eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

As generative artificial intelligence (AI) is supporting the creation of powerful tool suites that can enhance the teaching and learning process, it seems reasonable to identify some ways that teacher assistants can use these tools as well. The nationwide shortage of teachers has caused a similar shortage in the ranks of teacher assistants.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

AI-powered tools have entered the educational landscape, and theyve changed the way I teach writing–particularly persuasive writing. For instance, teach them to craft a clear thesis statement and support it with specific details. Fast forward to 2023, and my classroom has transformed in ways I never anticipated.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

With better feedback mechanisms and more support, teachers could adjust their lesson plans, teach in near-real time, and deliver the help when it’s needed – without slowing down or backtracking the entire class to help the small group of students struggling with that day’s lesson.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

We asked educators to share their views about teaching and learning in 2025 (find industry predictions for 2025 here ). Ultimately, the NGSS will not only elevate science education but also foster a more holistic, engaging, and dynamic approach to teaching and learning across disciplines.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Some people may say you can’t teach confidence, but they’ve never watched a kid from their robotics class go from struggling in math to realizing they can work through their challenge by trying something new, by chatting with someone going through the same thing, or by simply sticking with it until it’s done.

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Teach Thought

MAY 16, 2025

We're sharing 75 questions students can ask themselves that can guide their thinking and awareness before, during, and after your teaching.

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Teach Thought

MAY 17, 2025

Overcome a child's natural tendency to play, rebel, and self-direct in hopes of providing them with an 'education.'

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Teach Hub

APRIL 30, 2025

If youre looking for something new to try, one simple yet powerful strategy might surprise you: take your teaching outside. So instead of trying to overhaul your entire teaching approach to make outdoor learning work, with a little planning and flexibility, you can incorporate outdoor teaching in a manageable and fun way.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2025

To boost teacher morale, reimagine the teacher role For more news on teacher burnout, visit eSNs SEL & Well-Being hub Todays teachers are coping with a wide range of stresses, from chronic student absenteeism to limitations on what you can teach and parents pressuring you to change grades.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 25, 2025

New America has a good overview on raising kids with tech: Navigating How and When to Use Tech When Teaching Young Children Take-Aways from Our Two-Part Series Focused On Tablets in Pre-K Through Third Grade Early childhood educators make thousands of decisions each day. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

When I was in the classroom, I quickly learned that students are feeling this eco-anxiety whether were talking about climate change or not.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

When we personalize support, structure the environment thoughtfully, and teach with clarity and empathy, we give students the best chance to reach their full potential. They may learn differently than what traditional education practices deems typical, but that simply means we must teach differently. Heres how that looks in practice.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2025

Most leaders also said they encountered negative teacher views of AI tools, with many saying they viewed it as a threat to traditional teaching. Most district leaders also wanted to empower teachers as they explored genAI use.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2025

However, educators still need to teach students the ability to be critical consumers of information, whether produced by humans or generated by AI tools. That makes teaching students to trace information to original sources even more essential. Todays students rarely line up at the reference desk. The stakes are higher.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Mind, brain and education science combines knowledge in the fields of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and education to inform methods of teaching and explore the impact of those strategies on learning, helping to transform the field of education. References: Caine, R. McClintic, C., & Klimek, K. link] Gozuyesil, E., & Dikici, A.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

Researchers are looking at whether teachers have what they need to thrive in Teaching for Tomorrow: Educators on the Future of Their Profession, part of a multiyear study undertaken by Gallup and the Walton Family Foundation. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2025

Digital infrastructure is now the backbone of teaching, learning, and school operations–and edtech leaders are the architects holding it all together. This years survey reveals a defining moment for K-12 education, said Keith Krueger, CEO of CoSN.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

And its changed the way I look at my early days of teaching. For most teachers, student teaching is their most valuable preparatory experience , and a strong program gives them armor against burnout. States minimally regulate student teaching, so quality is scattershot. Statements of fact build the muscles of radar.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

