ED Surge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Some of these bonds have grown into deep friendships, and others have turned into formal or informal mentorships. In contrast, during periods when I felt isolated from other educators, I considered leaving the school or even the profession altogether.

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ED Surge

MARCH 3, 2025

Research-backed solutions tailored to young learners offer educators ready-to-use resources and structured lesson plans, reducing the burden of preparation and ensuring consistency in instruction. Adaptive technology allows students to learn at their own pace, ensuring no child is left behind while engaging advanced learners.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

I appreciated having the flexibility to say, I'm super swamped this first week back at school and don’t have time in the evenings; I'm just going to sit down and do this on Sunday when I'm doing my lesson planning. Even the AI tools that are trained using the same information could still give unique results!

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Primary Sources Lesson Plan Professional Development EdTech 136

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2023

They will use the data collected during this time to inform policies drafted in the future. Ted Mo Chen is vice president of globalization for the education technology company ClassIn. A recent Brookings report highlighted the confusion around policies for these new tools.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 20, 2023

Roschelle said he wants to see school leaders and educators experiment in ways that don’t carry big risks for students, such as changing a few lesson plans. “I I personally would advise school districts not to rush into buying a particular product, but really treat this year as a chance to educate yourself,” he said.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 22, 2023

One such company, Information Equity Initiative (IEI), is working to bridge the digital divide so that all students have access to educational information. When combined with state-of-the-art cloud technology, it is also a secure, effective way to share customized digital content with students. Can you explain that?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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Library K-12 Digital Resources Advocacy 111

ED Surge

AUGUST 22, 2022

And teachers aren’t the only ones; 95 percent of parents support teachers using data to inform their instruction. Put simply, data-driven instruction occurs when educators collect and analyze data on student learning and behavior to drive and personalize classroom instruction. This is how data-driven gets a bad name.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

We read for enjoyment and information, and we read to be a member of a literate society. We intentionally build content knowledge in different domains of information, such as science, social studies and art. Teachers will open up to lesson plans that can be a safety net. Excite Reading is ready to go for teachers.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 24, 2020

This common experience illuminates how challenging it can be for educational technology (edtech) companies to communicate what they do and why it is important. When schools interview a candidate for a teaching position, they ask for a lesson plan that makes clear what the teacher is doing in a demo lesson and why.

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EdTech Lesson Plan Research Leadership 92

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

As we started asking educators, administrators and experts about the issue as part of an investigation into how teachers inform the development of edtech products , everyone agreed: teacher voice should be part of edtech decisions. Technology doesn't replace the teacher.” So what explains the disconnect?

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EdTech Educational Technology Middle School Lesson Plan 123

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

These children are unlike any generation before them, which may be said of all generations; however, it is indisputable that the children of Gen Alpha have access to more information and connectivity at an earlier age than any other generation, and we need to consider that as we educate them.

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Education Middle School Global Connections K-12 140

ED Surge

JULY 19, 2024

His ambitions to learn were thwarted because his teacher had assigned handouts and a three-week-long lesson plan that relied on a website that wasn’t easy for him to navigate. When Jacob, a 10th grader with vision impairment, signed up for an AP class, it made him feel like a castaway.

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EdTech K-12 Government Social Justice 143

ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Playing out how chemicals fuse together helps students internalize the information, not just learn it temporarily, claims Croft. These improvised or newly created tabletop games do have to go through a fair bit of testing before being introduced as a lesson plan. You aren’t using the game mechanics to convey the core concept.”

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Letting students adjust their learning and explore projects they’re interested in will ensure that they retain new information and have fun at the same time. And enjoy access to an educator portal with lesson plans, tutorials, activities and other resources.

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Teaching Lesson Plan Library Professional Development 113

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 13, 2018

Both the federal Department of Education and ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) also offer information about quality resources on their respective websites. Technology is an accelerator,” said Richard Culatta, a former federal education technology official who now heads ISTE. “If

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K-12 Professional Development Lesson Plan Middle School 98

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Since I was fortunate enough to have a week-long spring break before school resumed, I decided to try a new approach in my lesson planning and utilize student feedback to develop a thoughtful, interactive, and critical unit on environmental justice.

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Pedagogy Lesson Plan Teaching Research 98

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Adobe, known for its cutting-edge creative and digital literacy tools, is paving the way for a new approach to education — one that blends technical expertise with the soft skills that will define the workforce of tomorrow. Take Adobe Express for Education , for example. million certifications.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 27, 2023

Excited for the opportunity to focus on their learning, teachers find their seats and start to chit chat about the lesson plans they’ve left for their students. This workshop is part of a tech ambassador program, which builds technology advocacy across the district.

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Professional Development Advocacy Lesson Plan Teaching 141

ED Surge

APRIL 15, 2024

High-quality instructional materials (HQIMs) are educational resources designed to effectively support student learning. They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials carefully crafted to meet the needs of diverse learners and facilitate meaningful learning experiences.

