Teach Thought

JULY 11, 2025

Views Facebook Linkedin Print These Learning Strategies Make Students Curious by Terry Heick Understanding where curiosity comes from is the holy grail of education. Views Facebook Linkedin Print These Learning Strategies Make Students Curious by Terry Heick Understanding where curiosity comes from is the holy grail of education.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

Many have struggled to address the same big questions, including what exactly high school is for, and what students should need to do to earn a diploma. But as student debt soared and some questioned the value of higher education, schools abandoned that college-for-all mentality. We learned that’s not true,”Tilley said.)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

AI tutors are transforming education by offering personalized, accessible, and efficient learning support. But as these tools become more common in schools, serious questions about their legal impact arise. These steps help prevent breaches and maintain trust in digital learning environments.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are increasingly prevalent in higher education, raising questions about how students can engage with AI meaningfully. Students who learn to create precise, open-ended, and iterative prompts can use AI to support their cognitive engagement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2025

In fact, the answer to the question… “What online images can I use?” Drawing Box (free) –learn and practice drawing and painting. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. That’s not always true. Also import photos. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

Reciprocal reading is a structured yet flexible strategy where students work together to make sense of a text using four roles: summarizer, questioner, clarifier, and predictor. Questioning The role of a questioner teaches students to stop accepting text at face value and start digging deeper. It’s fairly simple.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are increasingly prevalent in higher education, raising questions about how students can engage with AI meaningfully. 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

MAY 15, 2025

.’ This includes finding passion in work projects, providing for ones family, learning new skills, and giving back to worthy causes.” There is an increasing busy-ness in our everyday lives, and our urgent question should be, How do we respond? Schools are becoming ever more busy places to work.

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

Not only is it okay to stop grading every single assignment , but there’s also a smarter way to ensure your students are learning and growing: self-checking student work. That in order to monitor student learning, we have to review every answer, every response, every paragraph. They’re engaged in metacognition.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Plan hands-on science experiments for kids that bring learning to life. Fun Experiments for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Stir up some wiggles and wide-eyed wonder through inquiry-based learning where elementary students will marvel their way to big ideas and critical thinking. Ready to make more of those moments?

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2025

As the start of that academic year nears in August, the state has largely kept its promise that all 4-year-olds can attend a high-quality early learning program for free. So it’s fair to say probably districts have found everyone within their staff and now are having to look for outside candidates.”

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 24, 2025

I trust children with their own curiosity, with their own questions, and with their own pursuit of answers because the freedom to think for oneself is the freedom that makes the other freedoms -- freedoms of speech or assembly or the right to vote, for instance -- mean anything at all. I've recently gone back through the 4000+ blog posts(!)

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Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 7, 2025

I looked across the playground at the "mean" boys in question. "It Many of us adults have learned to be conflict averse, but the kids who involve themselves in these games, and at one time or another most of them do, seem to crave the conflict, almost as if they know they need the practice. I answered, "Oh no, what did you do?" "I

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Psychology “Do Now” Writing Prompts & Slides By Loosli Learning Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Psychology Ideal for psychology classes or any subject focused on critical thinking, these do now writing prompts are an intriguing way to start the day. What is the most memorable topic youve learned in high school?

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2025

Some teachers objected to those numbers, saying they minimize the political stresses many of them are actually experiencing, says Brendan Gillis, the associations director of teaching and learning, who oversaw the study. Whats more, interfering with trusted sources raises deeper questions about authenticity and the merits of study.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Keep students engaged with a collection of fun debate topics and “would you rather” questions for high school students that they’ll enjoy talking about. Fun Debate Topics Persuasive Speaking Activity Middle School, High School By Lindsay Ann Learning Grades: 6th-9th Subjects: English Language Arts, Speaking & Listening Standards: CCSS SL.9-10.4,

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Many publishers waived copyright fees for use of materials in distance learning, made teaching resources freely available and aggregated useful content. Plenty of content was used without permission of the copyright owners–some under legitimate “fair use,” some out of lack of knowledge, and some opportunistically.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Language is a significant barrier to fair and inclusive testing, particularly if language fluency is not relevant to the skill being measured by the test. This is why designing fair and inclusive tests for non-native speakers is a key component of equitable testing. Some top practices include: Write simple, clear and concise questions.

