eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Let’s explore how these strategies promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding among students, enhancing academic success. Active learning strategies for students in K-12 encompass a range of techniques designed to promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

DE Original Series Boosting Literacy Skills With The Writer’s Block, middle school students build grammar, literary analysis, and communication skills with relatable hosts and captivating storytelling. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Student success is a critically important issue for school districts–and not simply because districts want students to perform well. Improving student learning and student success is necessary for students to compete in a rapidly changing world that requires critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

There was no fanfarejust a vision, a small classroom, and a deep belief in what girls could achieve when given the right environment to grow. Students arent just using devicestheyre using digital tools to solve real-world problems, create, collaborate, and communicate across borders. The results speak for themselves. Meadowcroft.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2021

Kristen Brittingham, the chief learning officer for Modern Teacher, have co-authored a white paper titled “Active Learning Environments Support Student Engagement, Collaboration, and Critical Thinking.”. The paper focuses on research regarding the role of active learning environments in the development of these critical skills.

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2024

Rather, teams and tournaments promote collaboration, critical thinking, communication skills, and offer inclusive environments that welcome students from all backgrounds and with all abilities. How can schools create esports programs and teams? Is esports a good career? The benefits of esports are well documented.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2022

A new effort to evaluate the “durable” skills that lead to success and achievement in the 21 st century workforce was launched this spring by nonprofit organizations America Succeeds and CompTIA. Communication 8. Critical thinking 9. Generally, they fall under ten major themes or competencies: 1. Leadership 2.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2021

All of these actions require four competencies, also known as the 4 Cs : critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication. Critical thinking. Modern society requires us to be active critical thinkers. Critical thinking is needed in all walks of life.

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eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2024

Transparency: Why are your edtech platforms using student data, and how can you communicate that clearly to parents and students alike? Data encryption, for example, not only keeps your students’ information safe as they browse the web, but is also a necessary step to achieve regulatory compliance.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

This program helps students turn frustration into achievement by teaching them how to manage tasks effectively and approach learning with a problem-solving mindset. For many students, developing social awareness, confidence, and communication skills requires structured support. Effective communication is a key aspect of the BIC System.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2019

Playing games in your classroom encourages students to interact with peers to achieve an objective, either collectively or competitively. Group/partner projects are important to encourage communication, emotional awareness, teamwork, and accountability. Partner and group work.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

We create permanent change only by identifying and communicating what shifts need to occur as well as illustrating how effective these approaches are at improving education. Pillar 1: Student engagement, learning, and achievement: Enhancing essential skill sets that society demands.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Calvin Taylor, who researched the thinking skills people need to be successful in the world of work. Specifically, the Talents Unlimited model identified the following five key thinking abilities that lead to success: Productive Thinking, Communication, Forecasting, Decision Making, and Planning.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Innovations nurture essential skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, creativity, and adaptability. Mobile apps that enhance communication, collaboration, and access to educational resources. Classroom response systems for instant feedback and engagement through quizzes, polls, and surveys.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2023

At New Meridian, Shihadeh will work across departments to spearhead the company’s growth strategy, improve operational efficiency, and drive the achievement of company goals. There is no better time to join New Meridian,” Shihadeh said. Quality assessment has the power to transform a student’s future.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2023

“CCRA+ is a valuable tool that can help educators identify students’ strengths and opportunities for improvement in critical thinking, problem solving, and written communication. With this relationship, educators will have a more comprehensive view of their students’ needs and the support required to succeed.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Bolsters students’ capacity for critical thinking and perseverance through complex tasks ? Director of Secondary Curriculum and Instruction, Rachael Peters said, “The initiative to become STEM Certified, system-wide, was the work and achievement of many educators in our system.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we continue to recover from the impacts of COVID learning disruptions, parent communication and engagement will continue to be a strategic imperative for all schools. Parents have become used to increased information and communication from schools. Ultimately, what matters is what works for improving achievement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Without face-to-face communication, building relationships with peers and instructors becomes challenging, hindering collaboration and support. In this new paradigm, collaboration and critical thinking are essential. The use of digital tools fosters collaboration and interaction, which can enhance critical thinking skills.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

students Enhancing media literacy skills in the age of AI 5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub U.S. Basic digital literacy is a prerequisite to communicating, finding employment, and socializing.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Vernier Science Education is making a commitment to building a STEM-literate society at a crucial time: The pandemic has interrupted student learning, putting students behind in reading and math and widening opportunity and achievement gaps.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

