eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

Key points: Formulaic writing can constrain thinking and limit creativity Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy Video game design boosts students’ literacy skills For more news on writing instruction, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Early in our careers, when we were fresh-faced and idealistic (we still are!)

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Writing Essay Instructors Assignments 251

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

I asked myself: If a teachers role is to prepare students for the real world, shouldnt we be helping them solve the climate crisis? I asked myself: If a teachers role is to prepare students for the real world, shouldnt we be helping them solve the climate crisis? With that question in mind, I made the root of my work about connection.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2025

I am an 8th-grade science teacher in a fairly large district, and I recognize the importance of these engaging and interactive resources to help students build knowledge and continue learning. Building a Gimkit From the teacher’s side of Gimkit, the platform makes it extremely easy to build lessons for the students to use.

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Multiple Choice Questions Game-Based Learning Students Fairness 264

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at the chance to explore how computer science principles could enhance early literacy instruction — and ended up transforming her classroom in the process. “Let’s do it!” Educators recognize the need to cultivate these skills.

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Science Teachers Critical Thinking STEM 144

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Students often require significant review time at the beginning of each school year, with teachers spending an average of 4-6 weeks re-teaching material from the previous year. Such activities help maintain cognitive engagement while building background knowledge that supports academic success.

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Learning Achievement Critical Thinking Middle School 239

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. Dr. DiTullio was a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) and is an esteemed member of both PDK International and the Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society.

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Science Education Motivation Lecturing 247

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. Our librarians teach information literacy and digital citizenship as core parts of our library program.

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Languages Language English Math 277

eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

Teachers and parents can assign grade-level texts, paired with vocabulary lessons and comprehension questions. 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.

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Math Quizzes Critical Thinking History 276

eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Across the country, too many children are struggling to read, and too many teachers are struggling to help them. There are decades of research involving thousands of students and educators to support a structured literacy approach to teaching literacy. And how do we fix it?

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Lecturing Reading Languages Language 232

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Having conducted well over a thousand observations of K-12 teachers over the last 15 years, I have noticed there is one piece of feedback I have given more than any other–and it involves a seemingly minor word change. Multiple times in any class period, teachers call on students to contribute to the lesson of the day.

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Culture Feedback Languages Language 273

eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2025

Massachusetts districts face urgent literacy gaps, and our high-dosage tutoring model is designed to close those gaps efficiently and effectively,” said Devon Wible, vice president of teaching and learning for Catapult Learning. “We Catapult Learning’s HDT model is designed to scale individualized learning.

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Secondary Education Schools Learning Coaching 244

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. I have encouraged giving frequent quizzes , think-pair-shares , and teaching students to use flashcards , but there are a lot of other ways to do it.

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

Key points: AI’s instant feedback may help students from feeling lost during instruction Most teachers agree AI is a time-saver With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI and instruction, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub This press release originally appeared online.

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Math Participation Feedback High School 247

k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

Knowledge grows in bits. The implications stretch far beyond convenience or novelty- they represent a fundamental shift in how knowledge transfers from source to student. use gamified chatbot interactions to teach grammar and vocabulary, simulating real-world practice and offering immediate correction and encouragement.

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Education Learning Knowledge Feedback 150

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Faculty Focus

JULY 17, 2025

This teaching helps students blend ideas, think deeply across fields, and work well with people from varied backgrounds. Drawing from my experience teaching across subjects at Zayed University in Dubai, UAE, I want to share real ways teachers can build and run cross-subject courses that truly help students handle today’s complex world.

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Interdisciplinary Teaching Knowledge Peer Review 53

Teach Thought

JULY 9, 2025

These are instincts you’ve likely had as an educator—a teacher, administrator, developer, or designer. Then you teach, assess, reteach, re-assess, remediate, extend, and move on. Its purpose is to be considerate of whatever is present, to leave nothing out.” It’s no surprise that these two minds exist in education as well.

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Education Critical Thinking Essay Motivation 77

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. But the high turnover rate for teachers and the cadence at which they must prepare students for state testing forces educators to rely on overly procedural materials, she argued. The burden does not only belong to math teachers, though.

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Math Motivation High School High School 184

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. Dr. DiTullio was a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) and is an esteemed member of both PDK International and the Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society.

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Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

Teachers often seem to have eyes in the back of their heads. Teachers sometimes call it radar , and we use it every day. Thirteen years in, I credit this radar with much of my success as a teacher. I lost sight, specifically, of how teachers develop the radar necessary for classroom management. But its not instinctual.

