Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2025

Technology, often seen as a distraction, can be integrated thoughtfully, especially for younger children. Technology is everywhere and is not leaving anytime soon. Can the Montessori ideology and technology coexist? Technology should compliment and never replace these moments of learning. Not all apps are created equally.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

With small class sizes, individualized instruction, and a focus on executive functioning, social-emotional growth, and life skills, AEF offers a unique educational experience tailored to each students needs. AEF also integrates cutting-edge technology to enhance personalized learning.

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Skills Schools Learning Students 137

eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

I learned this first–and best–from my high school Spanish teacher, who, as the matriarch of the Spanish department, went simply by “Señora.” Years later, when I became a high school Spanish teacher, I understood Señora was up to something deeper than building conversational Spanish skills. What’s new?)

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2025

They didn’t expect a teacher to use the same tool they’d been experimenting with themselves. Meanwhile, 62 percent of employers are seeking AI skills in new hires, and over 78 percent of organizations report using AI technologies in 2024, up from 55 percent the year before. What are you using AI for in your school/classroom?

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2025

Research indicates that students typically lose between one to two months of reading and mathematics skills during summer vacation. Students often require significant review time at the beginning of each school year, with teachers spending an average of 4-6 weeks re-teaching material from the previous year.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2025

The way teachers use the AI tools in their classrooms–open conversations around acceptable use help students use AI tools for meaningful learning instead of for cheating. How it helps: Design thinking and communication skills are key components of education. Also critical?

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Gamification Learning Exams Knowledge 227

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 247

eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2025

Key points: The way software is trained has an impact on its ability to detect AI Can technology help schools prevent AI-based cheating? As educators look for help in making this determination, many are turning to automated AI detection technologies that claim to distinguish between human and AI-generated text. percent success rate.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2025

Specifically, this has allowed us to improve in closing the achievement gap for students with disabilities over the last several years and to provide our teachers with more tailored professional learning for support. For instance, we conduct empathy interviews where we talk with students and staff to find out more about their experiences.

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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 247

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2025

Here’s the run-down so far this year: LOTS of Resources for Kids’ Online Research Robot Teachers vs Human Teachers How to Find Old Elementary School Teachers How Students Can Build Their Own Apps 15 Websites on Natural Disasters Online Sites to Teach Mouse Skills Does Mindfulness Make Your Class Better?

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Teachers Elementary School Elementary School Intelligence 94

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. Dr. DiTullio was a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) and is an esteemed member of both PDK International and the Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society.

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Science Education Motivation Lecturing 247

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Key points: Building an app for kids came with unique challenges A new era for teachers as AI disrupts instruction With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI tools for kids, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub A recent survey found that 88 percent of U.S.

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Languages Language Learning English 260

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2025

Conference sessions cover it all–from AI and math learning to esports and navigating mental health technologies for schools. As AI technologies become increasingly prevalent, it is crucial to understand how to use these tools responsibly. Teachers can meet students academically, mentally, and socially.

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Ethics Game-Based Learning Feedback Math 264

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2025

In today’s world, where misinformation is rampant and digital literacy is more important than ever, students must also develop the critical thinking skills to evaluate sources and identify truth. In fact, every teacher is a reading teacher. But accessibility alone isn’t enough. As one librarian put it, “Just follow the apple.”

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Languages Language English Math 264

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Its about time that schools dragged math into the modern world, so that it imparts useful skills, Henderson says. That includes how job skills play into math paths for students. When would I ever use this?

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Math Motivation High School High School 181

eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Starting today, FFA teachers and students throughout the United States, including FFA chapters in 185 middle and high schools, will receive a classroom set of FarmBeats for Students kits free of charge. Microsoft Corp. Investing in these young minds today sets the stage for a more sustainable, innovative and resilient agricultural future.”

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Technology Science Intelligence Learning 188

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Learn from their journey, featuring the innovative AI Trust You Add-On that fosters stronger student-teacher trust. AI Trust You- Building a Culture of Trust and Learning with AI : Discover how LBUSD empowers educators through thoughtful AI integration. Join us to explore the future of education with AI.

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Art Math STEM Participation 286

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

teachers work with diverse groups, often with varying language backgrounds and ability levels, in both indoor and outdoor settings. Clear verbal and nonverbal communication build trust and respect, making students feel heard and helping them more effectively develop motor skills.

