eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

public education system has evolved throughout its history, school libraries have also developed with a consistent central goal: to give students the best opportunity to succeed academically. As the U.S. The Evolution of the School Library. Lifelong Learner – Librarians as lifelong learners lead by example.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

Educators who are using Nearpod Math have access to additional content and tools within Star to support students’ math achievement. Star Phonics and Star CBM Lectura complement the company’s other assessment offerings, providing educators with detailed insights on students’ achievement and instructional needs. About Renaissance.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

And in September 2024, history took a bold turn as Kiski welcomed young women into its ranks and opened a new chapter in its storied legacy. With a rich history, an eye on the future, and a commitment to academic and athletic achievement, Kiski continues to redefine what it means to be a boarding school in the 21st century.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Most American students are still performing below their pre-pandemic counterparts in reading and math, while the yawning gap between high-achieving and low-performing students got even wider, data from the nations report card shows. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. newsletters.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2022

If you can embed skill development within a genuinely motivating social set of rewards, learning is deeper and more enduring. Here, she comments on the history of gaming in education, its limitations and its potential—when done well—as a conduit for deep connections with learners.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

This positively impacts their motivation to engage with tasks. Such personalized decision-making opportunities foster intrinsic motivation and active engagement and allow students to discover their strengths and understand their preferences, further bolstering their confidence and belief in their abilities.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Interactive learning environments are making it possible to achieve all of this more than ever now. We spoke with ninth-grade History Teacher Nick Pant, from Dayton Regional STEM School, about successfully implementing Unreal Engine in the classroom. I am by no means a game designer. I am by no means a game designer.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2024

The Science Techbook for Texas’ curriculum includes ready-to-use, phenomena-driven lessons that motivate students with powerful technology tools—such as toggle-on authentic Spanish translation—that personalize the student experience, and time-saving teacher tools that streamline preparation and grading.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

More than ever, personalized learning is critical in getting students engaged and motivated to learn and supporting academic growth,” said Bethlam Forsa, CEO of Savvas Learning Company. Personalized Learning Experiences That Engage and Motivate Students. Teachers know best how to personalize learning for their students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

Still, it could be argued that the space race was not an actual crisis, but an invented one, motivated by a political rivalry. The only way to achieve another revolution in innovation is through complete transformation of our system As we write this, humanity is in the midst of multiple emergencies. The crises that loom over the U.S.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

For example, if you’re working on improving your grade in history, you might set a goal to raise your exam score by 10% over the next month. Breaking down larger goals into smaller milestones can make them more manageable and give you a sense of accomplishment as you achieve each one.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

As part of our celebration of Black History Month, EdSurge spoke to Hicks about his culturally relevant approach to closing the digital divide. EdSurge: As an educator, what are your thoughts on Black History Month? Black History Month provides an opportunity to show all students that we have lots of commonalities.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. Quizizz , or Google Forms. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at St.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2017

One way to achieve this is through a culture audit, which can be conducted by district or school administrators or an impartial, professionally-trained third party. Interview staff and students about school history, current practices and attitudes toward student behavior, and beliefs about the future.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

For example, in a history course, students can form groups to research and present on different historical events or periods. Incorporate interactive activities Interactive activities can help keep students engaged and motivated in online learning. Quizizz , or Google Forms. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at St.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2020

And one question being asked by pundits and politicos is, how can we motivate young voters to show up at the polls? Young people are already plenty motivated to vote, the authors say, but they don’t always follow through to cast ballots. It's often assumed that young people are not motivated. It’s election season in the U.S.,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

According to an American Psychological Association review of 448 independent studies on family engagement, students show higher academic achievement, school engagement, and motivation when parents are more deeply involved in their children’s schooling.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2023

I took on a role as a teacher recruiter at Achievement First, where my focus was working with principals to hire teachers. One of them — the principal at Achievement First Brooklyn high school — hired six Black teachers that year, including me. I’ve spent more than a decade working as a teacher and principal.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Especially for students with low achievement, diagnosing what they don't know through various questions is crucial, as students themselves often don't know where they need improvement. Throughout history, humans have used various media such as stones, wood, paper and chalkboards to explain and learn abstract concepts and complex knowledge.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

The need to read is not limited to English Language Arts classes; literacy skills are essential in math, history and all other content areas. Audiobooks can be used with adolescent readers to improve their reading fluency, expand their vocabulary, develop their comprehension and increase their motivation to interact with books.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

A moment of inspiration came while observing my students as they played different types of games—they were fueled by various motivations. I thought, if I could identify what motivated them during play, I could tap into that during learning. Bartle defined the four main categories as achievers, explorers, socializers and killers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Early studies, such as ones from international researcher Richard Van Hooijdonk , show that virtual and augmented reality tools can increase student engagement and motivation while increasing knowledge construction. Izzy Ngo and VERE360 are positioning themselves to be the go-to virtual reality resource for education. What's next for VERE360?

