Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2025

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. On my blog, in teacher-author forums, and in the virtual meetings I moderate, there is much confusion about what can be grabbed for free from online sites and what must be cited with a linkback, credit, author’s name, public domain reference, or specific permission from the creator.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2025

Job fairs were scheduled. And programs for alternative credentialing for teachers, while existing long before the mass federal layoffs, ramped up. The efforts are an attempt to tackle a long-standing issue that has only grown in recent years: maintaining and filling the teacher talent pipeline. Earlier this month, the U.S. “The

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

Ask any teacher, and they will tell you that the pace of learning is not universal. Teachers, caught in the middle, are forced to move on to the next lesson, even when the students in front of them have not fully mastered the last one. This approach is not just about fairness–its about unlocking potential.

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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. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

I think a lot of the teachers and parents don’t know, either.” The framework asks whether the use is Safe, Accountable, Fair and Effective, Rectanus says, and can be adopted both by large organizations and teachers in individual classrooms. They just want a way where they can follow some guidance provided by educators.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2025

Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. Digital Citizenship–probably one of the most important topics students will learn between kindergarten and 8th and too often, teachers are thrown into it without a roadmap.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

This shows that it is important to position AI as a tool, not a teacher. Teachers should train students to verify AI information with real sources. Teachers and students need guidance on using AI outputs responsibly. These legal steps create a safe, fair, and effective digital learning environment.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

The law that nixed the exit exam had broad support from the Washington teachers union, state education officials, and parents. Kaylee Celestino, 16, had long considered becoming a teacher. I just want to help people out,” she said, “like my teachers have helped out me.” Lawmakers passed it unanimously.

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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. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2025

Key points: Building relationships is important to the overall health of an organization Leading (again) in uncertainty Elevating principals, teachers, and students through shared purpose For more on school leadership, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub We often hear we should run our schools more like a business.

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 1, 2025

The Mindset Shift Teachers Need Most of us were trainedor conditionedto believe that grading equals accountability. What This Looks Like in Real Classrooms Lets talk about some real-life teacher moments where self-checking work makes a differencenot just in theory, but in the day-to-day reality of teaching. But Isnt That Cheating?

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Teach Hub

JUNE 12, 2025

But what it does is something that every teacher hopes for: it helps students take control of their own reading process. If you’re trying to get students to really think while they read, not just skim or restate facts, then reciprocal reading might be just the technique you’re looking for. It’s fairly simple. First, you choose a text.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

For teachers, watching students have those aha moments isnt just special: Its the dream. The teacher should poke holes in plastic caps using a small screwdriver before the activity.) Fuel young minds with elementary science fair project ideas Elementary students love the excitement of hands-on science!

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Teach Thought

JULY 11, 2025

learning : education :: true love : dating service True love may very well come from a dating service, and dating services do all they can to make it happen, but in the end—well, there’s a fair bit of hocus pocus at work behind it all. (I love teaching with analogies.) There are every educator has two minds.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

So whether you’re a district leader, tech director, or classroom teacher, I think you’ll discover how schools are strategically implementing remote options to be something that you might want to think about for your own work. And of course, we touch upon the potential revolutionary impact of AI on educational content.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2025

Fast forward 13 years, and she is one of a growing number of teachers who have been tasked with expanding what is now essentially seen as an important additional early grade level across the entire California school system. “I The challenges show that there is more required for these programs to succeed than simply providing them.

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Cal Matters

JULY 10, 2025

When Samantha Muñoz was a second grader at Fancher Creek Elementary in Clovis, her teacher told her she “wasn’t that bright” and needed extra help with schoolwork. That’s not fair.” ‘We He’d make her stay in the classroom at recess, or tell her to sit on his lap while other students were busy with assignments. You do the math.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2025

Today, the Ask a Tech Teacher international team is exploring how flowers inspire students in STEM, art, and ecology, how a bouquet can enhance tech-driven education and classroom joy. To weave that magic into any classroom, anyone can order a bouquet of flowers and have it delivered, ideal for sparking inspiration or gifting to a teacher.

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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. Nine years later, the show premiered.

