Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to address key challenges in education, particularly in enhancing student engagement and facilitating personalized learning. Basualto, a teacher with the Toronto District School Board, shares his experience leveraging AI for greater student engagement and more timely feedback.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

While not every school offers a one-to-one model, the core principle is widely applicable: When educators know their students well, they can make small shifts that lead to major gains in student achievement. Data shows that students in supportive, personalized learning environments often exceed academic growth expectations.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. The importance of reading materials at home cannot be overstated.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

Effective professional development will maximize the power of these resources, increase student engagement in learning, and support students’ continued academic development. Kihei Elementary School educators also enjoy access to the Discovery Education Community. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

These resources map to 14 National Career Clusters and connect classrooms with Career Connect , which offers students virtual access to industry professionals. million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

These new digital resources, and supporting professional learning experiences, will play a critical role in continuing each students’ academic progress on any device, whether at home or in the classroom. When planning this initiative, Keysight sought to strengthen equity of access in education with modern digital resources.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Specifically, district leaders and teachers sought a digital resource aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards, supportive of hands-on learning, and accessible to the district’s English Language Learners. All CCISD educators enjoy access to the Discovery Education Community.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

To highlight the importance of daily reading during the COVID-19 pandemic, Renaissance , a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is offering unlimited free access to myON digital books and news articles from February 1–7, 2021. The importance of reading materials at home cannot be overstated.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2024

This iteration focuses on enhancing AI literacy, improving instructor workflows, and supporting student achievement. Students will be expected to use generative AI technologies in the workforce, and it’s important they have an opportunity to experience it and understand its strengths and weaknesses. Blackboard Mastery Learning.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2023

Over time and through trial and error, we’ve learned the importance of engaging students in relevant content that is meaningful to them, engaging them in monitoring their own learning, or engaging them through strategies that make learning accessible.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 11, 2019

: Pushing Boundaries and Challenging Conventional Thinking , Run Like a PIRATE: Push Yourself to Get More Out of Life and Empower Our Girls: Opening the Door for Girls to Achieve More. In this episode, we discuss the changing roles of teachers and students in a time when students have unlimited access to information and resources online.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? Learners achieve higher achievement scores in math One 2016 randomized study by Roschelle et al found that students attained higher achievement scores when teachers combined one-on-one attention and web-based homework tools.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

Students’ access to opportunities in life largely depends on their access to diverse, supportive relationships.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Ending the year on a strong note not only celebrates the achievements of students and staff but also sets the stage for a successful transition into the next academic year. Celebrate achievements: Reflecting on the successes of the school year is crucial for boosting morale and motivation among students and staff.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 5, 2023

As teachers, we know that the physical environment of a classroom can have a significant impact on how students engage with the material and each other. From the color of the walls to the lighting and temperature, every aspect of the room can contribute to a student’s ability to feel comfortable and stay focused.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

Karen Cheser, Superintendent of Durango School District (CO) described creating inclusive environments and providing access to educational resources in a rural setting. Dr. Alex Marrero, Superintendent of Denver Public Schools discussed the community hubs initiative in Denver, aimed at leveling the playing field for students facing poverty.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Various types of learning strategies are needed to boost student engagement and bring it to its highest levels. According to the Van Andel Institute for Education, every teacher hopes to ignite, empower, and engage the students who walk through their classroom door. However, implementing this is easier said than done.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

What are the main factors of student success? Teachers must build strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships with their students in order to ensure student engagement increases and to boost their student success rate. Why is student success important? What is your student success strategy?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Often, these students don’t have access to the same level of resources that are available to general education students. While we have made great strides in how we support students receiving special education services, there are still equity gaps that exist in areas like college and career planning.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

NEW YORK — North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA) and 3P Learning announced new results from an online summer learning camp focused on improving reading proficiency among third grade students. Educators leading the three-week NCVA summer camp selected Reading Eggs after seeing its positive impact on student engagement.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2024

With constantly evolving technology, educators have access to an ever-expanding array of digital tools and apps designed to create engaging learning experiences. Gimkit: Gimkit is a game-based learning platform where teachers can create learning games or quizzes that students play in real-time.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Charlotte, NC To empower teachers and students to explore their world, the Environmental Education Initiative offersa curated collection of free environmental educationresources for K-12 classrooms. To access Environmental Education Initiative resources, visit environmentaleducationinitiative.discoveryeducation.com. Discovery, Inc.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Reports highlight that many students struggle with self-discipline in an online environment, leading to higher dropout rates compared to traditional settings. Moreover, issues like digital dividewhere not all students have equal access to technologyraise concerns about equity in education.

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2021

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, April 15, 2021) —South Dakota’s Pierre School District (PSD) today announced the launch of a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting the district’s mission to inspire all students to achieve their potential. PSD educators and students districtwide will have access to this resource.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2025

The combination of automated assessment tools and flexible content delivery methods allows teachers to spot learning gaps quickly while giving students the freedom to master concepts through their preferred learning modes. Educational platforms now incorporate sophisticated gaming mechanics that go beyond basic point systems and badges.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Do students learn better online or in a classroom: statistics help shed light. The success rate of online learning versus traditional classroom learning is a topic of ongoing research, with various studies examining factors such as academic achievement, retention rates, and student satisfaction.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Understanding your goals helps in prioritizing features that are essential for achieving desired outcomes, such as improving student engagement or accommodating diverse learning needs. Audio descriptions: Helps students with visual impairments by providing a verbal description of visual elements.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, June 2, 2022) — To keep students engaged in learning all summer long, Discovery Education and its Social Impact Partners are offering students and caregivers an array of no-cost dynamic digital resources they can use at home. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

As an advocate of blended learning, my focus is on helping teachers design and facilitate learning experiences that are differentiated for specific groups of students and personalized for individual learners. These goals are hard, if not impossible, to achieve with traditional, teacher-led, whole group lessons.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Student teams–comprising 8 to 10 classes from far-flung cities in e-classrooms of approximately 300 students–have developed responses to such issues as climate change and access to clean water.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

Open Up Resources, a nonprofit, works to increase equity in education by making the highest quality curriculum accessible to educators, and Kiddom is the first all-in-one education platform for high quality digital curriculum. Access to peer-to-peer communications within Open Up’s K-5 EL Education digital community.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The structure of having an Accountability Partner is simply that—a support structure that does not prescribe or monitor engagement and achievement (Cook-Sather, 2022) but rather ensures each enrolled student has a classmate attending to them, affirming their “values, growth, transformation, healing, freedom, and liberation” (Mingus, 2019, para 9).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Diverse perspectives are set to make AI and technology among the most meaningful contributions to society, but it’s crucial to open up teaching opportunities to all to achieve this. Even when they achieved great milestones and innovated outstanding tech, their stories were overshadowed.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

This is a great phrase to remember as districts, schools, and educators increasingly rely on technology tools to support student achievement. believe quiet students seated in front of computer screens is indicative of good classroom management, remembering that our students need to move is always sound instructional strategy.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2024

Student-tracking, while offering tailored instruction, has been subject to criticism for perpetuating inequality and limiting exposure to diverse perspectives. To address these concerns, I implemented a rotation-based model where each quarter focused on a different student group.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2017

With all of the focus on helping struggling students achieve grade-level proficiency, students at the very top end of the academic spectrum often aren’t getting the challenges they need to stay engaged in school or tap their full potential. Next page: 1:1 mentoring for gifted students).

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

AI tutoring can change students’ learning experiences by providing access to an environment designed according to their learning styles and paces. Enhancing student engagement and motivation Beyond academic support, AI tutoring systems can also improve student engagement and motivation.

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