Labeling Students as “Lazy” Can Ignore Underlying Complexities
Labeling students as “lazy” has been a long-standing practice, but recent discussions shed light on the complexities behind student apathy, reports Education Slice. Kyle Coppes, a principal at an international school in Germany, recently explored the nuances of “student laziness” in an EdWeek opinion piece. Many teachers responded to the article, highlighting that laziness is often…
Teachers Analyze & Self-Reflect to Understand and Manage Students
Understanding and managing a room full of students can be one of the greatest challenges for a new teacher, according to Education Slice. To address this, districts are providing explicit training on classroom management to help teachers build closer relationships with students and prevent disruptions. “A lot of new teachers have this slightly romanticized idea about what…
Few Adults Believe Public K-12 Education Heading in the Right Direction
About half of U.S. adults (51%) say the country’s public K-12 education system is generally going in the wrong direction. A far smaller share (16%) say it’s going in the right direction, and about a third (32%) are not sure, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in November 2023. These findings come amid…
Innovate and Customize Using SEL to Build Systematic Self-Regulation
Staff and students at Yates Elementary in Schenectady, N.Y., rarely end a conversation without uttering two words: “Choose Kind,” according to an article in Education Week. The phrase, written on signs throughout the school and spoken at the end of daily loudspeaker announcements, has become a motto for staff and students after nearly a decade…
K-12 Tech Leaders Fear Doing More with Less
Nine out of 10 K-12 technology leaders expect their IT asset inventories to grow this year, while 48 percent believe that their IT budgets will diminish, according to a new survey by Incident IQ and reported in Education Slice. Incident IQ, a workflow management platform built for K-12 schools, recently polled Technology Leadership Council members. Three-quarters of the…
Careful Assessments Needed when Using AI-Detection Tools
Most teachers have used an artificial intelligence (AI)-detection program to assess whether a student’s work was completed with the assistance of generative AI, according to a new survey of educators by the Center for Democracy & Technology and reported by Education Slice. But the usefulness of these programs is limited, according to Victor Lee, an associate professor…
How to Foster Positive Relationships and an Engaging Learning Environment
“We’ve all had difficult classes where students struggle to engage, and fostering a positive and strong work environment in these classes can sometimes be difficult,” writes Andreas Katsanos, an Australian humanities teacher, in Teacher magazine. Here is a step-by-step process that he found to be quite efficient. Step 1: Find those engaging best “Not all…
The Power of Design Thinking in Education
Design thinking equips students with the skills and mindset needed to solve complex, interdisciplinary problems, according to an article written by Anam Javed, a Master Teacher in Residence at the Victorian Academy of Teaching and Leadership that was published in Teacher magazine. Design thinking is a problem-solving approach that emphasizes empathy, collaboration and iteration to…
Apathy, Respect and Distractions Are Top Teacher Issues in 2024
Teachers have a harder time than ever staying true to the spark that caused them to fall in love with K-12 education, according to a report in District Administration. Teachers say three factors their jobs so difficult. The nonpartisan think tank Pew Research Center surveyed more than 2,500 public school teachers to answer one simple…
How to Rethink the Value of “Core Curriculum”
“We often talk about the ‘core curriculum’ as the center of our education system, including English, math, science and social science, but with the advances of the past century, isn’t it time to re-evaluate what is ‘core’?” asks Roman Stearns, executive director of Scaling Student Success, in an EdSource article. “What competencies do young people need…
