eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2025

Key points: Supporting emergent writing empowers children to become confident communicators Beyond formulas: Embracing complexity in writing instruction From school year to summer: Why reliable edtech matters to boost literacy For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Just as a gardener plants seeds and nurtures them into strong, flourishing plants, early childhood educators have the opportunity to nurture the earliest seeds of literacy in young children.

Writing

k12 Digest

AUGUST 6, 2025

Nick Casey is a dedicated educational leader whose work is centred on cultivating a strong and unified school culture, delivering high-quality learning and teaching through a rigorous curriculum, and fostering meaningful partnerships with families and the wider community. At the core of Nick’s leadership is the belief that culture is built when all adults function as one, aligned in purpose, values, and action.

Culture

Teach Thought

AUGUST 1, 2025

Skip to content Critical Thinking Workbook Read Expand Recent Critical Thinking Posts Learning Posts Literacy Posts Critical Thinking Terms Assessment Terms More Expand Search Contact 3-Question Survey Toggle Menu 65 Examples Of Project-Based Learning For A Modern World by TeachThought Staff In 13 Brilliant Outcomes Of Project-Based Learning , we gave a quick example of project-based learning to illustrate the relationship between learning objectives and the products and artifacts produced by pr

Learning

Faculty Focus

JULY 31, 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed from a distant technological concept to an everyday tool accessible to our students. In recent years, AI has proven to be a disruptor in the delivery of education, raising concerns among educators. Rather than viewing AI as a threat to academic integrity or a shortcut that undermines learning, educators have an opportunity to reframe AI as a collaborative partner in the educational process (Bowe

Metacognitive Skills

Elementary Nest

AUGUST 4, 2025

Elementary Nest 6 Strong Tips for Teaching Classroom Rules and Procedures in the First Two Weeks The first couple weeks of school will set the tone for your classroom. Take the time in the first couple weeks to explicitly teach your classroom rules and procedures. You’ll be building classroom community, introducing classroom routines, and making sure your students know what is expected of them.

Teaching

eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2025

Key points: Career readiness initiatives and trends have meaningful impacts on students Integrating technology in CTE classrooms Middle and high school students need education, career guidance For more on career readiness and CTE, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Today’s workforce requires adaptable, skilled individuals with the confidence to creatively apply background knowledge to complex, real-world opportunities.

Critical Thinking

EFL Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2025

A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT Like any profession or field, the teaching of English has evolved and developed a whole range of acronyms and specialised terms to describe […] The post A Short Guide to Acronyms in ELT appeared first on EFL Magazine.

English

Faculty Focus

JULY 31, 2025

In today’s rapidly evolving educational landscape, artificial intelligence (AI) has transformed from a distant technological concept to an everyday tool accessible to our students. In recent years, AI has proven to be a disruptor in the delivery of education, raising concerns among educators. Rather than viewing AI as a threat to academic integrity or a shortcut that undermines learning, educators have an opportunity to reframe AI as a collaborative partner in the educational process (Bowe

Metacognitive Skills

Teachers Pay Teachers

AUGUST 4, 2025

High schoolers love to ask, “When am I going to use this in my real life?” When you teach life skills like financial literacy, time management, and social-emotional understanding, they won’t need to ask that question anymore! Use these low-prep life skills activities for high school students who are just a few years (or even months!

High School

eSchool News

AUGUST 6, 2025

Key points: A truly effective MTSS model integrates trauma-responsive strategies into every tier of support 3 key actions for trauma-informed student supports Trauma-informed teaching strategies can benefit all students For more news on trauma-informed teaching, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub Across the country, our schools are being taxed beyond their capacity to support educational success.

Students

Cult of Pedagogy

AUGUST 3, 2025

Listen to the interview with Julie Lause: Sponsored by Alpaca and EVERFI If you’re a parent or a teacher, you’ve probably seen the annual school supply debate online. Flipping through your phone on any social media platform, you’re bound to see: The tearful story of a 7 year old who had his Spiderman folder, pencils, and erasers summarily collected by the teacher on the first day of school and thrown in the communal bin.

Grades

GovTech

JULY 31, 2025

A study in Oklahoma will examine the benefits and challenges of the expansion of educational technology in classrooms, focusing on its impact on the health and academic performance of elementary school students.

