Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2025

Montessori education emphasizes hands-on, self-directed learning with natural materials, fostering independence and curiosity. Technology, often seen as a distraction, can be integrated thoughtfully, especially for younger children. What is the intersection of the two? Here are thoughts from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: Blending Montessori and Technology: Finding the Right Balance in Early Childhood Education These days, it seems that all toddlers master how to swipe across a screen before they

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 20, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. This week's “Cool Cat Teacher Talk” is a jam-packed episode covers 15 cutting-edge AI tools, 15 critical education headlines, plus essential wellness strategies specifically for busy teachers. Watch the YouTube Episode Watch this video on YouTube.Subscribe to the Cool Cat Teacher Channel on YouTube Listen to the Podcast What You'll Learn in This Episode AI Tools T

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Digital Promise

JUNE 16, 2025

Our Work Reports Blog About Popular Searches Research Digital Equity Micro-credentials Inclusive Innovation Networks & Programs League of Innovative Schools Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Our Work Reports Blog About Jobs What It Takes to Make Every Opinion Matter in the Classroom June 16, 2025 | By MaryJane Long and Taresha Scott Key Ideas Two educators at Kent County Secondary Intensive Learning Center (KCSILC) are working with students to lead Socratic Circles using creative strategie

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 16, 2025

Students can’t learn effectively unless they’re safe. They must be kept equally safe from cyberthreats and physical threats, a task that has increasingly fallen to school technology departments. K–12 IT professionals have long protected students from network intrusions such as malware and data breaches. Now, they find themselves purchasing and maintaining technologies that stop physical intruders too.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 20, 2025

[ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ] Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Amie McElroy, elementary school director at STEM School in Highlands Ranch, Colorado on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. STEM School is an incredibly-interesting place that has received numerous recognitions and honors, and I have visited there several times since I live only about an hour away.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2025

In the past six months, I’ve posted dozens of topics ranging from tech ed trends to how-tos, problem solving, and pedagogic discussions. I like to step back a few times a year and determine what readers are most interested in. WordPress makes that easy with their statistics. 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

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 16, 2025

Mientras que COVID-19 representó la fuerza más disruptiva que jamás haya tenido un impacto en el campo de la educación, los educadores hicieron lo que siempre hacen: hacer todo lo posible por los niños y por los demás. Constantemente hacían limonada con un suministro interminable de limones. Antes, los desafíos eran vistos como obstáculos. Ahora se ven como oportunidades para innovar.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 18, 2025

While many schools are testing the waters of existing AI tools — using applications or platforms to boost productivity — few are wielding AI’s full potential and customizing solutions for their school environments. As budget crunches force schools to make staffing cuts, educators and IT departments are left seeking solutions to lessen the strain of the resulting shortages.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 19, 2025

[ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ] Recently I had the opportunity to appear on the Education Matters podcast with Jason Buccheri. Jason was an awesome host and we talked for a long time about deeper learning, models of organizational change, reclaiming joy in school, empowering students through technology, and … surprise, AI!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 16, 2025

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: 7 Netiquette Tips Category: Internet Sub-category: MS Office, Keyboarding Q: What are the most important netiquette tips for students when using the Internet?

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2025

When generative AI entered classrooms, it promised a revolution. For many teachers, it delivered an avalanche of tools instead. While edtech vendors race to integrate AI into every aspect of teaching and learning, educators are drawing clearer boundaries: AI should save them time, not replace their judgment. They want support for differentiation, not decision-making.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 18, 2025

Our Work Reports Blog About Popular Searches Research Digital Equity Micro-credentials Inclusive Innovation Networks & Programs League of Innovative Schools Verizon Innovative Learning Schools Our Work Reports Blog About Jobs A Step-by-Step Guide for Submitting Your First Micro-credential June 18, 2025 | By Keying Chen Key Ideas First-time micro-credential earners should choose a micro-credential that aligns with their goals, ensuring it suits their context before committing.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 17, 2025

After realizing that network access problems were caused by a cyberattack, the IT department at Agua Fria Union High School District immediately shut down the network and launched its incident response plan. Early that January 2024 morning, IT Director Brandon Gabel called the Arizona district’s third-party network and security consulting firm, and together they worked to assess the damage, eliminate the threat and restore services.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 21, 2025

[ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ] Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Tim Boyle, principal of Science Leadership Academy Middle School (SLAMS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in June. I had the opportunity to visit SLAMS a couple of years ago.

