Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 3, 2025

AI is rapidly emerging as a powerful tool to support educators in new and exciting ways. Imagine having an intelligent partner in the classroom, one that can personalize learning, offer instant insights, and free up your time to focus on what matters most: connecting with your students.This isn't about replacing teachers; it's about augmenting their abilities […] The post 10 ways to co-teach with AI appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 28, 2025

Since the early days of internet access in K12 schools, there has been a need to protect students from inappropriate content with filtering and restricted access. Beyond redirecting their attention from games on their devices toward completing homework and projects, filters are often a requirement for federal funding, mandated by the Childrens Internet Protection Act.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Something broke in American education these past years. Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. I went out to our international contributors for ideas. They had a lot, but this one I thought I’d cover first: Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete? You might argue that the traditional classroom still plays an essential role in education, but the rapid growth of online and hybrid models suggests otherwise.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

Key points: AI’s instant feedback may help students from feeling lost during instruction Most teachers agree AI is a time-saver With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI and instruction, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub This press release originally appeared online. As AI becomes more widespread in education, more than half of high school students (56 percent) polled think it can go a long way in reducing math anxiety, a new global sur

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 7, 2025

From color-coders and chatterboxes to quiet notetakers and hands-on builders, students absorb information in all kinds of ways. Thats where the 8 learning styles come in. While they arent hard science, theyre widely recognized as a helpful framework for understanding how different learners tickand how you can meet them where they are. Keep reading for classroom-ready strategies tied to each of the 8 learning stylesor explore how ViewSonic Education Software can support diverse learners today!

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

Gen Z is in an awkward phase. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The oldest of the cohort born from 1997 to 2012 are in their mid- to late 20s and taking heat for chafing against workplace culture in ways that come off as entitled (sound familiar, millennials?). The youngest Zoomers, as theyre also known, are around 13 years old and still have years left in public school systems dealing with frequent upheavals due to federal-level uncertainty , politicization of essential servic

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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 3, 2025

This post is written by Joe Schmidt and Glenn Wiebe authors of The Social Studies FIELD Guide.Joe is the founder of Joe Schmidt Social Studies LLC where he provides support and professional development to educators and districts across Maine and the country. He is also a co-author of the 2022 book Civil Discourse: Classroom Conversations […] The post Ditch the lecture, dig into learning: Level up your Social Studies classroom with the FIELD Guide appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2025

When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also shining a spotlight on an ever-growing inequality in math performance across the country. Other assessments such as the critical thinking-focused international PISA exam have also indicated declining math abilities.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 23, 2025

Since the National Science Foundation coined the acronym STEM in 2001, K12 educators have been refining their approaches to science, technology, engineering and math. STEAM emerged around 2006 to incorporate the arts. Today, STEM and STEAM frameworks play a significant role in preparing students for new career pathways and the skills theyll need to succeed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2025

Education is no longer contained within classroom walls or the physical site of a school building. Learning isn’t confined to the eight hours between the school bells chimes or the struggling budget of an underfunded program. Today, education can be found anywhere, by teaming up with students in Kenya or Skyping with an author in Sweden or chatting with an astrophysicist on the International Space Station.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 27, 2025

" Trust isn't built through grand gesturesit's earned in the quiet moments where consistency, honesty, and empathy align." Writers block is real, especially if you have been blogging for as long as I have (15 years). Going back and reflecting on past posts through my podcast has enabled me to explore new angles on, in my mind, very important topics and concepts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. Imagine sending your child to school only to find out their teacher has never been trained. No coursework. No classroom experience. Just passionand a paycheck. Jacob Kirksey found that students lose an average of three months when placed with an uncertified new teacher.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 17, 2025

The post Getting Ahead of AI: Strategies to Foster Critical Thinking and Academic Integrity appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2025

Its been a little over a year since Tram Gonzalez opened Color Wings Preschool in her home in Portland, Oregon. Of the 15 children enrolled in her program, 10 attend for free, covered in full by Multnomah Countys Preschool for All initiative, which was passed by Portland voters in November 2020 to create universal free preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds who want it.

