Edsurge

JULY 9, 2025

In grade school, I was a confident student who knew how to ace tests and please my teachers. One time, I planned a novel study around a book my students selected, but I was forced by an administrator to trade it in for standardized test prep. Once I got to college, however, my A-student record failed me.

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Schools Failure Ethics Textbooks 146

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2025

When I reviewed the data, I noticed a glaring pattern: The best-rated schools in Brooklyn with strong state test scores, robust programming and rave parent reviews were clustered in neighborhoods with high property values, PTAs that fundraise like Fortune 500s, lush parks and Trader Joe’s within walking distance. But it does.

Elementary School 113

Elementary School Elementary School Testing Accessibility 113

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

Interdisciplinary 247

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 247

Cal Matters

JUNE 26, 2025

Why would students write anything themselves, instructors wondered, if a chatbot could do it for them? Indeed, many students have taken the bait, if not to write entire essays, then certainly to draft an outline, refine their ideas or clean up their writing before submitting it.

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Plagiarism Assignments Academic Integrity Writing 117

Cult of Pedagogy

APRIL 27, 2025

But if you’re new here, I’ll give you a very quick overview: Retrieval practice is the act of trying to recall something you learned from memory by doing things like taking a test on it or using flashcards instead of just looking at, rereading, or reviewing the information. Maybe we say, here’s the agenda for the day. .”

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Multiple Choice Questions Teachers Writing Questions 80

Teach Thought

JULY 10, 2025

Knowledge is evaluated with a slew of assignments and tests, and a letter grade is given as a kind of trophy—As are big trophies, Fs trophies of the wrong kind, but trophies still. ‘Writing,’ for example, can become ‘Expert and self-initiated application of the ‘revision’ step of the writing process.’

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Gamification Learning Motivation Learning Styles 105

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

Interdisciplinary 144

Interdisciplinary Learning Feedback Culture 144

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2025

Writing a history that you helped to create is awkward, as Anne Trumbore acknowledges in her new book “ The Teacher in the Machine: A Human History of Education Technology.” Anne Trumbore “I have been an ensemble player in the transformation of online education from experimental and low status to ‘innovative’ and ‘disruptive,’” she writes. “I

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History Intelligence Writing Knowledge 112

Brown Bag Teacher

JULY 16, 2025

Even if a student has never seen the word, they can reason: autobiographer is a person who writes the story of their own life. Best Practices for Morphology Instruction Research and classroom-tested practices agree: effective morphology instruction in upper elementary is: 1. Take the word autobiographer. That’s the power of morphology.

Teaching 52

Teaching Languages Language Writing 52

Faculty Focus

APRIL 24, 2025

In the above context, I saw my pandemic classroom as a laboratory to prototype and test new pedagogical moves, and where unexpected issues are expected to come to light. In turn, we can immediately utilize new information to further our faculty assessment reports, professional development, academic writings, and research publication.

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Lecturing Faculty Development Knowledge Laboratory 56

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 7, 2025

A good classroom management system, a novel list, and a set of writing prompts go a long way to set students and teachers up for success. Keep writing prompts on hand 6. For students who are testing below grade level, incorporate the CCSS for language arts that are closer to their actual abilities. Table of Contents 1.

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Grades Teaching Teachers Teaching Philosophy 52

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

Try This in Your Class Tomorrow If you want to test this out without overhauling your syllabus, here’s a quick plug-and-play format: Choose a paradox related to your next topic. Write it on the board as the only thing visible when students walk in. After exploring the paradox, I now say, “Here’s one way to look at it.” Make it messy.

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Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 85

Faculty Focus

JUNE 15, 2025

Try This in Your Class Tomorrow If you want to test this out without overhauling your syllabus, here’s a quick plug-and-play format: Choose a paradox related to your next topic. Write it on the board as the only thing visible when students walk in. After exploring the paradox, I now say, “Here’s one way to look at it.” Make it messy.

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Syllabus Ethics Art Questions 98

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

Its market-leading energy efficiency and rigorous product testing ensure it well exceeds its warranty. SMART is the only interactive display that enables multiple users to write, erase, and interact at the same time without interfering with one another. Why GX Plus?

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Technology Testing Writing Accessibility 130

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Like the smile from acing a test or the joy of earning a reward, those flashes of satisfaction are unforgettable. The next day, have students write a secret message using a white crayon on white paper. Turn off the lights and test it out. Have students write down their observations to be used for comparison of ocean currents.

Elementary School 75

Elementary School Elementary School Science Schools 75

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 21, 2025

ELA class gives middle schoolers the opportunity to write creatively, read imaginative stories, and present their thoughts and opinions to peers. These short ELA activities for middle school get students thinking and writing quickly. If they’d prefer, let them write in a texting or social media format.

Middle School 52

Middle School Middle School Activities Schools 52

Teacher Mood

JULY 6, 2025

Students know when the day lacks structure, and they tend to respond with off-task behavior, testing boundaries, or simply shutting down. It feels like a game, but they’re practicing decoding and letter-sound relationships AND writing the entire time. It’s not just a matter of academic loss.

Teachers 52

Teachers Classroom Management Activities Writing 52

Teach Hub

JULY 9, 2025

Why It All Matters Understanding literary themes isn’t just about acing a test or writing an essay. These stories highlight the power of speaking out, pushing back, and choosing what’s right, even when it’s not easy. They help students see that challenging the status quo isn’t just brave—it’s necessary.

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Students Essay Questions Culture 92

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

High schoolers write a lot every school day. How can you help them improve their writing skills and have fun at the same time? Thats where daily writing prompts come in! Write a thank-you note to someone in your life. Have students write to the prompt before class begins. Do you like watching sports live or on TV?