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k12

JULY 9, 2025

Can you tell me more about your teachers? I have several very knowledgeable teachers who know how to convey information extremely well. This was well-orchestrated by my biology teacher who has an excellent grasp on the way students work. What activities or hobbies do you enjoy in your free time?

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

Rather, its the years-long attempts to make school discipline more fair that earned ire. Then, during and after the pandemic, there were lots of calls from teachers and principals, and some evidence at scale, too, that there's been some increases in perceived misconduct within the schools, Curran says.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 7, 2025

After a few minutes of playing together, the boys came up to me to announce, "Guess what, Teacher Tom? He told me that they aren't going to be mean any more!" I said, "Right on!" The boys stood face to face, holding one another's hands. They began to giggle while jumping up and down.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2025

With a curriculum that includes slavery, the Civil War, Reconstruction, two world wars and the Civil Rights Movement, American history teachers are used to venturing into emotionally charged subjects. Conditions havent improved for social studies teachers since. According to the report, American Lesson Plan: Teaching U.S.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Our education community across the country is still working to overcome setbacks in student achievement and learning progress , all while facing ongoing challenges such as chronic absenteeism, teacher shortages and burnout, and a noticeable increase in student mental health and behavioral concerns.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

What is the first sign that youre going to like or dislike a teacher? Is it fair to judge someone based on social media posts from years ago? When would you wait in a line for 30 minutes? What about 3 hours? Is it ever okay to lie? What was the best field trip youve been on? Would you prefer seconds on dinner or a course of dessert?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Complete with 34 slides including blank, customizable slides, a form for peer feedback, and a set of teacher notes for implementation, this no-prep activity is a great way to practice CCSS for speaking and listening. Will AI ever completely replace the role of a teacher? Should students be allowed to grade their teachers?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2017

As a result, teachers must accept that responsibility, to remind students as they use Sway that only these pictures (much like Google App’s wide collection of pictures) are freely used. Lately, when I join technology education forums, one of the most talked-about webtools is Microsoft Sway. 8 Educational uses for Sway.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

AUGUST 26, 2017

Similarly, a student that expressed unhappiness with her teacher verbally to her friends at home wouldn’t be disciplined, so it’s unclear why putting the same statement in electronic form makes a legal difference. The same speech that may result in discipline at school, however, often can’t be regulated if at occurs at home.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

In my second year, in an effort to get technology into the hands of the students, foster authentic inquiry, and break the “test-prep” mentality which has come to dominate many a school landscape, I launched Inquiry Fair. Students decide what they want to learn and/or do.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2024

Key points: It’s critical for students to have access to reading opportunities 6 tips to help educators support young readers 3 keys to successful summer reading For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub When I was a kid, my dad never let me shop the Scholastic Book Fair.

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The Life of a Conflicted Teacher

JUNE 10, 2025

Man, we could relate to that one SO much being teachers! 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. There were a couple of misbehaving animals, and the trainers were getting a little frustrated with them. Shrimp for every meal.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2020

Whether the 2020-21 school year is starting in the classroom or remotely, Follett is ensuring elementary and middle school students won’t be missing out on one of their favorite back-to-school traditions: the book fair. The ease with which Follett’s online fairs are carried out are extremely attractive to school and book fair coordinators.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

Granted, ChatGPT might make writing that 11th-grade essay on symbolism in “The Great Gatsby” a whole lot easier (which, to be fair, does make grading a whole lot harder). Aside from that, there are real positives to our new AI pal, and overworked teachers can embrace it as the gift that it is: a free personal teaching aide.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2023

This is according to the 2023 Merrimack College Teacher Survey , which was conducted by the Winston School of Education and Social Policy at Merrimack College. Additionally, more teachers now report feeling respected by the public and being treated as professionals than in last year’s study.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Why should teachers use rubrics to assess student work? Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair. Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2022

Yet a recent survey by Merrimack College shows that 44 percent of teachers indicate they are very likely or fairly likely to leave the profession within the next two years. Another 2022 survey by the National Education Association found that 90 percent of teachers think teacher burnout is a very serious or somewhat serious issue.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

One of the most common at the moment is mitigating the negative impacts of teacher shortages. Therefore, it’s important to examine the elements that affect teacher retention. It’s no wonder, then, that establishing methods to prioritize teacher well-being can help your school retain talent. Providing Resources.

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