Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard and supported, writes Ryan Burns, an instructional coach and adjunct professor in Warwick, Rhode Island, and a 2024-2025 fellow of the EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship.

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Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Why would students write anything themselves, instructors wondered, if a chatbot could do it for them? Indeed, many students have taken the bait, if not to write entire essays, then certainly to draft an outline, refine their ideas or clean up their writing before submitting it.

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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. They then advanced to writing code that instructed how to build a specific tower using the cups.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

All you need is designated time in your class, the right writing materials, and a prompt that really inspires them. This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) ” You’ll also find tips for getting middle schoolers to write in every class. Yes, even math!

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2025

Writing a history that you helped to create is awkward, as Anne Trumbore acknowledges in her new book “ The Teacher in the Machine: A Human History of Education Technology.” She began by designing a web-based grammar program before joining the team that created the Stanford Online High School.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

My Journey in Alternative Grading: From Curiosity to Clarity The first time I stood in front of 20 bored freshmen, all alone, teaching a course I had designed, also all alone, I was teaching a general education writing and speaking course at the University of Iowa. As a TA, I even received rubrics with that language. Inoue, Asoa.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2025

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. Lessons build on each other kindergarten through 5th grade.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

A good classroom management system, a novel list, and a set of writing prompts go a long way to set students and teachers up for success. Keep writing prompts on hand 6. Keep writing prompts on hand Some 8th graders claim they don’t like writing, but we all know those 8th graders just haven’t found the right prompt yet!

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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. The 2021 class of high school graduates saw the percentage of low-performing math students tick up even more, to 22%.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 16, 2025

Additionally, I watched some student competitions (for example, short talks on the duality of AI in schools ), witnessed a glorious keynote by 2024 National Teacher of the Year Missy Testerman , and met the student leader, Owen, whom I will be paired with this year. Watch for some podcasting and/or writing from the two of us later this fall!

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Class Tech Tips

JULY 16, 2025

Additionally, I watched some student competitions (for example, short talks on the duality of AI in schools ), witnessed a glorious keynote by 2024 National Teacher of the Year Missy Testerman , and met the student leader, Owen, whom I will be paired with this year. Watch for some podcasting and/or writing from the two of us later this fall!

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2025

Although important to the employee experience, both workload and total pay have less of an impact on teachers engagement than whether they feel their job gives them the opportunity to do what they do best every day, the researchers write. That definitely, I think, weighs on teachers' minds a lot.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

But with the advent of technology, the internet, and cell phones, it seemed like reading for pleasure (not to mention the requisite attention span) had gone the way of buggy whips, writing quills, and powdered wigs. Every single day we seem to move closer to a society that simply doesn’t read. Of course I’m teasing. Suddenly, she was onboard.

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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

The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. Gather baseline evidence of writing skills across academic disciplines using a simple, in-class prompt that requires students to provide a claim and supporting evidence in a full paragraph. Writing and reasoning get better with feedback and effort.

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k12

JULY 14, 2025

12th grade student and SAC intern Meet Madison, a leader at her K12-powered high school esports program. There’s a lot about me that I could write about, but I’ll keep it short and sweet. I’ve been with my K12-powered school for four years and a competitive player for my high school esports program for three.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

The lessons included real-world scenarios for using drones, like finding a lost child, that often appeal to young girls, and writing exercises to remind kids of what they’re good at before they try something hard. They often attend under-funded schools and have less access to high-tech industries than their peers in urban schools.

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k12

JUNE 24, 2025

12th grade student and SAC intern SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. I also enjoy writing very much. While I don’t write my own stories frequently, I love drafting new ideas for written pieces. By: Madison B.,

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

On a recent Thursday morning, Michael Taubman asked his class of seniors at North Star Academys Washington Park High School: What do you think AIs role should be in your future career? What are you using AI for in your school/classroom? This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

JULY 1, 2025

It is a family favorite that we used all the way through high school. Purchase Options : Analytical Grammar , Christian Book , Amazon GRAMMAR FOR THE WELL-TRAINED MIND Grades: Middle School–High School Approach: Very thorough, formal grammar with diagramming. GRAMMAR We used Fix It! See a full review I wrote here

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Organized Classroom

JUNE 12, 2025

Story starters for any grade level are a great way to practice writing skills. I remember being in 4th grade, and loving creative writing lessons with my teacher. What If Story Starters Writing prompts can be quick or lengthy. High School Writing Prompts : A Pinterest board filled with prompts for your viewing pleasure.