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Physical Education Education Communication Motivation 222

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2025

It became clear, she says, that the school system wasnt doing enough to support teachers mental health. Those experiences led her to open Teacher Talk, a therapy practice that caters to the needs of educators. People sometimes think, Teachers get the summers off and they have better work hours, and it must be so much easier, Lane says.

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Teachers Intelligence Motivation Writing 133

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

The Ask a Tech Teacher team has done that with this article on– Is Online Schooling a Good Fit for Teens? Programs like eLearning often offer a mix of live instruction, recorded lessons, and one-on-one teacher support. Skills that are essential in college and the workforce. But it’s also okay if the model doesn’t fit.

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eLearning Schools Motivation Counselling 164

eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2025

Teachers must align instructional content with state and national standards, prepare and organize materials, and thoughtfully structure collaborative learning experiences to ensure effective learning outcomes. I aim to demonstrate how technology integration can be purposeful and manageable by modeling this approach.

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STEM Interdisciplinary Collaborative Learning Communication 186

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2025

Without this guidance, AI can be confusing and complex, the researchers say, and can prevent both adolescents and adults from using the technology ethically and productively. I think a lot of the teachers and parents don’t know, either.” Some wanted to fully embrace the technology while others favored proceeding with caution.

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Essay Ethics Fairness Assignments 167

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. Researchers from the University of Cambridge in the U.K.

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Ethics Schools Students Skills 160

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2025

Recruiting websites were launched specifically focused on federal workers and their skill sets. And programs for alternative credentialing for teachers, while existing long before the mass federal layoffs, ramped up. That teacher shortage is bigger than just teachers, and in teaching, we always need experts,” he says. “So

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Teachers Fairness Instructors Teaching 96

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

These essential, durable skills are at the heart of frameworks like ISTE’s Standards for Students and the Partnership for 21st Century Learning’s framework , which emphasize what students need to thrive in school and beyond. Future-Ready Skills: Participants gain experience in public speaking and digital design.

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STEM Disabilities Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking 139

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Currently serving as the school leader in Vietnam, he brings over a decade of experience in school leadership, teacher training, and educational transformation. Nam has received multiple international accolades, including the Top 50 Global Teacher Prize Finalist and the Asia Educator of the Year Award.

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Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

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. “If you were an object, what object would you be?” He remembered one who identified as a fruit.

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Students Failure Disabilities Game-Based Learning 106

eSchool News

JULY 8, 2025

Kimberley Thompson-Hairston, Director of Instructional Technology and Media for Stokes County Schools and Chad Stevens, Head of K-12 Engagement for ClassDojo, sat down with eSchool to discuss strategies for success when it comes to district-family communication.

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Communication Achievement Discussions High School 111

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2025

Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. Digital Citizenship–probably one of the most important topics students will learn between kindergarten and 8th and too often, teachers are thrown into it without a roadmap.

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Curriculum Plagiarism Internet Fairness 157

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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Education Learning Knowledge Feedback 150

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2025

Learn from their journey, featuring the innovative AI Trust You Add-On that fosters stronger student-teacher trust. AI Trust You- Building a Culture of Trust and Learning with AI : Discover how LBUSD empowers educators through thoughtful AI integration. Join us to explore the future of education with AI.

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Art Math STEM Participation 146

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 27, 2025

Believe it or not, there are a whole list of skills easy enough for a fifth grader (maybe even fourth, but I haven’t had time to test it yet). Over the next months, in this series, I’ll show you how to teach Photoshop skills appropriate for fifth grade and up. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Skills Art Intelligence Curriculum 94

k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. Dr. DiTullio was a National Board Certified Teacher (NBCT) and is an esteemed member of both PDK International and the Pi Lambda Theta International Honor Society.

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Science Education Motivation Lecturing 130

eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

The framework prioritizes the importance of human skills, including as critical thinking, creativity, and emotional intelligence, and offers higher-ed institutions structured guidance around creating AI literacy approaches that will equip individuals with key foundational AI competencies and industry-specific applications.

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Ethics Critical Thinking Intelligence Evaluation 215

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. Teachers design highly interactive, discussion-based lessons for these periods.

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Schools Students Feedback Participation 176

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

A follow-up study in 2025 confirmed this trend, highlighting even steeper declines where secondary students have fewer opportunities to build new skills. Creativity now ranks among the top skills employers seek , alongside analytical thinking and AI literacy. This isn’t just an education issue — it’s a workforce one.

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