eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

Studies show that teachers spend 7-12 hours per week searching for or creating instructional materials, pulling from state websites, teacher-created worksheets, and free or purchased digital content. worksheet materials) However, most AI tools in education today are not designed with curriculum integrity in mind.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

Researchers are looking at whether teachers have what they need to thrive in Teaching for Tomorrow: Educators on the Future of Their Profession, part of a multiyear study undertaken by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. Less than half said they were satisfied with their level of pay and opportunities for advancement.

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Since 2009, he has taught History, English, and Theology in the United States, and has since expanded his expertise to the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Business studies in China. We use clear rubrics, reflective feedback, and skill progression models that prioritize growth over grades.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2025

These platforms often come with features like automatic grading and analytics, which free up teachers’ time to focus more on hands-on instruction and one-on-one mentoring. Studies and anecdotal reports suggest that students in tech-enhanced CTE classes show increased engagement and motivation.

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eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

The platform covers all subjects–from vocabulary and reading strategies to science, social studies, and math–through catchy songs and interactive lessons. Furthermore, it’s a powerful tool for developing literacy skills and content knowledge in a way that resonates with children across grade levels and learning styles.

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Quizzes Social Studies Learning Students 162

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

In grade school, I was a confident student who knew how to ace tests and please my teachers. My practical immigrant parents talked me out of the first, and a terrible grade on a chemistry midterm out of the second. We had taken their interests seriously and made room in the school experience to study a topic of their choice.

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2025

The personalized, one-on-one support that Ignite Reading provides is exactly what our students need to build strong foundational reading skills by the end of first grade. AI-enhanced supports for students in grades 6-12. Its programs focus on kindergarten readiness, third-grade reading proficiency and algebra proficiency.

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k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Since 2009, he has taught History, English, and Theology in the United States, and has since expanded his expertise to the Social Sciences, Humanities, and Business studies in China. We use clear rubrics, reflective feedback, and skill progression models that prioritize growth over grades.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

The survey polled 1,500 11th and 12th grade students from across the U.S. Almost a quarter (24 percent) of teachers recommended that students create AI-powered flashcards and personalized study plans to help them understand class materials and prepare for tests in the way they learn best.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2025

Adeel Khan Johnsrud: When it comes to AI literacy, I think about where we are now, much like the early days of media literacy when I taught K-12 library studies. But the way report cards work and assessments happen, students get a grade in math or English — not in collaboration, communication or critical thinking.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

Science, social studies, and even math teachers can access informational texts aligned to Texas standards directly through the platform’s educator tools. Making literacy seamless, not separate One of the most impactful shifts I’ve seen in recent years is the growing understanding that literacy is not confined to English Language Arts (ELA).

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Featuring more than 2,000 preloaded lessons across core subjects, including Common Core-aligned math, ESL in multiple languages, science, social studies, SEL, quizzes, and presentation templates, LG CreateBoard Prep makes it easy to build engaging content for any subject or grade level. notebook and *.flipchart

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Quizzes Education Social Studies Feedback 141

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Available within Discovery Education Experience, the essential companion for engaged K-12 classrooms, this new content supports instruction in a variety of disciplines including ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Careers Exploration. The Superpower of Story: A Virtual Field Trip to Warner Bros. The new civics-focused series, Need toKnow Jr.,

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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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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

At the Human Computing Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University, McLaren develops digital learning games to study how effective they are in the classroom and beyond. Its a middle-grade math game in which aliens come to Earth to learn about decimal fractions. One such game is called Decimal Point.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2025

The implementation of an enterprise-grade managed WAN solution has further transformed the educational experience for MCSD’s students and educators, serving as the backbone for all other technologies. This transformation has had a positive impact on student learning and engagement.

