Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

Not surprisingly, more students are using generative AI to assist them in writing. In an undergraduate business communication course that I oversee, the percentage of students who declared their use of generative AI for a writing assessment (i.e. It cannot be truly innovative because it learns from existing data.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Sometimes they will cold call students, while other times they will ask students to share what they learned after theyve had a chance to read the assigned material or discuss it with their classmates in groups. It is shockingly difficult for most teachers to alter their language in this manner. Every word matters. Then, say Tell us __.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

Not surprisingly, more students are using generative AI to assist them in writing. In an undergraduate business communication course that I oversee, the percentage of students who declared their use of generative AI for a writing assessment (i.e. It cannot be truly innovative because it learns from existing data.

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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. Albuquerque Public Schools is focusing on grant writing and lesson planning. With Gemini, my planning is so fast and easy, said STEM teacher Natali Barretto.

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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. AI’s most promising role may lie in its ability to personalize learning. When generative AI entered classrooms, it promised a revolution.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

To guide this transformative learning process, critical thinking will become an invaluable commodity. Ultimately, our students look up to us and use our guidance in their learning. A shift in the fundamental mindset of educators and learners will be vitally important as AI becomes more and more commonplace.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam Ngo Thanh is an educational leader, innovator, and advocate for equity-driven, holistic learning. He shared his views on integrating technology meaningfully into the classroom, Teaching methodologies, personalized learning, interdisciplinary instruction, and many more.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Instructions: 1. Choose a song in Spanish (e.g., 

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

To guide this transformative learning process, critical thinking will become an invaluable commodity. Ultimately, our students look up to us and use our guidance in their learning. A shift in the fundamental mindset of educators and learners will be vitally important as AI becomes more and more commonplace.

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process? Views Facebook Linkedin Print How Does Gamification Uncover Nuance In The Learning Process? This is a contest to collect as many As as possible, trying to make neat what is inherently messy: learning. Consider how much ‘3.2

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 4, 2025

What if you had no language at all and yet there was something you needed to say? Kimmerer asserts, "Plants teach the universal language." Nearly two-thirds of the brain's neurons are devoted to prediction and feedback so that the brain can learn and update the validity of previous predictions." Wouldn't you dance it?

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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. Learn to ride the wave.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

That was Alexis Johnson’s reaction when she saw professional learning opportunities focused on computational thinking. Meeting the Growing Demand for CS Skills Alexis Johnson First Grade Teacher, Canyons School District Computing and technology shape how we communicate, work and learn. We learned so much. “Let’s do it!”

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 5, 2025

The initial enthusiasm for learning a foreign language may wane as other courses with demanding assignments compete for their attention. This is the moment when a language instructor must pivot, shifting the classroom dynamic to reignite curiosity and motivation. Instructions: 1. Choose a song in Spanish (e.g., 

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

I’m entering my fifth year as the founder of a microschool, a small learning environment that currently serves approximately 20 students. After watching my students deeply engaged in learning, one district leader told me, “It looked like you’d been given free rein to be creative, and that’s a problem.” Where learning is personalized.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

This article includes a free, open-access resource for educators: What Your Students Arent Telling You: Listening, Learning, and Leading with Empathy. The book, co-authored with students, offers actionable strategies and insights to help create more inclusive and humane learning environments. Textbook format and cost mattered.

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Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Thats especially true when youre supporting multilingual learners (MLs), who are navigating both academic content and a new language at the same time. It makes learning more accessible by setting the stage and giving students the context they need to engage with confidence. Why it works: These activities make learning sticky.

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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.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2017

Writing is used to assess student learning more often than it is used to facilitate learning. We talk about writing as a product for assessment, a subject where paragraphs and commas are taught, or a skill that one either has developed or lacks. Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own.

