ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Many schools have accepted that students’ overall well-being is an integral part of what helps children and teens succeed academically — particularly in light of the negative consequences created or worsened by the pandemic — and are working to bolster student mental health. But that’s no reason to ignore it, Clarke says. “I

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As the college essay program manager for Write the World, a nonprofit writing organization for teens, I oversee a group of advisers who guide students through the essay writing process. I have seen firsthand the anxiety that students experience when it comes to writing their college essays.

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ED Surge

APRIL 26, 2024

McGrath Director of Sales & Strategy, Workday Adaptive Planning, Alight In response to these pressing challenges, higher education institutions are engaging professional services to help them effectively navigate turbulent times. For first-year college students, the average tuition discount rate is 56 percent.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In these protective spaces, Asian American educators described being able to safely explore and unpack their own ongoing racial identity development while also discussing how to help their students and school communities do the same. impacts the everyday lives of students and educators. after COVID-19.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As this school year approaches an end and students start to plan on college life, the Ask a Tech Teacher team has suggestions on how to make that work well: Balancing Academics and Social Life in College College life is an exhilarating journey filled with learning, discovery, and growth. It’s about finding what works best for you.

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ED Surge

MAY 7, 2024

This fall, Martinez will become a bilingual teacher for students in kindergarten through eighth grade in Morgan Hill, a small city near San Jose, California, as part of the next Teach for America cohort. Martinez knows that there is a dearth of bilingual teachers in the United States, and she wants to help fill the gap.

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ED Surge

MARCH 27, 2024

Over time, I have heard my ninth grade students and preservice teachers say things like, “I have never been good at math” and “I am not a math person.” Adult learners often have low self-confidence when learning math; many have not been students for several years, and they report feeling anxious about taking a math class.

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ED Surge

APRIL 30, 2024

When Felecia Russell was a high school student growing up near Los Angeles, she was getting good grades and plenty of encouragement to go to college. On this week’s EdSurge Podcast, we tell the story of Russell’s fight to get her college degree, and how she has become an advocate for other undocumented students.

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ED Surge

APRIL 16, 2024

The number of Latino students who are going to college is on the rise, and they don’t all fit the profile of what institutions might consider the typical freshmen on campus. Their families also have lower average incomes than every other group except Black students. How do we help them get that?” Santiago says.

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ED Surge

APRIL 28, 2023

It’s no secret that educators and school leaders endure a lot of stress, from managing classroom and school communities to monitoring staff and student morale. Educators spend a lot of time — if not most of their time — caring for others, which can make it challenging to prioritize themselves. It’s about giving yourself grace.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

As such, students with disabilities typically struggle with vision or hearing impairments, attention issues, organization problems, and difficulty recognizing words. million students with disabilities for the school year 2021 to 2022. So, how can this technology help you promote an inclusive classroom for students with disabilities?

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

However, as of 2023, the effectiveness of high-dose tutoring has gradually declined due to low student participation rates and skepticism from education authorities regarding the actual educational impact of online high-dose tutoring. In one-on-one tutoring, blank notes between the teacher and student serve as a substitute for chalkboards.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Some of my most important thoughts from this article, I think are: “The problem with Photomath or AI, in general, isn’t that they help us find the correct answer; it’s that they do little to help students learn the right process to find the answer themselves. Now let’s improve our process when it comes to using AI.”

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Cole-Ochoa has observed the students at Truan Junior High re-adapting to in-person schooling fall along a spectrum. When we got into the classroom, the students were shy. They had a wall,” Cole-Ochoa says of the students in the small town of Elsa, Texas. “[Now] You have to take care of the students’ needs first,” she explains.

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ED Surge

MARCH 12, 2024

To help us dig into these questions, we invited three experts with rich perspectives for this week’s episode of the EdSurge Podcast: Shalin Jyotishi, a senior advisor of education, labor, and the future of work at New America. And I think the more we can have that incorporated in the narrative, the more helpful it would be.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

These made using AI easy enough for anyone and a viable tool for educators and students. In addition, many students are using AI to write coursework and essays, which has caused a lot of outrage. This promotes better student engagement and accelerated learning. This saves teachers time, while giving students quicker feedback.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

There are likely droves of educators who find themselves wishing they could take a peek inside their students’ minds to find out, “What the heck are you thinking?” But the survey participants generally saw themselves as mentally strong. The survey also took measure of kids’ interests in science, technology, education and math.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 8, 2023

Better engagement, reduced pressure on students, and easy accessibility to learning are some of the many benefits that the education sector is receiving through technology. Meaning, each student receives a more personal approach toward learning. Besides, this approach increases the interest of students as they feel special.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 26, 2024