Elementary School

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 5, 2025

Imagine a classroom where AI helps students learn more effectively and faculty have more time to focus on what they do best. That future is closer than you think, thanks to the rise of generative AI. Higher education professionals find themselves in a new world with these emerging tools and their capacity to dramatically change how everyone thinks and learns.

Skills

Cemd

AUGUST 5, 2025

California Districts Gear Up for the 2025 Math Curriculum Adoption As California districts prepare for a 2025 math curriculum adoption, education leaders across the state are navigating an evolving instructional materials landscape. With many districts still using pre-2015 curriculum, this moment marks a critical opportunity to get updated, high-quality, inclusive materials in the hands of teachers and students.

Math

eSchool News

AUGUST 5, 2025

Key points: AI doesn’t have to be perfect to be powerful AI tools are everyday study buddies, survey finds AI tools that support learning–not cheating For more news on AI in schools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In the last year, we’ve seen an extraordinary push toward integrating artificial intelligence in classrooms. Among educators, that trend has evoked responses from optimism to opposition.

Education

Teach Hub

AUGUST 1, 2025

If you’ve ever seen your students light up at the idea of a scavenger hunt, you already know it’s one of the easiest ways to sneak in learning without it feeling like work. But coming up with one that really grabs everyone’s attention, works with your content, and keeps all learners included, takes a little planning. Here’s how to create a scavenger hunt that works with your curriculum and gets all your students involved, no matter what subject you teach or grade you have.

Students

From the Pond

JULY 31, 2025

Ladybug Clocks, Coloring, and Telling Time Fun! 🐞⏰ If you're teaching your students to tell time to the hour and half hour, I have an exciting little update for you! My popular time-telling resource just got even better! Clocks for Hour and Half Hour Time now includes a bonus coloring page featuring 3 clocks—perfect for writing both analog and digital time.

Math

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2025

After some 21 years teaching online in the University system, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is no absolute one thing that has more emphasis for student success than others, except life. I’ve tried course corrections (Navy); revisions to materials ad infinitum (at Vol. 74); communications efforts that has the FCC asking for advice; Soft Skills efforts that has made the Work Force smile; and, writing skills tactics that would make Edgar Allen Poe begin ‘raven’ over these efforts!

Instructors

GovTech

AUGUST 4, 2025

Cambridge Central School District leaders say their limited cellphone restrictions resulted in a marked improvement in student discipline issues, including bullying and distractions.

Schools

eSchool News

JULY 31, 2025

This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. Key points: There are four key angles that illustrate AI’s potential impact on education AI can personalize learning–it can’t make students care AI in education needs more than innovation–it needs intention For more on AI in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub A few weeks ago, MIT’s Media Lab put out a st udy on how AI affects the brain.

Education

EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2025

Digital tools make it easier than ever to get in touch with like-minded technology professionals, but it’s important not to confuse this with impactful connection. While technology can support such connection, it’s important to consider purposefully curated spaces and local organizations that bring K–12 IT leaders together. Recently, several areas have begun investing in this type of connection with the creation and expansion of state chapters through CoSN.

Educational Technologies

We are Teachers

AUGUST 4, 2025

Quick, easy brain breaks for kids that will help students re-energize, refocus, and give their brains a much-needed boost.

Motivation

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 3, 2025

After some 21 years teaching online in the University system, I’ve come to the conclusion that there is no absolute one thing that has more emphasis for student success than others, except life. I’ve tried course corrections (Navy); revisions to materials ad infinitum (at Vol. 74); communications efforts that has the FCC asking for advice; Soft Skills efforts that has made the Work Force smile; and, writing skills tactics that would make Edgar Allen Poe begin ‘raven’ over these efforts!

Instructors

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2025

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m taking a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are from members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, from tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate me

STEM

eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2025

Key points: Simple, actionable steps go a long way in school cybersecurity Rethinking school cybersecurity strategies amid federal budget cuts What to know about the newest cybersecurity attack putting your school at risk For more news on school cybersecurity, visit eSN’s IT Leadership hub Virtual reality field trips now enable students to explore the Great Wall of China, the International Space Station, and ancient Rome without leaving the classroom.

