eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

Suitable for: Middle and high school students who want tailored practice and a bit more support in tough subjects. Suitable for: All grade levels–from elementary children designing a poster about dinosaurs to high school students putting together a multimedia history project.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Across the country, too many children are struggling to read, and too many teachers are struggling to help them. Teacher preparation programs and school districts across the nation have been slow to fully embrace this research base, known as the science of reading.

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Lecturing Reading Languages Language 228

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.

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Culture Feedback Languages Language 264

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

Before Bullitt County Public Schools implemented a comprehensive data system, we often found ourselves looking at multiple different data sources for each individual child. We would go to one platform to look at their reading data, another for their behavior data, and yet another for math. Our next steps will be equally exciting.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2025

These students can make meaningful gains when provided with targeted reading intervention strategies tailored to their needs. Still, educators can offer early literacy support and help for struggling readers using evidence-based reading instruction. What is a delayed reader?

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Disabilities Learning Disabilities Reading Motivation 259

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

Each new school offered a different name, a different ZIP code and a different student handbook, but the same painful story of Black children being overlooked, mislabeled, forgotten and left behind played out again and again: Black children left behind. I walked into classrooms where ninth graders were reading at a third-grade level.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

Starbridge , which uses AI to help businesses spot early buying signals from school districts, looked at 5,000 U.S. school districts for the 2024-25 school year and found that 37% discussed AI in at least one board meeting. Some AI tools can do so much with that in seconds.” Grading, especially, is viewed with skepticism.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

To help fill the gap we began using two products, both of which were recommended by a teacher who had used the literacy programs at a previous school. We have an extremely diverse student body, which means foundational skills and native languages are varied and distinctive. Teach to a group or individuals.

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English Students Languages Language 162

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Listen to the interview with Dan Tricarico: Sponsored by Alpaca and The School Me Podcast This page contains Bookshop.org links. Reading before bed? But not everybody feels this way about reading. Like most language arts/English teachers, I always wanted to share my love of reading with my students. Absolute bliss!

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Reading English Grades Attention 75

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

Minnesota, Florida, and North Carolina are rolling back high school math or English requirements. Florida is actively looking at removing graduation requirements which include passing a 10th grade English Language Arts assessment and a statewide algebra test. Now, they have proposed eliminating an Algebra II requirement.

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Education Math Exams English 273

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

I recently read 10 to 25 , a new book by David Yeager, one of the leading research psychologists in adolescent development and motivation. That realization has implications not just for how we understand student engagement, but for how we design schools…and why AI alone can’t get us where we need to go. Or basketball. Or Taylor Swift.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. She currently serves as the principal of Austin Steward Elementary School #46 in Rochester, New York.

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Science Education Motivation Lecturing 247

Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 18, 2025

If you’re feeling overwhelmed thinking about your first week of school , I want you to know: you’re not alone. What Matters Most the First Week of School Before we talk about plans and pacing, here’s the foundation: the first week of school is not about jumping straight into your curriculum.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Its a familiar story for many parentswatching their child struggle in school, knowing they are capable but somehow unable to thrive in a traditional classroom. They envisioned a school where children who didnt fit the standard mold could still succeed, not just academically but socially and emotionally.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

After a school year full of early mornings, lesson plans, and seemingly endless to-do lists, we’ve all earned some well-deserved rest and relaxation! 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.

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Reading Skills Teachers Classroom Management 59

Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Burns opening quote is a reminder that teaching is purpose-driven work and that student growth and development depend on supporting teachers and school leaders. In that time, each fellow has managed to speak vulnerably about educational leadership, student engagement and systemic challenges in K-12 education.

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Education Essay Culture Math 118

Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

I read Susan Blums Ungrading as a first-year graduate student and was immediately smitten. As a first-year graduate student, I had read Susan Blums Ungrading and was immediately smitten. As a TA, I even received rubrics with that language. My first attempt at alternative assessment didnt go very well.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

The program gives educators one possible model to follow as they look to reverse the trend of declining student proficiency in reading. The program The creative new approach to literacy instruction took place in a voluntary afterschool program attended by students at the Max Schoenfeld School (The Max).

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. She currently serves as the principal of Austin Steward Elementary School #46 in Rochester, New York.

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Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 16, 2025

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. Use ice breakers for high school students to learn more about them as individuals. Table of Contents 1. Begin with a fresh start 2. Create personal relationships 3.

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Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

The Grade Point Average might be the most visible example of gamification in school. The rest are sent to vocational school. One program focuses on goal content and the multiple goals that students can pursue in school settings, whereas the other has focused on the nature of achievement goals or goal orientations.

