ED Surge

JUNE 23, 2023

My experience has taught me that if students do not believe their school is invested in activities and programs that reflect their community and culture, they will not feel a sense of belonging in the classroom, which will negatively impact student engagement and their ability to understand and appreciate cultural differences among one another.

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STEM Sport

JANUARY 11, 2024

In the world of education, student engagement is often the cornerstone of successful learning outcomes. It’s a key indicator of not only how well students are grasping the material but how likely they are to retain and apply that knowledge. of students reported being engaged with school.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. It fosters critical thinking, problem-solving skills and a deeper understanding of mathematical principles by placing students as active learners rather than passive recipients of information.

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ED Surge

APRIL 11, 2022

Organizations like Flatiron School and Stack Overflow make particularly good use of this strategy. It’s also just [having] people to vent with,” said Kate Cassino, CEO of Flatiron School. We want to make Handshake a place where students who don’t already have connections…can come to Handshake to build [them].”

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In a world where technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace, education stands on the cusp of transformation. Imagine classrooms where teachers are empowered by cutting-edge technology and where students don't just learn from textbooks but co-create their educational journey. It's one thing to say: Go learn about AI.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Last year, when Micah Hill was a sophomore in high school, her guidance counselor gave her an application for Mississippi’s student representative program, which allows students to serve on the Mississippi State Board of Education. Hill applied and after two interviews, she was selected as the state’s newest student rep.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 10, 2024

“Education is made for students. There is no one who knows what students need more than us.” — Angelica Martinez, 2023 Graduate, Sunnyside Unified School District (AZ) Historically, research institutions, education entrepreneurs and technology developers have led the research and development (R&D) of education programs and tools.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As education leaders continue to engage in conversations on transforming assessment and accountability for our nation, they must prioritize elevating voices excluded from past education change efforts, including voices of young learners, especially those from communities of color and economically disadvantaged communities.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Pandemic closures provided some students with a chance to notice how stressed they are at school, says Jayne Demsky, founder of School Avoidance Alliance, an advocacy group that provides professional training to schools. million students are chronically absent. Long term, it can leave students unprepared for life.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

Here’s the complete overview on the role of assistive tech in encouraging inclusivity in education: What does that mead? How do you create one in your class or school? In the US, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) served around 7.3 million students with disabilities for the school year 2021 to 2022.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 25, 2023

It wasn’t that I didn't value, cherish and miss the face-to-face interactions I had with my students, but because I naively assumed that my more reluctant colleagues would see the light and finally embrace edtech. Are we just educational luddites or has the edtech revolution fallen short of its promises ?

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ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2023

Student disengagement in writing at the secondary level is a pervasive challenge school districts face nationwide. Many students perceive writing as formulaic, disconnected from their life experiences and lacking opportunities for personal agency and expression. Why should students be involved in education R&D?

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ED Surge

AUGUST 30, 2023

This was the reality for many of the students and their families at Luther J. Price Middle School (LJPMS) families after the city of Atlanta condemned property in the Forest Cove neighborhood in 2021. There were over 300 families that resided in Forest Cove, and many of the children from these households attended our school.

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ED Surge

APRIL 18, 2023

Students are looking for something different from teachers and professors as they prepare to enter political and civic life, and that means educators need to change the way they support students when it comes to political engagement. We look at things like the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 4, 2023

As 2022 turns into 2023, EdSurge asked educators and education leaders to share reflections on learning “lost” and “gained.” As our new normal continues on and we begin 2023, I’m reflecting on what my students and I lost in 2022—and what we’ve gained. Since March 2020, we’ve seen so much change.

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STEM Sport

AUGUST 2, 2023

This learning style is commonly used when teaching science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) because its real-world connections help students gain a deeper understanding of complex concepts. Regardless of grade level, it can be difficult to keep students engaged throughout project-based lessons.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 29, 2022

In a deal quietly announced last week, K-12 educational software services company Renaissance Learning acquired Illuminate Education for an undisclosed amount. schools still have unspent stimulus funding that might be used on infrastructure investments like Illuminate’s offerings. Why the pairing?

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2023

One of my rituals at the start of each school year is to clean student desks and chairs. Year after year, before students arrive for their first day of school, I scrub and shine these desks. Profanity from past students lives on in the rubber sidings of these desks. But this year, it actually happened!

