k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

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. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

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Edsurge

JUNE 3, 2025

And they will say, No, Ive just been watching a lot of TikTok videos and I think that I have anxiety, said Hanna Kemble, an elementary school counselor and a counselor leader coordinator for the state of Kansas. School counselors across the country describe similar experiences to Kembles.

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Ethics Schools Students Skills 160

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2025

Here’s the run-down so far this year: LOTS of Resources for Kids’ Online Research Robot Teachers vs Human Teachers How to Find Old Elementary School Teachers How Students Can Build Their Own Apps 15 Websites on Natural Disasters Online Sites to Teach Mouse Skills Does Mindfulness Make Your Class Better?

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2025

I feel that this is a perfect representation of how schools often deal with new and emerging technologies. From the internet and computers to cell phones and artificial intelligence, schools continue to invest a lot of time and money into figuring out how best to use these new technologies. These include human-made items (i.e.

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Learning Lecturing Internet Textbooks 220

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million English learners in K-12 public schools in the fall of 2021, up from 4.6

Culture 144

Culture Multidisciplinary Evaluation English 144

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. 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. When would I ever use this?

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Math Motivation High School High School 181

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

“ISTE+ASCD is proud to spotlight the innovative leaders, educators, and school systems who are redefining what’s possible in education,” said Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE+ASCD. The Sierra Sands Unified School District educates over 5,200 students in 11 schools.

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Edsurge

JULY 16, 2025

In the late '90s, I would walk to my zoned elementary school, a big red building, where the faces reflected my own. Two decades later, as an educator living in Brooklyn, I returned to visit my old elementary school, hoping for a spark of nostalgia. Let me take you back to my Brooklyn. It was home. Over 65 percent white.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

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. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

Science 130

Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

eSchool News

MAY 26, 2025

Teachers must avoid benign neglect, which occurs when delayed readers are unintentionally overlooked. Elementary School Journal, 118(4), 579599. Handbook of effective inclusive schools: Research and practice. Francis (Eds.), Handbook of Reading Interventions (2nd ed.). Guilford Press. Connor, C. Piasta, S. Fishman, B.,

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Disabilities Learning Disabilities Reading Motivation 259

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard and supported, writes Ryan Burns, an instructional coach and adjunct professor in Warwick, Rhode Island, and a 2024-2025 fellow of the EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship. She said, You have anxiety.

Education 118

Education Essay Culture Math 118

Organized Classroom

JUNE 11, 2025

Want to know more about time management strategies for classroom teachers? Check out Teacher Life Balance Academy HERE ! Innovative Fundraising Ideas for Elementary School Classrooms Innovation in fundraising can inspire students to think outside the box and come up with unique approaches to support charitable causes.

Elementary School 83

Elementary School Elementary School Participation Activities 83

Class Tech Tips

JUNE 18, 2025

] Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Francesca Peck, principal of Polaris Charter Academy in Chicago, Illinois , on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. Social-emotional learning in middle school Happy listening! I hope that you find this conversation as inspiring as I did.

Middle School 64

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 20, 2025

Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Amie McElroy, elementary school director at STEM School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. [ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ]

Problem-Based Learning 110

Problem-Based Learning STEM Elementary School Elementary School 110

Class Tech Tips

JUNE 20, 2025

Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Amie McElroy, elementary school director at STEM School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. [ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ]

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Problem-Based Learning STEM Elementary School Elementary School 110

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

From clapping catchy beats with hands and feet to singing for all the class to hear, amp up your lesson plan with music activities for elementary students that hit all the right notes. And these jams aren’t just for music teachers! General education teachers can sneak a little Beethoven into science or roll with bucket drums in math.

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Activities Elementary School Elementary School Students 52

Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 18, 2025

] Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Francesca Peck, principal of Polaris Charter Academy in Chicago, Illinois , on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. Social-emotional learning in middle school Happy listening! I hope that you find this conversation as inspiring as I did.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 21, 2025

] Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Tim Boyle, principal of Science Leadership Academy Middle School (SLAMS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in June. I had the opportunity to visit SLAMS a couple of years ago.

Middle School 97

Middle School Middle School Elementary School Elementary School 97

Class Tech Tips

JUNE 21, 2025

] Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Tim Boyle, principal of Science Leadership Academy Middle School (SLAMS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in June. I had the opportunity to visit SLAMS a couple of years ago.

Middle School 96

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

This shift raises critical questions about the future of education: How will teachers adapt their roles? Teacher Roles in Modern Education The role of teachers in modern education is evolving rapidly, necessitating a shift from traditional instructor-led models to more facilitative approaches.

Hybrid Learning 135

Hybrid Learning Learning Styles Study Critical Thinking 135

Edsurge

MAY 13, 2025

When Angela Dominguez took the helm of Donna Independent School District in Texas in 2021, she thought the districts original decision to use most of its federal Elementary and Secondary School Relief (ESSER) money to pay for existing fourth- and fifth-grade teacher positions was short-sighted.

