eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

When I was in the classroom, I quickly learned that students are feeling this eco-anxiety whether were talking about climate change or not. One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. The results were remarkable.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

As we endeavor to understand their journey of learning, one piece of data does not tell us the whole story. Specifically, this has allowed us to improve in closing the achievement gap for students with disabilities over the last several years and to provide our teachers with more tailored professional learning for support.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

I failed to appreciate the value of clear expectations and the inescapable necessity that my students needed to walk out of my class with a grade. For the next four years, I used Kevin Gannons grading contract to implement more structure and Barbara Schapiros third space to reflect on what worked for me and my students.

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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. When she needed a fun end-of-year activity for her first-grade students incorporating Candyland, gummy bears and phonics, Irene Farmer turned to ChatGPT. “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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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Teachers must align instructional content with state and national standards, prepare and organize materials, and thoughtfully structure collaborative learning experiences to ensure effective learning outcomes. I aim to demonstrate how technology integration can be purposeful and manageable by modeling this approach.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

In most cases, students had learned conversational English but had never really engaged with the alphabet. We have an extremely diverse student body, which means foundational skills and native languages are varied and distinctive. At the middle school, Lexia PowerUp is used as a tool within English Language Development classes.

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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? The Grade Point Average might be the most visible example of gamification in school. ’ The big idea here is to encourage a desired behavior.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

In 2024, both Oklahoma and Wisconsin lowered what it means for students to be proficient in grade-level content. Florida is actively looking at removing graduation requirements which include passing a 10th grade English Language Arts assessment and a statewide algebra test.

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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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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Likewise, students can engage from their own devices, supporting a more flexible, blended, and participatory learning environment. Now, any device becomes a powerful part of the learning experience, whether you’re building lessons at home, reviewing materials on a student laptop, or collaborating live during class. notebook and *.flipchart

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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. Last year, Jenks did a pilot with Talking Points, a family engagement and communication platform that offers automatic translation in the language a family chooses. “We

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2025

Delayed readers are students whose reading development lags behind typical age or grade expectations. Common issues include deficits in phonological awareness (Kilpatrick, 2015), limited exposure to language-rich environments, and instructional mismatches. Individualizing student instruction: Effects on literacy and learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

That was Alexis Johnson’s reaction when she saw professional learning opportunities focused on computational thinking. A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at the chance to explore how computer science principles could enhance early literacy instruction — and ended up transforming her classroom in the process.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Teaching 8th grade ELA can be a uniquely rewarding experience, as long as you’ve got the right tools. But is that enough to prepare new teenagers for 9th grade? We’ve gathered our favorite 8th grade ELA teacher essentials, including tips for brand-new teachers and seasoned veterans alike.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2025

For more news on learning recovery, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Family engagement is an essential part of continued COVID recovery, but is often misunderstood when education policy is formed, leading to a lack of involvement from families, caregivers, and communities. . ” What is your biggest post-COVID concern?

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

In a ninth grade class, he researched the earning potential for a STEM degree (“so much more money”) and the demand for mechanical engineers (“exploding”). The old one-size-fits-all approach had “a negative impact for our students with diverse learning needs, academic challenges, and also language barriers.” Now over 89% do.

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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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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

Discovery Education , the creators of essential PreK-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced significant enhancements to the online, adaptive literacy program DreamBox Reading. This adaptivity ensures that students are met where they are with just-right instruction and fun activities.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Creating a classroom in the service of social justice (The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, 2008) requires a profound understanding of the impact of human diversity on teaching and learning (Cushner et al., Create community guidelines for discussions that include intention and impact/anti-bias language.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Today, emergent bilingual (EB) students, also known as English learners, account for 10.6 percent of U.S.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. Learning That Works for Every Student Imagine a student who is bright, curious, and eager to learn but constantly struggles in a traditional classroom.

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Teach Hub

MAY 16, 2025

Some classroom strategies stick around for a reason, and Think-Pair-Share a cooperative learning approach is one of them. You Can Use It Anywhere, With Any Grade Think-Pair-Share isnt tied to one subject, it works anywhere. Whether youre teaching elementary students or high schoolers, this strategy works for everyone.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

With the right instructional approach, everyone can learn and do math. The well-prepared students perform better at the outset of K-12 learning and the underprepared students struggle to keep up. Ill never forget a particular student in my Grade 8 math class. Redefine what it means to be good at math. Some have had no exposure.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

I’m entering my fifth year as the founder of a microschool, a small learning environment that currently serves approximately 20 students. I walked into classrooms where ninth graders were reading at a third-grade level. Where learning is personalized. My journey didn’t begin with entrepreneurship. My students were growing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2025

Montessori education emphasizes hands-on, self-directed learning with natural materials, fostering independence and curiosity. For parents and educators who follow or are interested in the Montessori approach, which emphasizes hands-on activity, self directed learning, and natural curiosity, this article will come in handy.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Through competitive gaming, students strengthen digital literacy, teamwork and social-emotional skills , while also creating pathways to explore STEM learning and career readiness. Building Real-World Learning Through Games Florida schools face frequent hurricane threats, making resilient building design a critical local issue.

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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. Textbook format and cost mattered.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Thats especially true when youre supporting multilingual learners (MLs), who are navigating both academic content and a new language at the same time. It makes learning more accessible by setting the stage and giving students the context they need to engage with confidence. Why it works: These activities make learning sticky.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

There are multiple pathways to holding students accountable for their evidence of learning; one is to focus on cheating, the other is to focus on integrity. A claim about integrity is supported by a learners ability to transparently document and reflect on the learning process and explain or expand on their results.

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

As upper elementary teachers, we know that word learning can’t keep up with word exposure. By fourth and fifth grade, students encounter thousands of new words across content areas—many of them multisyllabic, abstract, and Greek or Latin in origin. Morphology is the study of morphemes —the smallest units of meaning in language.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2025

All lessons include self-reflection from students to see if they can transfer what they learned to both classes and life.” It might be your ability to speak Russian or use sign language. Definitely mention if you can teach robotics, drones, or programming languages. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. The first book series I remember reading was in fourth and fifth grade. And 9 th grade seems like a good foundational place to start. That way they don’t have to worry about the grade. I just hope he has good brakes.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

While AI offers new tools to enhance learning, the biggest challenges in education are highly persistent and wont be solved overnight. Meanwhile, educators across regions and grade levels estimate roughly half (47 percent) of their students are using AI for schoolwork. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 8, 2025

So when we were seeing research studies or classroom examples of culturally sustaining pedagogy, they tended to focus on race or language or culture, and disability wasn’t sort of fleshed out. These conversations don’t just affirm students with disabilities; they deepen everyone’s understanding of how learning happens.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

The key to engaging reluctant high schoolers is to get them more interested in their own learning. Use these classroom strategies for reluctant learners in high school to build relationships, stoke curiosity, and build a learning team that focuses on student success. Find new ways to assess learning 5. Build a learning team 11.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

The schools Lifted and Unstoppable philosophy ensures every girl learns to trust her voice, take risks, and lead with confidence. There’s a hum of excitement, the kind that comes when learning feels more like discovery than obligation. The recently reimagined Learning Commons is a perfect example. Its lively. Its hands-on.

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