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5 reasons why game design is the best way to teach STEAM skills

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2025

Despite using digital tools daily, many students still struggle to turn that exposure into marketable, employable skills. What we need are methods that both engage students and build the competencies they’ll need to thrive in a tech-driven future. Traditional education often fails to bridge that gap.

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5 strategies to get your students talking

eSchool News

JULY 3, 2025

Those skills start in the classroom. During an ISTELive 25 session , Janeen Pizzo, a teacher educator at SUNY Brockport, and Dr. Natalie Svrcek, an associate professor at SUNY Brockport, offered strategies to help students collaborate and engage in discussions. This engages students and provides opportunities for students to explore.

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Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World

Edsurge

JULY 14, 2025

When a high school student uses AI to design a community mural or a college freshman collaborates with peers across continents on a digital storytelling project, it’s clear the boundaries of learning are shifting. EdSurge: What skills matter most for students’ futures, and how are institutions responding?

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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

students read for fun almost every day–down from 31 percent in 1984. What began as a simple classroom project to encourage reading evolved into a movement that amplified student voices, built confidence, and connected learners across cultures. Students were given creative freedom to shape their presentations. The result?

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3 major ways to boost basic data literacy in K-6

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2016

A new report outlines the need for K-16 students to develop key data literacy skills. Focusing on three specific areas could be key to boosting K-16 students’ data literacy in a world where big data’s importance grows daily, according to a new report.

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Expanding technology’s influence

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2016

For instance, Plus, when it comes to technology and engineering skills, girls are outpacing boys. It’s one thing for today’s students to connect with the world and to appreciate the diversity and significance of potential interactions through everyday, real-time interaction. 3 ways to use tech in social and emotional learning.

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Crafting environments where students with autism thrive

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

Awareness alone isnt enough–what students on the spectrum benefit from environments where their needs are understood, respected, and supported with purpose. Seventy-four percent of autistic students in the U.S. Seventy-four percent of autistic students in the U.S. Heres how that looks in practice.

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SkillsUSA competitions give students hands-on experience with career skills

eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

For 60 years, SkillsUSA has provided these types of hands-on learning opportunities for students in the form of regional, state, and national competitions–and participants in these contests have gained valuable career experience.

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AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. Operating three campuses in the Davie area, AEF Schools cater to a diverse student population through two Preparatory Programs and one Academy Program.

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Helping Students Develop AI Prompting Skills for Critical Thinking

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are increasingly prevalent in higher education, raising questions about how students can engage with AI meaningfully. Students who learn to create precise, open-ended, and iterative prompts can use AI to support their cognitive engagement.

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AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? What if the key to unlocking motivation isn’t something intrinsic to students, but something found in their relationships with peers, teachers, mentors, and communities? But that vision overlooks something deeper.

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Helping Students Develop AI Prompting Skills for Critical Thinking

Faculty Focus

JUNE 26, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are increasingly prevalent in higher education, raising questions about how students can engage with AI meaningfully. Students who learn to create precise, open-ended, and iterative prompts can use AI to support their cognitive engagement.

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How students are really using AI tools: What schools need to know

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2025

Whether youre new to the education space, refining your policies, or growing in your role, understanding the different ways students use AI is crucial. In fact, students are using AI chatbots to talk about the most painful of topics, such as self-harm and suicide. When we asked Character.AI Note: Although the Character.AI

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Students, educators feel positive about AI’s impact, but fear its misuse

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2025

The new survey findings on the state of AI in secondary and higher education, from Turnitin ,offer perspectives from students, educators and academic administrators across six countries, the The risk of intentional misuse will always exist with generative AI. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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5 digital resources to engage students in meaningful learning

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

Key points: Digital resources can make learning more effective and enjoyable for students 4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 For more news on digital resources, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub As education evolves, the classroom is no longer limited to books and blackboards.

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Integrating technology in CTE classrooms

eSchool News

JULY 14, 2025

In today’s career training labs, you might find students exploring virtual reality simulations, programming robots, analyzing big data, or using 3D printers to create prototypes. This isn’t technology for technology’s sake–it’s about enhancing learning and skill development. Consider the example of VR in a CTE program.

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Middle and high school students need education, career guidance

eSchool News

JULY 10, 2025

The survey of more than of 3,000 students in grades 7-12 offers insights into teens’ plans after high school. “This analysis of teens’ post high school plans reveals shifts in students’ thinking and planning. Where do students need the most support?

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4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork

eSchool News

MAY 7, 2025

Key points: Edtech tools support student learning while boosting engagement 5 vocabulary strategies powered by technology Edtech tools for station rotation in early learning For more on edtech tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a brilliant scientist?

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Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

We know first-hand how effective Project Based Learning is in supporting student success and we have nearly 30 years of experience training educators and administrators on how to design and implement Gold Standard PBL projects in their schools,” said PBLWorks CEO Bob Lenz. A simple, easy-to-use interface that requires no high-tech skills.

