ED Surge

MAY 5, 2023

As I moved through my own emotions after listening to my friend’s story, I found myself thinking about the consequences of the teacher exodus currently happening in several states across the country. This term is commonly used in stories detailing what children across America lost during remote learning. All the kids are upset.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 25, 2023

It is also frustrating when pre-packaged PD sessions are disconnected from your specific school context and student population. The impact of substandard and irrelevant PD is also noticeable to students. The impact of substandard and irrelevant PD is also noticeable to students. Wait, we can DO that?”

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ED Surge

MAY 13, 2024

As you enter today's classrooms, it's clear: Technology isn't just a tool, it's the driving force behind vibrant communities, shaping how students learn and teachers connect. We focus on how we can support both our students and staff in our vision. Gauna has 16 years of experience within the district.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 20, 2023

I believe that my experience with students inside the classroom informs, to a great measure, the work that I do today as a school diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leader. A teacher at heart who values community, I often reflect on my past experiences with students and the ways we explored, celebrated and protected our cultural identity.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 19, 2024

Joy in learning , discovering Black literature and having a relatable role model are some of the benefits of having a Black teacher for Black students. What they describe are manifestations of systemic inequalities that impact Black teachers. Last year, the U.S. The 27 Black women we interviewed were powerfully self-aware.

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ED Surge

MARCH 19, 2024

But one group is often left out of the design process: students. Many educational products are never shown to students until they have already been designed,” said Elliott Hedman, a consultant who works with edtech companies, in a talk this month at the SXSW EDU festival. The budget for one episode of Game of Thrones was $15 million.

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ED Surge

APRIL 12, 2023

I rarely see authentic or endearing stories in the media that show the impact teachers and students have on each other. After 13 years of teaching, I’ve had just over 1,700 students walk in and out of my classroom. While ETHS connected us, none of us had ever been in the same room to share and narrate our stories.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The 21st-century classroom is a dynamic, ever-evolving space where cutting-edge technologies, like artificial intelligence (AI), are pushing us all to rethink what students need to learn and how that learning can best be structured to prepare them for the future. Understand the value of creativity.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 14, 2023

Classroom teachers, constrained by limited resources and standardized curricula, often struggle to cater to the diverse learning needs of their students. Now, as technology continues to evolve, a new era of personalized learning is dawning, fueled by the power of artificial intelligence. Many have a new interest or hobby every week.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 17, 2024

It’s no coincidence, then, that I am an educator and, as such, I think about how to present and process the American Dream with my students. As a Spanish teacher, I have the opportunity to widen students’ perception of the American Dream to include the experiences of Latin Americans coming to and living in the United States.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the summer of 2022 as part of the Voices of Change project, EdSurge Research convened 80 Asian American K-12 educators in a series of virtual learning circles to listen to their stories. We are grateful they trusted us and each other with their stories. We are grateful they trusted us and each other with their stories.

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ED Surge

MARCH 14, 2022

Throughout the years of coverage, journalists, bloggers and commentators alike have each taken to their respective channels and platforms to identify their own Theranos stories in different sectors, while investors reported that likely half of other startups prove eerily similar to the rise-and-fall storyline. Money came flowing.

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ED Surge

JUNE 28, 2023

Whether it’s trying to find your first-ever locker at the start of middle school or stepping onto a giant college campus for the first day of classes, studies have documented how that sense of isolation can go on to diminish students’ ability to succeed academically. Middle School Blues It’s not just your imagination. Middle school is awful.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 12, 2024

In the week between Thanksgiving and winter breaks, I had two visits, one from an alum who works near the school and keeps an eye on his brother who will graduate this year, and another from a former student, home from Northwestern University for the break. This is one of my favorite phenomena of teaching high school.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 2, 2023

When we regard literature as liberation for Black students, we understand more fervently what's at stake for their freedom. Based on these findings, it is clear that the canon of Black literature - with all the opportunity for critical learning and student engagement - is and will be most impacted by these book bans.

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ED Surge

APRIL 23, 2024

Read the original story, from August 2020, here. years of my career at Weehawken High School, where I taught Algebra I (students in grades seven to nine) and AP Calculus (grades 11-12). years of my career at Weehawken High School, where I taught Algebra I (students in grades seven to nine) and AP Calculus (grades 11-12).

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2022

A little over 50 years ago, a student teacher in Minneapolis hit upon a novel idea to engage his eighth grade American history class in a unit on westward expansion. The story of Oregon Trail offers many relevant lessons for those wanting to harness the power of video games for learning. His students loved the game!