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

As upper elementary teachers, we know that word learning can’t keep up with word exposure. Morphology is the study of morphemes —the smallest units of meaning in language. Even if a student has never seen the word, they can reason: autobiographer is a person who writes the story of their own life. Language builds on itself.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 13, 2025

If you’re a classroom teacher who wants to help students learn from their mistakes, take responsibility for their actions, and make things right with others, you can start using restorative practices today. Using this kind of language helps students build empathy , reflect on their behavior, and understand how their actions impact others.

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Teach Hub

JULY 18, 2025

When you think of rote learning, chances are you picture students writing their spelling words five times each or chanting times tables together. But the truth is, when it’s used the right way by us teachers , rote learning can help students thrive. This is where rote learning comes into play.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. There are multiple pathways to holding students accountable for their evidence of learning; one is to focus on cheating, the other is to focus on integrity. Ruiz learned in New York that amidst the crowds, race officials cant keep track of individuals.

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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. For students who are testing below grade level, incorporate the CCSS for language arts that are closer to their actual abilities. Table of Contents 1.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

The schools Lifted and Unstoppable philosophy ensures every girl learns to trust her voice, take risks, and lead with confidence. There’s a hum of excitement, the kind that comes when learning feels more like discovery than obligation. The recently reimagined Learning Commons is a perfect example. Its lively. Its hands-on.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Students went through all the steps of creating a video game, including writing the storyline, creating characters, and building the world in which their game takes place. Additionally, the students broadened their vocabulary by learning language thats critical to their academic success.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

How will you create a productive learning environment within your home? We tag-teamed – every morning, I taught all the math, reading, and writing, and in the afternoon he would teach science and social studies. Find a spot in your home that can be consistently used for learning. What curriculum should you use?

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 8, 2025

So when we were seeing research studies or classroom examples of culturally sustaining pedagogy, they tended to focus on race or language or culture, and disability wasn’t sort of fleshed out. These conversations don’t just affirm students with disabilities; they deepen everyone’s understanding of how learning happens.

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Teach Your Kids

JULY 7, 2025

Meet the tutors ➡️ Rowan (Latin and Ancient Greek) A specialist in Latin and Ancient Greek, Rowan loves guiding gifted learners into the fascinating world of classical languages and ideas. She is also a gifted creative writing teacher who can support children in creating their own narrative. Why or why not?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Ready to ignite your students’ imaginations and sharpen their writing skills? With these engaging 7th grade writing prompts, students will dive into a world of self-expression. They’re developing the skills to investigate real-world topics, explain ideas clearly, and write with purpose.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. Do you like watching sports live or on TV?

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. 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.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Teach with Magic – Learn how to create captivating and dynamic lessons that inspire students every day. Teaching with Love and Logic – Insightful strategies for combining discipline and compassion to create respectful learning environments. Jennifer L. said, “ Best teaching book I have read in years.

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k12

JULY 7, 2025

But here’s some good news: K12 Learning Hub is here to help! Whether you’re looking for a quick math refresher, an engaging science video, or a writing prompt that’ll make your kid say, “That was fun!” K12 Learning Hub has got your back. Why use K12 Learning Hub? You’ve probably already learned that by now.

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Reading Power Gear

JUNE 17, 2025

– Kelsey Borgford A lovely story about a child learning the tradition and deep respect of the Cree beadwork from her Kokum. Ashley promises to wait with her uncle by the train tracks, in remembrance of what was lost and she promises to never forget the their culture or language. Inhabit Media, 2024) On the Trapline – David M. 

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

The most important thing each of us can know is our unique gift and how to use it in the world," writes bontantist and philosopher Robin Wall Kimmerer in her book Braiding Sweetgrass. We can't make children learn, but we can let them learn." I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years.

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1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

JULY 1, 2025

Purchase Options : JacKris Publishing FIRST LANGUAGE LESSONS We used FLL levels 1 & 2 alongside of Growing with Grammar for two totally different approaches in the early years. Purchase Options : Fun to Learn , Christian Book , Amazon Below are grammar programs we have not personally used.

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