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Beyond ‘feeling good’: A deeper approach to student mental health

eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2025

According to the CDC , 40 percent of high school students report persistent feelings of sadness or hopelessness, and 20 percent have seriously considered suicide. Unlike life satisfaction, which reflects how students feel in the present, eudaimonic well-being helps students understand their why.

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School Counselors Worry About Students’ Misguided Use of Social Media

Edsurge

JUNE 3, 2025

For many counselors, the prevalence of children using social media to self-diagnose suggests a larger problem related to lasting social and emotional impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic, unregulated virtual spaces and the importance of teaching media literacy skills. In Kansas, Kemble is the only counselor for the 450 students at her school.

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Through Comedy Classes, Students Take ‘Big Swings’ for Mental Health

Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

Chris Gethard, a veteran comedian and improv teacher, posed this question to a group of high school students in Northern California at a Laughing Together workshop he was leading. When I was a kid, I convinced myself that I hated avocados,” Gethard remembered the student saying. He remembered one who identified as a fruit.

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5 online resources to beat the summer slide

eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2025

NWEA research notes that students can lose up to two months of math skills over the summer, and reading abilities can also decline, particularly for students from underserved communities. Here are five standout online resources designed to help K-12 students stay on track over the summer months: 1.

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Whose call: A student-driven approach to school cell phone policies

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Using a student-centered process, we have seen positive results with schools who want to develop effective cell phone policies to minimize distractions, enhance student focus, and help them build relationships with teachers and peers. Are students engaged in meaningful work or simply just ‘doing school’?

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Easy to find, not always true: Helping students evaluate AI-generated content

eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

Key points: Students need more than digital access; they need guidance 5 AI tools for classroom creativity A new era for teachers as AI disrupts instruction For more news on navigating AI, visit eSNs Digital Learning hub Finding accurate information has long been a cornerstone skill of librarianship and classroom research instruction.

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5 ways our students benefit from our online literacy platform

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

In most cases, students had learned conversational English but had never really engaged with the alphabet. Here are five different ways our students and teachers are benefitting from our online literacy platform: Meet students where they are. It’s important that students see Lexia as a partnership.

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Teachers see online learning as critical for workforce readiness in 2025

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

Conducted at the start of the year, the survey of over 300 high school teachers underscores the growing need for educators to offer career-focused learning content and alternative high school pathways that equip students with workforce-ready skills in flexible ways beyond traditional schooling.

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Most students aren’t ready for life after high school

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

The report uncovers a deepening crisis: Students are navigating a rapidly changing world with outdated tools and minimal guidance. The report uncovers a deepening crisis: Students are navigating a rapidly changing world with outdated tools and minimal guidance. ” The data also highlights significant gender disparities.

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ISTE launches four new initiatives to improve edtech experiences

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

Key points: ISTE+ASCD is focusing on robust, engaging learning for all students ISTELive 25: Let’s Get on With the Show! Our mission is to ensure that all students have transformational learning experiences that spark their imagination and prepare them to thrive in life,” said Culatta, a former director of the U.S.

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Digital learning is different

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2025

They can be working hard to provide the best instruction for their students but become immediately distracted anytime a new technology is introduced. In traditional instruction, teachers spend a great deal of class time teaching students information from these physical resources. These include human-made items (i.e.

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Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Real Life: The Power of Applied Learning

k12 Digest

JULY 1, 2025

Steven Sgourdos has a passion for fostering intellectual curiosity and critical thinking in his students. His educational philosophy is centered on nurturing students’ thirst for knowledge and preparing them to do meaningful work in the future. That number should stop us in our tracks. It’s learning that sticks because it’s meaningful.

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Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Fostering a Transformative Learning Experience for Students

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Linda Elder is pragmatic and fosters the critical thinking skills needed to navigate AI. The key is to teach your students ways to improve their thinking and using the Paul and Elder model can be an effective tool. The reason that you and your students choose to use AI should be clear and intentional.

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8 under-the-radar digital learning resources

eSchool News

JULY 11, 2025

There are numerous lesser-known digital platforms that offer unique, high-quality learning experiences tailored to students’ and teachers’ needs. The platform uses AI to assess student performance and provide just-in-time support, making it a great tool for teaching scientific practices and critical thinking aligned with NGSS.

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With VR goggles, students in detention centers gain career training

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2025

A large part of setting students up for success involves connecting them with career training and experiences that allow them to explore their skills and interests. The goggles provide a way for students to get very unique exposure to these vocational and work opportunities that they wouldnt have in a regular setting.

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How our district turned a sea of data into a compass for change

eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

But when I compare the size of our student body to the passenger count of four cruise ships, it clicks. But when I compare the size of our student body to the passenger count of four cruise ships, it clicks. So imagine we’re on a voyage with thousands of students, except they’re not disembarking after a week or two.

