eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Encore Data Products is set to showcase its latest educational technology at the ISTE 2025 conference. These smart pens instantly scan and translate printed text into multiple languages, making them ideal for multilingual students, ESL learners, and educators alike.

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eSchool News

JULY 23, 2025

With budgets tight and pressure high to integrate technology that truly supports student learning, choosing tools with genuinely impactful AI features is more important than ever. Twee is an AI‑driven platform tailored for language educators, streamlining lesson creation, assignment management, and feedback.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2025

Technology, often seen as a distraction, can be integrated thoughtfully, especially for younger children. Technology is everywhere and is not leaving anytime soon. Can the Montessori ideology and technology coexist? Technology should compliment and never replace these moments of learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

Platforms like Diffit and MagicSchool AI are helping teachers scaffold reading materials, translate documents and highlight vocabulary — all in a matter of seconds. That’s a game-changer for differentiation,” says Kim Zajac, a speech and language pathologist at Norton Public School in Massachusetts. Our focus is on skills, not tools.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

We would go to one platform to look at their reading data, another for their behavior data, and yet another for math. We adjusted our resources, and this year, 96 percent of K-5 students met typical growth in English language arts. The inundation of disjointed data hit me particularly hard.

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eSchool News

JULY 23, 2025

Read and listen below for the details: From left: Shiren Vijiasingam, Chief Product Officer; Zach Pendleton, Chief Architect; and Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy. eSchool was there to get the scoop.

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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. This challenge mirrors what would occur if students were expected to read novels without first mastering the alphabet.

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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. At Khan World School, a partnership between ASU Prep and Khan Academy, students have shown learning growth as high as 2 to 5 times national norms in math, reading, and language arts.

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Cult of Pedagogy

JUNE 22, 2025

Reading before bed? But not everybody feels this way about reading. My own brother — who is incredibly intelligent, younger than I am, and has already paid off his house (what?!?!) — once told me, “I never read anything unless I absolutely have to.” Every single day we seem to move closer to a society that simply doesn’t read.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Technology has permeated every facet of our lives, making many tasks easier, and even doing some of our work for us. The impact of technology on the human brain is still being studied, but there is a body of research which is decades old and has increased its capacity to inform education with advances in medical imaging technology.

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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 walked into classrooms where ninth graders were reading at a third-grade level. Some just want to read a good book and be seen for who they are, not as a stereotype waiting to be saved. PASS Network was going to be a bridge — connecting families to the language, policies and strategies they needed to push for change from within.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Hind Haddad, an Arabic language teacher in Columbus, Ohio, experienced many microaggressions as a Muslim educator. Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., Another way educators have sought to foster and connect identity to curricular engagement is through social-emotional learning practices and strategies.

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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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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Technology has permeated every facet of our lives, making many tasks easier, and even doing some of our work for us. The impact of technology on the human brain is still being studied, but there is a body of research which is decades old and has increased its capacity to inform education with advances in medical imaging technology.

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Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! Behavioral Observation : Observe and interpret body language and verbal cues to better understand customer satisfaction and needs. Welcome to psychology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 1, 2025

This tells future bosses you can use technology as a tool and can give you an edge in a competitive job market. Include your facility with 1:1 programs, carts, and other approaches to using technology in classes. It might be your ability to speak Russian or use sign language. Indicate all you are comfortable with.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 20, 2025

Tara’s first assignment in general psychology reads as follows: “Hi Tara! Behavioral Observation : Observe and interpret body language and verbal cues to better understand customer satisfaction and needs. Welcome to psychology.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

He emphasizes that effective digital programs are driven by specific educational needswhether supporting CTE (Career and Technical Education), dropout recovery, or creating early college opportunitiesrather than by technology itself. I mean, it’s program first technology, second right? I mean it’s. And I were. Well, you go.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

AEF also integrates cutting-edge technology to enhance personalized learning. Whether its reinforcing math concepts, improving reading comprehension, or learning a new language, these resources make learning more engaging and effective. Technology-driven learning is also advancing.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

But because this was 1980, and the technologies that could be used to cheat were more advanced than the technology available to detect cheating, there was no definitive proof. Morrow was surprised to read that Ruiz had finished in 11th place in the New York Marathon.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

ELA class gives middle schoolers the opportunity to write creatively, read imaginative stories, and present their thoughts and opinions to peers. Give your daily concert an ELA twist by providing lyrics to your transition song and asking students to identify figurative language.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

We’re all awash in content possibilities, but much like parents say it’s a full-time job reading emails for children’s schools, it can feel like a job to find content beneficial for kids,” Pasnik says. However, several studies found that it created no additional benefits, with one even finding it inhibited babies’ language development.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

Is it better to read the book or watch the movie? Would you rather take a class with more technology or minimal screen time? Compare this story to another you’ve read. narrative prompts allow students to write using clear sequences, descriptive details, reflection, and figurative language. Aligned with CCSS W.7.3,

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 2, 2025

I'm sure that at some level her motivations were educational, but I think the main point was that we were living in a country in where the media was in a language we didn't understand, and she wanted us to be at least minimally entertained. I was reading for pleasure. That's how reading has always felt to me. I still do that.

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Teach Thought

JULY 17, 2025

Skip to content Analogy Booklet Read Expand Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Search Toggle Menu Home / Learning Posts / Teaching Is Human Work. Systems use binary language. Teachers translate two incompatible languages. Technology amplifies the system, not the human.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2025

When Marisha Speights first started as a speech language pathologist in preschools serving affluent families in Nashville, Tennessee, she used the typical screening and assessment measures that she believed and was taught worked well. It was, I dont think this child has a speech or language issue, but the test says theyre at risk.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Founded in 2012, ThinkCERCA offers a set of digital tools and lesson plans to help educators teach critical thinking skills across a variety of subjects, including English language arts (ELA), math, social studies and science. According to her, the education industry looks at “reading and writing as two separate kinds of tools.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

More than a third of its students come from low-income families, and one out of every eight students is an English language learner. It relies heavily on visuals and on a deliberate use of language that progresses from the concrete to the abstract, leading to a deeper understanding of key math concepts. Like many U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

A popular service learning endeavor is teaching technology skills to those who don’t have them. In this lesson plan, students will teach a group of seniors how to use common technology to help them manage their life and relationships better. develop language skills to present information. Teacher Preparation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

I inform all about the language of learning. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. I teach through dialogue not monologue.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

In todays technology-rich classrooms, digital literacy is becoming a foundational skill–students are learning to navigate devices, use educational software, and collaborate online. But as we prepare students for the future, its no longer enough for them to simply use technology. What is data literacy for K-12 learners?

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2017

Being a caring and competent user of technology is core to being a productive, proactive citizen…and we accomplish this with no tech staff. We are a diverse urban learning community, where our families speak 23 different languages. Let me explain: Wildwood IB World Magnet School is a top performing K-8 public magnet school.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

September 8th is International Literacy Day, a great time to think about promoting a class culture that values reading. However, encouraging students to read in and out of class is challenging as small screens command much of their time and attention. Just four years ago, approximately 10% of my students were reading below grade level.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2020

As a language arts teacher at a partial STEM Magnet middle school in Southern Georgia, I have the opportunity to teach an amazing group of students; their willingness to expand their educational horizons amazes me every day. So, how do I keep my math, science, and STEM-minded students engaged in the language arts?

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2021

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? Technology can engage students and enhance their literacy skills. But integrating technology into lesson plans can be a challenge.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2024

Since 2013, according to an analysis , policymakers in 37 states have passed laws or implemented new policies related to reading instruction and stakeholders from scholars and journalists to teachers and parent coalitions have weighed in.

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