One of the lifelines I’ve found for engaging students is project-based learning (PBL), writes Melanie Grosso, who teaches sixth-grade math at Riverside Presbyterian Day School in Jacksonville, Florida, in an eSchool News essay. Project-based learning is a teaching
The vast majority of 9- to 17-year-olds use AI and 85% have used AI for schoolwork or homework, with about half of them using it weekly, and a fifth using it daily, according to a
The school nurse workforce has always been unstable, but district budget cuts and increased scrutiny from parents adds a new layer to job security concerns, says Lynn Nelson, board president of the National Association of
AI-advanced school districts use the technology to improve instructional practices, not reinvent them, according to an article in District Administration. Three types of AI innovative schools are described: 1) “System improver” schools use AI to
Blanket policies limiting screen time can make it more difficult for students with disabilities to access the assistive technology they need for individualized services and accommodations, according to an article in K-12 Dive. Assistive technology
In the era of AI, avoiding cognitive offloading can involve effective prompts to get better responses from chatbots and classroom practices to strengthen critical thinking such as peer tutoring, Socratic discussions, live journaling and teaching
There were 400 vocational or career and technical high schools in the 2024-2025 school year that enrolled significant numbers of students as their primary institution, according to a Big Local News/Hechinger Report analysis of U.S.
A “brain boost” is backed by research showing that students in academic classrooms need a moment to get up and move their whole bodies, says Will Westphal, physical education teacher at both Taft Elementary, which
Summer isn’t a break — for the families school districts most need to engage with, summer is the time to act, writes Piper Bognar, Superintendent of the Van Dyke Public Schools in Warren, Michigan, in
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