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Understanding and mitigating academic regression from summer learning loss

eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

This phenomenon has garnered increasing attention from educators, researchers, and policymakers due to its substantial impact on student achievement and educational equity. Research indicates that students typically lose between one to two months of reading and mathematics skills during summer vacation.

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Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

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. The requirements could be clearer and advisers could spend more time talking about them with students, he said.

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Why graphic novels belong in every classroom

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2025

Screens, social media, and short attention spans have reshaped the challenge of literacy instruction, leaving many educators searching for tools that can meet students where they are, without lowering the bar. One of the most overlooked answers? Graphic novels. For years, graphic novels were dismissed as light reading or just comics.

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Engaging Experiential Learning Activities for Students

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MAY 2, 2025

Instead of students passively absorbing information, they get to get their hands dirty (sometimes literally) and connect learning to real-world experiences. Whether working with younger or older students, hands-on activities can make a huge difference in engagement, retention , and critical thinking.

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An AI Wish List From Teachers: What They Actually Want It to Do

Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

When she needed a fun end-of-year activity for her first-grade students incorporating Candyland, gummy bears and phonics, Irene Farmer turned to ChatGPT. “It The AI provided the creative spark, but Farmer brings the pedagogical expertise and knowledge of her specific students to make it work. Differentiation takes so much time.

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Students’ AI Chats Reveal Their Largest Stressors

Edsurge

JULY 8, 2025

While social media, bullying and loneliness have long been flagged as top concerns among educators for their students, a new report shows the biggest concern for kids is balancing it all. The kicker: Students didn't share these concerns with adults in their lives.

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How to Get Your Classes to Create Better Student Projects

Teach Hub

APRIL 25, 2025

When projects feel like they are merely checking off boxes instead of sparking curiosity, students miss out on meaningful learning. You can help your students turn things around. Let Students Have a Voice and a Choice One of the quickest ways to see a difference in the quality of your students projects is by giving them ownership.

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Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Fostering a Transformative Learning Experience for Students

Faculty Focus

JULY 13, 2025

Linda Elder is pragmatic and fosters the critical thinking skills needed to navigate AI. The key is to teach your students ways to improve their thinking and using the Paul and Elder model can be an effective tool. The reason that you and your students choose to use AI should be clear and intentional.

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You’re using ChatGPT? A true story about why AI literacy starts with us

eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

Math isn’t my strongest subject, and when a student asked me to help solve an equation involving angles, I hesitated. Students exchanged surprised glances, and I heard one whisper, almost in disbelief, “She’s using ChatGPT.” Later, I learned that many students were already using a math-solving app called Gauth AI, but discreetly.

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5 reasons why game design is the best way to teach STEAM skills

5 strategies to get your students talking

Trending Sources

Teaching Creativity and Durable Skills in an AI World

Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

3 major ways to boost basic data literacy in K-6

Expanding technology’s influence

Crafting environments where students with autism thrive

SkillsUSA competitions give students hands-on experience with career skills

AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

Helping Students Develop AI Prompting Skills for Critical Thinking

AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care

Helping Students Develop AI Prompting Skills for Critical Thinking

How students are really using AI tools: What schools need to know

Students, educators feel positive about AI’s impact, but fear its misuse

5 digital resources to engage students in meaningful learning

Integrating technology in CTE classrooms

Middle and high school students need education, career guidance

4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork

Showfloor News: PBLWorks creates PBLWorks TEACH to help scale project based learning

Beyond ‘feeling good’: A deeper approach to student mental health

School Counselors Worry About Students’ Misguided Use of Social Media

Through Comedy Classes, Students Take ‘Big Swings’ for Mental Health

5 online resources to beat the summer slide

Whose call: A student-driven approach to school cell phone policies

Easy to find, not always true: Helping students evaluate AI-generated content

5 ways our students benefit from our online literacy platform

Teachers see online learning as critical for workforce readiness in 2025

Most students aren’t ready for life after high school

ISTE launches four new initiatives to improve edtech experiences

Digital learning is different

Bridging the Gap Between Classroom and Real Life: The Power of Applied Learning

Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Fostering a Transformative Learning Experience for Students

8 under-the-radar digital learning resources

With VR goggles, students in detention centers gain career training

How our district turned a sea of data into a compass for change

Understanding and mitigating academic regression from summer learning loss

Many states picked diploma pathways over high school exit exams. Did students benefit?

Why graphic novels belong in every classroom

Engaging Experiential Learning Activities for Students

An AI Wish List From Teachers: What They Actually Want It to Do

Students’ AI Chats Reveal Their Largest Stressors

How to Get Your Classes to Create Better Student Projects

Artificial Intelligence and Critical Thinking in Higher Education: Fostering a Transformative Learning Experience for Students

You’re using ChatGPT? A true story about why AI literacy starts with us

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