dubbed the “ Opportunity Fair. I don't know if I'm going to go to college right after I get out of high school,” said one junior. PAUL, Minn. Others don’t.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

A growing number of high school students are looking for opportunities to do academic research, hoping to add ‘published author’ to their list of achievements when they apply to colleges. But experts say that the trend of high school research, while well-intentioned, has plenty of pitfalls. They may be playing sports.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2023

Schools are becoming increasingly unsafe for our nation’s students — physically, socially and emotionally. There were 46 school shootings in 2022. high school students. Most parents support SEL , want SEL programming in their children’s schools and believe SEL is an important tool for their children’s future.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

You might argue that the traditional classroom still plays an essential role in education, but the rapid growth of online and hybrid models suggests otherwise. This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? What innovations might redefine the learning environment?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2024

chancellor of the New York State Board of Regents, inspired us with the noble story of his journey as a Black male education leader and gave us tremendous insight into the value of stepping into leadership boldly. Yet, the question lingered, even after I left the retreat. At this year’s retreat, Lester Young Jr., This is a dilemma.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

The youngest Zoomers, as theyre also known, are around 13 years old and still have years left in public school systems dealing with frequent upheavals due to federal-level uncertainty , politicization of essential services like libraries and ongoing challenges to helping students get on grade level.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Palmdale School District Superintendent Dr. Raúl Maldonado discusses the district’s “Palmdale Promise” initiative, focusing on technological equity and early literacy. I’m the content director for East School News, and I’m happy you found us. We bought a high school four years ago.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Schools can also leverage IXL’s Learn to Read and Reading Intervention skill plans that align perfectly to popular textbooks so educators can steadily and methodically narrow reading gaps. Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Tier 1 and Tier 2 research shows undisputed favorable outcomes for schools implementing IXL.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

My colleague and I teach the same group of 11th grade students in our Title I high school in Oakland; she teaches history, and I teach them science. While 77% of public schools have some type of cellphone regulation during classroom time, our high school does not. As teachers, this is not only exhausting but demoralizing.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2024

The state of K-12 education has reached an inflection point, and AI has emerged as a versatile tool brimming with potential to support the evolving needs of teachers, students, and schools. AI has moved beyond a theoretical opportunity or challenge; it’s no longer a question of ‘will we or won’t we.’

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

For many of them, the biggest challenges weren’t the questions on the paper in front of them, but their ability to attend to it. Our awareness of students' SEL and cognitive needs is growing, but schools are still based on some kind of cognitive “normal” we expect all students to attain.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2025

San Francisco is seen as a global tech capital, yet even here, high school students are shockingly ill-equipped to survive in the modern digital age. The school where I teach science is nestled in the historic Mission District of San Francisco, mere miles from the sprawling campuses of X, Meta and Google.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Years later, as I enter my fourth year as a school principal, I have come to appreciate my anxiety as a superpower. How My Anxiety Manifested When I Started Working in Schools When I became a teacher, my anxiety worsened noticeably and that continued as I began gaining more responsibility in my work and transitioned into school leadership.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, June 16, 2022) – The Discovery Education K-12 learning platform won the Best Education Platform award for PK-20 and the Mystery Science service earned the Best Science Instructional Solution award for Grades PK – 8 as part of the recent 2022 SIIA CODiE Awards.

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