eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Research shows fewer students are starting the year prepared for math and ELA, fewer are on target to learn to read, and there are more gaps in phonics, and sophisticated math skill comprehension. Teachers can access the front office, enable daily communications campus-wide, or initiative an emergency alert from the touch of a button.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Or did the mere fact I enjoyed access to books at home, school, and in the public library as a student give me a distinct advantage? The pandemic demonstrated further equity gaps as students across rural and urban America still lack access to the internet.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

School districts’ commitment to the “no child left behind” mission takes on a new meaning with today’s technology and learning formats, as students must now have access to reliable, secure internet service in order to access all their educational opportunities. Related content: The challenges of online math instruction.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In one study, even after all students were provided with a laptop computer, internet access, and headphones, low-income students’ school attendance and engagement were consistently less frequent than their higher-income peers (An, 2021). Some students lacked necessary resources.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

Most of these homes dont have internet, so now you have another problem, because its very expensive. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. In my opinion, the issue is beyond being equitable.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Most of these homes don’t have internet, so now you have another problem, because it’s very expensive. Internet access is not affordable for all families, so that raises the question around whether this is about equitable access to technology or about affordability. In my opinion, the issue is beyond being equitable.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

I beat the national average of 3-5 years for high school math and science teachers. Maybe exploring the world. Can you say that in an interview? He hired me anyway. Eleven years later, I was still teaching. Throughout my career, I was offered opportunities to lead and impact a larger system. Wondering how to build a corps of teacher leaders?

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2025

This overnight pivot also exposed inequities in technology access, highlighting a digital divide among students from different socioeconomic backgrounds that persists today. Digital tools, once mainly supplementary for many schools, became essential for delivering lessons, facilitating communication, and maintaining student engagement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? Modern educational tools make it possible to add a practical edge to math lessons, as students can observe math structures at play in the real world and see how people apply these formulas to solve common challenges. But where to start?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The conversation has quickly shifted from whether technology should be used in learning to how we can use it to improve learning and ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational experiences. students are unable to access school online, and 42 million Americans don’t have the means to purchase internet access.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2018

We just won’t use the Chromebooks in math class.”. —Me Students would always do their work if it was online, because they always had access to a device. Students don’t do their work for a lot more reasons than access and availability of technology. “I don’t think I’ll teach any differently this year.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2017

The math lesson on variables began with a simple prompt. Something the Internet Can’t Replace. Stephen’s response was matter-of-fact: “The answers to essentially all of our traditional questions are available on the internet, and search technology will only become more sophisticated. She’s taught variables,” Rothstein jokes.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

But until recently, noncognitive skills like perseverance and self-motivation sat at the periphery of an education debate centered on the measurement of skills like reading and math. Try asking someone if they were good at math as a child. That is beginning to change. Books on noncognitive skills pepper best-seller lists.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

As a community, we must make every effort possible to connect students outside the classroom to the plethora of educational resources and opportunities that are only available to them via the Internet. The number of missed opportunities adds up when you look at the evenings, weekends, breaks, and the summer.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

iMentor, along with a growing supply of online and virtual college access programs, provides a platform and curriculum that blends virtual and face-to-face mentoring. Today, far more of these stories are possible with technology that enables students’ access to supports by eradicating all-too-common geographic or time constraints.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

MATHia is an intelligent math software supported by sophisticated AI technology and is designed to provide individual student support and insightful data. Educators who use the Chrome extension Brisk are using AI to ensure information is accessible to all learners. The company is fully committed to using AI for good.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

Unified School District, including limited classroom use of iPads and other computers, inadequate support for teachers and partial or inconsistent access to the internet. The Pearson content was used mostly for elementary math instruction; those teachers already were familiar with Pearson math textbooks at those grade levels.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2022

The new features will help to improve student outcomes and confidence by making Paper’s ESS more engaging and accessible for all students. Visualize Your Equations with Paper Math. Included in the Paper ESS at no additional cost, Paper Math helps improve math comprehension and confidence for students of all grades.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

