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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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 25, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Subscribe to the 10 Minute Teacher Podcast anywhere you listen to podcasts. There is so much news happening now. I'm personally finding some of the voices I follow to be useful. Their commentary on happenings assists me. I decided to return to a format I often used a decade ago. (Yes, my blog is almost 20 years old!

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Hapara

APRIL 8, 2025

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Customer Details Location : East Auckland, New Zealand Number of students : Over 700 Age group : Years 9-13 Tool they leverage : Full suite of classroom management tools, primary Hpara Workspace Year they adopted Hpara : 2011 Featuring : Deputy Principal Russel Dunn and educators Peter Erhard, Faiyaz Hoosein, Nilesh Krishna, Brenton Moyes, Haitelenisia Siulua Tmaki College is a secondary school located in East Auckland, New Zealand, serving learner

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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 3, 2025

As technology evolves, its important for schools to adapt to and integrate necessary changes. While artificial intelligence reigns as one of the most overt and exponential examples of digital transformation, there have also been changes in cybersecurity, connectivity and devices. K12 IT leaders at CoSN 2025 in Seattle stepped up to talk about the ways theyre handling, and even pioneering, changes in their school districts.

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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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Digital Promise

APRIL 10, 2025

The post Where to Begin: Building Capacity for Reimagining School-Based Mental Health appeared first on Digital Promise.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2025

Key points: Building an app for kids came with unique challenges A new era for teachers as AI disrupts instruction With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI tools for kids, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub A recent survey found that 88 percent of U.S. parents believe AI is essential to their childrens education, but most arent even sure whether the technology is being used in their childs classroom.

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Hapara

APRIL 7, 2025

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] At Hpara, Hipi and the team are always listening to your input and innovating to better support schools and districts like yours. Thats why were so excited to tell you about our latest feature coming to our classroom management tool, Hpara Highlights. Get ready for teacher screen sharing, a powerful new feature that will make digital lessons more interactive and engaging than ever before.

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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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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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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2025

One of the strongest arguments for improved cybersecurity protections in an organization is its not if, its when, meaning that the digital ecosystem will inevitably come under attack at some point. Eric Muckensturm, IT strategy manager for cybersecurity the Learning Technology Center in Illinois, said thats not strong enough. As Im speaking these words, every single one of you is under attack.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2025

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