I know that robust mental health and social-emotional support for students are non-negotiable in education and I applaud the new programs and resources designed to address this urgent challenge for our students. I split my time between serving the students and adults in the building.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 29, 2023

How would you react if you learned that one of your students felt that you don’t treat them like a full person, with a life and responsibilities beyond the classroom? They began to view assignments and learning holistically, and started taking into account the students' lives and external challenges.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 1, 2024

From helping with tough math problems to supporting them through friendship ups and downs, fourth grade brings its share of hurdles. As students transition into this pivotal year, they are met with a multifaceted array of challenges, each demanding a nuanced approach for successful navigation.

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ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators. How can we help educators overcome the fear of the unknown regarding AI? That end-to-end process is creative thinking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? Modern educational tools make it possible to add a practical edge to math lessons, as students can observe math structures at play in the real world and see how people apply these formulas to solve common challenges. But where to start?

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ED Surge

MARCH 29, 2024

AI-enhanced learning analytics provide more comprehensive data analysis, enabling professors to understand student behaviors and needs while identifying at-risk students early in their courses. Students are increasingly questioning the necessity and return on investment (ROI) of a four-year degree.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 18, 2024

Loyal is a bit younger than the other students at the high school — in fact, she’s only 2 years old. LYFE offers free early childhood education to student parents attending city public schools. It’s more than 30 years old and serves more than 300 early childhood students at 31 centers across the city.

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Computer Science Teacher

JUNE 5, 2023

Facebook memories reminded me of a frequent conversation I had with students. Students often expect teachers to know everything. Too many students expect teachers to find answers to questions they have. Trying things for themselves is a lot better. That’s why I loved to suggest that students try things for themselves.

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ED Surge

MARCH 15, 2024

This fall, after a restless night overthinking an assignment for my upcoming class and drinking three cups of not-strong-enough coffee, I added the final touch on my latest assignment for students in my World History II class. A core part of that is preparing students to write out in the real world. To what end? I couldn’t blame them.

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ED Surge

APRIL 13, 2023

As the group’s new CEO, Stephanie Khurana, put it in an interview with EdSurge this week: “The focus of the mission is to really help postsecondary completion and issues of economic mobility.” That’s a private company that helps colleges start online degree or certificate programs, usually in exchange for a cut of tuition revenue.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Student interest in computer science far exceeds access to computer science education, especially among historically underserved populations. Findings from a recent Gallup survey note that student interest in computer science far exceeds access to computer science education, especially among historically underserved populations.

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ED Surge

MAY 9, 2024

If workload is already the burden on teachers, I think schools will have to get creative,” Merriman says, “and hopefully the teachers themselves can help with the innovation of how to focus on well-being without it becoming yet another burdensome activity that they've got to check the box on.” How do we define it? How do we define it?

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Middle Web

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Students’ languages are one of the most effective tools they have to achieve academically, writes language specialist Tan Huynh. When we create space for heritage languages across the learning experience, we help students understand content and more fully express themselves.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2024

“As educators, we must tell the truth — to ourselves and then to our students,” writes Deaunna Watson, director of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging at a Montessori school in Cincinnati. No matter what happens to my students, the relationships we are able to have when I prioritize these commitments cannot be taken away from us.

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ED Surge

MAY 9, 2022

What if students could earn work experience, wages and university credits at the same time? Colleges have already come up with a model for this by offering work-based courses , which pair students with businesses and other organizations to solve real-world problems. Sounds too good to be true? Not really.

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ED Surge

MARCH 14, 2024

Given the amount of planning time he has each day, along with the assistance of an AI-powered app, Robert can easily turn a hard copy reading passage and questions into an interactive quiz for the students in his elementary classroom. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. The corresponding bill died in committee.)

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ED Surge

JUNE 23, 2023

It helped us stay active, and we learned how to compete and be aggressive in order to win. At that point in my life, I knew I wanted to teach this style of dance to young people; with the right tools and experience, I knew I could help students understand and learn about their identity and culture the same way I did through Folklorico.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

But now that so many educators and students have had direct experience with online formats, it’s a narrative that seems to be sinking in. Making Learning Active Students, in particular, seem sold on the upsides of techniques they encountered during online learning. It’s a message I’ve been arguing for a while.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Students know it as the “wellness center,” where they sometimes go for counseling sessions. “A Concerns over student mental health have been high, especially since the pandemic, when anxiety and depression in K-12 students snowballed. Straining under enormous pressure, students can feel isolated, unseen.

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