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Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 30, 2025

I once randomly met a teacher from a local high school at a social event. I knew that one of my young relatives, then a 15-year-old, attended the school, so naturally I mentioned him. Our play-based preschools are models of the way schools could be. I've told this story before, but it bears repeating.

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k12

JUNE 16, 2025

Key Takeaways Online high school graduates reach $10,000 in independent income slightly earlier (age 26) than public school grads (age 27). Online high school grads are the most likely to describe themselves as risk-tolerant (35%) and the least likely to be risk-averse (12%), suggesting a confident, entrepreneurial mindset.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 27, 2025

Create a Word Wall: Have students write down words and quotes that feel relevant to the goals they listed. The vision boards are accompanied by a writing assignment, and then they’re all hung as a class display. Teach students to use the SMART formula to ensure that any goals they set are specific and measurable.

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k12

JULY 9, 2025

10th grade student and SAC intern SAC Blog Series: Each year, the K12 Marketing Department hires a cohort of high school interns known as the Student Advisory Council or SAC. Right now, I have a fairly light high school course load, consisting of English, science, algebra, and some career-focused extracurriculars.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 16, 2025

Discover ways to integrate Hispanic Heritage Month activities into your school day and honor the contributions of Hispanic leaders, artists, athletes, and icons worldwide. Use Hispanic Heritage Month activities that include writing templates, instructional bookmarks, and sentence practice worksheets to focus on writing skills.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

She no longer feels comfortable inviting students in her argument and persuasion class to discuss and write about politics and current events. We do all these DEI trainings, and our kids still can’t read and write on grade level,” she said. “We Immigration raids are driving scared parents to keep their children home from school.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 30, 2025

Inspire regular writing practice Encourage your child to write regularly whether its writing a short story or a few paragraphs from a list of writing prompts , keeping a daily journal, or even penning postcards and letters to family and friends. With your support, your child can grow and try new things with confidence.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

Health, learning, dignity, independence, and creative endeavor are defined as little more than the performance of the institutions which claim to serve these ends, and their improvement is made to depend on allocating more resources to the management of hospitals, schools, and other agencies in question.” Recesses were long and frequent.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

When I think back on all the crap I learned in high school It's a wonder I can think at all. And though my lack of education hasn't hurt me none I can read the writing on the wall. It's at this point in my typical morning that I begin writing a blog post that will appear right here. This too is an ongoing process.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

High school isn’t all fun and games, but it can have a few jokes and riddles! Keep students guessing and thinking with a set of riddles for high school students. A pillow 14 ELA Enigmas and Wordplay Puzzles Need a brain break for high school students between chapters of your latest novel unit? What am I?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 23, 2025

Find everything you need for facilitating great debates in your high school class. From good debate topics for high school to resources for structuring and crafting arguments, you’ll find everything you need for a fiery debate in any subject. Should high school students be allowed to drop out of school when they want?

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Catch my Words

JULY 13, 2025

This back-to-school logic puzzle includes a six-part multi-grid logic elimination puzzle and an enrichment writing prompt to push for higher-level thinking. The topics in these puzzles are great for back to school or any time of year. SCP ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Absolutely love your logic puzzles! You are a wizard Harry! Thanks for reading!

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

A 2007 study led by Robert Balfanz at Johns Hopkins found that chronic absence in middle school and high school is often a leading predictor of dropping out. This isnt a silver-bullet story, they write. It has lasting effects through the upper grades, too.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2025

Schools asked Leibson to write essays about her son’s “learning style” — before he could even talk — and demanded specific details about Leibson’s connection to families already attending those programs, such as listing out the last time she saw them and what they did together.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2023

public high schools has a positive effect on students’ social networks, psycho-social outcomes, and health behaviors. Academic tracking” is a common practice in high schools through which lower-performing students are clustered with others of similar academic achievement. The findings, published Dec.

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