High School 52

High School High School Writing Essay 52

Teach Hub

JULY 18, 2025

When you think of rote learning, chances are you picture students writing their spelling words five times each or chanting times tables together. Even test preparation becomes easier when students can recall facts instantly under pressure. It often gets brushed aside as an old-school method that doesn’t belong in today’s classrooms.

Learning 52

Learning Math Social Studies Languages 52

Cal Matters

JUNE 25, 2025

UC Riverside found that math and writing skills were lower among the students who graduated from high school during the pandemic than for previous high school graduates. Likewise, 25% of freshmen entered the university at the lowest writing level in 2019. The following year 29% of incoming students started at the lowest writing level.

Math 88

Math English Lecturing High School 88

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 10, 2025

Maybe educators have always been a type of carpenter, but this attitude has clearly seeped into our relationship with children as well, leading our schools to the extremes of test and assess and drill and kill. I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years. And to like them just the way they are.

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Evaluation Writing Motivation Testing 108

Organized Classroom

MAY 16, 2025

Color Coding: Highlight any tests (e.g. Would you like a FREE Student Planner Homework Pages Handout to make it even easier for your students to write down their to-do list? This is especially helpful when I have students who really struggle when it comes to completing everything in the time allotted. yellow), trips (e.g.

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Students Assignments Testing Reading 70

Tunstalls Teaching Tidbits

MAY 17, 2025

40+ pages of grade-specific content Includes literacy, math, and writing Fun summer-themed pages Cute booklet format Simply print and staple, no prep involved Kinder Summer Sk ills First Summer Skills Second Summer Skills Third Summer Skills Awards to Celebrate with a Personal Touch Wrap up the school year with these must-have end-of-year resources.

Schools 52

Schools Grades Math Skills 52

k12

JULY 10, 2025

Virtual Whiteboards: These online tools replicate the traditional classroom whiteboard—and in some cases, students can even write or draw on them too. Creative Expression of Learning: Not every child shines through essays or multiple-choice tests—and that’s okay.

Online Learning 52

Online Learning Quizzes Learning Motivation 52

Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

For example, theyre using AI to offer writing feedback and to teach students about civics by developing voter registration chatbots. One group effort, backed by The Learning Accelerator, is the School Teams AI Collaborative, which has dozens of educators from schools across the country experimenting with and evaluating AI-enabled instruction.

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Intelligence Schools Science Math 215

Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 23, 2025

I could write volumes about what I saw happening as the children played with these random materials and speculate about what they were learning, but in all honesty, that would be total BS on my part. So I got out a box of small "critters" and that's what we did. I don't need to know what they are learning, only they do.

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Testing Reading Knowledge Writing 87

Teach Thought

MAY 18, 2025

Sink or Float Challenge Test a variety of household items in water. LEGO Zip Line Use string, pulleys, and LEGO figures to build and test a zip line. Test and redesign. Ziplock Bag Leak Test Fill a plastic bag with water and poke sharp pencils through it—watch how it doesn’t leak (much). code.org 17.

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STEM Activities Math Discussions 52

eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

The lessons included real-world scenarios for using drones, like finding a lost child, that often appeal to young girls, and writing exercises to remind kids of what they’re good at before they try something hard. Families also got to put their building skills to the test.

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STEM Science Middle School Middle School 210

Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 2, 2025

If I were a toy manufacturer -- or a manufacturer of anything, for that matter -- and I really wanted to know how sturdy my products were, I’d test them in a preschool classroom. It’s in the nature of exploration to test the limits and that sometimes means that things to get broken. It’s not because the children aren’t careful.

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Testing Reading Writing Discussions 82

k12

JULY 7, 2025

Whether you’re looking for a quick math refresher, an engaging science video, or a writing prompt that’ll make your kid say, “That was fun!”—K12 Other times, you just need to move on and skip the whole “test” thing. It’s a free resource from K12, a trusted provider of educational tools and support for families for more than 25 years.

Learning 52

Learning Math Game-Based Learning Learning Styles 52

Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 21, 2025

Even as an eight-year-old, I thought the physics of that sounded off, but I sure didn't want to test it. Cultures of domination," writes bell hooks, "rely on the cultivation of fear as a way to ensure obedience." In our society," writes hooks, "we make much of love and say little about fear.

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Motivation Culture Quizzes Writing 93

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 2, 2025

A seemingly simple color-by-number project is a great way to sneak in extra math practice, whether prepping for end-of-year testing, looking for Pi Day activities , or blending subjects in a creative math-and-art cross-curricular unit. Bring life to your art room by blending color and core concepts to help math stick.

Art 52

Art Math Grades Activities 52

Teacher Toms Blog

MAY 30, 2025

Indeed, the research finds just the opposite: every human ever tested thinks more clearly while their body is in motion. I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years. There has never been a scientific study done that finds that holding a body still improves cognitive function.

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Motivation Assignments Testing Writing 104

k12

JUNE 24, 2025

I also enjoy writing very much. While I don’t write my own stories frequently, I love drafting new ideas for written pieces. Sometimes more if there’s a test coming up. I like to read lots of different books, and my library is huge because of it. My favorite genre is fantasy. However, I love trying new genres and series.

Schools 52

Schools Grades Students Online Learning 52

Teacher Toms Blog

JULY 7, 2025

The newcomers were firm in establishing their rights, even as the others seemed driven to test them. I've been writing about play-based learning almost every day for the past 14 years. At one point a toy was mischievously taken, then returned sheepishly when it resulted in an uproar. I've written since 2009.

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Coaching Art Testing Writing 96

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Most are accompanied with handwritten letters from students extolling the influence children’s television shows had on their journeys to donning the cap and gown — one fresh grad writes that she plans to become an elementary school teacher thanks to PBS.

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Fairness Study Laboratory Evaluation 184