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JANUARY 30, 2025

Literacy Read Rosemary Wells acclaimed book, Emilys First 100 Days of School about the daily achievements of grade schoolers for their first 100 days. If you prefer, read The Night Before the 100th Day of School about one boys struggle to find 100 of anything to bring to class for the 100th Day project.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

I began my teaching career as a Teach For America (TFA) Corps member in Jacksonville, Florida. I was part of a cohort of about 100 first-year educators, all united by a common mission: to serve under-resourced and underserved schools. By the end of that first semester, 10 of my colleagues had already left the program.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Walberto Flores EdTech Coordinator, Highlands International School San Salvador Artificial intelligence has entered our classrooms — sometimes invited and other times not — leaving educators to ask essential questions about its implementation and impact. Walberto Flores: How might we redefine teaching and learning?

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AUGUST 24, 2022

It’s always interesting to find out what new teachers learned in their early teaching that affected their later years. It makes teaching easy if kids love to be in the room every day. Below are five lessons that I have learned in my first five years of teaching. It took troll to the entire school and on me as well.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

Throughout rural America, non-native English speakers are less likely than their urban peers to get proper support in school, sometimes leading to a lifetime of lower educational attainment. But some rural schools are developing multilingual education strategies to rival those found in urban and suburban districts. Today it sits at 9.5

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This hurt her teaching time, and she wanted to know if I experienced the same phenomenon in my teaching career; without hesitation, I admitted to facing the same problem. In my fifth year of teaching Arabic as a second language, I often reflect on how frequently my subject is undervalued.

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JANUARY 27, 2022

Every lower-grade teacher I know has huge numbers of students who love math but the older they get, the more those numbers shrink until by Middle School, they’re anemic, at best. 15+ Websites to Teach Financial Literacy. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Have students try these.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2025

The retired public school teacher stands out in a burnt orange sweater, her curly hair adorned with a soft brown beret. Its not their fault, she says, or their parents or even the schools fault. Its just what happened during the early days of the pandemic, when kids were stuck at home and beaming into school through a computer.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2024

Tracie Anderson Swilley the Principal of Fairfield High School in South Carolina was named the 2025 Principal of the Year for the United States by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. She also talks about school safety and how she has approached this sensitive topic.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

It is the weekend before my students arrive for the new school year. I want to feel seen for the many contributions I make in my classroom, school and community. My career in teaching began in the fall of 2017, right after I completed the first summer semester of my graduate program. These are the challenges I’ve faced.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Game development teaches kids valuable skills like creativity, problem-solving, and persistence—skills they’ll use for life! Tip from CodaKid Teachers: Start with small, achievable projects! Enhancing Creativity and Logical Thinking Game development doesn’t just teach coding; it also lets kids tap into their creativity.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

An instructional coach for K-5 math teachers in Milwaukee Public Schools in Wisconsin, Robinson can find herself zipping around several of the schools she works with in the city to assist teachers, give workshops or try to help vice principals grasp the nuances of math instruction. Robinson had to sort through her own math trauma.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To explore the role of soft skills in student success and how they can be nurtured in schools, EdSurge sat down with Patrick Keeney , Senior Director of Product Management and Partnerships for Career and Technical Education (CTE) at McGraw Hill School. Are there established standards for soft skills in education?

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JANUARY 28, 2022

It’s fascinating that today’s game playing youth want a set of rules they must beat, parameters they must meet, levels (read: standards) they must achieve, and a Big Goal (think: graduation) they can only reach after a lot of hard work, intense thinking, and mountains of problems. Which they love. Image credit: Paulo Ordoveza.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2025

During Engineers Week, engineering societies, universities, companies, and other organizations organize workshops, competitions, seminars, outreach programs to schools, career fairs, and networking events. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Implementing Mindfulness Practices in Schools In recent years, mindfulness has gained significant traction, not just in adults’ lives but also in educational settings. Incorporating mindfulness practices in schools has proven beneficial for students’ well-being, emotional regulation, and academic success.

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JUNE 20, 2024

Teaching financial literacy to teens can be made more effective and engaging by using real-world examples, such as interactive apps and hands-on activities like budgeting classroom dollars or planning events within a fixed budget. It’s a way of giving students first hand insight into some financial concepts.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

A friend of mine (who I’ll leave anonymous, at her request) struggled with the challenges of teaching and personal life. Teaching was her passion, but its demands soon overshadowed her personal needs. So, let’s take a look at some ways teachers can balance the demands of school events and their personal lives.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. According to research conducted at Stanford University, over 70% of high school students report feeling stressed about their academic workload. Start by identifying the subjects or topics that require the most attention.

