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

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). Here’s an in-depth look at high-quality resources and actionable tips to help educators start or strengthen PLCs this school year. Why PLCs matter PLCs are not just staff meetings with a new name.

Ethics 281

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

The future of AI in education must be a shared effort across curriculum providers, district and school leaders, and policymakers. These platforms offer unprecedented opportunities to personalize learning, refine curriculum development, and support teaching.

Education 289

Education Quizzes Ethics Academic Integrity 289

Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

Starbridge , which uses AI to help businesses spot early buying signals from school districts, looked at 5,000 U.S. school districts for the 2024-25 school year and found that 37% discussed AI in at least one board meeting. Differentiation takes so much time. Some AI tools can do so much with that in seconds.”

Teachers 177

Teachers Art Knowledge Coaching 177

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. What challenges do schools face in assessing creativity and durable skills, and how are some trying to change that?

Skills 143

Skills Teaching Critical Thinking English 143

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. I realized that to make lasting change, I needed to reach beyond the walls of one school. But as my classroom evolved, so did my vision.

Interdisciplinary 247

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 247

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. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

Education 204

Education Quizzes Coaching Special Education 204

k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

That’s where ProEd Global School comes in. Driven by her passion for personalized, inclusive, and globally relevant education, Llana founded ProEd Global School to create an environment where students don’t just learn—they thrive. The school’s recent Cambridge Accreditation has further strengthened its academic offerings.

Exams 137

Exams Counselling Education Schools 137

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

During the pandemic, school districts amassed an enormous amount of digital tools sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of urgency. school districts used an average of 2,739 edtech tools during the 202324 school year. school districts used an average of 2,739 edtech tools during the 202324 school year.

Evaluation 136

Evaluation Secondary Education Disabilities Feedback 136

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

Since Ignite Reading first gained DESE approval during the 2022-23 school year: 30 Massachusetts schools and districts have partnered with Ignite Reading to provide students with 15 minutes of daily, 1:1 virtual tutoring. For more information about Ignite Reading, visit www.ignite-reading.com.

Reading 190

Reading Secondary Education English Grades 190

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 (..)

Evaluation 130

Evaluation Participation Educational Technologies Questions 130

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

With school districts nationwide struggling to meet growing special education demands amid staffing shortages and political pressure to prove efficiency, Streamline , a new AI-powered special education management platform created by Better Speech, solves an acute problem for SPED directors and teams. Sanford, N.C.

Special Education 161

Special Education Disabilities Education Languages 161

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.

Academic Development 269

Academic Development Middle School Middle School Achievement 269

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.

Learning 220

Learning Lecturing Internet Fairness 220

eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

What are you using AI for in your school/classroom? 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.”

Ethics 215

Ethics Critical Thinking Intelligence Evaluation 215

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

With grade-specific content from kindergarten through high school, this site features virtual tours, design challenges, DIY engineering activities, and live webinars with NASA scientists and engineers. These five online platforms help transform the break from school into a season of discovery.

STEM 222

STEM Learning Science Textbooks 222

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

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). I also realized that once I was exposed to the Paul and Elder model for critical thinking in grad school, I was ignorant.

Critical Thinking 98

Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 98

k12 Prospects

JUNE 27, 2025

The procurement process in K-12 schools often involves formalized bidding and the submission of Requests for Proposals (RFPs). For vendors, understanding how RFPs work and how to submit winning proposals is crucial to securing school contracts. What is an RFP? What is an RFP?

Fairness 52

Fairness Schools Evaluation Study 52

eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2025

What are you using AI for in your school/classroom? Over time, this also helps students become more adept at evaluating their understanding. This metacognitive awareness is an advantageous skill in and out of school. Instead of getting stuck, students get help as they progress toward deeper mathematical understanding.

Math 168

Math Metacognitive Skills Motivation Knowledge 168

Whiteboard Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

The Department for Education (DfE) has just released updated guidance for AI , opening the door for schools to embrace artificial intelligence in ways that they feel could transform the educational landscape. So, what does this mean for your school? ” Schools are reminded of their legal responsibilities to ensure student safety.