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ED Surge

MARCH 9, 2023

Recently, I met with two education leaders to discuss how to improve teacher and student engagement through creativity. Recently, I met with two education leaders to discuss how to improve teacher and student engagement through creativity. Building in more creativity comes down to student agency—teaching students to find their voice.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Is this a problem we need to care about or talk about?

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Getting to know my students beyond their academic capabilities and seeing them develop into well-rounded humans is a gift. I grew up surrounded by educators, and I always knew there was a special bond that develops between teachers and students. And her impact reaches far beyond our family. I was 10 years old at the time.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

If I didn't include yours, just message me on social media and tell your story! From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, I'll share six apps fo r digital note-taking and my experiences with each. I'll also give you a peek at my first testing of Google NotebookLM.

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STEM for Kids

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

STEM Icons presents inspiring stories of people whose inventions, discoveries and research have advanced the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering And Math (STEM). The stories are presented as kid-friendly rhyming biographies. Learn about: The “Peanut Man”, George Carver.

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STEM Everyday Podcast

APRIL 3, 2024

Josh’s new book Be The Cause is based on a simple statement, yet it holds the power to change lives, shape futures, and set countless stories in motion. Josh’s new book Be The Cause is based on a simple statement, yet it holds the power to change lives, shape futures, and set countless stories in motion.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 7, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I hope today's show will provoke thought and thinking about what it means to relate to our students. Relationships may not be easily measurable but have a significant impact on student achievement. Stream by clicking here.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

And students, more plugged in than ever, are often acutely aware of the social and political topics that influence their lives. Students are eager for honest exchanges about these important issues; even if they can’t vote, they know that many of the issues on the ballot impact their lives. We believe it begins in classrooms.

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ED Surge

JUNE 14, 2022

While a growing number of schools offer some form of computer-science class or after-school program, such offerings are still far more common in well-resourced districts than those that primarily serve underprivileged students, and more boys take them than girls. Who gets to learn about computer science in school?

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

On a whim, I typed “TFA criticisms” into the search bar and read article after article of valid, powerful critiques of the organization that I — bright-eyed and full of naive optimism — had just committed to for the next two years. Neither did my experience as a student. I’m so nervous,” I said. What if she yells at me?”

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ED Surge

APRIL 4, 2023

What if you’re a new first grade teacher, and you realize the classroom methods you’re using to teach your students to read just aren’t working. Because as Weaver and the film make clear, these failing efforts to teach reading disproportionately impact children of color.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

that provides increased academic, social-emotional and behavioral support for students who aren’t thriving in traditional settings. that provides increased academic, social-emotional and behavioral support for students who aren’t thriving in traditional settings. Ralphie’s story is not unique for the students at MAPs.

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The Trendy Science Teacher

APRIL 11, 2024

As educators, one of our primary goals is to ensure our students learn, retain, and apply information effectively. Achieving this can often be a daunting task, particularly when preparing students for comprehensive assessments, like end-of-course exams. What are Spiral Reviews?

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ED Surge

MAY 30, 2023

The request came from the students. Today, and for the last year or so, aspiring educators at American University are required to spend a minimum of 40 hours tutoring students in Washington, D.C., public schools, in addition to completing the long-standing requirement of student teaching for a semester. Wish granted.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we're diving deep into a crucial topic for every student but often overlooked in the curriculum: financial literacy. Podcast Episode Stream by clicking here. The world of returns is perched in an ivory tower, inaccessible to most investors.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 4, 2022

Throughout my 20 years in the field of early childhood development, in the classroom and as a kids’ show host, I have observed that a young child in focused, self-guided, open-ended play is like a lucid dreamer. Consider how our subconscious processes the experiences of our daily lives during our dream cycles. It was the morning of Sept.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Towards the end of the unit, I asked students how their understanding of the topic has changed since the first lesson. Among all the feedback I received, one student’s response stood out: “Honestly, my opinion of climate change is that I am frustrated hearing about it. No teacher ever tells us what we can do about it.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This meant I was consistently rewarded at school for putting my head down and striving to be a “good student” and “high achiever,” but never for challenging authority or speaking up when something was wrong. I remember the first and only time I’ve ever yelled at a teacher in class. Growing up in the U.S. Wait, what? I spoke up.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

The initiative, called Genius, Joy and Love: A Focus on Black Students, is the brainchild of Valerie Kinloch, dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. Students in the inaugural cohort pose for a photo with Pitt School of Education Dean Valerie Kinloch (far left) during the Genius, Joy, and Love Celebration Luncheon on Aug.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

His enlightening discussion on ‘The Recipe for Student Well-Being' offers a beacon of hope, laying out a clear, actionable plan for schools eager to make a positive impact on their students' lives. But what exactly are these five essential ingredients for nurturing student well-being? Stream by clicking here.

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