eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Technology has made creative opportunities more accessible for teachers and students. With the use of technology, students are better able to apply their knowledge in different ways and be creative in their learning. These sites can be used for all subjects and grade levels and are limitless in opportunities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

After all, its easy to imagine how technologies such as AI tools, robots, VR headsets , and computers, for example, can be used to support learning in these settings. The NEA encourages teachers to bring physical activity into the classroom by incorporating brain breaks in students daily routines or taking classroom activities outside.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

The study raises questions about the technological savvy of students who have been dubbed digital natives, Commissioner Carr said. Students now use this technology for hours each day, but many students do not have the basic skills they need to be safe while using it. This is the second time that U.S. ICILS data have been collected.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for many years, but the introduction of ChatGPT in November 2022 has generated many discussions of how this technology can impact education – both how students learn and how educators teach. The fear of technology plays a large role in the hesitation of adopting technology in the classroom.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

LLMs can personalize learning, reduce teachers administrative burdens, and make more adaptive and insightful assessments. Yet, according to a 2024 survey by Impact Research, 51 percent of K-12 teachers report that they do not use ChatGPT regularly for their jobs. Teachers hold the power to either harness AI in their classrooms or not.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 14, 2021

This will be easier to do if school leaders harness the talent on their campuses and create systems that encourage teachers to learn with and from each other. School leaders provide dedicated time in the teachers’ schedules to meet each week. The PLCs are composed of teachers who teach similar grade levels and/or subject areas.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Teachers are navigating substitute teacher shortages, COVID protocols, and record numbers of absent students in addition to the normal demands of this job. We need to retain high-quality teachers who enjoy this work and feel energized and fulfilled by it.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

When I started teaching in the early 90s, I was an eager and very green third grade teacher ready to change the world, one class at a time. When it comes to training and developing teachers, we have been letting opportunity to leverage technology pass us by. So, what can we do?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

As the back-to-school season unfolded in New York, the city’s teachers set up their classrooms how they usually do: by putting up posters, reading through curriculums, sharpening pencils, and, for roughly a decade , charging Chromebooks. It was the beginning of sixth grade, braces, and the descent into the digital world. newsletters.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Key points: AI helps reduce workload and pressure on special education staff Enhancing learning through AI and human educators 5 critical priorities for AI in education For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Technology has long been viewed as having the promise to make schools more effective and educators more efficient.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Key points: Seeking support from experienced teachers goes a long way in building confidence Technology, student engagement, and balance are all key to a successful first year See related article: 55 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year I’ll never forget my first day as a teacher.

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eSchool News

JULY 31, 2024

Network infrastructure is at the heart of these modern technologies, enabling the resources and devices teachers and their students use daily. Should a human error or a cyberattack compromise the network, these technologies could become unavailable, making essential educational processes impossible.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

Key points: Tech tools can create more engaging and effective learning experiences A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 How multimedia and interactive tech transform engagement For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In 2010, I began my teaching career as a high school English teacher.

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2025

Key points: Edtech tools support student learning while boosting engagement 5 vocabulary strategies powered by technology Edtech tools for station rotation in early learning For more on edtech tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a brilliant scientist?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 5, 2025

Instead, I’ll focus on tech teachers–what I do. It’s a bit different than a classroom teacher. Here are a list of the types of tech problems tech teachers in your school are more likely to face. Technology teachers are t he teaching professions version of these nerdy individuals.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The platform’s curriculum for grades PK-2 is designed according to research-based best practices for effective early literacy instruction and focuses on systematic, structured phonemic awareness and phonics instruction.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Key points: Edtech tools can provide an important bridge between teachers and their goals Can artificial intelligence help teachers improve? Check out the latest news on AI in education For more news on AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Technology plays a crucial, and expanding, role in today’s schools.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2024

As a school leader, you know better than anyone that teachers are the backbone of your school. Are you looking for ways to celebrate teachers in your community? 2018 PAEMST awardee Kevin Pughsley’s engineering design project on rocketry with his sixth-grade students. jurisdiction.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

Teachers who complete the course will earn a certificate that can be presented to their district for professional development (PD) credit. The course combines Google and MIT RAISE’s technological expertise and shared commitment to promoting useful and responsible AI education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Proximity Learning teachers can now access LinkIt!’s s assessment creation and analysis tools to personalize their virtual learning programs, which have proven to increase grades across core subjects by up to 56 percent in some districts. Tools like LinkIt! Designed by K-12 educators, technologists and data experts, the LinkIt!

