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3 weeks ago | 
edsurge.com | Abbie Misha
As classrooms across the country become more linguistically diverse, educators face a growing challenge: ensuring that every student, regardless of English proficiency, can access learning, participate fully and feel included. Today, emergent bilingual (EB) students, also known as English learners, account for 10.6 percent of U.S. public school students — more than 5.3 million nationwide — up from 9.4 percent a decade ago.
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1 month ago | 
edsurge.com | Abbie Misha
If you’ve ever watched a student light up after cracking a tough problem or finally connecting the dots, you know learning is personal. Every classroom is filled with students who bring their own strengths, quirks and questions to the table. Personalized learning is about meeting kids where they are — helping each one move forward at their own pace, in their own way.
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1 month ago | 
edsurge.com | Abbie Misha
Schools across the country are racing to integrate artificial intelligence into classrooms, but the real challenge isn’t just adopting the technology — ...
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2 months ago | 
edsurge.com | Abbie Misha
Colleges and universities are at a crossroads when it comes to student data. They have more information at their fingertips than ever before, yet harnessing it to drive meaningful change remains a challenge. A 2022 UCLA-MIT Press study found that higher education struggles to capture and leverage data for impact.
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Feb 24, 2025 | 
edsurge.com | Abbie Misha
How can we prepare students for a world increasingly influenced by artificial intelligence? If you are in the education field, it’s likely that you are ...
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Feb 19, 2025 | 
edsurge.com | Abbie Misha
Reading fluency — the ability to read accurately, automatically and with appropriate expression — remains a critical yet often overlooked component of literacy development. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), 68 percent of U.S. students are not reading at proficient levels. By fourth grade, students transition from learning to read to reading to learn.
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Feb 3, 2025 | 
edsurge.com | Abbie Misha
Early learning is taking center stage in education, and for good reason. As schools across the country face resource constraints and potential teacher shortages, innovative approaches to early childhood education are yielding impressive results. By using data to guide instruction, building community ties and focusing on targeted help for students, some districts are seeing remarkable turnarounds in academic performance. What can educators learn from these success stories?
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
edsurge.com | Abbie Misha
At its core, personalized learning is about recognizing that no two students learn exactly the same way. It moves beyond the one-size-fits-all approach by focusing on each student’s strengths, needs and learning pace. By creating more flexible, student-centered classrooms, personalized learning empowers students to take ownership of their education, developing the skills they need to thrive both academically and personally.
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Dec 2, 2024 | 
edsurge.com | Abbie Misha
The need to teach responsible and ethical digital habits has never been more pressing. For students, digital citizenship isn’t just a skill — it’s essential to navigating everything from staying connected with their friends to learning about the world around them, to preparing for college and career. But with technology advancing so quickly, how can we help young people make healthy choices? Richard Culatta, CEO of ISTE+ASCD, has called for us to rethink what it means to be a digital citizen.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
edsurge.com | Abbie Misha
In our tech-driven world, the value of human connection can’t be overstated. While mastering technical skills is essential, students must also develop soft skills like communication, collaboration and critical thinking to thrive beyond the classroom. But as pressures to deliver future-focused curricula grow, how can educators ensure that students build these important life skills alongside their technical expertise?