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The Life of a Conflicted Teacher

JUNE 10, 2025

I’ll write about our Lyft ride in an upcoming blog, but that was the only thing that made us question our judgement. Our adventures: We took a night kayaking trip on a clear-bottom kayak outfitted with LED lights. This was one of the cooler things we’ve ever done.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2014

This is an ideal space to post announcements, allow students to ask questions, and encourage students to have discussions about assignments. I’d also recommend you pair your video with a TodaysMeet Backchannel to allow students a shared space to discuss the video and ask questions. Learning'

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Walberto Flores EdTech Coordinator, Highlands International School San Salvador Artificial intelligence has entered our classrooms — sometimes invited and other times not — leaving educators to ask essential questions about its implementation and impact. Walberto Flores: How might we redefine teaching and learning?

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eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2024

But AI’s popularity is not without cause, given how often educators are reminded of how AI can personalize learning and how students will need AI skills to compete for future jobs. With AI dominating headlines in all industries, it’s a relatively common question: Is everything about AI?

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair. The consistent use of rubrics can help to promote higher levels of self-awareness, a culture of learning and growth, and ensure that assessments are accurate, transparent, and meaningful.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

My children love “would you rather” questions. Could approaching the design, instruction, and facilitation of learning (in class, online, or a combination of the two) with a “would you rather” lens improve student motivation and engagement? Relatedness is trickier to achieve when students are learning online.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2024

Texas found itself in need of a way to score exponentially more written responses on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, after a new law mandated that at least 25 percent of questions be open-ended — rather than multiple choice — starting in the 2022-23 school year.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

If the answer to most of these questions is you, the teacher, then you’ve already realized you are doing the lion’s share of the work in your classroom. My decision was not motivated by laziness or my inability to do these tasks, but rather I wanted my students to take more ownership over their learning. Assesses student work.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 9, 2019

I spent hours reviewing notes that spanned an entire semester because it was all “fair game.” It also saves teachers time because they do not have to grade every question they develop for every child. As a student, I remember the stress of preparing for final exams.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2015

One classroom learns how NGSS can take students farther than they’ve ever been. Imagine 30 sixth-graders racing to your classroom every day, so excited about learning that they are willing to think critically and problem-solve for the next 49 minutes. The practices support interdisciplinary learning, too.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Key points: ChatGPT is here to stay, and it’s wise to now consider it a part of learning In fact, every assignment moving forward must be graded with ChatGPT in mind See related article: How educators can navigate AI-driven plagiarism You may have heard of ChatGPT. Sometimes group projects work well. How do we evaluate their knowledge?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

I was about to learn firsthand. My husband knows that I work for a software company that does stuff with 3D printing and that we get free tickets to Maker Faire , but that’s usually the extent of his interest in my profession. At the end of the class, I asked the students how they felt about what they’d just learned.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Is there a secret to retaining what we learn? Children, particularly those in grammar school, are extraordinarily able to learn and recall, but there are some tricks and techniques to make it happen. Learning doesn’t happen by cramming. As you would expect, he focused on complete success in the learning process.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

Key points: Technology works in service of teaching, not the other way around Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators Leveraging edtech to help students, teachers stay connected through illness For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Artificial intelligence brings opportunities and questions to classrooms worldwide.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2023

DENVER– ( BUSINESS WIRE )–MindSpark Learning®, a nonprofit organization committed to elevating educators and being the direct intersection between education and industry, has launched its first Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) course in a series. To learn more about MindSpark’s RAI for Educators course, click here.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

This reflective activity encourages them to think metacognitively about their learning. ” It’s a fair question. Also, I feel like I know my students so much better because we sit down and chat about their learning every 5-6 weeks! Grade Interviews.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

After almost 20 years of a connection-centered teaching practice, I offer three ways to foster meaningful connections with them and inspire their learning. Share personal moments in your learning journey that align with the students experience, which offers both perspective and compassion. Plus, vulnerability comes in gradations.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

Key points: Real-world relevance makes STEM learning more personal for students 12 lesser-known K-12 STEM education resources Using free resources to connect the environment to education For more on STEM concepts, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Why are we learning this? This is a question every educator has faced before.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

As a digital learning team, we were assigned the responsibility of exploring the full spectrum of AI in education. Our AI guiding principles started this process of building an ethical AI mindset, which provided pathways to critically question AI in our system. On the 6th Day of Edtech, our story focuses on ethical AI use.

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