Evaluation

Teachers Pay Teachers

AUGUST 1, 2025

Teachers have many tools to make secondary learning fun and engaging — a question of the day for high school students is just one of them! These open-ended and trivia-style questions help build classroom community , encourage self-expression, strengthen student connections, and easily tie into academic goals. They’re also low-pressure, meaning students don’t need to speak in front of the class, but the questions still spark thoughtful conversations.

High School

k12

AUGUST 1, 2025

What’s next after high school? For 62% of young adults , the answer is: they’re not sure. And if that sounds familiar, you’re not alone. Career uncertainty is incredibly common among teens, especially in today’s ever-changing job landscape. But here’s the good news: you don’t need a perfect plan to get started. In fact, starting with curiosity, not commitment, is the key to confident career exploration.

High School

Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2025

Daniel Montgomery’s love of books started as a youngster with weekly visits to the public library, which fittingly led him to a nearly two-decade career as an English teacher. As an educator, he became a union leader. That led to another long tenure, this time as president of the Illinois Federation of Teachers, where he was first elected president in 2010.

English

We are Teachers

AUGUST 5, 2025

These breathing exercises for students can help reset the energy of your classroom, but yours as a teacher, too.

Teachers

eSchool News

AUGUST 6, 2025

Key points: Let’s help our students think, write, and grow in an AI-powered world 5 AI tools that offer more than hype Educators: Lack of infrastructure and vision limit AI’s potential For more news on students using AI, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Don’t Ask How I Finished… Just Thank ChatGPT That was the caption beneath a beaming graduate’s Instagram post, balloons, cake, and two bouquets in hand.

Ethics

Organized Classroom

AUGUST 6, 2025

Engaging children in learning math and English can be a challenging task, but with the right activities, it can become an enjoyable and rewarding experience. One effective way to make learning fun is by incorporating hands-on activities that allow children to explore and interact with the concepts they are learning. For example, in math, activities such as using manipulatives like counting blocks or fraction bars can help children visualize and understand abstract concepts.

English

Imagination Soup

AUGUST 3, 2025

Why do we need good children's books with characters who have physical disabilities? Because the representation of physical disabilities and physical differences in children's books IS SO IMPORTANT! Kids need to see themselves as heroes of stories --> mirrors. And other kids need to step into the lives of someone else to build empathy and understanding --> doors and windows.

Disabilities

Edsurge

JULY 31, 2025

The enrollment cliff has long loomed in the minds of higher education leaders anticipating that a sharp decline in the number of incoming students starting around 2025 could spell disaster for their institutions’ bottom line. And a lesser discussed — but equally concerning — enrollment cliff is potentially emerging within the K-12 education sector. While colleges are seeing the dip in large part because of the questioned value of degrees , the K-12 space is facing a perfect storm of factors that

Schools

Reading Power Gear

AUGUST 5, 2025

I know! I know! It’s still August and you don’t want to think about school right now! BUT… I have just started to see a LOT of new back to school books so wanted to just share some of my favourites so you can be ready with the latest and greatest back to school books on the first day back! Here are ten new, wonderful picture books to help make the back-to-school transition a little smoother for you and your new students: Scarecited on the First Day of School – Allah L.

Schools

eSchool News

JULY 31, 2025

Key points: Let AI support the writing process, not define the product Building an educator’s AI toolbox AI tools that support learning–not cheating For more news on using AI in writing, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub A colleague of ours recently attended an AI training where the opening slide featured a list of all the ways AI can revolutionize our classrooms.

Writing

Teachers Pay Teachers

AUGUST 6, 2025

Whether it’s the beginning of the school year or the first day back after a long break, getting students into the swing of things can be a challenge. That’s where icebreakers for kids come in; they’ll get your class talking and reconnecting like no time has passed. From quick questions that spark conversations to full-blown activities that build classroom community, you’ll find everything you need to restart your school-day schedule.

Distance Learning

1 plus 1 plus 1 equals 1

AUGUST 4, 2025

Fall is the perfect time to bring seasonal fun into your math lessons, and what better way than with this adorable Apple Tree Addition printable! Designed especially for students who are mastering their addition facts through 10, this hands-on activity helps young learners build foundational addition skills in an engaging and memorable way. What’s Included This printable features: Blank apple tree templates, which can be assembled into a book or left individually.

Activities