Quizzes 59

Quizzes Schools Disabilities Exams 59

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Its a familiar story for many parentswatching their child struggle in school, knowing they are capable but somehow unable to thrive in a traditional classroom. They envisioned a school where children who didnt fit the standard mold could still succeed, not just academically but socially and emotionally.

Skills 137

Skills Schools Learning Students 137

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. I realized that to make lasting change, I needed to reach beyond the walls of one school. But as my classroom evolved, so did my vision.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

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. In evaluations, students say they are less stressed, they are more motivated, and they understand assignment expectations better.

Grades 74

Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 74

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Drawing on TNTP’s finding that social capital is a critical driver of mobility, this session will unpack how schools can intentionally cultivate the relationships, mentorship, and connections that open doors for students-especially those historically left out.

Teachers 106

Teachers Evaluation Participation Schools 106

eSchool News

MAY 26, 2025

Identifying the needs of struggling readers Supporting delayed readers involves evaluating the severity of the reading delay. 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.

Disabilities 259

Disabilities Learning Disabilities Reading Motivation 259

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Letter grades are indeed first subjective evaluations of knowledge proficiency, but once they are passed to the hands of the students, they become game components, passed around as proof of the completion of some task, or the achievement of some desired goal (mastering a standard, fulfilling the requirements of an assignment, etc.)

Gamification 105

Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 105

GovTech

JULY 7, 2025

Expecting a steep drop in federal funding next year, Denver Public Schools formed a working group of staff from IT, purchasing, curriculum and instructional departments to streamline the process for evaluating apps.

Evaluation 56

Evaluation Schools Curriculum 56

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2025

BOSTON – In California, third- to fifth-grade students at 525 schools using Lexia Core5 Reading (Core5) from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand, made significantly higher literacy gains compared to their peers in 4,362 schools that did not use the program. points higher than their peers at the non-Core5 schools.

English 130

English Languages Language Art 130

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

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). I also realized that once I was exposed to the Paul and Elder model for critical thinking in grad school, I was ignorant.

Critical Thinking 122

Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 122

Elevate k12

JUNE 27, 2025

During the 2024-25 school year, we launched a new classroom observation and quality assurance initiative called Classroom Engagement Audits (CEAs). As we gear up for next school year, we’re looking back at our first year of CEAs, celebrating wins, and iterating for the future. Why Classroom Engagement Audits?

Coaching 98

Coaching Feedback Achievement Evaluation 98

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Students also come into school with differing levels of math preparation. School leaders have a big role here, too. School and district leaders also play a crucial role in shaping students math identities–not only through the systems they create, but through the beliefs they model. Some have had no exposure.

Math 176

Math Beliefs Culture Ethics 176

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

“Back in school, you ever get busted for trying to walk and have some administrator tell you, ‘Son, you can shirk your obligations and try to be different from your peers, but the responsibility of your future is gonna find you!’" I asked my students, “Do you understand why you learn what you learn in school?” history in an urban St.

Multiple Choice Questions 113

Multiple Choice Questions History Students Beliefs 113

k12 Online Schools

JUNE 24, 2025

Digital literacy refers to the ability to effectively and critically navigate, evaluate, and create information using a range of digital technologies. Information literacy involves the ability to locate, evaluate, and use information effectively. Encouraging critical thinking is essential for fostering digital literacy.

Skills 52

Skills Critical Thinking Evaluation Discussions 52

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

The Creativity Challenge in Computer Science Education Creativity often declines as students progress through school. It aligns with digital literacy frameworks that emphasize critical evaluation, meaningful contribution and not just technical skills. Creative coding unlocks all of these possibilities.

Ethics 152

Ethics Science Game-Based Learning Motivation 152

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

That being said, Schons reflection-during-action is indeed being practiced in nursing education, medical education, acting schools, and professional sports. Ideally, faculty development programs could promote and illustrate that reflection during the action can be learned.

Lecturing 55

Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge Laboratory 55

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

Are our schools preparing them for this new reality? At Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS), educators are determined to make sure both answers are “yes.” While the AI readiness framework covers preK-12, the team began by designing a diagnostic for high school students in grades 9-12. How would it be delivered?

Ethics 112

Ethics Evaluation Testing Science 112

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.

Coaching 136

Coaching Math Achievement Grades 136