What Socrates Can Teach us about K-12 Instruction
Back when Socrates was doing his thing in ancient Greece, teaching was a simple proposition, writes Rich Hess, director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, in an article in Education Week. Students sat and listened. Teachers talked and questioned. That was it. Teachers had a chance to get very good at talking…
Proposed: How Michigan Teacher Evaluations Would Change under Reforms
Teacher evaluation reform bills in Michigan would de-emphasize student test scores, according to Chalkbeat Detroit. Current state law requires that student scores on standardized tests count for 40 percent of a teacher’s performance rating. Under two bills that passed the Senate, that requirement would go away, and districts would be able to use their own…
How to Teach in the World of Generative AI
While there are many reasons to be cautious about generative AI, it’s quickly becoming a fact of modern life. Banning it entirely within schools might be futile or even do a disservice to some students when such tools become normalized outside the K-12 context, according to Paper, an educational support system. So, how should public…
10 Tips for Calming Classroom Chaos
Cossondra George is a 7th grade math and social studies teacher and school technology leader at Newberry Middle School in Newberry, Michigan. Here she presents in an Education Week article ten “stolen” secrets borrowed from other teachers to keep the classroom running fairly smoothly: 1. Have specific places for students to turn in work. “This…
Longer Days: Making up for COVID Learning Loss
A year ago, school would have been over and students at Columbus East Elementary in Chicago’s west suburb would be walking out the door. But this year, a group of fifth graders were instead sitting on the school’s stage, reading aloud about the life of Rosa Parks as they worked on reading fluency and comprehension….
Ed Tech Spend Projected at $132.4B Globally by 2032
K-12 ed tech spending is expected to skyrocket in market worth from $14.8 billion in 2022 to $132.4 billion globally in 2032, according to a recent report by Market.Us, a consulting and market research company, as reported by K-12 Dive. Increased demand for personalized and online learning that emerged from the pandemic is driving the boom….
Two NYC After-School Programs Teach Students About Healthy Eating
The Hip Hop H.E.A.L.S., or Healthy Eating and Living in Schools, after-school program was developed last year by Columbia University neurologist Olajide Williams and hip hop artist Doug E. Fresh to use music to help teach students about healthy eating, according to Chalkbeat New York. This is one of two after-school healthy eating programs that…
Indiana Developing Online Dashboard to Boost K-12 Attendance
An early warning dashboard will be available to Indiana’s K-12 districts before the 2024-2025 academic year to help identify students who are at risk of not graduating on time due to chronic absenteeism and other issues, according to a news release. Delivery to all districts is planned for the start of the 2024-2025 academic year….
Michigan Schools Add 1,300+ Mental Health Professionals
Michigan has added more than 1,300 mental health professionals to its schools in the last five years, according to state records, as reported in Chalkbeat Detroit. Michigan schools hired a total of 1,316 staff to address student’s mental well-being, including counselors, social workers, and psychologists. The hirings occurred from the 2018-19 school year through 2022-23….
Purposeful Play Produces Positives
A survey of 1,000 K-8 teachers and students finds nearly all (98 percent) students believe purposeful play helps them learn. Most (96 percent) teachers believe play with intent is an effective way for learning, according to a study by Wakefield Research. Still, 40 percent of teachers use purposeful play only once a week or less,…