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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. points and 3.04

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Teach Hub

MAY 16, 2025

You Can Use It Anywhere, With Any Grade Think-Pair-Share isnt tied to one subject, it works anywhere. Use it in math to talk through different ways to solve a problem, in science to make predictions, in reading to dive into character choices, or in social studies to unpack big ideas like fairness or impact.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

I hope the demonstrations and campus visit solidified how important the ocean is and how there is so much out there to study and learn.” Besides conducting lessons, the graduate students also spoke to the sixth graders about STEM-related careers, areas of study, and scientific pursuits. “The

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Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

Armed with markers and paper, they work collaboratively to connect concepts like anxiety, depression, and trauma responses, discovering links they might have missed studying alone. Deadlines for each phase keep the momentum going, while incorporating peer evaluation into the final grade ensures consistent participation.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) 10 8th Grade Social-Emotional Writing Prompts Social-emotional learning is a way for students to find their place in the world around them while staying in touch with their own wants and needs. Yes, even math! What would you do?

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

This feeling of not being a math person creates the mindset that ones math ability cannot change meaningfully over time through study and practice. Ill never forget a particular student in my Grade 8 math class. To me, math identity is the belief in ones ability to do math and use it in life. But vision alone isnt enough.

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Math Beliefs Culture Ethics 186

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

In the 10 years since I chose a book called Make it Stick for a book study in the summer of 2015, I’ve been encouraging teachers to add more retrieval practice to their teaching. A big and growing body of research tells us that when we study with retrieval, we learn and remember things much better than we do by other review methods.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

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.)

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2025

Today’s network technology provides many ways for schools to monitor and control what information or sites are available to students at different grade levels. When creating units of study, teachers should consider the type of resources students will be using.

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Learning Lecturing Internet Textbooks 171

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

This partnership empowers our 6-12 grade students and staff with the support they need to thrive—both in and out of the classroom.” A recent study found that digital mental health apps like Counslr can play an important role in expanding access to mental health support, especially for school communities.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

The way the Showdown brought together students from every district and grade level. Embedding challenges into interdisciplinary units — such as STEM or social studies lessons that explore environmental impact, community planning or climate justice — turns gameplay into real-world problem-solving. What stood out most?

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Faculty Focus

MAY 29, 2025

Even though current generational students resist group work, I encouraged them to team up with a study partner (for experience) where they can help each other with content, application, and reporting (even though all submissions must be individual and not just copied from their partner).

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

Start the year off with foundational lessons based on CCSS from the previous grade (or even the grade below that) to ensure students have the tools they need to succeed. This foundational knowledge includes study skills. Take extra effort in ensuring that reluctant learners take advantage of these opportunities.

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Elevate k12

JUNE 11, 2025

in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Elementary Education and endorsements in Pre-K through 6th grade, as well as gifted education. About Tiffany Barksdale: Tiffany is a Virginia native, published author, small business owner, and graduate of Virginia Union University, where she earned her B.S. She later obtained an M.Ed.

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Teachers Coaching Interdisciplinary Math 98

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

A 2021 OECD study found that 15-year-olds consistently show lower levels of creativity and curiosity than 10-year-olds globally. A follow-up study in 2025 confirmed this trend, highlighting even steeper declines where secondary students have fewer opportunities to build new skills.

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Ethics Science Game-Based Learning Motivation 153

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Course Context I teach a required, writing-intensive course for students in their junior year of their undergraduate studies. While engagement can be observed in many forms, this piece focuses on transactional engagement in which students interact with each other and with the instructor (Zepke & Leach, 2010).As Accountability Audits.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Download it here: [link] In higher education, we often track student success through grades, credit hours, and retention rates. Amy Leman, professor in Human Development and Family Studies, helped navigate the IRB process providing insight and guidance.

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Disabilities Course Design Lecturing Students 53

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

The first book series I remember reading was in fourth and fifth grade. There were plenty of studies replete with data on engagement, reading strategies, and Lexile scores. And 9 th grade seems like a good foundational place to start. That way they don’t have to worry about the grade. Next, I skimmed the research.

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Reading English Grades Attention 76

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. A study from the U.S.

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