A Place Called Kindergarten

JULY 24, 2025

A YEAR OF KINDERGARTEN WRITING FROM DRAWING TO CONFIDENT WRITERS Teaching writing in kindergarten can feel like chasing a moving target. Some students come in writing full sentences. Kids love writing about their favorite foods, animals, or things in their backpack. It’s also where students start writing full sentences.

Writing

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.

Education

eSchool News

JULY 21, 2025

In language arts, students turn to AI to break down complex texts, improve their writing, and fix grammar and spelling. In third place is using AI to solve math or science problems, followed by brainstorming ideas or creating outlines–something 2 in 5 students say they rely on AI for.

Study

Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

How can we bring together our pedagogical knowledge, technical skills and AI capabilities so the art of teaching meets the science of teaching?” AI won’t replace the art, but it can strengthen the science and let teachers focus on what really matters.” AI’s most promising role may lie in its ability to personalize learning.

Teachers

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

Using Book Creator, educators can align writing goals to multimedia production, making literacy more interactive, purposeful, and relevant. The platform covers all subjects–from vocabulary and reading strategies to science, social studies, and math–through catchy songs and interactive lessons.

Quizzes

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

Tools like NoRedInk can help reduce the planning load for teachers while providing students with structured opportunities to continue developing their writing skills. Douglas Fisher is a professor and chair of educational leadership at San Diego State University and a teacher leader at Health Sciences High and Middle College.

Schools

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 22, 2025

You become their biggest advocate as they grow in subjects like math, science, and English. Block out time for reading and writing 3. Design exploratory science activities 5. Introduce core subjects, like math, English, science, and social studies, through play, creativity, and real-world experiences. Table of Contents 1.

Curriculum

k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

He holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of Northern Colorado, a Master of Science in International Political Economy from the Colorado School of Mines, an MBA in Finance from the Quantic School of Business and is currently pursuing a Doctor of Leadership and Innovation at Purdue University – Global. Cook-Harvey, C.,

Learning

Organized Classroom

JUNE 4, 2025

Science is not confined to laboratories or academic institutions; it can be explored right in the comfort of your home. Unveiling Hidden Messages Another engaging experiment is the “Invisible Ink” technique, which uses lemon juice as a writing medium. This 70 page digital book has you covered! Now available in our Shop!

Science

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. The Alphabet of Science: The Periodic Table The Periodic Table serves as the “alphabet” of chemistry. Manuscript in preparation].

Education

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

Odgers, a professor of psychological science and informatics at UC Irvine, launched a national survey to investigate the use of AI among teens, parents and educators. It was OK to use AI in this scenario, the mom said, but they shouldn’t use it for writing school assignments.

Essay

eSchool News

JULY 29, 2025

In writing, students can use AI for grammar suggestions but still be expected to revise structure, tone, and clarity on their own. This aligns with cognitive science research on the “generation effect,” which shows that learning improves when students create their own responses rather than passively consuming information.

Critical Thinking

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

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

As AI rapidly reshapes software development, computer science (CS) education must move beyond syntax drills and algorithmic repetition. The Creativity Challenge in Computer Science Education Creativity often declines as students progress through school. Creative coding unlocks all of these possibilities.

Ethics

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Through hands-on activities at DelSesto Middle School and a field trip to URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus, the URI students helped the sixth graders understand how lessons in their science classes had real-world applications. The middle schoolers learned about career pathways in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). “We

STEM

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

. “Meet the Magnets” Virtual Field Trip (Grades K-5) Hosted by Sesame Workshop and the National Science Foundation (NSF), this interactive experience takes young learners to NSFs Magnetic Field Laboratory, igniting their curiosity about the everyday applications of magnet science in our lives.

Laboratory

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. While students enjoy the subject matter, they are not terribly thrilled by the amount of reading they are expected to complete.

Instructors

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

Blunt says her use of whiteboards includes “anything they want and anything I want,” she has four frequently-used prompts for making retrieval a regular part of her classes: brain dump: Ask students to write down everything they remember about a topic for 2 minutes. “But how often do we actually share that with our students?

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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.

Plagiarism

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

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Plan hands-on science experiments for kids that bring learning to life. These hands-on science experiments for preschoolers are full of excitement! These playful science experiments spark curiosity about plant growth, motion, sound vibrations, and absorption. Give each student a few soaked beans to place on their paper.

Elementary School

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2025

For more than 40 years, Lexia has been a thought leader in literacy education, delivering award-winning, research-based solutions grounded in the science of reading. About Lexia Lexia®, a Cambium Learning® Group brand, is transforming literacy education, driving change in 1 of every 3 school districts across the United States.

English

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2025

Rural Technology Fund For schools in rural or remote areas, the Rural Technology Fund offers direct support for introducing computer science, engineering, and digital literacy into classrooms. Bonus: Preference is often given to projects that help close achievement gaps and improve outcomes in underserved communities.

Technology

Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

Getting Meta with AI in the Classroom: A Reflective Approach In a junior-level education course, I assigned students the task of writing a reflective paper on the various uses of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, in the classroom. Examining science education in ChatGPT: An exploratory study of generative artificial intelligence.

Ethics

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives” (p. Simple Course Design Supports Student Success Darby (2019) writes about how students can easily become overwhelmed by online classes and may struggle using the institution’s portal or LMS. Dr. Jennifer P.

eLearning

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. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Iowa, 2024, [link].

Grades

Faculty Focus

JUNE 24, 2025

They must talk about what they are learning, write about it, relate it to past experiences, and apply it to their daily lives” (p. Simple Course Design Supports Student Success Darby (2019) writes about how students can easily become overwhelmed by online classes and may struggle using the institution’s portal or LMS. Dr. Jennifer P.

eLearning

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 25, 2025

Curriculum Countdown: Write each unit for your curriculum on a separate sticky note. Passing the Pencil: Have each student write a note that starts with “I’m passing the pencil to someone who…” and ends with something nice or encouraging they know about the classmate they are assigned.

Counselling

Elevate k12

MAY 15, 2025

Try This: Imagine youre teaching a new ecology unit to your 8 th grade science class. By organizing ideas visually, students can structure their thinking, make connections, and build confidence before they start writing or speaking. Theyre great for things like character analysis, argument writing, or exploring cause and effect.

Languages

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition. Sheza Shaikh centered mental health and belonging in her writing. Their contributions werent theoretical.

Disabilities

Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

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. It helps students decode the language of science, math, literature, and beyond. Take the word autobiographer.

Teaching

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. And that science isnt just experimentsits about impact. Think art meets science. The IBs interdisciplinary structure plays a key role.

Schools

Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 11, 2025

I want to bring attention to this paper because almost every day someone writes to me asking for help in finding "data" or "research" or "evidence" that supports play-based learning. I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years. This report provides the evidence. I've written since 2009.

Attention

Faculty Focus

JULY 27, 2025

Whether it is a policy to do verbal shout-outs, write notes, or send emails, letting students know that you notice them and their efforts is another way to reinforce their contribution to the community. Salmans, EdD is an assistant professor in the Department of Parks, Recreation, Exercise & Sport Science at Eastern Kentucky University.

Classroom Management

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.” Anne Trumbore “I have been an ensemble player in the transformation of online education from experimental and low status to ‘innovative’ and ‘disruptive,’” she writes. “I

History

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 25, 2025

Changing what the body does," she writes, "can change our feelings, perceptions, and thoughts. (If I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 15 years. If you are interested in digging deeper into any of this, I highly recommend Annie Murphy Paul's book The Extended Mind.) I've written since 2009.

Learning