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ED Surge

JANUARY 19, 2022

Ray Salazar has been teaching high school Journalism and English in Chicago Public Schools for over twenty years. Instead, he crafted an entirely new curriculum that he felt would better resonate with students, a series of reading and writing assignments that looked at the stages of grief. hours before the pandemic.

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ED Surge

MAY 17, 2022

The Academically Intellectually Gifted (AIG) Certified and Talent Development (TD) Catalyst teacher works with groups of gifted and advanced learners across the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school district in North Carolina. She travels between two different school sites throughout the week. We had quite a large population of ESL students.

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STEM Education Works

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Student engagement has been a topic of discussion for decades. As a former teacher, I hate to admit that even when I was in school I wasn’t engaged nearly as much as I should’ve been. As a student, I felt that my engagement wasn’t important to my grades, and instead, test scores were what mattered. .

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CTE Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, the integration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) curriculum at the middle school and high school levels has emerged as a transformative force. Every educator and parent knows how science and contextual learning excite students.

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CTE Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the rapidly evolving landscape of education, the integration of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) curriculum at the middle school and high school levels has emerged as a transformative force. Every educator and parent knows how science and contextual learning excite students.

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Box Light

MARCH 5, 2024

Clayton County Public Schools (Jonesboro, GA) and Boxlight's partnership spanning over eight years has significantly transformed education by addressing the challenges posed by outdated technology. CCPS faced issues with aging projectors, prompting a strategic collaboration with Boxlight.

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I do get pretty angry as I go on forums about Artificial Intelligence in Education. It seems often that the attitude is one of “gotcha” in terms of “catching” students using AI to “give them the answers.”

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Box Light

MARCH 14, 2024

Horizon Christian Academy (HCA) in Cumming, GA, embarked on a journey to integrate interactive technology into its educational framework, enhancing student engagement and learning outcomes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2015

The technological advances of the past two decades have changed the world, and education is no exception. Today’s students have access to far more knowledge than their parents once found in encyclopedias and on maps. Technology in the Classroom Keeps Kids in School, Helps Them Learn.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Since 2019, I’ve worked with students in the metro Detroit area to advocate for sanctuary schools through an organization called MIStudentsDream. Immigrants are scared in many places, but school shouldn’t have to be one of them." Better yet, what happens when schools exacerbate existing trauma for students?

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

For those who have been educators for any length of time, I’m sure this is a familiar scenario. We must commit to creating meaningful, purposeful professional learning experiences for our educators. We must commit to creating meaningful, purposeful professional learning experiences for our educators. Prioritize student voice.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 2, 2023

In addition to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, motivation theories of William Glasser, David McClelland, and Fredrick Herzberg have application to a school environment. Looking at theories of motivation can create a broader perspective as well as give educators additional ideas for meeting their own and their students’ needs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The start of a new school year is always busy. New students, new parents, new rules at school–but there’s one more piece that shakes up my education ecosystem: new webtools. I recently previewed one I think you’ll like called Education Galaxy. We are very happy that we found Education Galaxy!”

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Founder & CEO, Intercultural Education Consulting The metaverse, a virtual, interconnected, and immersive digital space where users can interact with each other and digital environments, holds tremendous potential to transform education. I went to school every morning, and whoever was absent, I replaced that person.

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ED Surge

JULY 14, 2023

In every class I’ve taught over the last 12 years, cooking comes up repeatedly when I ask about my students’ goals, skills, dreams and little-known facts. Despite inheriting this culinary and cultural legacy, my students find themselves in a tough position during the school day for breakfast and lunch.

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Chillax Science

MAY 3, 2023

If you are or have been a school teacher, you are probably familiar with the feelings associated with constant changes to the curriculum. If you are not a teacher please visit Education Week and you’ll understand what I mean. If you are not a teacher please visit Education Week and you’ll understand what I mean.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. I refer to those epiphanies, when the metaphorical light bulb above a student’s head switches on, as “luminations.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 31, 2019

as we discuss Back to School Tips! A general transcript: What would you say the purpose of Back-to-School Night is? . BTS Night is traditionally a chance for all stakeholders in the child’s education journey to get to know each other. Make no mistake: Teachers are equal parts entertainers and educators. HD2 FM and on.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

When I started teaching, syncing work between school and home was impossible. There was no way to get it into a student school drive from home. Cloud Computing in the Educational Sector. And yet, cloud computing for school and universities wasn’t a top priority less than a decade ago.

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