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This district’s STEM “space station” is a growing YouTube hit

What happens when district-created STEM instructional media, Spacegate, succeeds both in classrooms and in open digital spaces?

A fictional space station orbiting the moon is turning into a real-world digital success story. Spacegate Station, a STEM series created in 2022 by Duval County Public School…

ELL

Oracy is the missing link for multilingual learners

When oracy is embedded, students move from answering to reasoning, from participation to contribution, and from silence to voice.

For multilingual learners, language is not just a subject to be learned--it is the very medium through which they access the curriculum.

Teaching Trends

Why so many students struggle in math before learning even begins

$Aligning math learning and math instruction with how the brain learns opens access for every student to achieve success.$

In mathematics education, we have long relied on a familiar sequence: introduce vocabulary, demonstrate procedures, and assign practice. For some students, this works well enough.

Student Well-Being

Why students disengage before they fall behind

The belonging gap emerges when students experience school as a place where they’re not fully known, seen, or valued for who they are.

I once met a student who had attended three different schools before arriving at mine. His parents described him in familiar terms: quiet, disengaged, unmotivated.

Teaching Trends

When a teacher ditched screens, class got harder. That may be why it worked.

More educators and policymakers are having second thoughts about the growth of ed-tech, with some scaling back the use of screens.

Seventh-grade math teacher Dylan Kane decided to conduct an experiment in his classes by going cold turkey on ed-tech.

AI in Education

The layer every AI roundup is missing: Why methodology matters more than content

The AI tools that will actually shift outcomes for students are the ones built on pedagogical foundations.

Last year, a third-grade teacher in São Paulo told me she had "finally found the perfect AI tool." It generated colorful worksheets in seconds. Vocabulary lists, reading comprehension…

District Management

In districts, reaching readiness, retention, and success

Using data to drive decisions through every district process helps you retain teachers who give their best to students. teacher retention

It's critical that schools create an environment where students thrive and teachers and staff feel supported and empowered.

Personalized Learning

Tips and tools to effectively differentiate learning for student engagement

When we use differentiation to meet students at their level and celebrate their progress, we help them discover their love for learning.

As a paraprofessional for over 3 years and going on my 5th year as a certified special education resource teacher, I’ve learned that no two learners are ever…

Teacher Professional Development

A new PLC model that builds collective efficacy and fights teacher burnout

Why modern professional learning communities need to focus on adult learning, real problems, and spreading innovation--enter PLC+.

In schools across the country, teacher turnover and burnout have reached crisis levels. Educators are stretched thin, often working in isolation, and many professional learning communities (PLCs) fail…

Why Teachers Stay (and Why They Leave)

Teacher turnover is nearing 22% nationwide — and even higher in urban districts. In this EdWeek panel, K-12 HR leaders ... Read more

Student Well-Being

Reimagining teacher preparation to include student mental health supports

Teacher preparation programs must evolve to reflect the emotional realities of today’s classrooms--including student mental health.

Teacher preparation programs have long emphasized curriculum, instruction, and assessment. However, they often fall short in one critical area: social-emotional and mental health needs of students.

Teacher Professional Development

We built evaluation for accountability–now it’s time to build it for growth

Real leadership means moving past outdated educator evaluation processes and redesigning it around evidence, clarity, and authentic feedback.

Teacher evaluations have been the subject of debate for decades. Breakthroughs have been attempted but rarely sustained. Researchers have learned that context, transparency, and autonomy matter.

Edtech Trends

Edtech teaching strategies that support sustainability

Integrating edtech learning strategies into classrooms brings sustainability and enhanced learning experiences to the forefront.

Educational technology, or edtech, has reshaped how educators teach, offering opportunities to create more sustainable and impactful learning environments.

Teacher Well-Being

The economic squeeze: Understanding how inflation affects teacher well-being and career decisions

In recent years, the teaching profession has faced unprecedented challenges, with inflation emerging as a significant factor affecting educators' professional lives and career choices.

Teacher Professional Development

Rethinking substitute teacher preparation

To train and support confident, competent substitute teachers that today’s students need and deserve, a new preparation standard is needed.