Flipping the classroom when home access is a problem. A lack of reliable internet access at home can make flipping a challenge, but by no means an impossibility. For some students, leaving their school’s campus means leaving internet access behind – and all that comes with it.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2016

As the internet drives down the value of a teacher’s knowledge, their ability to personalize learning with resources from around the world will increase. With relatively limited access to information in the world of paper, we generally give (maybe spoon feed) students the problems they need to solve.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2015

In 2010, my state, Mississippi, joined the growing list of states adopting the Common Core State Standards for English language arts and math. I teach sixth-grade reading to four classes of 20 students, most of whom have no internet access at home.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 30, 2017

Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach math skills that’s tied to many national and international standards (like Common Core). The over 150 games are fast-paced and interactive, and cover over 180 math topics. My favorite characteristics of Zap Zap Math include: Math topics are delivered in a module-oriented manner.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Written by Beth , a middle school math teacher & interventionist from Iowa. EdSurge: What was the problem in your classroom or school that you were trying to solve when you implemented Woot Math? I used Woot Math with all students in 5th-grade once a week for 25 minutes. Woot Math does that for me.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

Held annually on November 8th, National STEM Day unites communities to celebrate the importance of teaching science, technology, engineering, and math to students in grades K-12. million educators and 45 million students worldwide, and its resources are accessed in over 100 countries and territories. million students, including 2.97

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. After one year of using enVision, Johnston County saw real growth.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

Equity and access allows for opportunities to push young people higher, so they can solve the problems necessary through the process of innovation,” Martirano said to the audience at Charleston’s Embassy Suites hotel. He also wants devices available for younger kids, but not to take them home. Green asked.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2017

Although the classic literacy or math center takes time to organize physically in the classroom, technology makes it easy for students to get to work quickly. Enter classroom learning centers. Technology: The Key Ingredient in Successful Learning Centers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

While the emergency switch to remote instruction caused students to fall behind in learning — with regular assessments showing declining test scores, especially in math — it also significantly sped up the adoption of digital devices and impressed upon districts the importance of technology, according to advocates.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

We’ve had families who just needed some layer of support or to continue to access their education, and the online environment provided immediate response to that,” shared Mr. Hatcher. His approach, focused on equitable access to books and engaging the community, has left a remarkable mark.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Sara Olson, principal of McElwain Elementary, said the ReachWell translation app is “a tool that provides equitable access.” It’s almost mind boggling to me that some of these folks have maneuvered schools for years not having access,” Olson said. “As As a parent I can’t imagine not having access to the information, to the teachers.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

many libraries provide access to Brainfuse HelpNow, which offers live, one-on-one academic support at no cost to families. Brainfuse HelpNow has been providing students with expert tutoring for decades through long-standing partnerships with libraries nationwide, ensuring access to high-quality educational resources. Across the U.S.,

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2020

Equity and access have been huge concerns with remote learning, to the extent that some districts have not permitted online learning to be their primary approach. Many students simply don't have access to a stable internet connection or the proper devices. The disruption will widen equity gaps.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

The internet provides resources for our students to learn a second language, and it also facilitates the teachers’ processes of evaluation. Using the internet, students are able to research, organize, and share information with the teacher and each other. Then, students practiced the math concept using a link in their Google Classroom.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Based on these projections, the estimated impact on learning was significant – especially in math. Related content: How data will mitigate COVID-related learning losses.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

We’ll figure out the math, we’ll figure out Hamlet and the Odyssey. We’ll figure out the math, we’ll figure out Hamlet and the Odyssey.” embed] EdSurge: Should schools be prioritizing home internet access for remote learning right now? Listen to the audio below or check out the full video on YouTube.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

“This would not be possible without the efforts of our Information Technology Department successfully providing all of our students with Chromebooks and internet access during the pandemic shutdown.

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