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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

eSchool News

What began as a simple classroom project to encourage reading evolved into a movement that amplified student voices, built confidence, and connected learners across cultures.

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AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Explore the benefits and drawbacks of AI in essay writing, including its impact on student learning. AI and Writing Essays: Pros and Cons, How Will Students Learn to Write if an AI Writes It for Them? AI’s influence in essay writing is growing, highlighting both advantages and significant issues.

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Combatting the Challenges of Whole Group Lessons with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

Blended Learning Benefit #1: Student Agency. What: Student agency is the students’ ability to make key decisions in the learning experience. Pain Point: Teachers are frustrated by a lack of student engagement and motivation. writing an essay, completing a multimedia project, tackling a performance task).

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Educators Speak Out About Leadership, Identity and Systemic Change

Edsurge

In that time, each fellow has managed to speak vulnerably about educational leadership, student engagement and systemic challenges in K-12 education. Burns opening quote is a reminder that teaching is purpose-driven work and that student growth and development depend on supporting teachers and school leaders.

Education 117
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Students using AI: It’s not that scary and shouldn’t be banned

eSchool News

AI encourages cheating A common fear is that students will use AI to bypass learning. While AI tools can indeed generate answers or essays, this highlights the need to rethink assessment strategies. For instance, students could compare human-written essays with AI-generated ones to discuss tone, bias, and effectiveness.

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How to use PBL with makerspaces across your curriculum

eSchool News

It could be a video, a photo essay, a 3D rendering, or even an interpretive dance performance. With PBL, “the kids do a significant portion of the heavy lifting–that’s how I look at it,” Provenzano said, noting that students should do at least 51 percent of the work.

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3 Reasons Teachers Should Use the Playlist Model

Catlin Tucker

Research Projects: When students engage in research projects, they need time to gather information, synthesize their findings, and put together presentations or reports to share their findings. The depth and breadth of research can vary greatly among students, benefiting from a flexible timeline.

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