k12 Digest

JULY 24, 2025

This phenomenon creates a significant barrier for students pursuing degrees in over 50 STEM-related disciplines, thereby restricting access to critical career pathways in science, medicine, and technology. The Alphabet of Science: The Periodic Table The Periodic Table serves as the “alphabet” of chemistry.

Education

eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

Khan Academy : Khan Academy’s free online platform offers comprehensive lessons in math, science, history, and more. The platform also features an Article-A-Day challenge that encourages students to build background knowledge and reading stamina with just 10 minutes a day.

Math

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Studies show that by the time students reach middle school, summer learning loss can accumulate to create an achievement gap of up to two years between socioeconomic groups. These can include visits to museums, science centers, and historical sites, which provide opportunities for experiential learning and critical thinking.

Learning

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

That early access to knowledge helped shape who I am today, and I carry that legacy into my work leading library services and digital learning for more than 30,500 students in the heart of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. She insisted on having the latest World Book Encyclopedia set every year, instilling in me a love of reading and inquiry.

Language

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

BOSTON — Ignite Reading — a Science of Reading-based virtual tutoring program serving students in 18 states nationwide — today announced its approval by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) to continue providing 1:1 high-dosage evidence-based literacy tutoring to K-3 students across the commonwealth.

Reading

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

The platform covers all subjects–from vocabulary and reading strategies to science, social studies, and math–through catchy songs and interactive lessons. Furthermore, it’s a powerful tool for developing literacy skills and content knowledge in a way that resonates with children across grade levels and learning styles.

Quizzes

eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Teacher preparation programs and school districts across the nation have been slow to fully embrace this research base, known as the science of reading. Since 2017, consistent media attention focused on the literacy crisis has created a groundswell of support for learning about the science of reading. What do teacher educators need?

Lecturing

k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master of Science in International Political Economy from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA in Finance from the Quantic School of Business and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University – Global. Cook-Harvey, C.,

Learning

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam’s work is grounded in the belief that education must be both empowering and compassionate—equipping learners not only with knowledge, but with resilience, empathy, and the confidence to shape a better world. It should extend our ability to listen, relate, and empower learners to co-create knowledge within a community of care.

Interdisciplinary

k12 Digest

JULY 24, 2025

This phenomenon creates a significant barrier for students pursuing degrees in over 50 STEM-related disciplines, thereby restricting access to critical career pathways in science, medicine, and technology. The Alphabet of Science: The Periodic Table The Periodic Table serves as the “alphabet” of chemistry.

Education

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education empowers individuals to become well-rounded to handle complexity, diversity, and change by providing broad knowledge of the world and in-depth study in a specific area. This knowledge is deepened by engaging with significant, both contemporary and enduring, real-world problems.

Art

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Available within Discovery Education Experience, the essential companion for engaged K-12 classrooms, this new content supports instruction in a variety of disciplines including ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Careers Exploration.

Laboratory

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

Odgers, a professor of psychological science and informatics at UC Irvine, launched a national survey to investigate the use of AI among teens, parents and educators. They found that many of the teens in the study were aware of the concerns and dangers surrounding AI, yet didn’t have guidelines to use it appropriately.

Essay

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education empowers individuals to become well-rounded to handle complexity, diversity, and change by providing broad knowledge of the world and in-depth study in a specific area. This knowledge is deepened by engaging with significant, both contemporary and enduring, real-world problems.

Art

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2025

This study is the first to investigate the impact of Core5 at scale in California schools,” said Lexia President Nick Gaehde. Our study evaluated Core5’s impact on more than one million California elementary students’ ELA achievement during the 2022-23 school year. “Our points higher than their peers at the non-Core5 schools.

English

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam’s work is grounded in the belief that education must be both empowering and compassionate—equipping learners not only with knowledge, but with resilience, empathy, and the confidence to shape a better world. It should extend our ability to listen, relate, and empower learners to co-create knowledge within a community of care.

Interdisciplinary

Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. Building Interdisciplinary Courses: Choosing Scope and Mixing Knowledge Creating a solid interdisciplinary course starts with a clear scope and thoughtful mixing of knowledge. Yang et al.

Interdisciplinary

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Phase 2 Semi-Finals: District champions tackled the challenge of restoring the Everglades ecosystem, applying science and teamwork in a digital environment. Through competitive gaming, students strengthen digital literacy, teamwork and social-emotional skills , while also creating pathways to explore STEM learning and career readiness.

STEM

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2025

Bringing this learning to students offers a unique and individualized experience that equips students with skills and a foundational knowledge of different vocational careers. Theyll get to explore if they want to be an auto mechanic, Howard said.

