eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In fact, one state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all. This shortcoming means that, every year, nearly 100,000 elementary teachers across the country enter classrooms with false assurances that they are ready to teach reading. More than 50 years of research has illuminated the most effective way to teach children to read.

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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. First, let’s explore the benefits of using the station rotation model to enhance co-teaching and create more inclusive classrooms.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2024

While 89 percent of teachers reported in a recent survey that they believe generative AI will have an impact on teaching, recent reporting in the Wall Street Journal and The74 have rightly identified some of AI’s limitations in education, questioning the technology’s ability to serve as, for example, an effective tutor.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

Most tools that teachers have for this purpose are lagging indicators such as tests, quizzes, and homework. Each of these applications of AI in the classroom has the potential to significantly enhance both teaching and learning experiences, making education more efficient, personalized, and accessible for students everywhere.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has released a new guide to help educators navigate the many ways AI can be used in teaching and learning. Reducing friction for non-English speakers: Dr. Anthony Kaziboni, the Head of Research at the University of Johannesburg, teaches students who mostly don’t speak English outside of the classroom.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2022

Before exploring how technology can alleviate pressure from teachers to deliver the right teaching and learning environment that accommodates various learning styles, it’s important to home in on Merrill’s Principles of Instruction. Five Principles of Learning.

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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 ). Traditional tests focused on factual recall may instead give way to assessments that better align with NGSS’s emphasis on critical thinking, problem-solving, and the application of knowledge in real-world contexts.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2025

When state testing season arrives, classroom routines can quickly fall apart. In this blog, I’ll share six strategies that encourage students to explore, create, reflect, and connecteven during the testing season. Wrap Up Testing season doesnt have to mean learning is on hold. Whats one goal you still have moving forward?

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

Our most recent white paper, Exploring the Data: A Comprehensive Review of Research on Probeware and Three-Dimensional Teaching , explores the latest research that highlights how probeware supports active, student-driven learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

My suggestions don’t have to work, because now they are back on their robot, examining the code for other things to change up and test out. They hit “play,” the robot does its thing, it either works or it doesn’t, and the students just naturally move on to building a bit more to try their next idea.

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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. This might mean clearly outlining what is expected in an assignment, breaking down large tasks into smaller steps, or organizing test questions in a logical, grouped format.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

Almost a quarter (24 percent) of teachers recommended that students create AI-powered flashcards and personalized study plans to help them understand class materials and prepare for tests in the way they learn best. How could or should the math teachers role change as a result of student AI use?

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

When students establish a career identity, the material they learn that relates to that identity becomes more personally meaningful than just passing a test or earning a graduation credit, Christine Rodriguez told EdSurge in an email interview. As for Hatch Valley High School, Goins reports, students there saw improvement in test scores.

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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

AUGUST 1, 2024

Many teachers and professors are spending time this summer experimenting with AI tools to help them prepare slide presentations, craft tests and homework questions, and more. As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up. Should they disclose that to students?

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

If you teach a man to fish, he will be richer forever. Students are no longer just attending school to pass tests–they are actively seeking knowledge and skills to help them achieve their dreams. At its base are physiological and safety needs, followed by love and belonging, esteem, and self-actualization at the peak.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2024

How does phenomena-based teaching help? Before I adopted phenomena-based instruction, most of the questions students asked were some variation on, “Is this going to be on the test?” They were focused on whether they would have to memorize this fact or that process to pass a test. We haven’t taught this way before, either.

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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. The Preparatory Programs support students who thrive in a structured setting without the added stress of homework or standardized testing.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Many even created special offices or programs in the hopes of teaching students how to talk with people they may disagree with. Let’s work through it together.” — Alexandra Delano Now, that programming is being put to the test as colleges gear up for the turmoil that this week’s presidential election could bring.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Test-optional and test-blind admissions in recent years could mean a radical expansion of access to selective colleges. The patchwork of admission test policies in college admissions underscores a larger challenge—and opportunity—for both K-12 and higher education.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

For the summer program, I created an experiment in which students got to test out different types of road salts. I then gathered a set of Vernier Go Direct Temperature Probes from the school where I teach during the school year and ordered small water bottles that students could use as reaction containers. Give students agency.

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2025

The organization is best known for its skills competitions that bring students together to network with industry professionals and test their abilities in more than 100 career fields. When students take part in SkillsUSA competitions, they compete with students in the state based on technical standards created by industry leaders.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

Students who opt for the workforce diploma will not have their ACT test scores included in their schools public reports. Legislators decided that schools should not have to report standardized test scores for students who did not have to take the requisite math and science classes. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2023

The ChatGPT Dilemma In schools across the nation, educators have, once again, had to call into question how technology meshes with teaching and learning with the advent of ChatGPT. A few years later, the discussion changed to an argument about the pros and cons of using a Desmos calculator on their classroom iPads.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

Ungraded Quiz or Pre-test: Before designing a unit or sequence of lessons, ask students to complete a quiz or pre-test to identify what they know and can do. Teachers can quickly generate a pre-test or quiz using an AI-powered education tool like MagicSchool.ai.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Key points: Creating a culture where all students see themselves as capable math thinkers starts with leaders Key questions that unleash powerful PLCs Ethical PD: Doing right by the teachers who do right by the world For more news on teachers PD, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub One of my first vivid memories of math is of timed tests.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

In a new analysis, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds that most states (29 states and the District of Columbia) use a weak elementary teacher reading licensure test, meaning that they do not effectively measure teachers’ knowledge of scientifically based reading instruction prior to entering the classroom.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

New methods of teaching may help close this gap, according to a new study from the University of Georgia. Schools also tend to rely on spoken communication to teach and written exams to assess learning. All students saw an improvement in their test scores. In the United States, English is the main language used in classrooms.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

Many make the mistake of believing that bilingual education means that you are separately teaching students in different languages forever. As with content, most assessments and standardized tests are simply translated directly from English into another language. Take today’s state standardized tests as an example.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Dozens of states are moving to align their teaching practices with the science of reading, a body of research on how children learn that emphasizes explicit phonics instruction alongside helping students build vocabulary and knowledge about the world. Teaching a child to read is a very complex task,” Person said. It is brain science.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

education See related article: 10 TED-Ed Lessons to get students thinking For more news on education trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page In education, there is no shortage of debate. Should we get rid of standardized testing? So what do these tests actually measure? And are they worthwhile?

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

Theyll argue that the information is important because its on an upcoming test, which typically leaves students feeling frustrated and disengaged. If youre teaching chemistry, consider inviting a nurse or doctor to share how this subject applies to human health.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

Key points: With the right AI tools, teachers can enhance their classroom instruction Tracking AI in education Enhancing learning through AI and human educators For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Teaching is an uphill battle that grows harder and more exacting as the years roll by.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

In 2014, I got my first teaching job at a brand new high school in Detroit. Study after study has shown that effective library programs can increase student literacy and test scores and create more equitable student outcomes. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Standardized tests are an important part of a linguistic profile, but we need to also consider a student’s background and exposure – what languages they speak at home and with whom do they speak those languages – in order to build a more comprehensive picture. Face students when you teach.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The game teaches kids about passwords, identity theft, scams, phishing, cyber bullying, sexting, social media issues and much more. The company has gathered all the complexities of internet safety and distilled them into engaging, well-tested, curriculum-aligned, and beautifully structured lesson plans (created by teachers) for grades K–8.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

In the 2022-23 school year, 17 state education agencies (almost one-third of the country) expressed that one of their greatest challenges has been filling STEM teaching positions. Hyper-focused on standardized testing. While these tests are important, they limit the ability to put the scientific method in action.

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