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.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

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.

Writing 92

Writing Students Communication Lecturing 92

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. Tell me indicates that I, the teacher, have asked a question and want an answer. I want to judge what has been said.

Culture 264

Culture Feedback Languages Language 264

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

To guide this transformative learning process, critical thinking will become an invaluable commodity. Navigating the Disorienting Dilemma As we reason through this innovative technology, we will question truth and reality. Step Up Your Thinking Game An advanced thinker not only poses questions to others but focuses within.

Critical Thinking 98

Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 98

k12 Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

Passionate about global citizenship and inclusive education, Joshua integrates innovative strategies to enhance engagement and learning behaviour. Students want the right answer to a question and they want it immediately, and the question of whether they used AI ‘a little or a lot’ isn’t the greatest consideration.

Writing 229

Writing Essay Art Knowledge 229

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

To guide this transformative learning process, critical thinking will become an invaluable commodity. Navigating the Disorienting Dilemma As we reason through this innovative technology, we will question truth and reality. Step Up Your Thinking Game An advanced thinker not only poses questions to others but focuses within.

Critical Thinking 122

Critical Thinking Intelligence Education Learning 122

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. Students also use Gemini for real-time academic help, such as asking follow-up questions and details about a particular topic.

Education 204

Education Quizzes Coaching Special Education 204

Faculty Focus

MAY 4, 2025

These parallel yet distinct teaching environments demand intentional strategies that can adapt while maintaining their power to actively engage students in the learning process. Instead, we need to reimagine active learning for both spaces, maintaining the core principles while adapting the execution.

Active Learning 65

Active Learning Activities Learning Minute Papers 65

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

And don’t forget about the Innovation Arcade , where attendees can experience immersive learning in real time. This AI, VR, and AR exploration zone is where innovation meets education in a dynamic virtual learning environment. When I returned to the classroom, I faced those same questions.

Art 146

Art Math STEM Participation 146

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

School shouldn’t just be a place to learn academic skills, but a place for students to practice making meaningful decisions about their learning and lives. I personally never faced a weighty decision about my learning until I had to declare a college major. and “Is my learning the right level of challenge?”

Schools 147

Schools Failure Ethics Textbooks 147

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

It was OK to use AI in this scenario, the mom said, but they shouldn’t use it for writing school assignments. A red use would be inappropriate or unethical, such as asking ChatGPT to write an essay based on an assigned prompt. Providing straightforward questions to consider can “help people proceed when they don’t know what to do.”

Essay 167

Essay Ethics Fairness Assignments 167

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

If there is one learning strategy I’ve probably talked the most about on this platform, it’s retrieval practice. A big and growing body of research tells us that when we study with retrieval, we learn and remember things much better than we do by other review methods. That class always has a wait list now.”

Multiple Choice Questions 80

Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Course Context I teach a required, writing-intensive course for students in their junior year of their undergraduate studies. In addition to a heavy writing component, there is also a heavy reading component. Spinning Questions. Students spin the wheel and respond to questions in small groups. Conversation Cards.

Instructors 93

Instructors Assignments Participation Students 93

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

The team began with the open-ended question, “How might we pilot different practices related to cell phone/social media use to gauge the effectiveness or impact on student well-being, engagement and sense of belonging?” John Dewey is known to have said that we don’t learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience.

Schools 176

Schools Students Feedback Participation 176

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.

Disabilities 53

Disabilities Course Design Students Lecturing 53

Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Why would students write anything themselves, instructors wondered, if a chatbot could do it for them? Indeed, many students have taken the bait, if not to write entire essays, then certainly to draft an outline, refine their ideas or clean up their writing before submitting it. This year, the college paid almost $47,000.

Plagiarism 117

Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Writing 117

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

And don’t forget about the Innovation Arcade , where attendees can experience immersive learning in real time. This AI, VR, and AR exploration zone is where innovation meets education in a dynamic virtual learning environment. When I returned to the classroom, I faced those same questions.

Art 145

Art Math STEM Participation 145

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!”

Science 141

Science Teachers Critical Thinking STEM 141

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 11, 2025

As the potential for students to misuse AI tools raises ongoing questions about accountability, cheating, and academic integrity, a scandal from the past offers insights into the future. The official corrected the mistake by writing down the time Ruiz had told him. What’s the difference between Amazon and Bookshop.org?