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Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2025

The College Interview is intimidating and usually only applies to the Ivy League schools. If you’re considering the US Naval Academy, it’s called a Blue and Gold Interview. They will put you through a rigorous test of thinking on your feet, fast, and without ‘umms’ Here’s what you should know: The B&G (Blue and Gold) Interview is one of several opportunities for the Naval Academy to insure they appoint candidates who will make it through the next nine years.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

“Let’s do it!” That was Alexis Johnson’s reaction when she saw professional learning opportunities focused on computational thinking. A first grade teacher with no formal CS background, she jumped at the chance to explore how computer science principles could enhance early literacy instruction — and ended up transforming her classroom in the process.

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Ditch That Textbook

JUNE 16, 2025

This post is written by Hunter McConnell. Hunter is a dedicated 6th and 7th grade math teacher in Tyler ISD. For the past four years, he has spearheaded the district's robotics competition team. Beyond the classroom, Hunter brings two years of expertise in instructional and media technology, developing practical solutions that empower educators by saving […] The post Empowering future innovators: Your guide to starting a robotics club appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 17, 2025

As physical security systems in K–12 schools grow more sophisticated, the lines between IT and facilities management departments continue to blur. Increasingly, IT professionals — traditionally tasked with securing networks and data — are now overseeing badge access systems, surveillance cameras, emergency alerts and other campus safety technologies.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 17, 2025

[ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ] Adam Phyall and Carl Hooker were kind (brave? dumb?) enough to invite me onto their Future Ready Schools UnDisrupted podcast last month. In addition to lots of laughs (per usual) and a conversation about what technology tools schools should break up with immediately, we spent most of our time talking about the needs for more courageous leaders and more risk-taking in P-12 education.

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2025

Key points: The early learning gap begins quickly–and can impact lifelong success The digital divide still holds students back Few states plan to sustain K-12 digital access as federal programs end For more news on equity, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub In Greater Houston, where nearly half of children start kindergarten unprepared, Collaborative for Children is taking bold steps to close the digital divide, beginning with our youngest learners.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

The energy was electric: Three teams of students from three neighboring school systems faced off in a high-stakes competition, their colorful jerseys and team pride on full display. But this wasn’t your typical sporting event; students were navigating block-based worlds, racing against the clock to design sustainable, hurricane-resistant schools. This was the South Florida Showdown , the first Minecraft Education tri-district esports challenge of its kind.

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techlearning

JUNE 16, 2025

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 18, 2025

By the time Christian Vivas enrolled in a new artificial intelligence program at Miami Dade College, he had already experimented with using ChatGPT to help him write emails to clients of the creative media studio he owns. Vivas said most of his classmates were like him — adults well into their careers looking to learn how to use AI, or use it better.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 16, 2025

[ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ] I blogged about Sara Lev in early March as I begin to revive my Deserves a Bigger Audience (DABA) feature of this blog. We had the pleasure of hosting Sara on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in April, and she shared some great insights about doing project-based learning in early childhood education.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2025

This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog , and is reposted here with permission. What if the missing ingredient in student achievement isn’t better curriculum, tech, or teachers, but better motivation? What if the key to unlocking motivation isn’t something intrinsic to students, but something found in their relationships with peers, teachers, mentors, and communities?

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2025

“If you were an object, what object would you be?” 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. He remembered one who identified as a fruit. “When I was a kid, I convinced myself that I hated avocados,” Gethard remembered the student saying.

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techlearning

JUNE 16, 2025

Taking a close look at four AI labs on higher ed campuses answers five common questions that other institutions may have about opening a similar space.

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Education Elements

JUNE 17, 2025

Did you know that the most underutilized time in the classroom is often the first and last five minutes of a class period or a lesson? As instructional leaders, CAOs, Directors of L+T or as a Principal, if we want to support great teaching and deepen student learning, we need to see what’s really happening in those moments—and all the ones in between.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JUNE 18, 2025

[ I realized that I am way behind on posting recent podcast episodes, so I am catching up! ] Liz Garden and I had the pleasure of hosting Francesca Peck, principal of Polaris Charter Academy in Chicago, Illinois , on the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) podcast in May. Polaris is a flagship EL school and is doing absolutely incredible things with its advisory program, Crew , and its social-emotional learning work with students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2025

Key points: High-quality STEM learning sites can help students avoid the summer slide How to teach K-12 coding without computers Strategies to help girls stay engaged in STEM learning For more news on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub While this summer slide affects all subject areas, STEM learning is particularly vulnerable, especially when students lack access to hands-on experiences or engaging resources.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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