eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Yet, this omission has a profound effect on students literacy skills. eighth gradersstruggle with long-form writing on tests and classwork. Not only does this affect their ability to communicate effectively, it also affects their reading skills, because writing and literacy are closely linked.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Not only does it make educators revise their approach to teaching academic writing, but some still see it as a threat to students’ academic integrity. More than that: If students often ask ChatGPT to generate essays or make those essays longer , their writing and communication skills will suffer.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

That was the joking term that my fellow English teachers and I came up with to describe what we were seeing. Was early exposure to texting crimping our students’ ability to write correctly? To engage in the critical thinking process that underpins the ability to write? These students suffered from “Texting Sickness.”

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

Rather than writing traditional essays or book reports, my students were invited to create short video book reviews of their favorite titles–books they genuinely loved, connected with, and wanted others to discover. Her work demonstrated not only strong literacy skills but also digital fluency and a growing sense of self-expression.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

Teachers are navigating substitute teacher shortages, COVID protocols, and record numbers of absent students in addition to the normal demands of this job. We need to retain high-quality teachers who enjoy this work and feel energized and fulfilled by it.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

While your students, who have grown up in the Information Age and think they already know everything, any classroom teacher knows that our students need help more than they think. Britannica School is user-friendly and comprehensive, which makes it an ideal tool for building student confidence in their research skills.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

English language arts (ELA) standards identify a set of foundational skills students must master in their progression to becoming skilled readers. These skills include alphabet recognition, concepts of print, phonological awareness, phonics , high-frequency words, and fluency. To start, teachers should follow these five tips: 1.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Their teachers will spend these early weeks determining where the 5- and 6-year-olds are developmentally, what academic, social and emotional skills they bring, and what support they need to set them up for a successful school year. This is the area of development where many teachers report seeing the steepest decline.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2022

When coding merges with storytelling, you have story coding, in which students use computational skills and design thinking as they demonstrate creativity across core curricular areas. Teachers can use story coding to bring history, science, world languages, ELA, and even math into their lessons.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

Focus on Collective Teacher Efficacy. Professor John Hattie defines “collective teacher efficacy” as “the collective self-perception that teachers in a given school make an educational difference to their students over and above the educational impact of their homes and communities.”. Understand Learning Beliefs.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

In our book UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I encourage teachers to work toward firm, often standards-aligned, goals. The variety of products they create causes many teachers to question how they should assess this work since it takes many forms. We also stress the importance of providing students with flexible means.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

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

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

This understanding has deepened through my collaboration with Kathy Renfrew, whose journey from a self-proclaimed science-phobic classroom teacher to renowned STEM educator and leader illustrates the transformation that happens when educators break down traditional subject-area barriers and create truly interdisciplinary units.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Why should teachers use rubrics to assess student work? Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair. Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 17, 2022

How do teachers feel about their work? What factors cause teachers to feel fulfilled by this work? Emotional engagement encompasses a teachers’ feelings about, degree of dedication to, and emotional response to their work (Perera, Vosicka, Granziera & McIlveen, 2018; Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Nearly three out of four teachers say they experience frequent job-related stress, and 59 percent say they’re burned out. Nearly three out of four teachers say they experience frequent job-related stress, and 59 percent say they’re burned out. Create a school culture that teachers won’t want to leave.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2025

How to use Digital Quick Writes This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: summarized by NoteGPT Summary In this video, Jacqui Murray discusses the concept of quick writes as a dynamic and engaging way to teach writing in the classroom.

