eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

Teachers and parents can assign grade-level texts, paired with vocabulary lessons and comprehension questions. ReadWorks is especially helpful for English Language Learners, offering audio versions and question supports to aid comprehension.

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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. Table of Contents 1. Begin with a fresh start 2.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

As AI becomes more widespread in education, more than half of high school students (56 percent) polled think it can go a long way in reducing math anxiety, a new global survey shows. Of the hundreds of participating teams, nine finalist teams were selected from across the U.S.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

The company has piloted the technology in 60 school systems, with the goal of reviewing and taking down disruptive posts within 48 hours. Because of the program’s success, Meta plans to make it available to all middle and high schools nationwide. What we’ve seen is, it’s working,” Davis said.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

graduate with a high school diploma compared to 86 percent of their non-autistic peers, and that gap speaks for itself, but we have the tools to close it. This might mean clearly outlining what is expected in an assignment, breaking down large tasks into smaller steps, or organizing test questions in a logical, grouped format.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

Not just general practitioners–these middle schoolers aimed high and discussed specialties like cardiology, neurosurgery, psychiatry, plastic surgery, and anesthesiology. While their ambition is inspiring, it raises important questions for educators, such as: What are alternative careers in a students field of interest?

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2025

Listenwise Subject areas: ELA, Social Studies, Science Best for: Listening comprehension and current events Listenwise curates high-quality audio stories from public radio and other reputable sources, paired with interactive transcripts and comprehension questions. It’s especially helpful for English learners and auditory learners.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Educators in Miami-Dade County Public Schools use Gemini to generate quizzes and answer keys, and students are creating study materials aligned to concepts they’re struggling with for personalized tutoring and support.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

Chris Gethard, a veteran comedian and improv teacher, posed this question to a group of high school students in Northern California at a Laughing Together workshop he was leading. “If you were an object, what object would you be?” He remembered one who identified as a fruit.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

Heather Schwartz, a RAND researcher and the primary investigator of the study, noted that the middle and high school years are when students end up on advanced or regular math tracks. The RAND study found that 26% percent of students in middle and high school reported losing interest during a majority of their math lessons.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

It’s the first day of school, and your high school class is quiet. Use these ice breakers for high school students on the first day of class or when starting a new semester. Help them introduce themselves with more engaging ice breaker activities for high school students that range from funny to fascinating.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2025

When a high school student uses AI to design a community mural or a college freshman collaborates with peers across continents on a digital storytelling project, it’s clear the boundaries of learning are shifting. The velocity of change is very fast right now, and we need to realize that. Our faculty have been amazing.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

With grade-specific content from kindergarten through high school, this site features virtual tours, design challenges, DIY engineering activities, and live webinars with NASA scientists and engineers. Each lesson poses a big question–like “Why do stars twinkle?” or “Can a tree grow without seeds?”–and

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

After showing one of his classic street interview segments—where he asks everyday people basic science questions that many fumble to answer—he surprised the audience by pushing back against their laughter. That raises an important question: Is social motivation primarily from the school in schools like Alpha and Khan World School?

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k12

JULY 21, 2025

12th grade student and SAC intern As high school students, we’re preparing to enter the working world. So, I’m going to share my experience with high school résumé tips and tricks about what has worked for me in hopes it might help other high school students get started. Good question. By: Sophia H.,

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Therein lies a paradox I have struggled with in my career: How can I continue to teach students that questioning authority is not only okay, but sometimes necessary, while maintaining a position of authority myself? Martin began explaining a concept to the class when I raised my hand and questioned, “Why do we have to learn this?

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

From first grade classrooms to high school computer labs, teachers across the state are building confidence in CS instruction and finding meaningful ways to connect it to their everyday teaching. The course’s six modules began with essential questions — What is computational thinking? We learned so much. Where does it occur?