Academic Integrity 92

Academic Integrity Learning Assignments Feedback 92

k12 Digest

JUNE 13, 2025

Passionate about global citizenship and inclusive education, Joshua integrates innovative strategies to enhance engagement and learning behaviour. Students want the right answer to a question and they want it immediately, and the question of whether they used AI ‘a little or a lot’ isn’t the greatest consideration.

Writing 130

Writing Essay Art Knowledge 130

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.

Education 118

Education Essay Culture Math 118

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. Turn Mistakes into Learning Moments There is no denying that conflict is going to arise in the classroom.

Language 98

Language Languages Questions Writing 98

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. What a good question. You cant learn without laboring (76).

Grades 74

Grades Evaluation Assignments Instructors 74

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2025

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom. Middle School and High School are designed for semester or quarter grading periods typical of those grade levels with topics like programming, robotics, writing an ebook, and community service with tech.

Curriculum 112

Curriculum Grades Intelligence Middle School 112

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

Learning objectives. I walked into my classroom and started with a question I didn’t know the answer to. The Paradox Effect That one question—unresolved, unanswerable, alive—did more to wake up my students than any HBR case ever had. It turns out, paradoxes are rocket fuel for learning. Students asked sharper questions.

Syllabus 98

Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 98

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.

Writing 622

Writing STEM Learning Critical Thinking 622

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

They consider whether communication is still a key leadership trait if AI tools can help people write emails or manage schedules. Younger ones have been forced to question it more openly. They debate. They ask, “What does kindness in leadership actually look like?” They’re not fractured so much as they’re adapting.

Beliefs 143

Beliefs Communication Lecturing Culture 143

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 14, 2025

All you need is designated time in your class, the right writing materials, and a prompt that really inspires them. This list of 8th grade writing prompts is sure to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboards!) ” You’ll also find tips for getting middle schoolers to write in every class. Yes, even math!

Writing 52

Writing Grades Middle School Middle School 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

Learning objectives. I walked into my classroom and started with a question I didn’t know the answer to. The Paradox Effect That one question—unresolved, unanswerable, alive—did more to wake up my students than any HBR case ever had. It turns out, paradoxes are rocket fuel for learning. Students asked sharper questions.

Syllabus 85

Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 85

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

makes learning more meaningful. Whether it’s hearing an author share about the creative writing process, exchanging postcards with students in another part of the world, or even attending a mystery Zoom with a special guest, these moments help students see how we’re all connected. For example: How does the author develop characters?

Writing 52

Writing Questions Discussions Activities 52

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2025

Writing a history that you helped to create is awkward, as Anne Trumbore acknowledges in her new book “ The Teacher in the Machine: A Human History of Education Technology.” For Trumbore, it started in 2004, when she went to Stanford to work for Patrick Suppes, who had been studying computer-assisted learning since the 1960s.

History 113

History Intelligence Writing Knowledge 113

Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Whether you’re new to working with MLs or just looking for a few fresh ideas, these five teacher-approved strategies are here to help boost participation, build language, and make learning meaningful for all. It makes learning more accessible by setting the stage and giving students the context they need to engage with confidence.

Languages 52

Languages Language Participation Writing 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

The key question is: how can we transform AI from a potential source of plagiarism into a valuable educational resource? Instead of fearing AI, we should actively explore its potential in the classroom, emphasizing how it can enrich the learning experience. Lets confront the reality: students are using AI.

Ethics 88

Ethics Plagiarism Education Intelligence 88

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.

Schools 210

Schools Culture Interdisciplinary Art 210

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

Thats the question our team of educators in the Oktibbeha County School District set out to answer when we created One-Two-Three-Read! Paper pockets held fun incentives like extra recess, sitting in the teachers chair, or the rare treat of writing with a pen. A bulletin board reading Want a bright idea?

Motivation 161

Motivation Reading Achievement Feedback 161

k12

JULY 10, 2025

For many families, online learning opened the door to new possibilities in education. There are proven tools, techniques, and activities that can enhance the engagement and effectiveness of online learning for students. Supporting your child’s engagement helps them thrive academically and strengthens their enthusiasm for learning.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

Teach Thought

MAY 27, 2025

Skip to content Read Menu Toggle Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Recent Newsletter Support Us? Prompting it to generate interview questions may fall under Applying , while using it to design a project or co-write a podcast script can reach Creating. The answer depends on the design of the task.

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Evaluation Critical Thinking Knowledge Reading 52