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Social Studies Civics Pedagogy Geography 115

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

I live for these histories because they are grounded in formal and informal learning communities, whether in schools, public workshops or even my family home where I first saw the value of Black history. We discussed how they felt about Rivera’s racist statements and how Rivera’s opinions have informed White-centered histories.

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History Teaching K-12 Artifacts 110

ED Surge

AUGUST 29, 2022

They set up their classrooms, consult the curriculum, make lesson plans and determine their routines. Very often, teachers make well-intentioned and thoughtful plans to encourage their students to read daily in order to practice skills and strategies taught in class, as well as to build a lifelong reading habit.

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Library Lesson Plan Elementary School Cultures 110

ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2022

And the best part is educators don’t need experience coding either. The game does the heavy lifting, while the included lesson plans and student-facing lesson slides make in-classroom implementation turnkey and enjoyable. With a basic knowledge of coding, anyone can step into the arena.

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Tradition Lesson Plan Elementary School High School 107

ED Surge

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Keep Accessibility Top of Mind As an educator parent, the accessibility of information and materials in diverse formats can be game changing. Communication that is succinct and engaging allows for easier absorption of all the information we need. Some of us have multiple children across different grade levels or even schools.

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Leadership Lesson Plan Teaching Education 117

ED Surge

DECEMBER 31, 2021

There was a time when I would come to school sick beyond belief because I did not want to disappoint anyone, and let’s face it, because the hassle of leaving lesson plans for subs who never completed them drove me absolutely crazy. All day, every day. I was angry and disgusted.

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Lesson Plan Professional Development Humanities Teaching 125

ED Surge

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Feed it a typical job description or help-wanted ad—that is to say, one that’s likely either vague or full of jargon—and its artificial intelligence-informed system spits out a new version of that text translated into the language of skills. —Michael Bettersworth SkillsEngine performs clever tasks. That’s the bull’s-eye.” Housed in the U.S.

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ED Surge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

LEGO Education designs standards-aligned sets for K-8 students and offers plenty of free support for teachers, including more than 400 online lesson plans —ranging in focus from computer science and English Language Arts (ELA) to robotics and coding— self-guided professional development and an online community where teachers share tips and ideas.

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Lesson Plan Classroom Management Professional Development Social Studies 98

Digital Promise

AUGUST 27, 2019

Part two will discuss how edtech vendors can return the favor to develop great working relationships with educators. Whether you’re an educator or product developer, one of the key components to the educational technology (edtech) selection and purchase process is creating a mutually beneficial partnership.

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EdTech Learning Science Lesson Plan Research 124

ED Surge

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

This includes developing competency in social-emotional learning, design thinking and computational thinking, whether or not students eventually study computing or engineering or enter the information technology industry.

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K-12 Pedagogy Lesson Plan Teaching 101

ED Surge

OCTOBER 4, 2023

First, I was able to draw from my experience being in classrooms as a para to inform my practices as a substitute teacher. Every day was drastically different from the last, especially in that first year. Fortunately, I had a number of factors working in my favor. These are luxuries that are not afforded to most subs.

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Classroom Management Professional Development Lesson Plan Teaching 115

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

When will this PD end so I can get back to lesson planning and grading student work?” For those who have been educators for any length of time, I’m sure this is a familiar scenario. Building a rigorous curriculum informed by student voice is paramount. It seemed like the minute hand on the clock was stuck.

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Artifacts Professional Development Leadership Lesson Plan 98

ED Surge

DECEMBER 21, 2022

This meant that I needed to shift my lesson-planning time, but it really paid off. But even when other responsibilities need to come first, I’m able to recognize that these moments that I’ve spent with students have helped me grow as an educator and have dramatically reshaped my teaching.

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Teaching Junior High Humanities Lesson Plan 128

ED Surge

JANUARY 2, 2023

If the textbooks, courseware, lesson plans and worksheets used in schools reflect all students’ realities, the argument goes, it will set all students up for real learning. And the historic low scores recorded by the NAEP assessment —which showed some disparate gaps—have only added to that.

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K-12 Social Studies Lesson Plan Library 105

ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2022

In North Carolina, where I live, teachers are paid for “show time” with students, but there is little regard—and certainly no reward—for the hours of unpaid preparation and lesson planning it takes to keep a classroom running. I have always put in extra hours outside of the school day. It’s just a reality of the job.

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Teaching Leadership Lesson Plan Professional Development 104

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

Many schools embrace technology in the classroom as a route to these students’ hearts. They see kids devouring video games and living on social media and find it obvious that they would also like educational technology. But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common.

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Junior High Charter School Elementary School Social Studies 133

ED Surge

JANUARY 16, 2024

EdSurge interviewed Stockstill earlier this month to ask about what she learned in researching “False Starts” and how that informs her understanding of preschool as an effective anti-poverty measure. Was there a distinct difference in their educators’ qualifications or philosophies? Not really.

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Lesson Plan Research Education Government 132

ED Surge

JULY 14, 2022

With detailed information, photographs and videos shared across nightly news, print and online media outlets and social media, young people see much more than they used to, and can become cynical and hardened as a result. Maybe in some cases, these stories actually provide hope, strength and a path to resilience for young readers.

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