Many of us remember the days when having a substitute teacher meant movie day--a wheeled video cart appeared, and the substitute teacher’s main goal was making sure students…

Teaching Trends

Back-to-school success for all: Building vital classroom skills

With occupational therapists integrated into daily classroom activities, student challenges can be addressed early.

As students and teachers prepare for a new school year, it’s important to remember that success in the classroom isn’t just about academics; it’s about supporting the whole child.

Student Well-Being

The untaught lesson: Prioritizing behavior as essential learning

Education’s future depends on making student behavior essential--let’s teach it with care and intentionality.

In classrooms across the country, students are mastering their ABCs, solving equations, and diving into science. But one essential life skill--behavior--is not in the lesson plan.

AI in Education

Integrating AI into education is not as daunting as it seems

Lessons on AI and learning from an education veteran who helped educators through several technological transformations.

Forty-some years ago, students sat in straight rows with books, papers, and pencils neatly lined up on their desks. But beginning in the 1990s, educators faced very different…

AI in Education

AI teacher tools display racial bias when generating student behavior plans, study finds

When asked to provide behavior intervention plans, AI teacher assistant tools generated more-punitive recommendations for students with Black-coded names

Asked to generate intervention plans for struggling students, AI teacher assistants recommended more-punitive measures for hypothetical students with Black-coded names and more supportive approaches for students the platforms…

Education Policy & Funding

Radical transparency in school benefits: A smarter way to manage public dollars

Transparency is a path to fiscal responsibility, employee trust, and strategic clarity in school healthcare and school district benefits.

For public school districts across Florida and much of the country, employee benefits--particularly health insurance--are among the largest and fastest-growing budget line items.

Teacher Professional Development

Using AI to reimagine teacher preparation for scale, equity, and reflective practice

A computerized AI coaching support model lets pre-service teachers engage in scalable, self-guided reflection for teacher preparation.

With growing teacher shortages nationwide, particularly in high-need subject areas and underserved communities, educator preparation programs (EPPs) have a big task at hand.

Teacher Professional Development

5 resources to build stronger classrooms through PLCs

PLCs help educators collaborate with purpose and build stronger, more equitable learning communities to benefit teachers and students.

s the new school year approaches, one of the most powerful tools for continuous improvement is the professional learning community (PLC).

Live @ ISTE 2025

Look Who’s Talking: Dr. Mahnaz Charania, Chief Transformation Officer, The New Teacher Project

When—Tuesday, July 1, 12:30 – 1:30 p.m.HBGCC – Mainstage Think Big Series: The Invisible Currency: Social Capital and the Future of Career-Connected Learning ... Read more

AI in Education

My high school Spanish teacher taught me about the original AI–Authentic Interaction

When a teacher builds a face-to-face relationship with students , it is, as it turns out, just as impactful as many edtech tools and resources

As AI dominates the education zeitgeist, I think it’s time to highlight an effective teaching tool as tried and true as a Ticonderoga No. 2 pencil: high-quality IRL…

Teacher Well-Being

Teacher stress levels have surpassed pandemic-era highs

Student behavior challenges, low compensation, and administrative demands are driving teacher stress, burnout, and turnover.

America’s K-12 educators are more stressed than ever, with many considering leaving the profession altogether, according to new survey data from Prodigy Education.

Students with Special Needs

Empowering neurodiverse learners with AI-driven solutions

Advances in AI give us the opportunity to reshape learning environments into inclusive spaces where neurodiverse learners can thrive.

A traditional classroom is like a symphony, where every student is handed the same sheet music and expected to play in perfect unison. But neurodiverse learners are not…

Teacher Professional Development

Only 1 in 8 elementary teacher prep programs adequately teach math

$Teacher prep programs must increase the time they spend on fundamental math concepts to develop great math teachers.$

Only one in eight elementary teacher preparation programs nationwide devote enough time to teaching fundamental math content topics (numbers & operations, algebraic thinking, geometry & measurement, and data…

Curriculum & Assessment

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