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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 105

Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

My Personal Homeschool Experience During the 2021-2022 school year, my husband and I decided to homeschool our twin third graders. We tag-teamed – every morning, I taught all the math, reading, and writing, and in the afternoon he would teach science and social studies. It was a dream! I also used my giant whiteboard ALL the time!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2025

Most of the teachers at your school have been there years — even decades — and you have no doubt that, too, will be you. The only good news: Your boss told you already, giving you time to job hunt for the new school year. It might be your ability to speak Russian or use sign language. Save them until requested.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

All you need to add is a classroom full of eager middle schoolers, and you’ve got the best school year ever! Provide relevant reading materials 5. 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.

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Grades Teaching Teachers Teaching Philosophy 52

Teach Hub

JULY 18, 2025

It often gets brushed aside as an old-school method that doesn’t belong in today’s classrooms. Before they are able to analyze a poem, they must know figurative language basics like metaphor and simile. If they’re practicing sight words, give them time to read books where those words show up.

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Learning Math Social Studies Languages 52

Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 8, 2025

Listen to the interview with Laurie Rabinowitz and Amy Tondreau ( transcript ) Sponsored by Alpaca and The School Me Podcast This page contains Bookshop.org links. You can listen in the player above, read the transcript, or take a look at the summary below. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

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Disabilities Teaching Culture Special Education 91

k12

JUNE 27, 2025

But should those plans involve—summer school? Before your kids (or even you) groan at the idea of never-ending 7 AM drop-offs and nightly homework, rest assured that summer school is different from regular school. Why consider summer school for your child? What does a typical summer school curriculum include?

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Curriculum Learning Styles Schools Students 52

Organized Classroom

JUNE 13, 2025

Reading and Language Arts Power Pack 11 reading and language arts resource sets that pack a punch! While this is probably more suited for students in grades 3 and up, I could see even a Kinder teacher use this as a group project to start talking about story elements.

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Writing Art Languages Language 83

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

Guest speaker John Watson is the founder of DLAC (formerly Evergreen Education Group), which has been a leading consulting and advisory firm serving school districts, state agencies, foundations, and companies in the K-12 digital learning field for more than 20 years. The computer-generated transcript is below: Kevin Hogan OK.

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Learning Discussions Gamification Technology 130

Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

Its about setting the tone for your entire school year. Start With Clear Classroom Expectations The start of the school year is the perfect time to introduce your science lab safety rules. Your students are already learning about school rules and classroom procedures, so why not include science safety in the mix?

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Science Activities Classroom Management Critical Thinking 52

Reading Power Gear

JUNE 17, 2025

He tells her of the day years ago when he and the other children from their community were told to board the train before being taken to residential school where their lives were changed forever. A dual-language edition in English and Mi’gmaq. An excellent read-aloud about nature, conservation, and Indigenous Peoples.

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History Culture Languages Language 66

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon. Integrity is often talked about as a coin that reads cheated on one side and didnt cheat on the other. Affirm personal interests by letting students know you cared enough to read their inventories. Teach students how to cite sources.

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Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

His book,The Antiracist School Leader: What to Know, Say, and Do, is currently available. He has received numerous honors, including a 2017 Distinguished Service to Public Education Award from Montgomery County Public Schools and a 2025 Exemplary PK20 Boundary Spanner Award from the National Association for School-University Partnerships.

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Confidentiality Culture Discussions Beliefs 213

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. We asked them what makes online school so great, and here’s what Madison had to say. My K12 Why What do you like about online private school?

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Schools Grades Students Online Learning 52

k12 Digest

MAY 21, 2025

His book,The Antiracist School Leader: What to Know, Say, and Do, is currently available. He has received numerous honors, including a 2017 Distinguished Service to Public Education Award from Montgomery County Public Schools and a 2025 Exemplary PK20 Boundary Spanner Award from the National Association for School-University Partnerships.

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Confidentiality Culture Discussions Beliefs 130

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. Perfect as bell-ringers, exit tickets, or brain breaks for high school , these five-minute writing ideas are a great way to get students into a writing state of mind right after the bell rings. Would you prefer a late start to your school day or an early release? What about 3 hours?

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High School High School Writing Essay 52

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

If you read that and immediately thought of Mister Rogers, you're probably a child of the 70's. Maybe educators have always been a type of carpenter, but this attitude has clearly seeped into our relationship with children as well, leading our schools to the extremes of test and assess and drill and kill.

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Evaluation Writing Motivation Testing 108