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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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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2025

Theres no doubt that artificial intelligence specifically, generative artificial intelligence has the capability to radically reshape the education landscape. Yet, even as many schools begin to implement the technology into administrative and teaching workflows, teach it to students and encourage users to explore its possibilities, still other schools aim to block it entirely.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2025

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogythe tech topics most important to your teachingas 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: Basics in Every Lesson Plan Here are four skills to be included and reinforced in every lesson plan.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 13, 2025

Who doesn't look forward to PD days? While some educators do, I have the feeling that many of you cringe at the thought. Recently, on my podcast Unpacking the Backpack , I discussed the pitfalls of professional development (PD) after revisiting a blog post I wrote in 2021. Listen on Spotify or wherever you access your favorite podcasts. You can also read the original blog post HERE.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 29, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. Episode 896 of the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast features Dr. Frank Buck sharing 5 free Evernote tools teachers and school leaders can use to stay organized and boost productivity. A decade ago, I tried to break up with Evernotemore than once.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2025

Wichita Public Schools demonstrates whats possible when vision, strategy, and systems align to support digital equity

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2025

As designers drew up plans to revitalize the visual arts complex at California State University, Fullerton, they hoped to create a space that would encourage students to stay on campus as much as possible. Many of Fullertons students commute to campus from home. That means they need comfortable places to do homework, meet with professors or talk to classmates.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 22, 2025

Ten years ago, EdTech: Focus on K12 published a list of blogs that covered all things relating to educational technology. Over the past decade, that list has become an honored tradition for our community, changing with the times to feature education IT influencers, podcasts and more. In 2015, the social platform X still featured a little blue bird logo, the only TikTok we knew was a Kesha song and daily encounters with artificial intelligence (AI) were limited to using spell-check.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2025

Summer STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics), is a week-long, overnight camp at USNA each year for students currently in the 7th-10th grades. Here’s information from the USNA website: Engineering is all about creating, building, and making things better! So what does it take to be an engineer? If you like math and science, you are off to a great start.

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Personalized Learning

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Key points: Building a data-literate school culture takes time and intention We are all digital immigrants now Data-informed decision-making in education: A comprehensive approach For more news on data literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub While digital literacy has become an aspirational cornerstone of modern education, the exponential growth of data-driven decision-making across industries reveals critical gaps that demand a stronger focus on data literacy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 26, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. Todays students and teachers are building more than a career theyre building a reputation. In this inspiring episode of Cool Cat Teacher Talk, host Vicki Davis is joined by guests Elisabeth Bostwick and Dr. Will Deyamaport to explore how to build a good personal brand in education and beyond.

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Hapara

APRIL 4, 2025

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Customer Details Location : Appleton and Grand Chute, Wisconsin Number of students : Over 15,000 Age group : K-12 Tool they leverage : Hpara Highlights Year they adopted Hpara : 2014 Featuring : Educators Bobbie Jo Sorenson and Jonathon Zabel Appleton Area School District serves the communities of Appleton and Grand Chute, Wisconsin.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2025

From the time were kids, were asked, What do you want to be when you grow up? Its a big question one that many students struggle to answer. Without real exposure to different career paths or learning about careers they may never have heard of, students often make choices based on limited information, missing out on opportunities that align with their skills and interests.

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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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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 30, 2025

Physical security technologies have come a long way from the days when school surveillance cameras were only useful in reviewing incidents after they happened. CDW Senior National School Safety Strategist Bryan Krause talked at CoSN 2025 in Seattle about his own experience combing through footage on older cameras with poor visibility. That might be a student, or it might be bigfoot, he said.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2025

Here are the most-read posts for last month: How to Leverage AI Tutors for Effective Learning Tips for Parents, Educators, and Students Subscriber Special: 50% Off Sidebar Sponsors Didnt Get in College? Interested in the Military? Try NAPS 11 Ways X/Twitter Improves Education LOTS of Resources for Kids Online Research Celebrate Pi Day and Maths Day 9 St.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

This post on CTE and career readiness originally appeared on iCEV’s blog , and is republished here with permission. For students to be truly prepared for their futures, they need academic knowledge, technical expertise, and workforce skills that translate directly into the workplace. As a career and technical education (CTE) instructor, I see firsthand how career-focused education provides students with the tools to transition smoothly from high school to college and careers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. I was that student who felt like I didn't fit in. Every teacher has them. And in this weeks episode, I met a principal who makes it his mission to reach those very kids. Principal Carlos Ramirez doesnt just talk about belonginghe walks students home to prove it.

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