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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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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. The aspect of teaching that is hard to replicate in the online environment is the teachers’ ability to collect informal data by merely listening and observing.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

This shift has led to the growing adoption of co-teaching models, where general and special education teachers collaborate to meet the diverse needs of their students. Students are grouped based on their skill or ability levels and rotate through all the stations.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. Begin class with a review activity, writing prompt, feedback form, quick quiz, or formative assessment.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Los Angeles, CA As students navigate an increasingly complex world defined by artificial intelligence, social media, and rapid technological change, the need for essential life skills has never been greater. Its advanced analytics track student progress whilesaving valuable preparation time. Compelling Content.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Interviewed and profiled here is winner John Arthur , a 6th grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School nominated by Follett. John Arthur, a sixth-grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School in Salt Lake City, was the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and one of four finalists for 2021 National Teacher of the Year.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 5, 2021

When I work with teachers shifting to blended learning, I strive to establish the WHY driving our work together. I want teachers to understand the purpose and value of the shift to blended learning. In training sessions, I ask teachers to think about why they use this model. Blended learning is not a reaction to a moment.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2021

Yet, reading is like any skill that we can improve with practice. In their new book, Teaching for Deeper Learning: Tools to Engage Students in Meaning Making , my friend, Jay McTighe , and his co-author, Harvey Silver , write about an active reading strategy that encourages students to engage with texts before, during, and after reading.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

As classroom teachers, one of the many challenges we face is student engagement. For our purposes, we are going to say that student engagement is the ability for a teacher to draw the attention or interest of students for the sake of learning. You must believe in your ability as a teacher to create or find engaging lessons.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

This seems to be the norm: AI as the mortal enemy of all classroom teachers. So to all the teachers out there: Resistance is futile. On the other extreme is its complete acceptance; basically, you enter the essay prompt into ChatGPT and ask it to write the paper for you. I think of this as absolute cognitive outsourcing.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

Teachers are frustrated by what they perceive as a lack of focus, engagement, and motivation. I can empathize with their frustration, but I attribute these behaviors to underdeveloped self-regulation skills, especially in online and blended learning environments. Key Process Necessary to Develop Self-regulation Skills.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2024

This inspired me to incorporate KIBO into my STEM course for pre-service teachers. Embracing change with a hands-on approach to STEAM learning With my usual 20-page final project firmly in the rearview mirror, I instead instructed my pre-service teacher students to play and explore. We will learn a lot from this!”

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

Can teachers who are teaching an AP course use blended learning models and cover the extensive curriculum? Each station rotation is designed to provide a balance of online, offline and teacher-led activities. Tips for Teachers Using the Station Rotation Model. I have also become a stronger teacher.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Develop career and technical education pathways Offer a career and technical education (CTE) program of study–a progression of industry-focused classes that create accessible pathways for students to gain the skills needed for college and career success–that introduces students to the teaching industry.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2023

As research reveals that relational trust leads to engagement and success, we are reminded that teachers hold our students’ stories and hopes—and here’s how school leaders can lay the foundation for relational trust so that school communities flourish. Insights About Teachers’ Work.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 24, 2021

As this year winds down, I encourage teachers to take the final weeks of the school year to create closure, collect feedback, and help students look forward. Teachers and students alike are eagerly anticipating the summer. Teachers have been challenged to develop their skill sets and toolsets this year.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2023

BOSTON – As part of its human-centered approach to AI in K-12 education, learning technology company HMH today announced new OpenAI-powered integrations within Writable , its award-winning writing practice and assessment solution for grades 3-12. This saves valuable time teachers can use to invest in student connections. “At

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Plagiarism Teachers Feedback Essay 246

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Photo by Glen Noble on Unsplash Embrace Your Inner Storyteller Think about what sparks your desire to write. Identify your audience Are you writing for fellow teachers? For example, if you’re writing for educators, your book might blend personal anecdotes with actionable tips. Writing for students?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Megan Schlagel, a high school math teacher in St. This includes the use of AI-powered teacher coaching via the AI Coach by Edthena platform. With the platform, teachers like Schlagel engage in personalized coaching cycles to further their development. Admittedly, even as a mentor teacher, I was nervous to record myself.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

Ben is a kindergarten teacher in Salinas, California. He was awarded Teacher of the Year, Computer Using Educators (CUE) Blended and Online Educator of the Year, CUE’s Gold Disk Award, and KSBW’s Crystal Apple Award. Jenn is a first-grade teacher at Desert Sands Unified School District. I jumped at the chance!

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