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Classroom Management Coaching Feedback Teaching 176

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

Ask any teacher, and they will tell you that the pace of learning is not universal. Teachers, caught in the middle, are forced to move on to the next lesson, even when the students in front of them have not fully mastered the last one. Students who learn quickly are held back; their progress is slowed to match the pace of the system.

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Learning Art Fairness Critical Thinking 275

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

I’m picturing a lot of family time, slower mornings, and leisure reading in my future, but I also like to spend some time brushing up on my teaching skills each summer. Whether you’re a brand-new teacher or an experienced professional, you’re sure to find something just for your needs. to focus on yourself.

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Reading Skills Teachers Classroom Management 59

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

InsightMath creates an intentional learning experience with an integrated digital platform, engaging printed materials, classroom manipulatives, supportive teaching guides, and more. “To The students exploring to learn a new concept instead of teachers lecturing was super impactful on their learning.”

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Math Curriculum Lecturing Education 130

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

These “snacks” are short, creative experiments that use easily accessible materials to teach key scientific principles. The platform also provides family resources and teacher toolkits for guided learning.

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STEM Learning Science Textbooks 234

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Key points: Creating a culture where all students see themselves as capable math thinkers starts with leaders Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teachers PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests.

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Math Beliefs Culture Ethics 184

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. Part of this is the reality that most of our teachers have never really had to deal with change.

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Curriculum Blended Learning Knowledge Discussions 96

k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

We are shaping individuals who are not only knowledgeable but also compassionate, resourceful, and ready to take on the challenges of a global society,” Llana explains. She believes that schools should not just educate minds but also build communities where students, parents, and teachers work together to create meaningful change.

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Exams Counselling Education Schools 137

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

According to a 2024 study from the Community College Research Center at Columbia Universitys Teacher College, dual enrollment increased by 46 percent from 2015 to 2021, and another 18 percent from 2021 to 2023. Some areas may not have enough qualified teachers to offer them.

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Instructors Math Study High School 134

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2025

You’ve been teaching for five years and love what you’re doing. Most of the teachers at your school have been there years — even decades — and you have no doubt that, too, will be you. Sample lesson plans, artifacts Upload a full lesson plan that is typical of what you teach in classes.

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Teaching Philosophy Knowledge Feedback Languages 81

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Charlotte, NC Discovery Education , the creators of indispensable K-12 learning solutions used in classrooms around the world, today announced an exciting new slate of standards-aligned educational content and instructional resources for Back-to-School 2025 that will inspire teachers and engage students.

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Laboratory Social Studies Education Middle School 190

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

I think a lot of the teachers and parents don’t know, either.” Usually parents who attended college or are wealthier teach their children about new technology and how to use it, Hayes says. With AI, though, no one yet fully understands how it works, so parents can’t pass that knowledge down. “In

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Essay Ethics Fairness Assignments 169

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Letter grades are indeed first subjective evaluations of knowledge proficiency, but once they are passed to the hands of the students, they become game components, passed around as proof of the completion of some task, or the achievement of some desired goal (mastering a standard, fulfilling the requirements of an assignment, etc.)

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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 103

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2025

They are not intended to replace human educators, just complement traditional teaching. This shows that it is important to position AI as a tool, not a teacher. Teachers should train students to verify AI information with real sources. Constant content reviews ensure AI stays relevant to current medical knowledge.

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Disabilities Ethics Schools Plagiarism 139

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Leigh Arnold, an educational technology specialist from the School District of Palm Beach County, noted that “students enjoyed the opportunity to participate in something they love, while educators were thrilled to see them demonstrate their knowledge through creative builds and presentations.” Focus on teacher support.

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STEM Disabilities Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking 140

Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Creating a classroom in the service of social justice (The Metropolitan Center for Urban Education, 2008) requires a profound understanding of the impact of human diversity on teaching and learning (Cushner et al., Assume that students are capable and possess knowledge and skills. Refer to people how they refer to themselves.

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Accessibility Disabilities Learning Disabilities Special Education 95

Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates recently stated in an interview that advances in AI will mean the humans will no longer be needed for most things, and stated that doctors and teachers in particular could be replaced by AI (CNBC, 2025). He said that students have had access to the information we teach prior to AI. Saucier, Ph.D.

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Instructors Motivation Critical Thinking Students 98