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

Its a uniquely significant threat to K-12 schools, where students and teachers rely heavily on file-hosting services to complete, submit, and share work and information. This makes it easier for IT teams–and even teachers and students–to recognize patterns of suspicious behavior across their network and address it accordingly.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The lack of computer science technology educators in middle schools continues to be a genuine crisis, especially considering the critical role of STEM education in preparing students for future careers. 00:00:35 Speaker 1 The math teacher. 00:00:36 Speaker 1 Or the science teacher or the librarian. Hey, teach computer science.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

When Salvador Quijada, a seventh and eighth grade math teacher at Philip’s Academy Charter School, thinks back on his own journey as a mathematician, he gives credit to one high school math teacher who pushed him to take on AP calculus. How and when did you decide to become a teacher? newsletters.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

As an Apple Distinguished School, Elmwood integrates technology in ways that feel seamless and empowering. But here, technology isnt a shiny extra. Technology at Elmwood is not a mere add-on, says Matt Perreault, Director of Technology. Technology doesnt get in the way here either. Its a bicycle for the mind.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2025

Most educators are harnessing the technology either weekly (41 percent) or daily (28 percent). The research shows American teachers are increasingly embracing AI to reduce admin tasks, improve work-life balance, and free-up time to focus on teaching. Do you support student use of AI in school and/or for assignments?

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. For example, Marylands state board has flagged that it wants every student career ready by the end of 10th grade. But in high school, teachers more typically create their own curriculum, despite a lack of training how to design curriculum.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

” “Students will only do the work if I grade it.” Teachers are frustrated by what they perceive as a lack of focus, engagement, and motivation. This skill-building can happen at any grade level. “Students don’t do the asynchronous work.” ” I hear statements like this every week.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

As I work with leadership teams, many are struggling to engage their teachers in professional learning this year. They are excited about the potential of leveraging this technology to create more dynamic, differentiated, and student-centered learning experiences. Just as with students, every teacher is unique.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

A 2024 National Science Board report recently shared troubling news that K12 teachers have known for a while: The U.S. As a teacher of K5 gifted students at Duval County (Fla.) As a teacher of K5 gifted students at Duval County (Fla.) is facing a STEM talent crisis. The State of U.S. I believe that by

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

Ben is a kindergarten teacher in Salinas, California. He was awarded Teacher of the Year, Computer Using Educators (CUE) Blended and Online Educator of the Year, CUE’s Gold Disk Award, and KSBW’s Crystal Apple Award. Jenn is a first-grade teacher at Desert Sands Unified School District. in Instructional Technology.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

teachers are outnumbered on average 16 students to 1 teacher in the classroom (though this number can be as high as 23 to 1 in states such as California ). One issue facing teachers is the seemingly never-ending stream of curriculum changes and standardization. So, what is the root of the problem, and what can we do about it?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2025

Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Our group came from all over the state, representing different grades and subjects, and our mission was to create an online guide to help teachers break apart each standard, then provide a video tutorial or example of a lesson to address the standard, which we wrote as a team.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2023

There are plenty of reasons that K–3 teachers tend to be less likely than their middle and high school peers to use technology in the classroom. From their focus on hands-on learning to a lack of district-provided devices in the lower grades, the reasons are both pedagogical and budgetary. Get to know the tech you already have.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2024

After all, students quickly spread the word on TikTok and other social media platforms that with a few simple prompts, a chatbot could write an essay or answer a homework assignment in ways that would be hard for teachers to detect. Teachers in K-12 schools are also beginning to push for similar protections against AI replacing educators.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

Bruce McLaren has committed his career to understanding how education technologies, especially digital games and intelligent-tutoring systems, can help children learn. Its a middle-grade math game in which aliens come to Earth to learn about decimal fractions. It tried to address an existing blindspot in math teacher education.

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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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