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How Kai Cenat saved my high school English class

eSchool News

I’m in my fifteenth year of teaching high school, and by now I have a pretty good nose for sniffing out inauthentic work. About halfway through my unit on The Great Gatsby , I started asking students to provide video responses of their reactions to the latest read chapter. I was having fun grading.

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5 online resources to beat the summer slide

eSchool News

NWEA research notes that students can lose up to two months of math skills over the summer, and reading abilities can also decline, particularly for students from underserved communities. With the growing availability of engaging, high-quality online learning tools, students have more opportunities than ever to keep their skills sharp.

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AI tools that support learning–not cheating

eSchool News

Suitable for: Middle and high school students who want tailored practice and a bit more support in tough subjects. Suitable for: All grade levels–from elementary children designing a poster about dinosaurs to high school students putting together a multimedia history project.

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An AI Wish List From Teachers: What They Actually Want It to Do

Edsurge

Platforms like Diffit and MagicSchool AI are helping teachers scaffold reading materials, translate documents and highlight vocabulary — all in a matter of seconds. That’s a game-changer for differentiation,” says Kim Zajac, a speech and language pathologist at Norton Public School in Massachusetts.

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Engaging Strategies for Reluctant Learners in High School

Teachers Pay Teachers

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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Crafting environments where students with autism thrive

eSchool News

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. Schools can support sensory regulation by offering quiet reading spaces, flexible seating options like active chairs, or designated areas for individual work.

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Dusting Off an Old Practice to Make Reading Fun Again

Cult of Pedagogy

Reading before bed? But not everybody feels this way about reading. My own brother — who is incredibly intelligent, younger than I am, and has already paid off his house (what?!?!) — once told me, “I never read anything unless I absolutely have to.” Every single day we seem to move closer to a society that simply doesn’t read.

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