But we often ignore one fundamental truth: Learning takes time, and the time needed is different for every student.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

If you teach a man to fish, he will be richer forever. At its base are physiological and safety needs, followed by love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization at the peak. Consider the phrase, If you give a man a fish, he will be hungry tomorrow. It could be applied here, too.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Having conducted well over a thousand observations of K-12 teachers over the last 15 years, I have noticed there is one piece of feedback I have given more than any other–and it involves a seemingly minor word change.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

One in five educators believe that AI is the way of the future and both teachers and students will need to embrace it to succeed, while 17 percent stated that AI can be as valuable as textbooks to teach students concepts. How could or should the math teachers role change as a result of student AI use?

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

As districts and schools nationwide struggle to find qualified therapists, particularly speech-language pathologists and board-certified behavior analysts (BCBAs), theres a growing demand for these specialized professionals.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2025

How can we teach better? Once you flip that paradigm and stop thinking so much about what youre doing and how you can teach better–all of which is good to think about–you start asking what learning actually looks like and what mechanisms are there for us to learn.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

Teach to a group or individuals. With a wide variety of English proficiency levels in the classroom, a platform like Lexia, which is personalized to each student’s literacy level, is a powerful tool. We have all the levels in one classroom, so having a platform like Lexia Core5 Reading, personalized to each student is very powerful.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

Griffins $2 million leadership gift is specifically focused on supporting TAP in creating a pipeline of talent for the teaching profession through recruiting, preparing, and mentoring aspiring educators, including those who had not previously considered a career in education. This gift builds on Griffins $3.5

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

Click to listen: More news from today’s release: While 98% of educators say teaching digital citizenship should be a priority in their school, only 36% say it is actually being prioritized, according to data from ISTE+ASCD. I had the chance to grab ISTE+ASCD CEO Richard Culatta for some details.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

While I used to be deeply involved in CTSOs as an advisor and teacher, stepping into an administrator role has allowed me to continue engaging with students in a new way–judging events and witnessing their enthusiasm firsthand.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

Portable instructional audio technology can transform teaching and learning, helping physical education teachers can overcome critical barriers to listening and supercharge their lessons. teachers work with diverse groups, often with varying language backgrounds and ability levels, in both indoor and outdoor settings.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

Teacher Excitement and Perceptions of Student Success Go Hand in Hand Notably, the survey data highlight the connection between how teachers own excitement for teaching impacts their perceptions of student success, as well as how ensuring student success affects job satisfaction.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

When teens take the mic Recent studies show that reading for pleasure among teens is at an all-time low.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 4, 2024

In addition to teaching, Jennifer serves on the Board of Directors for CUE. They are designed to combine educational technology with specific teaching protocols that promote active learning, student engagement, and collaboration in the classroom. Jenn is a first-grade teacher at Desert Sands Unified School District. She has her M.A.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Im in my fifth year teaching science to fifth and sixth graders, but, like every other teacher at the K-8 charter school where I work, I also teach reading. The message was clear: We needed to start teaching older students how to sound out and read unfamiliar words. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

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eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

River Valley’s early adoption signals a pivotal moment in demonstrating how AI can complement and elevate the human touch in education, making teaching more effective and learning more personalized. The program empowers districts to improve instructional practices, enhance teacher effectiveness, and foster measurable student success.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 21, 2025

It doesnt take much time to teach and its wow factor is off the charts with students. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. These are simple features ( including frames, quadrant colors, photo effects like snow) that add sophistication and professionalism to a finished product.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

It becomes the anchor for coherent expectations and a common language that supports teaching and learning schoolwide. These reflections are a good reminder that we all have a math identity, and for teachers specifically, our math identity influences the decisions we make in the classroom, like what content to teach and how we teach it.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The best teaching had to do with inquiry, with higher-level thinking, with student-centered project-based learning. When I taught ninth grade Global History to an integrated co-teaching, or ICT , class last year, I used explicit instruction in ways I had not done before. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

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