ED Surge

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Many teachers, already, are looking for ways to use AI to build lesson plans and improve student feedback, Huh says: We know its coming. The goal is for some of AIs earliest adopters in education to band together, share ideas and eventually help lead the way on what they and their colleagues around the U.S.

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Cult of Pedagogy

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Any time we teach our students something , we need to check to see how well they learned it. But if we only do this check at the very end, after all the teaching is done, and we find that our students haven’t learned the material quite well enough, it’s too late to do anything about it. ” David-Lang says.

Pedagogy 289

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 4, 2020

Our brick-and-mortar educators are paired with specially trained online educators to learn how to effectively deliver online instruction, ways to tailor lesson plans and methods for employing an interactive curriculum that meets our state’s standards. The main ingredient is teacher-to-teacher support.

Tradition 111

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2020

Even though teaching online may feel like a different animal than teaching face-to-face, there are many similarities in terms of the building blocks of a lesson. One of the biggest challenges that teachers face in this transition to online teaching is setting realistic expectations for their students.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 5, 2024

We can do this by investing in, supporting and leveraging the unique role of educator preparation programs at minority-serving institutions, which have a long and successful track record of preparing diverse educators to persist and thrive in teaching. They are still struggling. Related: Widen your perspective.

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ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

This content goes far beyond traditional formats like film, television and print because it isn’t static; it’s both immersive and interactive. Teach for Tomorrow’s Job Market Many parents want their children to study computer science. Yet, in the United States, just over half of high schools actually teach it. Need a hand?

Teaching 113

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

At a time when we are witnessing yet another political battle to restrict students and young people from learning about Black history, I want to remind us all that learning and teaching Black history shouldn’t be a matter of choice or convenience – it is a necessity. For me, the ability to teach Black history is a matter of life and death.

History 110

History Teaching K-12 Artifacts 110

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 3, 2022

In the early stages of designing my station rotation lessons, I was frustrated by the lesson planning process because I found every station built on the station before. I found it helpful to identify the learning objectives for a lesson and write out a traditional linear agenda since that was familiar.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 16, 2022

What am I teaching today? With a to-do list this long, do I even have time to teach? “I This is how the last year of teaching went for me. Teaching With a Broken Heart They say teaching is “a work of the heart,” and indeed, it is. I was always completing tasks for other people. It’s just a reality of the job.

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Teaching Leadership Lesson Plan Professional Development 104

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 30, 2016

If schools want their teachers to be innovative and teach outside of the box, then they need to take a closer look at their schedules and talk to their teachers and students about how their schedule is either encouraging or stifling creativity. How did having more time impact your lesson planning? into your shorter periods?

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Project-Based Learning Lesson Plan Professional Development Tradition 168

ED Surge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

It’s all about giving teachers the tools to teach effectively and students the means to show off their skills to colleges and employers. We’ve loaded it with free lesson plans and resources for teachers, plus a learn tab with videos and guided activities for students to practice on their own. million certifications.

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Advocacy Project-Based Learning Economics Tradition 125

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2023

This story also appeared in Mind/Shift This summer, teachers around the country are planning these lessons and more, in professional development programs designed to answer a pressing need: preparing teachers to teach about the climate crisis and empower students to act. “I Related: Climate change: Are we ready?

Teaching 96

Teaching K-12 Professional Development Civics 96

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Despite headlines about teacher shortages and a workforce that must become more diversified, recent federal regulations and a decade of policy has focused on the quality of teaching and teacher preparation to ensure that all teachers are ready to teach and meet high standards of performance from Day One. How do we know this?

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Teaching Leadership Pedagogy Tradition 85

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 27, 2018

The curriculum was recently the subject of an experiment involving 684 students to see if this approach actually teaches kids the reading and writing skills and the content they need to succeed in school. “This study shows that a well-designed project-based curriculum might be more effective than traditional instruction.”

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Project-Based Learning Civics Historic Sites Social Studies 111

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2024

Writing lesson plans has traditionally been a big part of a teacher’s job. Ideally, teachers are supposed to base their lessons on the textbooks, worksheets and digital materials that school leaders have spent a lot of time reviewing and selecting. But this doesn’t mean they should be starting from a blank slate.

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Studies Weekly

MARCH 14, 2025

It may seem simple, but the ability to use printed, colored text and images when teaching social studies is incredibly impactful, she explains. Unlike traditional textbooks, Studies Weekly removes barriers and allows for a dynamic, interactive approach to learning. The newspapers] draw students in with their visuals and text features.

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Primary Sources American History World History Social Studies 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2024

I also worry about teachers using ChatGPT and other generative AI models to write quizzes or lesson plans. At least a teacher has the opportunity to vet what AI spits out before giving or teaching it to students. Kids could memorize incorrect solutions that are hard to unlearn, or become more confused about a topic.

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Research Tutoring Lesson Plan High School 140

ED Surge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. The population of students I serve as a teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning are interested in pursuing a career in education.

High School 140

High School Museum Education History 140

Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2021

During the transition to online and home-based instruction, teachers and administrators turned to instructional technology coaches for support in the meaningful, effective use of technology to ensure learning continuity and minimize teaching and learning disruptions.

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Artifacts Middle School Advocacy Lesson Plan 144

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

But Native American and Muslim leaders say they believe rates have increased in their communities as well, after the pandemic gave families the time and space to reflect on whether traditional schools were really serving their needs. Related: Schools provide stability for refugees. Covid-19 upended that. You’re stronger minded.