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Addressing Systemic Challenges and Supporting Educator Sustainability Last but not least, educators were not only adamant about the systemic challenges of K-12 education, but also expressed ways schools and districts can work to better support the retention of educators in our schools. This narrow role was exhausting and disingenuous.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2025

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom. Middle School and High School are designed for semester or quarter grading periods typical of those grade levels with topics like programming, robotics, writing an ebook, and community service with tech.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 23, 2025

Keeping High Schoolers Engaged in Math By high school, many students have already decided whether they “like” or “hate” math. Clickers allow students to respond to questions anonymously, so even those who are hesitant to speak up can still engage. Math doesnt have to be a dreaded subject.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

Since Zoomers began to reach age 16 in 2013, the rate of students who drop out of high school has fallen to its lowest level and remained steady at 4 percent. For millennials, about 11 percent of people ages 16 to 19 left school without a degree.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Perfect as bell-ringers, exit tickets, or brain breaks for high school , these five-minute writing ideas are a great way to get students into a writing state of mind right after the bell rings. 19 Longer Journal Writing Prompts for High School For a deeper dive into your students thoughts, assign longer journal prompts for high school.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

What a good question. As much as it was my job to teach students to write, I also felt the grading system disadvantaged those students who came in with subpar high school educations and less writing experience. I wanted to deemphasize grading entirely, but in retrospect the flaws were glaring.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2025

She began by designing a web-based grammar program before joining the team that created the Stanford Online High School. At Stanford] we got a grant to start an online high school. She also worked at NovoEd, another online learning platform. I really thrive in those environments. [At

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

Keep a copy of your teaching philosophy nearby 8th Grade ELA teacher Essentials You Didn’t Know You Needed Seamlessly transition 8th grade ELA students to high school 1. ” Answer their question without saying a word when you display the learning standards and goals for the lesson you’re about to teach. 2, 3, 4, RL.8.1,

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

Diagnostic assessments, as opposed to summative assessments, measure students’ current knowledge and skills, helping educators identify gaps and areas for growth, and guide teachers and school leaders toward where students might need additional instruction, resources or support to meet learning outcomes.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2025

Part of that may be the ambiguity of the question, and this is a time where we see ESSER dollars have been running out, she says of fall 2024 when the data was collected. Strunk was intrigued by the researchs companion report on Gen Zers, particularly the finding on what students said made school interesting.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

He then encourages students to ask him if they have questions about how to properly cite sources and directs them to an essay he co-wrote if they want to learn more about Turnitin or how to protect their intellectual property. I trust you. I trust that your work is your own.” Students have protested Turnitin use too.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

In summary Five years after COVID shut down most California high schools, today’s college students describe a difficult transition to adulthood, marked by fear, loss and a lack of preparation. Some questioned whether they even belonged on a college campus, said UC Riverside Dean of Students Christine Mata.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

So when they graduate from high school, they’re well on their way to an associates degree. And I think there’s no question that when you think. What creates a successful school and district? So that’s one version of the answer to your question. And I mean that in a very value free way.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

So my question became, “How do I encourage my students to read in a way that lights a fire for them, so that they don’t see it as just another torturous reading assignment from their dumb teacher?” I also read the volumes penned by wise and caring reading gurus like Penny Kittle and Donalyn Miller. Of course I’m teasing.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 13, 2025

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bek McRae (@missmcraesteachingtales) Make everyone more comfortable with a “meet the staff” bulletin board Whether students are stepping into a brand-new school or leveling up to middle or high school, the start of the year can feel intimidating.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. Inquiry about integrity begins with the question Does this work accurately represent the students skills and understandings?”

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

Schools across the country are racing to integrate artificial intelligence into classrooms, but the real challenge isnt just adopting the technology its making sure it works for all students. As districts explore AIs potential, they must also confront critical questions about equity, algorithmic bias and access.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

Additionally, the order calls for creating registered apprenticeships related to AI, establishing a Presidential Artificial Intelligence Challenge for students, and enabling high school students to take courses in artificial intelligence, including through dual enrollment at colleges.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

Computer science should begin early and continue throughout elementary, middle and high school. Heres what we believe meaningful computer science education should do to foster a generation of technologically literate learners: 1.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

They often attend under-funded schools and have less access to high-tech industries than their peers in urban schools. But now researchers won’t be able to follow up with kids to see if Take Flight altered their trajectory in high school. French told researchers the decision was final and they could not appeal.

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