eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

As AI dominates the education zeitgeist, I think it’s time to highlight an effective teaching tool as tried and true as a Ticonderoga No. 2 pencil: high-quality IRL relationships with students. From our desks in a random Wisconsin public high school classroom, we gallivanted through Amazon waterfalls. newsletters.

High School

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. Johnsrud: There’s always been awareness that the careers of tomorrow are out of sync with what we are teaching today.

Skills

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

Conducted at the start of the year, the survey of over 300 high school teachers underscores the growing need for educators to offer career-focused learning content and alternative high school pathways that equip students with workforce-ready skills in flexible ways beyond traditional schooling.

Online Learning

eSchool News

JULY 22, 2025

Pierce, a high school science teacher, admitted to me recently. According to the SIOP Model (Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol), building background and explicitly teaching vocabulary are essential steps in making content comprehensible for English Learners.

Language

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

Forward-thinking educators in the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools are reimagining what high school looks like, restructuring the workday, moving from grading systems to competency-based systems, and prioritizing personalized learning pathways.

High School

eSchool News

JULY 24, 2025

From elementary students facing new classroom environments to high school teachers preparing for curriculum changes, these feelings manifest uniquely across age groups. The importance of physical and emotional well-being cannot be overstated in managing school-related anxiety.

Schools

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. Throughout my career as a behavior therapist, classroom teacher, and Head of School, Ive worked closely with students on the spectrum and their families.

Students

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. How could or should the math teachers role change as a result of student AI use?

Math

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.

High School

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. In middle and high school courses, its really difficult to connect math to the real world, says Lindsey Henderson, policy director of math for the nonprofit ExcelinEd. When would I ever use this?

Math

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. Most of all, they want tools that align with the values and realities of teaching. They want support for differentiation, not decision-making.

Teachers

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

For example, kinesthetic learners might excel in hands-on professions like carpentry or welding Many middle school students in the competition chose medical careers. Most students will shift career interests along the way.

Middle School

eSchool News

JULY 11, 2025

The platform uses AI to assess student performance and provide just-in-time support, making it a great tool for teaching scientific practices and critical thinking aligned with NGSS. Through guided analysis and opportunities to submit their own examples, students build essential digital citizenship and media literacy skills.

Social Studies

eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

The platform is well-suited for middle and high school students, especially those interested in project-based learning and critical thinking. Students can explore virtual exhibits, complete inquiry-based lessons, and create their own digital portfolios.

Math

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 28, 2025

From self-driving cars to ocean-cleaning automatons, robots play a major part in modern scientific discoveries — and so do your high school students! Prepare your high schoolers to think creatively and innovatively when you plan cutting-edge class projects for your high school robotics class.

High School

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

Even before COVID burst on the scene and drove many schools into online versions of themselves, remote teaching had been gaining popularity. Driven by reasons like flexibility, personal needs, and accessibility, the positives associated with online schooling were convincing many to take a second look.

eLearning

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. I feel engaged with people who are interactive — they’re not trying to teach at you, but they’re trying to teach with you together,” Patterson said.

Students

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

AI will revolutionize not just teaching and learning, but also the future of work. 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.

Evaluation

eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2025

At one point, our high school students were learning in a church because we didn’t have a traditional classroom set-up. We also lacked the equipment that a traditional high school might have.

Students

eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

Only 21% of high school educators believe their college-bound students are very prepared for success, and even fewer just 10% say the same about students planning to enter the workforce immediately after high school. In fact, 35% say students planning to directly enter the workforce are not very or not at all prepared.

Teachers

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

A recent Google blog post outlines how four different school districts are leveraging Google AI tools, like Gemini and NotebookLM, for innovative teaching and learning. Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is using NotebookLM and Gemini for curriculum review and district guidance.

Education

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 18, 2025

This isn’t just a checklist: It’s your blueprint of essentials for a high school math classroom that supports every learner and highlights your unique teaching style. Stocked with a few extra essentials for a high school math classroom, it’s a small way to set students up for success and eliminate pauses.

High School

k12 Digest

JULY 24, 2025

This documentary centered around Colleen’s vision, chemistry comic book series and her success with teaching college-level chemistry concepts to kids. During Colleen’s 30 years of teaching chemistry, she became aware that her students were struggling with basic concepts, including fluency with the symbols for the elements themselves.

Education

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

These “snacks” are short, creative experiments that use easily accessible materials to teach key scientific principles. 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.

STEM

eSchool News

JULY 24, 2025

The 2025 PBL Champions The PBL Champions program recognizes an individual, a school, and a school district that have demonstrated a commitment to PBL; have done quality, lasting work; and have shown evidence of impact on students.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

Griffins $2 million leadership gift is specifically focused on supporting TAP in creating a pipeline of talent for the teaching profession through recruiting, preparing, and mentoring aspiring educators, including those who had not previously considered a career in education. This gift builds on Griffins $3.5

Achievement

Catch my Words

JULY 27, 2025

My writing tends to score in the middle to high school range, so here you have it! High School Reading Passages Although I've written a plethora of reading passages and grouped them together in bundles, my best seller is my original High School Reading Comprehension Passages and Questions.

High School

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. 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. by staying true to your teaching philosophy.

Grades

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

When done correctly, experts say, dual enrollment can be a critical pathway from high school to college, especially as todays high school seniors are less prepared to move to higher education. The program also targets knowledge and training gaps in local schools. What do the community colleges need?

Instructors

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. King added, “With the way AI is transforming education, we have to teach differently.”

Science

eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

There are decades of research involving thousands of students and educators to support a structured literacy approach to teaching literacy. Teacher preparation programs and school districts across the nation have been slow to fully embrace this research base, known as the science of reading. And how do we fix it?

Lecturing

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Over the last nine months, weve worked with eight fellows whose pathways in education are as diverse as they have ever been, including a trauma psychotherapist turned early childhood counselor, a physics teacher with a penchant for storytelling and a Jordan-born immigrant who moved to the United States to pursue her passion for teaching.

Education

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Phase 3 Live Finale: Elementary, middle and high school teams competed in a 30-minute esports showdown, held at the Levan Center of Innovation at Nova Southeastern University, to design climate-resilient schools. Offer hands-on training, lesson plans and co-teaching models to help educators feel confident using game-based tools.

STEM

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

As districts and schools nationwide struggle to find qualified therapists, particularly speech-language pathologists and board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs), theres a growing demand for these specialized professionals. Another major hurdle for districts is funding these essential services.

Schools

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Most kids are autodidacts—they just don’t learn school subjects autodidactically. Kids teach themselves astonishingly complex things through trial, error, iteration, and YouTube. This motivational lens could also help explain why high-dosage tutoring tends to outperform self-paced software, even when both offer personalized learning.

Motivation

Elevate k12

JUNE 11, 2025

Both Tiffany (Elementary General Ed & Gifted) and Stephanie (Middle & High School Math) have modeled remarkable teaching by crafting and upholding the perfect LIVE learning environment, expertly planning for their classes, and nurturing a culture of collaboration, growth, professionalism, and strong student engagement and outcomes.

Teachers

k12 Digest

JULY 24, 2025

This documentary centered around Colleen’s vision, chemistry comic book series and her success with teaching college-level chemistry concepts to kids. During Colleen’s 30 years of teaching chemistry, she became aware that her students were struggling with basic concepts, including fluency with the symbols for the elements themselves.

Education