Lesson Plan 141

Lesson Plan Private School Cultures Public School 141

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 21, 2019

Most of the schools where I coach have a wonky Wednesday schedule that I have to navigate with teachers when we co-lesson plan together. However, teaching these skills and helping students to develop their metacognitive muscles takes time and practice.

Lesson Plan 134

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ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

AR can be used in the classroom to create interactive learning experiences that enhance traditional instruction. Those lesson plans are actually what stood out to my teachers,” adds Dawson, “They felt like the plans provided the support they needed to implement AR in the classroom without a lot of training.”

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Lesson Plan Artifacts Educational Technology Interactive Learning 130

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2021

The thing that we’re trying to debunk with this research is to actually show that project-based learning is a rigorous form of teaching and learning. The Lucas foundation originally tried to finance the development of a project-based curriculum to teach math. The positive spillover effects for other subjects are noteworthy.

Project-Based Learning 145

Project-Based Learning Middle School Social Studies High School 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2018

This strategy of tapping into students’ own experiences as part of a lesson plan is an increasingly common one in U.S. schools, as teachers attempt to make a traditional, Eurocentric curriculum personally interesting to a diverse student body. That was Lin-Manuel Miranda’s rationale for his casting.

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Cultures American History Tradition Lesson Plan 110

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 26, 2021

The day’s professional development for these Chicago Public Schools teachers, alumni of the program, was a refresher, a way to strengthen their teaching practice, share ideas and return to the classroom newly inspired. I’ve been teaching for 30 years, and now you’re gonna make me do what?”. I didn’t have the mindset to make this shift.

Education 145

Education Charter School Professional Development Tradition 145

ED Surge

MARCH 20, 2024

Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. We have a responsibility to really explore that to its fullest potential.

Pedagogy 134

Pedagogy Advocacy K-12 Economics 134

Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2019

For almost two decades there has been considerable debate over the importance of fully licensed teachers in ensuring quality teaching and learning (e.g., The disputes over whether a teacher needs a license to teach are not over. They rightfully want to know whether teachers are ready to teach and if they are getting better at teaching.

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ED Surge

JUNE 23, 2023

When I was nine years old, my mother enrolled my brother and me in folklorico — a traditional cultural dance that emphasizes Mexican folk culture — at our local recreation center. Today I’m a performing arts teacher at KIPP Comienza Community Prep (KCCP) in Los Angeles, where I teach kindergarten through fourth grade.

Community Engagement 110

Community Engagement Cultures Social Justice Leadership 110

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2017

These quests might be called “assignments” in a more traditional classroom. But Isaacs doesn’t run a traditional classroom — and not just because his students spend most of their time in a fantasy world. Yes, he teaches an elective class, so one might argue he has more freedom to do these things. Sign up for our newsletter.

Tradition 108

Tradition Lesson Plan Middle School Humanities 108

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2022

Traditional systems, practices and policies in many cases cater only to general education students. Only 17 percent of general education teachers say they feel well-prepared to teach students with mild-to-moderate learning disabilities. Ask yourself: What is your current system for helping students with disabilities fill skill gaps?

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Lesson Plan Professional Development Tradition Leadership 122

ED Surge

JUNE 4, 2024

But his book, and that demo, are also attracting some pushback from teaching experts who think AI may have lots of uses in education, but that tutoring should be reserved for humans who can motivate and understand the students they work with. In fact, we said, ‘Hey, this could be really valuable in a teaching setting.’

Tutoring 132

Tutoring Humanities K-12 EdTech 132

ED Surge

AUGUST 23, 2022

Based on the assessment system I use, many of my students were reading at a level between kindergarten and second grade, which is not ideal, given that I teach high schoolers. In my classroom, I usually teach English language arts in 70-minute blocks. To be clear, I don’t see John’s progress as a reflection of my teaching.

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EdTech Professional Development Tradition Lesson Plan 110

The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

is a stickler for notes when he teaches algebra I to ninth graders at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina. Teaching experts say that will mean slowing down to fill in knowledge gaps —detouring from lesson plans, adding extra periods for tutoring, and more. math-teaching?experts.? Ishmael Brown Jr.

Tutoring 132

Tutoring Middle School K-12 Lesson Plan 132

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Some tech leaders are predicting that, given enough data, AI will soon be able to teach students with dyslexia to read — with teachers at the helm guiding the process. The traditional education system has never worked for students with disabilities, and we could redesign it. With AI, that is feasible.

Lesson Plan 121

Lesson Plan Tradition Public School Teaching 121

Rosie the History Teacher

JULY 31, 2020

Many teachers have unexpectedly gotten a taste of teaching online in the past few months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. As the 2020-2021 school year approaches, many teachers are still unsure whether they will be in their classrooms with students or logging on for more virtual teaching. Temperature control.

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Teaching Lesson Plan Museum History 52

ED Surge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Every week at the Nysmith School in Herndon, Virginia, Philip Baselice breaks out a game to teach his class about key world events. Baselice teaches history to middle schoolers, and game-based simulations have been part of his teaching arsenal for the last nine years, ever since he first tried it. “I

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Middle School Teaching Lesson Plan History 142

ED Surge

JUNE 21, 2022

Since then, our game-based learning platform has been used to teach over 20 million students real-typed Python, JavaScript and C++ coding languages through the power of play. The game does the heavy lifting, while the included lesson plans and student-facing lesson slides make in-classroom implementation turnkey and enjoyable.

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