eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

Here are five online learning resources to support summer STEM learning: 1. From building mini solar ovens to exploring magnetism or water tension, each activity includes clear instructions, an explanation of the underlying science, and discussion prompts to extend learning. or “Can a tree grow without seeds?”–and

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2025

As the new school year approaches, one of the most powerful tools for continuous improvement is the professional learning community (PLC). Reflect as a team on patterns like student questioning or wait time, then strategize together on how to improve participation and inquiry-based learning. Use goals to guide planning.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 8, 2025

The three panelists shared their perspectives, borne out in an April 2025 Gallup survey : they want to learn to use AI tools in appropriate ways, they’re anxious about the potential negative impact on their critical thinking skills, and they want explicit guidance from their faculty members—which they’re not consistently getting.

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Teach Thought

MAY 27, 2025

Skip to content Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Support Us? It aligns traditional thinking levels—Remember, Understand, Apply, Analyze, Evaluate, and Create—with today’s digital tasks, tools, and media. That’s where Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy becomes especially useful.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

These platforms offer unprecedented opportunities to personalize learning, refine curriculum development, and support teaching. But as AI adoption accelerates, one critical question remains: Will AI strengthen learning, or will it undermine it?

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam Ngo Thanh is an educational leader, innovator, and advocate for equity-driven, holistic learning. He shared his views on integrating technology meaningfully into the classroom, Teaching methodologies, personalized learning, interdisciplinary instruction, and many more.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

To guide this transformative learning process, critical thinking will become an invaluable commodity. Critical thinking is defined by Paul and Elder as “the art of analyzing and evaluating thought processes with a view to improving them” (Paul and Elder 2020, 9). Model Critical Thinking As educators, we serve as leaders.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2025

When a high school student uses AI to design a community mural or a college freshman collaborates with peers across continents on a digital storytelling project, it’s clear the boundaries of learning are shifting. We wanted to create opportunities for faculty to just learn; we were all learning together.

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process? Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process? Here is the goal, here are the criteria being used to establish the terms of quality, now give it a shot and I’ll evaluate how well I think you did.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

To guide this transformative learning process, critical thinking will become an invaluable commodity. Critical thinking is defined by Paul and Elder as “the art of analyzing and evaluating thought processes with a view to improving them” (Paul and Elder 2020, 9). Model Critical Thinking As educators, we serve as leaders.

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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. AI’s most promising role may lie in its ability to personalize learning. What do we want students to learn? Our focus is on skills, not tools.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

A recent Google blog post outlines how four different school districts are leveraging Google AI tools, like Gemini and NotebookLM, for innovative teaching and learning. The Gems evaluate the uploaded information and offer a review of the district’s current curriculum.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

These parallel yet distinct teaching environments demand intentional strategies that can adapt while maintaining their power to actively engage students in the learning process. Instead, we need to reimagine active learning for both spaces, maintaining the core principles while adapting the execution.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

That early access to knowledge helped shape who I am today, and I carry that legacy into my work leading library services and digital learning for more than 30,500 students in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. This reinforces our message that all reading matters and that learning never stops.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 8, 2025

The three panelists shared their perspectives, borne out in an April 2025 Gallup survey : they want to learn to use AI tools in appropriate ways, they’re anxious about the potential negative impact on their critical thinking skills, and they want explicit guidance from their faculty members—which they’re not consistently getting.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

As we matured and grew as teachers of writing, we learned that teaching writing in such simplistic ways may be easier, but it was not actually teaching students to be writers. We learned with time and experience that writing instruction is a complex task within a complex system.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

Our continued approval by DESE means we can keep delivering the intensive, personalized support that Massachusetts 1st graders need to learn to read on grade level and on time. School districts nationwide depend on Ignite Reading’s virtual tutoring program to deliver literacy support at scale for students who need help learning to read.

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2025

Click below to listen and click forward for a breakdown of the conversation: Key Takeaways Industry Transformation ISTE becomes first conference to implement quality indicators as partial gatekeepers for vendor participation Plans to gradually increase requirements over coming years until full compliance is mandatory for expo floor access Five quality (..)