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2021

While there may not have been many guidelines, this form of leadership—messy leadership or leading in uncertainty—does have a history with roots in design thinking, collaborative leadership and even the flat hierarchy movement. They soon discover that “compassion and courage are best achieved if a leader is agenda-less.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

It is important, perhaps now more than ever, to recognize the inherent strengths of each parent while also tending to their personal development, motivation and self-actualization. For example, EmPath ’s comprehensive coaching program builds adult capacity to achieve long-term financial sustainability.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2017

This case study was originally published on Getting Smart Achievement First operates a network of 32 high-performing college-preparatory, K-12 public charter schools in Connecticut, Rhode Island and New York City. In keeping with its name, the network is centered on a goal of outstanding student achievement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

If the teacher wants to use games to learn history, Minecraft won’t throw students into a fully fleshed simulation of the American Revolution. What motivates them–what drives them to live in this world? This is great motivation for critical thinking and problem solving. Players have one goal: To survive.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

From the landmark 1983 “A Nation at Risk” report—which sounded an alarm about student achievement and national competitiveness in the Cold War era—to today’s renewed attention to civic education, new trends in American education are often rooted in deep concerns about the present and the future of the country. These efforts are ambitious.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

Within Sandbox AR, users can create virtual worlds and populate them with hundreds of unique objects from history, the built world, science, nature, and more. Achieving this milestone will motivate our team to continue to create high-quality digital resources that nurtures student curiosity and greater engagement in instruction.”

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Despite ground-shifting conditions ranging from motivated activism to waves of funding, shifting our schools can seem like an exercise in futility. Its learners receive all of their core academic content—English, history, social studies, and math—through competency-based online courses. The takeaway?

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2021

To set foot into untrodden territory can be exciting, and we must not let our unfounded fears of learning loss or misguided motivations for learning acceleration trick us into going back to what we were doing before the pandemic. This includes outdated and misguided thinking on personalized learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2023

As humans, we’ve always had a somewhat complicated history with invention. To shift AI toward being a more neutral, individual-oriented tool, educators can commit to teaching and supporting the use of gender decoders, which are algorithms that detect a lack of gender inclusivity, and other modalities aimed at achieving design balance.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

It Starts in the Community I grew up in northeast Denver — a place rich in Black history and culture where the Denver Public Schools (DPS) Board of Education enacted the Black Excellence Resolution. Recognizing her potential as a math scholar, I encouraged her to ask questions, embrace mistakes and find motivation in difficult tasks.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

And the related place-based learning sees students explore the history and culture of their own region. Taking Action All the different flairs of “-based” learning may have a long history in education. Department of Education. Cator’s organization has tried to brand CBL as challenge-based learning.) How do you engage students?

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

With nearly 100 years of history and a forward-thinking approach, Gulliver Prep stands alone as Miamis school of choice, preparing students for a dynamic and diverse world. Thats why the school has launched an ambitious initiative to become a nationally recognized center for personalized achievement and academic excellence. The result?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

But today we’re talking with someone who has a history of shaking up the narrative when it comes to talking about intelligence. One of our conclusions in the book is that most of our colleges and universities, [despite] the best of motivation, try to do way too much. He released this idea decades ago, and it was controversial.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 21, 2024

When it comes to increasing rates of student achievement, satisfaction, and graduation, what really makes the difference? Developing the whole student Maslow’s hierarchy of needs (1943) has long been instrumental in shaping educators’ beliefs about human behavior, motivation, and learning. food, water, warmth, rest, and security).

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

A key part of this conversation centers around correcting gaps left by legacy content providers—and highlighting previously unheard perspectives—when teaching history. Facing History and Ourselves: A matter of race in colonial America. Ancient History Encyclopedia: Polynesians in California: Evidence for an Ancient Exchange.

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