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Coaching Math Achievement Grades 136

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2025

And 28 elementary schools in the state did not have a single proficient student. In the intervening years, the state passed a number of changes — including the Alabama Numeracy Act — in an effort to boost K-5 elementary math performance. Professional learning support for teachers is vital, Knighten says.

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Math Coaching Elementary School Elementary School 129

Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2025

When Wendy Lundeen began teaching transitional kindergarten over a dozen years ago, it was seen as an unconventional option to help prepare children to one day enter elementary school. A lot of those who would be coming into our school, they couldn’t afford preschool anyway.

Elementary School 111

Elementary School Elementary School Fairness Communication 111

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

But if her teacher doesn’t have the training or resources to turn cool tech into lessons that stick, she’s likely to crash it, get frustrated, and move on. National Science Foundation, aimed to solve that problem with a drone-focused curriculum for rural middle schools. Give a girl a drone, and she might see her future as a scientist.

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STEM Science Middle School Middle School 210

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 2, 2025

Whether it’s symmetry in a leaf or patterns in a mosaic, math is hiding in plain sight, and that’s great news for teachers. Whether you’re an art teacher hunting for fresh ideas or a general education teacher ready to shake up your math routine, grab those markers and let the math-inspired masterpieces begin.

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Art Math Grades Activities 52

Lab to Class

MAY 26, 2025

Children need to be mindfully taught how to communicate in a flexible way as it is not something that is often learned without guided experiences by a parent or teacher. Because it is such a vital basic skill, schools need to teach these communication skills directly. Firstly, children need to be taught to be flexible.

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Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 21, 2025

The most sure-fire way for a teacher to shut down disruptive behavior was to threaten to send the offender to the principal's office. I valued the good opinion of my teachers and strived to shine in their eyes. So that's where I focused my efforts, even as I risked being labeled a "teacher's pet." I was after those carrots.

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Motivation Culture Quizzes Writing 92

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Most are accompanied with handwritten letters from students extolling the influence children’s television shows had on their journeys to donning the cap and gown — one fresh grad writes that she plans to become an elementary school teacher thanks to PBS. We hear on social media almost daily about something like that,” Pai says.

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Fairness Study Laboratory Evaluation 184

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2025

Armed with just two suitcases and far away from her Mexican home, Lopez Elizondo came to Crain Elementary School in Victoria, Texas, to work in the districts bilingual program. While more than 300 school districts in the state report a paucity of bilingual teachers, the situation in Victoria is even more acute.

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English Teachers Languages Language 132

Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 16, 2025

We had the pleasure of hosting Sara on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in April, and she shared some great insights about doing project-based learning in early childhood education. Linda-Darling Hammond, Learning Policy Institute) Fighting for equity (Mark Gooden, Teachers College)

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Elementary School Elementary School Learning Middle School 59

Class Tech Tips

JUNE 16, 2025

We had the pleasure of hosting Sara on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in April, and she shared some great insights about doing project-based learning in early childhood education. Linda-Darling Hammond, Learning Policy Institute) Fighting for equity (Mark Gooden, Teachers College)

Elementary School 57

Elementary School Elementary School Learning Middle School 57

Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 15, 2025

"Teachers often notice the cracks before the data does. Right now, many teachers are seeing a sharp drop in focus during reading and writing (thanks to cell phones) and a growing dependence on AI to think and write. But my influence as a teacher, or even a parent, is limited. We're not heading for a learning crisis.

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Reading Writing Elementary School Elementary School 85

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

His best known work, Deschooling Society , published in 1971 is a no holds barred critique of institutionalized, compulsory schooling, arguing that the overall effect is to alienate most children from their own learning. major illusion on which the school system rests is that most learning is the result of teaching. for their own good."

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Motivation Testing Failure Grades 101

Teach Thought

MAY 20, 2025

Games can serve as platforms for lessons in math, science or just about anything -- even if they weren't designed to be educational.

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Game-Based Learning Math Learning Science 73

Cal Matters

JULY 18, 2025

Because of a lawsuit, the state’s program can restart, at least temporarily, but schools and disaster relief sites are still reeling from staffing shortages. Like having a hand cut off’ In Napa County, school officials have been scrambling to fill dozens of vacancies and find money to create permanent jobs for AmeriCorps staffers.

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Schools Assignments Elementary School Elementary School 85

Jodi Durgin

JULY 6, 2025

themed page toppers that you or your students can choose from GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES Why Teachers Love this St. Patrick’s Day Facts for Kids Project Teachers love the St. Patrick’s Day activities for elementary students. If you did, then you may be interested in our other St.

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Elementary School Elementary School Writing Activities 52

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school It's a wonder I can think at all. I know that I didn't think I read at all when I arrived in elementary school, but on my first day in class Miss McCutcheon had placed on our desks a construction paper cut out of the character Ted (a stuffed bear) from the Dick and Jane readers.

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