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. business proposal) increased steadily over four semesters from 35% in 2023 to 61% in 2025.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2025

TeachFX gives teachers real evidence to reflect on their instructional language, making it easier to bring authentic data to PLC meetings. Celebrate progress: Acknowledge small wins, whether it’s improvement in student writing or a successful project. How to use it: Use TeachFX with your PLC to analyze classroom discussions.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2025

Realizing the incriminating nature of pasting large chunks of text, they would use multiple browser windows to look at their AI-generated prompts on one half of their computer screen and use the other half to take dictation in lieu of writing out ideas of their own.

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English High School High School Essay 287

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Albuquerque Public Schools is focusing on grant writing and lesson planning. With Gemini’s help, the district won four grants totaling $100,000, all by using Gemini to aid in grant research and writing. Teachers can use Gemini to create personalized lesson plans in a much shorter amount of time.

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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. AI’s most promising role may lie in its ability to personalize learning. One of the biggest ways AI can help educators is with customizing content to land with any student at the level they need.

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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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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." Play, like all movement, is an aspect of the universal language. I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years. 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.

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Education Essay Culture Math 121

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

I, like many I assume, believed that artificial intelligence was a far-fetched concept that would only be real in the movies; however, AI is here and large-language models, such as Chat-GPT and Gemini, are only going to get more sophisticated with time. Use AI to assist you with generating clearer and more concise messages.

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Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 97

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

Making Computer Science Relevant and Relatable A key takeaway for these educators was the power of language. They then advanced to writing code that instructed how to build a specific tower using the cups. — helping teachers see how CS concepts could be woven into daily instruction.

Science 144

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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. Offering multiple ways to share thinking reduces anxiety, supports language development, and builds confidence over time. A synonym for is.

Language 52

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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. Writing handbooks. I imagined a space where parents could access tools, attend workshops and learn how to advocate for their children in schools that often silenced or sidelined them.

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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. Inoue, Asoa.

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Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

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. Word building, sentence writing, vocabulary mapping, and word detective tasks build fluency. Language builds on itself.

Teaching 52

Teaching Language Languages Writing 52

Teach Hub

JUNE 13, 2025

Using this kind of language helps students build empathy , reflect on their behavior, and understand how their actions impact others. That might mean writing an apology note or checking in on someone they hurt. Or “It really helps the group when you share your ideas.” It also might mean something more meaningful.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

I, like many I assume, believed that artificial intelligence was a far-fetched concept that would only be real in the movies; however, AI is here and large-language models, such as Chat-GPT and Gemini, are only going to get more sophisticated with time. Use AI to assist you with generating clearer and more concise messages.

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Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 111

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Gamification allows broad content areas (like English-Language Arts) with few measures of performance (alphanumeric symbols) to be broken up into more granular–and achievable–concepts and skills.

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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 104

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

Many were enrolled in leadership-focused sections of FSHN 101 and 120 and took on active roles in the analysis, writing, and design of the final open-access book: What Your Students Arent Telling You. Sheza Shaikh centered mental health and belonging in her writing. Their contributions werent theoretical.

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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.

Grades 52

Grades Teaching Teachers Teaching Philosophy 52

Teaching with a Mountain View

JULY 10, 2025

We tag-teamed – every morning, I taught all the math, reading, and writing, and in the afternoon he would teach science and social studies. Share Your Schedule Every day, just like when I teach entire classes, I would write out our schedule on the board. It makes them super relevant, engaging, and high-interest for your home schoolers.

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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.

Writing 52

Writing Grades Essay Middle School 52

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?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

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.

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Feedback Language Languages Culture 90

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. However … it was rarely taken up in concrete examples.

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Disabilities Teaching Culture Special Education 91

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

The Writing Revolution 2.0 – A comprehensive guide to teaching writing as a foundational skill across subjects. 7 Steps to a Language-Rich, Interactive Classroom – Strategies for creating immersive, language-focused classrooms to boost learning outcomes. called it eye-opening, and Jessica W.

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Reading Skills Teachers Classroom Management 59

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Whether its writing a research paper with academic integrity or designing a technology solution that addresses a global issue, Elmwood girls learn how to think deeply and act responsibly. Elmwood encourages students to create and lead clubs that reflect their passionswhether thats robotics, creative writing, or cultural heritage.

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Schools Culture Interdisciplinary Beliefs 209

Organized Classroom

JUNE 13, 2025

Even add your own images into the writing (the only caveat to this is that the image must be hosted on the internet somewhere already as you need a URL. Reading and Language Arts Power Pack 11 reading and language arts resource sets that pack a punch! Need a blank writing template for students just to free write?

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Writing Art Language Languages 83

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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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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Skills Students Instructors Reading 251

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. Use rubrics as a shared language of the route that teachers and students can use formatively to navigate the path toward high-quality work rather than as a summative tool to justify grades. Writing and reasoning get better with feedback and effort.

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Academic Integrity Learning Feedback Assignments 92

Reading Power Gear

JUNE 17, 2025

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. A dual-language edition in English and Mi’gmaq. Annick Press, 2023) Blue Camas, Blue Camas – Danielle S. Marcotte Inhabit Media, 2024) On the Trapline – David M. Robertson

History 66

History Culture Language Languages 66

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. I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years. We can't make children learn, but we can let them learn."

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Evaluation Writing Motivation Testing 108

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. Best for: Classical homeschoolers seeking deep mastery and preparation for advanced writing. Here’s a quick summary: Gentle/Story-based: Fix It!

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Curriculum Teaching Philosophy Quizzes Learning Styles 52

k12

JUNE 27, 2025

Enrichment and Elective Options Whether your child is already thriving in core subjects or wants to round out their foundational summer school subjects with some electives, here are some entertaining and creative courses kids can take: Photography Creative writing Dance Sculpture World languages Life skills Painting Coding and robotics Game design (..)

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