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

The guide breaks down the edtech purchasing cycle into three processes: edtech selection, implementation and evaluation. They rely on 1EdTechs TrustEd Apps program, Lightspeed Insight and internal help desk tracking to evaluate tools for privacy, use and impact. AI is transforming tools and pushing prices up, says Magley.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

AI literacy includes the ability to use AI tools effectively and ethically, evaluate their output, ensure humans are at the core of AI, and adapt to the evolving AI landscape in both personal and professional settings.”

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k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

Yet, many traditional learning environments struggle to meet the diverse needs of students. At the heart of this transformative institution is Llana Ann Reece, an educational leader with a bold vision for learning. With years of experience in international education, Llana understands that no two students learn the same way.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

The traditional approach of choosing tools based on ease of use, efficiency or cost is proving inadequate for today’s multicultural learning environments. Jonas and his colleagues at Baylor developed a six-step technology evaluation for equity framework. Texas had the highest amount, at 20.2 Tannenbaum teaches icons first.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In the digital era, especially post-pandemic, this strategy has gained renewed importance for fostering active learning, critical thinking, and academic resilience. Today, the flipped classroom is no longer just about moving lectures online but about curating immersive, personalized learning environments. Flipped Classroom 2.0:

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2025

Now that these students are completing their elementary education, it is crucial to evaluate their academic progress and determine whether the pandemic has left any lingering effects on their development. However, as schools began to reopen and students returned to in-person learning, educators observed varying levels of academic progress.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2025

Research shows that productive struggle in math leads to better learning. Providing too much help can sometimes interfere with learning. When the student is given another chance to demonstrate mastery, they can apply what they learned to the new problem. But there’s a fine line between productive and unproductive struggle.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 1, 2025

In the digital era, especially post-pandemic, this strategy has gained renewed importance for fostering active learning, critical thinking, and academic resilience. Today, the flipped classroom is no longer just about moving lectures online but about curating immersive, personalized learning environments. Flipped Classroom 2.0:

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2025

Its absence now places greater responsibility on school districts, which are already grappling with rising ransomware attacks, limited IT staffing, and constrained budgets–all while trying to maintain a safe, uninterrupted learning environment. Yet within this challenge lies an opportunity. Should they be?

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 17, 2025

The integration of AI technologies presents unparalleled opportunities for enhancing teaching, learning, and administrative processes. We also explore the role of continuous evaluation and stakeholder engagement in maintaining an AI framework that remains true to an institution’s mission over time.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

By guiding students in crafting effective prompts and critically evaluating AI-generated content, educators can help them leverage AI as a thinking partner rather than a content generator. Students who learn to create precise, open-ended, and iterative prompts can use AI to support their cognitive engagement.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Educators may evaluate what worked well and what didn’t, including instructional strategies, classroom management techniques, student engagement efforts, and time management. What routines supported a positive learning environment, and which caused friction? Teachers might ask themselves: Which lessons sparked curiosity?

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

In my more recent students evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations at the beginning of the semester. Blum (2020) argues that grades provide minimal feedback, they deemphasize learning, and what they actually measure is inconsistent (10-14).

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Students often view general education requirements (gen eds) as “hurdles” to overcome on their way to the learning that matters to them. Campuses invest enormous time and energy revising their gen ed programs of study to create the kinds of interconnected learning experiences that produce broadly educated degree completers.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. The book, co-authored with students, offers actionable strategies and insights to help create more inclusive and humane learning environments.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

By guiding students in crafting effective prompts and critically evaluating AI-generated content, educators can help them leverage AI as a thinking partner rather than a content generator. Students who learn to create precise, open-ended, and iterative prompts can use AI to support their cognitive engagement.

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2025

We’ve learned from our lengthy discussions and research that for schools to truly partner with parents, something has to change in many organizations’ approaches to K-12 apps.” and Edsby. . “The challenges with this approach depend on which type of user you are.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 15, 2025

Inclusivity and feelings of psychological safety in the classroom should not be reserved solely for K-12 learning environments. Instead, it is an educator’s responsibility to design cooperative learning structures that facilitate comfort and collaboration regardless of grade level.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Easy to find, not always true: Helping students evaluate AI-generated content For more news on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub For years now, the promise of AI in education has centered around efficiency–grading faster, recommending better content, or predicting where a student might struggle.

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