“Several empirical studies have confirmed that students in gamified learning environments achieve higher levels of motivation and cognitive engagement compared to those in traditional classroom settings” (Dehghanzadeh et al., Students are grouped into teams and work together to match terms and definitions or answer questions.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2025

To close achievement gaps that have disproportionately affected our students of color, we knew we needed to improve instruction and the quality of our curriculum materials. Focus on the why Another lesson we learned was the importance of communicating the reasoning behind everything we were doing.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

CAE is a wonderful addition to our community of talented educational innovators who inspire excellence and enrich the achievement of all learners,” said Dr. Jennifer Ferrari, president of ERDI. ERDI gathers top PK-12 education leaders and solutions providers from more than 250 school districts across the U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Engage students actively for deeper learning and enhanced academic outcomes Enhance learning through active participation, collaboration, and critical thinking skills Stay up to date on the latest in classroom learning trends Active learning strategies engage students in the learning process, fostering deeper understanding and retention.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Approaches to handle bullying: Enforcing rules around behavior in schools, establishing communications between families and schools, and having open conversations about bullying with children have been shown to decrease bullying. The COVID effect has impacted students’ communication, critical thinking, and motivation.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

A high-quality education in the sciences helps students develop the important communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creative skills that we know drive academic achievement,” said Laura Nelson, Portsmouth Public Schools’ Supervisor of Science K-12. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

With the rapid advancement of technology, digital tools have emerged as powerful assets in achieving this goal. Collaborative Learning Opportunities : Digital tools facilitate collaboration and communication among students, enabling them to work together on projects, share ideas, and engage in meaningful discussions.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2021

Innovation Generation resources help students build the important critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills needed for success beyond the classroom. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Amid the technological advancements shaping education, the emergence of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and conversational agents like ChatGPT have further expanded the possibilities for learning and communication (Alam, 2023). Be clear and specific: Write prompts and questions that are clear and straightforward.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Rolling out a globalized curriculum will achieve just that—and more. Having a globalized curriculum would culturally enrich students because it encourages critical thinking about global challenges such as climate change, poverty, and international conflicts.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

A diverse group of judges will evaluate entries based on creativity, scientific knowledge, and effective communication skills. The 3M Young Scientist Challenge encourages students to make the most of their creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking skills to develop an idea that can transform the world.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

But it’s not all bad–educators found success as they dedicated their efforts to improving student engagement and achievement, creating community-based approaches to learning, and inspiring students to become lifelong learners. I get my students fired up about digital storytelling.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

It gives students a sense of direction, helping them understand what they are striving to achieve and how their current performance is positioned in relation to those objectives. User-friendly (more specifically, student-friendly): It’s important that the feedback is communicated to students in language they can understand.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Skills-based credentials are valuable because they state specific skills in which a learner achieved or displayed competence. A Comprehensive Learner Record (CLR) and other types of Learning and Employment Records (LERs) can help package those various achievements in one place for learners to share over their lifetimes.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Building critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in math. Making documentation of learning and communication streamlined and accessible for all learners. Continuing social justice education by understanding identity, social issues and current events.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Active learning examples in the classroom encompass myriad techniques that promote student engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding. Here are several active learning teaching straegies: Think-Pair-Share : Students reflect on a prompt individually, discuss their thoughts with a partner, then share with the class.

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