eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Jay McTighe, Author and Consultant, McTighe and Associates (Columbia, MD) Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD (Paris, France) ISTE Distinguished District Award This award honors school districts that demonstrate effectiveness and innovation in using technology to improve student outcomes and engagement.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

How it helps: For struggling readers, English-language learners, or busy students who want to maximize their study time, Speechify makes content more accessible. Duolingo What it does: Duolingo uses gamification and AI-assisted practice to help students learn a new language.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2025

That’s when I figured out a way to use technology to fight back. Not through AI-checkers, as that technology still has some time before its reliability is guaranteed. Instead, I decided to follow the lead of Kai Cenat. If you have no idea who Kai Cenat is , that’s probably a good thing.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

That’s a game-changer for differentiation,” says Kim Zajac, a speech and language pathologist at Norton Public School in Massachusetts. At Gwinnett County Schools in Georgia, Executive Director of Instructional Technology Lisa Watkins echoes the shift. We rolled out slowly, starting with principals and district leaders.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

As districts and schools nationwide struggle to find qualified therapists, particularly speech-language pathologists and board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs), theres a growing demand for these specialized professionals. Beyond staffing, districts also need the technology to help them stay compliant with regulatory requirements.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

My role includes oversight of programs ranging from school counseling to English learning to technology, as well as curriculum implementation, instruction and assessment programming, and alignment with federal, state, and local resources. The inundation of disjointed data hit me particularly hard.

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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

JULY 10, 2025

As classrooms across America become increasingly diverse, with growing populations of multilingual learners and students from various cultural backgrounds, school districts face a critical challenge: selecting educational technology that truly serves all students. million English learners in K-12 public schools in the fall of 2021, up from 4.6

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam is the co-founder of the Vietnam Innovative Educators Foundation (VIEF), a professional network of over 157,000 educators committed to advancing technology-enhanced and student-centered teaching practices nationwide. In a recent interview with K12 Digest, Nam Ngo Thanh discussed his experience with technology, innovation, and education.

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k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

This fundamental truth about human cognition has finally found its perfect technological match in the form of microlearning. As we witness the rapid evolution of educational technology, the convergence of bite-sized learning modules with intelligent virtual tutors is creating unprecedented opportunities for personalised education.

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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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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Featuring more than 2,000 preloaded lessons across core subjects, including Common Core-aligned math, ESL in multiple languages, science, social studies, SEL, quizzes, and presentation templates, LG CreateBoard Prep makes it easy to build engaging content for any subject or grade level. Teachers can also import existing files (including *.notebook

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Jay McTighe, Author and Consultant, McTighe and Associates (Columbia, MD) Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, OECD (Paris, France) ISTE Distinguished District Award This award honors school districts that demonstrate effectiveness and innovation in using technology to improve student outcomes and engagement.

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STEM Education Coaching Elementary School 130

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

This activity emphasizes computational thinking and problem-solving, incorporating Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and utilizing differentiation strategies to support diverse elementary learners. I aim to demonstrate how technology integration can be purposeful and manageable by modeling this approach.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

teachers work with diverse groups, often with varying language backgrounds and ability levels, in both indoor and outdoor settings. This technology was introduced more than 30 years ago to provide low-volume, highly intelligible speech throughout a classroom. It also supports in class management and delivering clearer instruction.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2025

Language barriers can have a profound impact on these students academic performance, classroom engagement and social connection. Traditional supports for emergent bilingual students, such as peer translation, bilingual aides or simplified language, often fall short in busy classrooms where time and resources are stretched thin.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

DENVER — The AI Education Project (aiEDU) and The Rithm Project are proud to announce a new partnership focused on advancing AI literacy and AI readiness and human connection in high school English Language Arts (ELA) classrooms.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

In a digitally-driven world, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the latest technology that either will save or doom the planet depending on who you speak with. Artificial intelligence is no different, but how can we ease the minds of those educators who have trouble embracing the newest innovation in emerging technologies?

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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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Language Languages Instructors Culture 65

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

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. Making Computer Science Relevant and Relatable A key takeaway for these educators was the power of language.

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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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Education Essay Culture Math 118

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Unless AI technology evolves to a point where it plays a meaningful role in real social systems, where time, attention, and affirmation are scarce and must be earned, it will fall short of solving the motivational challenge. But I don’t believe it’s the technology alone that drives these outcomes. These are not marginal improvements.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam is the co-founder of the Vietnam Innovative Educators Foundation (VIEF), a professional network of over 157,000 educators committed to advancing technology-enhanced and student-centered teaching practices nationwide. In a recent interview with K12 Digest, Nam Ngo Thanh discussed his experience with technology, innovation, and education.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

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

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

Cot, assistant director of educational technology for the Massachusetts education department. Kyle Berger, chief technology officer, Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, Texas. Reflection grounded in evidence, equity, and community voice is what many hope defines the next era of educational technology.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

With extensive experience in instructional technology, faculty development, and online education, he specializes in integrating emerging technologies into teaching and learning. On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?” On Opportunities and Challenges of Large Language Models for Education.”

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2025

PASS Network was going to be a bridge — connecting families to the language, policies and strategies they needed to push for change from within. Having already explored paperless classrooms and using technology in meaningful, student-centered ways, I leapt into the experience and thrived in it. But then, the world stopped.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2025

So Brito took some engineering classes at his high school, became president of his state’s Technology Student Association, and is starting at the University of Washington this fall on a pre-science track. Critics of exit exams argued that they blocked too many disadvantaged students from graduating. Now over 89% do.

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Exams High School High School Schools 262

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

With extensive experience in instructional technology, faculty development, and online education, he specializes in integrating emerging technologies into teaching and learning. On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots: Can Language Models Be Too Big?” On Opportunities and Challenges of Large Language Models for Education.”

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Critical Thinking Skills Ethics Academic Integrity 69

Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

generate questions, review/structure answers) Beyond verbal language, visuals are an important facet of communication and students need to be prepared for more multimodal communication tasks at the workplace (Brumberger, 2005). Aileen Wanli Lam is a Senior Lecturer and technology enthusiast at the National University of Singapore.

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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.”

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

In a digitally-driven world, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the latest technology that either will save or doom the planet depending on who you speak with. Artificial intelligence is no different, but how can we ease the minds of those educators who have trouble embracing the newest innovation in emerging technologies?

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

The company recently completed a major evidence study across 242 sites and 25,000 students, showing significant improvements in English language arts, reduced disciplinary issues, better school culture, and 2.5 fewer absent days per student.

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Learning English Art Culture 145

k12 Digest

JUNE 24, 2025

Beyond ASDAN, the school provides a wide range of personalized support services, including individualized learning plans, speech and language therapy, and counseling. The school is continuously evolving, expanding its curriculum and integrating new technologies to ensure students are prepared for an ever-changing world.

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Exams Counselling Education Schools 137

Faculty Focus

JUNE 3, 2025

generate questions, review/structure answers) Beyond verbal language, visuals are an important facet of communication and students need to be prepared for more multimodal communication tasks at the workplace (Brumberger, 2005). Aileen Wanli Lam is a Senior Lecturer and technology enthusiast at the National University of Singapore.

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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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Teaching Philosophy Knowledge Feedback Language 83

k12 Digest

JUNE 30, 2025

Now, we stand at a powerful intersection: where emerging technology meets timeless protocol. Microlearning modules can now be powered by AI to address exactly what a learner needs whether it’s understanding Chinese banquet etiquette or mastering the language of leadership in West Africa. What does this mean for education?

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