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NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Skills-based credentials are valuable because they state specific skills in which a learner achieved or displayed competence. A Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) and other types of Learning and Employment Records (LERs) can help package those various achievements in one place for learners to share over their lifetimes.

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JULY 23, 2024

Career Guidance in Cypriot Schools: How Students are Prepared for a Successful Future School education in Cyprus is recognized by the world community of educators as the most progressive and fundamental. The professional orientation of students is exactly the direction in which Cypriots have achieved significant success.

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MAY 1, 2023

With the school year ending, here are some useful tips from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew for students preparing for college or career: School and Job Tips for Young Adults The marketplace for good jobs has always been highly competitive. But how can young adults get the training, schooling, and experience to get a job they enjoy?

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Another teacher found that utilizing an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that was cloud-based gave her students round-the-clock access to work in their programming class instead of relying on a downloaded file to a school computer. The ultimate question remains, how does it affect student achievement? T4Edtech #edtech.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

From innovative research to real-world success stories, this show (and the others that will follow it) are packed with game-changing insights that I hope will upgrade how you think about teaching math. ” School Effectiveness and School Improvement, 29 (2018): 339 – 361. Enloe High School in Raleigh, NC.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Welcome to a brand-new year of teaching! 28:01] Apple Intelligence: Tools to Transform Teaching Learn how Apples latest AI-powered tools like Math Notes and writing assistants impact the classroom and how we need to change teaching writing. [39:26]

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MAY 13, 2024

With interest in the teaching profession waning and enrollment in teacher preparation programs reaching historic lows, all eyes are on the next crop of students — tomorrow’s prospective educators — to make up the deficit. Teaching, many would argue, is one of the most meaningful jobs available.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

HOUSTON — On a Saturday morning in August 2023, a crowd gathered outside the Houston Independent School District administration building with protest signs in hand. Teachers, parents and politicians took turns at the microphone, united in their criticism of the controversial state takeover of Texas’ largest school district.

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MAY 5, 2023

Just like that, she’s gone,” my friend said to me just a few weeks ago, devastated that her daughter’s second grade teacher — her favorite teacher — left before the school year ended. In eight states, teacher turnover rates are the highest they’ve been in five years, with schools serving families with high poverty rates being hit the hardest.

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JUNE 9, 2023

Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. Nationally, mathematics achievement on average remains low with glaring, persistent inequities across racial and ethnic groups. As a result, the achievement gap between white students and Black and Hispanic students has increased.

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APRIL 8, 2024

High School collects a diverse group of students into a large learning community, but it also prepares teenagers for a future as variable as any we can imagine. Yet, the one-size-fits-all model persists in many high schools. Could we expand high school options to guarantee every student’s success?

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Groundhog Day Teaching Resources. If this is the 100th day of school, here are resources for that: Geography. Read Rosemary Well’s acclaimed book, Emily’s First 100 Days of School about the daily achievements of grade schoolers for their first 100 days. Groundhog Day Digital Activities –grades 3-5. Vocabulary.

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MAY 21, 2024

Ellen Galinsky has been on a seven-year quest to understand what brain science says about how to better teach and parent adolescent children. And the work has led her to strong views on the question of whether or not to ban smartphones in schools. In middle school, everyone's pressuring you to be ready for high school.

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

Even years later, San Francisco Unified School District casts a shadow over attempts to quash long-standing disparities in math. The Board of Supervisors voted to bring back middle-school algebra, and a city ballot measure to reinstate eighth-grade algebra passed with about 82 percent of the vote.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Interactive platforms like accredited online schools K-12 often include features that cater to diverse learning styles, such as visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. By using technology tools, you can monitor their progress in real time and adjust teaching strategies as needed. Don’t forget to involve the students in this process.

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MARCH 3, 2025

Early numeracy encompasses fundamental mathematical concepts and skills young learners acquire before formal schooling. A study published in Developmental Psychology found that early math skills at kindergarten entry are among the most significant predictors of later academic achievement , even more so than early reading skills.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

When a public school system in the San Francisco Bay Area explored replacing traditional grading practices with a form of “standards-based grading system” meant to eliminate bias, it sparked widespread opposition from parents. They signed petitions and showed up in force at school board meetings to rail against the changes.

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JULY 30, 2024

8 Crucial Steps for University Admission Success for High School Students Applying for university is a significant milestone for high school students. Here are eight crucial steps to help high school students navigate the university admission process effectively. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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