Students

Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

Working in the College of Interdisciplinary Studies has shown me firsthand that our students face a world full of messy, tangled problems. Building Interdisciplinary Courses: Choosing Scope and Mixing Knowledge Creating a solid interdisciplinary course starts with a clear scope and thoughtful mixing of knowledge. Yang et al.

Interdisciplinary

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

In the 10 years since I chose a book called Make it Stick for a book study in the summer of 2015, I’ve been encouraging teachers to add more retrieval practice to their teaching. A big and growing body of research tells us that when we study with retrieval, we learn and remember things much better than we do by other review methods.

Multiple Choice Questions

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. A study from the U.S. Department of Education found that 77% of online students reported a better balance between their studies and personal life.

Hybrid Learning

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

We cannot compete with the other resources available to our students in our fundamental content knowledge. 2001, University of Vermont) is a University Distinguished Teaching Scholar and Professor of Psychological Sciences at Kansas State University. This was our role as instructors prior to the advent of AI. Saucier, Ph.D.

Instructors

Tim Manson

JULY 10, 2025

It is great to have their experience and wealth of knowledge feeding into the NI education system, but I do feel a little embarrassed by the lack of Northern Irish voices who are leading curricular change in Northern Ireland. As a Vice Principal, I have a deep knowledge and understanding of what works and what does not work in my school.

Curriculum

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

STEM isnt just the latest teaching topic: Its an innovative, cross-curricular way to strengthen problem-solving and critical thinking skills across science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Youll also find instructional tips and ways to integrate STEM into different subjects because science class doesnt get to have all the fun!

Middle School

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2025

For Trumbore, it started in 2004, when she went to Stanford to work for Patrick Suppes, who had been studying computer-assisted learning since the 1960s. There was us doing the online school, and then over at the computer science department, they were trying to build a better blackboard. I think the official year was 2007.

History

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition. Amy Leman, professor in Human Development and Family Studies, helped navigate the IRB process providing insight and guidance.

Disabilities

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

AI is so new that the landscape of our knowledge is changing constantly. Examining science education in ChatGPT: An exploratory study of generative artificial intelligence. Journal of Science Education and Technology , 32(4), 444452. References Anthology. AI in Higher Ed: Hype, Harm, or Help [Whitepaper] Anthology.

Ethics

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2025

These five competencies are crucial in developing students’ social and emotional knowledge and skills. Form study groups, organize optional coffee meet-ups, or other optional ways students can connect outside of the classroom. Social Science, Humanities and Sustainability Research. What does this look like? Dr. Raglena T.

Classroom Management

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2025

These five competencies are crucial in developing students’ social and emotional knowledge and skills. Form study groups, organize optional coffee meet-ups, or other optional ways students can connect outside of the classroom. Social Science, Humanities and Sustainability Research. What does this look like? Dr. Raglena T.

Classroom Management

Lab to Class

JULY 3, 2025

Research on Attention to Interactions A newly released study showed that this preference for watching and paying attention to social interactions rather than individuals is not a new human development, but one shared with our genetic relatives, chimpanzees. Science class could have a student be a helper for a science experiment.

Lecturing

Faculty Focus

MAY 22, 2025

This divide has resulted in a persistent gapboth in knowledge and in action. Studies show that students are more likely to exhibit early signs of distress in the classroom than in other campus spaces, making faculty key frontline responders (Lipson et al., Faculty and Mental Health: Knowledge, Confidence, and Responsibility.

Counselling

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 15, 2025

When science students combine their natural curiosity with engineering know-how, the sky’s the limit (literally, if you’re working on rockets)! Study cause and effect with a Rube Goldberg machine 7. It’s not a great joke, but creating a potato clock is a great science experiment for middle school.

Middle School

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

National Science Foundation, aimed to solve that problem with a drone-focused curriculum for rural middle schools. For decades, the federal government believed getting more students interested in science, math, and technology was a national security priority. Ted Cruz , the Republican chair of the Senate science committee.

STEM

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Nature Walk Journal; Nature Scavenger Hunt; Nature Journal Prompt; Outside Guide By Teach Go Green Grades: 3rd-10th Subjects: Environment, Science Guide high schoolers through a writing walk with a nature walk journal. Inspire students with a walk outside, complete with notebooks, sunshine, and lots of topics for discussion.

High School

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

In 2017, this was especially true while taking a computer science course on data structures and algorithms. I had a very knowledgeable teacher, but lecture slides were available online, and they covered almost all of the material for the course. Factor in the chances that I am going to be ready to learn at precisely 4-5:30 p.m.

Study

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Other investors in the round include Chinese education firm TAL Education Group, Follett Knowledge Fund and Plum Alley Investments, along with LinkedIn’s CEO Jeff Weiner and senior vice president Mike Gamson, Deborah Quazzo (founder and managing partner of GSV Acceleration) and Sam Yagan (founder of OkCupid).

Textbooks