eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Howard Street Charter School in Salem, Oregon, is a project-based institution that pushes students to achieve excellence in all areas of study. Howard Street Charter School is no stranger to academic success and had already achieved curricular excellence with passing rates above the state average. The sky’s the limit.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2023

We try to show them that math and science can be outlets of wonder and imagination, while also grounding them in foundations of history and social studies. We want students to fall in love with reading while building up skills in language and grammar.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2021

Lately, I’ve concentrated on social studies. I chatted with my PLN, browsed forums where I knew efriends hung out, and taught a slew of online grad school classes to teachers who always are willing the discuss their newest favorite social studies tech tool. That means it’s easy to apply to your social studies class.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Agency is a key element in personalizing education, and research has found that students who have agency in their learning are happier in school and more likely to achieve success. What to learn : Give students a variety of choices in the topics they can study by expanding the range of courses available to them.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

But it also can improve achievement when confident teachers incorporate it into instruction. It can help build social and emotional skills, it can illustrate concepts found in literature and history classes, and more. Minecraft has pretty amazing potential as a teaching tool.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 6, 2021

I think that what I will say here is: Policymakers, you know how you’ve minimized the importance of history, government, and civics in all of your education reform efforts over the past couple of decades? 10+1 reactions to closing Iowa’s achievement gaps. Related Posts.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Twelve years ago, when I left a career as a lawyer to become a history teacher, my vision of what a “good teacher” looked like was shaped in part by movies, such as “Stand and Deliver” and “To Sir, With Love,” which depict teachers who overcome institutional dysfunction to connect with students and inspire them to achieve their potential.

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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. Women have been underrepresented in tech-forward fields throughout history. This seems like a small amount, but it’s actually up from previous years.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

The CP meets the needs of schools seeking a technical or career-related studies option that combines career-related skills with a rigorous academic program to prepare students for success in career or post-secondary education. The CP fits our student profile perfectly.”.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

By incorporating these active learning strategies into instruction, educators create dynamic and interactive learning environments that engage students and enhance academic achievement. What are active study strategies? For instance, students could use a virtual reality simulation to explore concepts in geography or history.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The history and purpose of testing Standardized tests have been pivotal in college admissions for nearly a century. However, a 2018 American University study found that from 2005 to 2016, high school GPAs increased more at wealthier private and suburban schools than lower-income urban public schools.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

It can also act as a study companion, generating practice questions, summarizing key points from e-textbooks and webpages, and much more. Augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR) Using VR and AR in the classroom offers numerous educational benefits across various subjects such as math, science, and history. Plus, students LOVE AR/VR!

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Social studies is poised for a comeback in U.S. While ELA and math priorities have long enjoyed top billing on many district agendas, the importance of investing more in social studies instruction is now coming to the forefront, especially in an era when students are having to decode increasingly complex political and social issues.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

history in a traditional public rural high school and now in a public alternative school, I have learned that the most effective strategies for providing an authentic civics learning experience are rooted in knowledge and require learners to simulate a real-life phenomenon. history and civics for the first time as upperclassmen.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 31, 2020

When it comes to connecting with your colleagues, I’ve seen teams of teachers commit to a book study as a way to connect and learn. We all have unique interests, learning preferences, histories and life experiences, family dynamics, strengths, and weaknesses. Every person is different. This is not new.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2024

By extending your school’s PBIS framework school-wide, your teachers can maintain consistent expectations and reward students for their progress and achievements. For example, some PBIS solutions allow teachers and staff to immediately acknowledge positive student behavior from mobile devices.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Sample projects include “Waiting on the World to Change,” a Social Studies project in which students learn about the history of social movements and then organize their own actions, and “Chilling Out and Heating Up,” a science project in which students create design solutions that help people to survive in extreme temperatures.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

It took me wading in and really examining how the course modules aligned with my own Social Studies curriculum to figure out how to incorporate it best. History I CLEP exam into my existing classes, instead of treating it as a separate task. I couldnt be prouder about what my students are achieving.

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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

MARCH 12, 2024

Last week, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), in partnership with SAS, launched the Missouri Data Visualization Tool (MO DVT), a web-based application that offers easy-to-use reports and analysis on academic performance, including achievement and growth data aggregated by subject, year, and grade.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2019

The fact that more candidates fail their professional exams on their first attempt (54 percent) than pass them suggests a lack of adequate preparation and lies in stark comparison to other professions–nursing, for example, achieves an 85 percent first-time pass rate, according to the report.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

For today’s readers, studying literature takes place in the context of a complex world filled with the noise of social and short-form media. Gale In Context databases have a long history of supporting academic achievement and future-ready skill development. Download/view screenshots of Gale In Context: Literature.

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2025

During our decades of education research, weve studied PLCs and written about how they have worked in the past–and how they can work better in the future. Because PLCs predate national and state standards, teams used to devote a great deal of time to asking and answering the question, What do we want students to learn?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Some of the most popular content includes digital explorations with Lewis and Clark, interactive math games from Arcademics, daily fix-it grammar activities and ready-to-use background builders on topics such as Veterans Day and United States history. More information about Discovery Education’s research studies can be found  here. 

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

I had not studied education, so I enrolled in an alternative certification program specifically designed for people who were already working in education. To achieve this standard, the state must explicitly prohibit programs from preventing paid student teaching. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Testing America’s Freedom delves deep into the lesser-known history of laws and policies that have perpetuated and exacerbated racial inequities within the education system. Episode 2: School funding: The real challenge in achieving educational equity. Dean of the School of Education at Belmont University; Daniel Thatcher, J.D.,

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2024

Pine Tree Independent School District has a long history of providing students with captivating educational experiences that prepare them for future success in our increasingly global environment,” said Dr. Lisa Mullins, PTISD’s Executive Director of Quality Education. This research and more can be found here.

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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

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Composed of education leaders with firsthand experience in K-12 districts and schools around the county, this board will play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s strategic direction and product roadmap, building on SchoolStatus’ long history of collaboration with educators. Representing seven U.S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

cities they scored 8 percentage points higher, and in year two of the study they scored 10 percentage points higher – and they were more likely to earn a qualifying score of 3 or above which could increase their chance of receiving college credit and saving on tuition. Government and Politics and AP Environmental Science exams.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

King now serves as president and CEO of Education Trust, a nonprofit that aims to close educational opportunities and achievement gaps. We ought to be doing more to ensure that at every school, you have the opportunity to not just get English and math but science and social studies and the arts and computer science and AP classes.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

Bridging the Gap According to Giampapa, Access to the arts has been shown to have positive benefits in the classroom, for academic achievement, and with life skills, but oftentimes funding gets cut. Thats why were here. We dont do it with written homework or assignments; we do it through hands on learning, pre production to post, he noted.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Place-based instruction allows us to learn more about our region today, the history of the people and their varied perspectives, and to establish a culture of citizenship and community pride to foster growth for future generations. What was the purpose of reading through history in chronological order?

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

And one of the things that she's found is that in a study done at Stanford, she took over a small room in the computer science department and in one condition, she populated this room with these artifacts of geeky masculine culture, like a Star Trek poster and Diet Coke cans. What’s an example?

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

This element of choice amplifies students’ interest in their studies as they feel connected to the material they are learning about. In an upper elementary English or history class, students may have the opportunity to decide which discussion technique to use to discuss a short story.

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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. Use multimedia content to supplement written material, and to provide examples and case studies that illustrate key concepts. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at St.

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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. Use multimedia content to supplement written material, and to provide examples and case studies that illustrate key concepts. She currently serves as an adjunct faculty member at St.

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