Achievement, Learning Outcomes and Teachers

Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2025

In partnership with sub-awardees WestEd and MIND Education , creators of ST Math , BCS is driving the development of real- time, data-driven insights to improve student engagement and learning outcomes. And, what we learn from throughout the three-year project will be disseminated to educators outside of BCS as well.”

Motivation

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Class Size Matters: Understanding the Link Between Class Size and Student Achievement

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Understanding the connection between class size and student achievement, as well as teacher retentions, is critical to the future of our educational system. The Link Between Class Size and Achievement. Research into the impact of class size on student achievement has been ongoing for decades.

Achievement

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Otus and Discovery Education Forge New Strategic Partnership to Maximize Student Achievement Nationwide

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Through this collaboration, Otus is now Discovery Education’s preferred platform for assessment, data, and learning insights. .” Built by teachers for teachers, Otus creates efficiencies in data management, assessments, and progress monitoring to help educators focus on what matters most—student success.

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4 ways online tutoring helps our at-risk, low-income district achieve goals

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

We were already managing low proficiency rates on math and ELA state assessments prior to the pandemic, and the move to remote learning made it even more difficult for teachers to engage with students who couldn’t be on campus.

Achievement

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Gale In Context: Literature Launches to Promote Critical Thinking Skills and Better Learning Outcomes in ELA for High School Students

eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

The company has launched Gale In Context: Literature, a new resource for literature instruction and learning that helps high schoolers engage and thrive in English language arts (ELA). Read our blog about why English teachers will love Gale In Context: Literature. Download/view screenshots of Gale In Context: Literature.

Critical Thinking

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Balance Instruction and Feedback with Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

Teachers have three primary roles – designer, instructor, and facilitator. When I facilitate blended learning workshops, I ask participants to think about these three roles and identify the role they spend the most time and energy in. I encourage teachers to consider the following question.

Blended Learning

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Blended Learning: What It Is and What It Is Not

Catlin Tucker

JULY 19, 2021

The pandemic has elevated the phrase “blended learning.” ” When schools closed or shifted to hybrid schedules, many institutions turned to blended learning to navigate the new demands placed on teachers and educational institutions. The same is true for teachers. We don’t need blended learning.”

Blended Learning

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Bite-Size Learning, Big Results: Why Microlearning is the Future of Education

k12 Digest

MAY 15, 2025

Through these experiences, Carl developed a deep understanding of what founders require to navigate the unique challenges within the Education Industry and achieve sustainable growth. This kind of adaptive, data-driven support is helping students achieve more in less time, making learning both more effective and more motivating.

Education

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BIOZONE’s High School Biology for Texas achieves Top Marks

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This high-quality distinction allows us to bring a premium science program to even more teachers and students in Texas and continue our vision to inspire better outcomes for our planet through science education. Chapter introductions provide students with clear learning outcomes. An equipment list is provided.

High School

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InstructureCon 2025: Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy, Brings the Skinny

eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

This digital assessment platform has empowered R1 teachers to seamlessly administer standards-based formative and summative assessments, dive into score reports, and collaborate with colleagues. MC has unlocked deeper insights into student mastery, giving teachers and teams the tools they need to drive data-driven instruction.

Syllabus

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The Station Rotation Model: Arrange Your Furniture to Maximize Focus and Engagement

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. I know many teachers reading this don’t have flexible furniture. Teachers can easily move around the U-shape to provide targeted instruction and support as needed.

Motivation

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Why Instructional Design Must Focus on Learning Outcomes, Not Learning Activities

Edsurge

JULY 21, 2016

It’s no secret that kids learn better when teachers provide learning activities that keep them engaged. Teachers work tirelessly to plan engaging lessons that capture and keep the interests of their students, thereby making content more accessible. Nonetheless, students also want to enjoy learning.

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Designing For Deeper Learning: Identifying Challenges and Prototyping Solutions

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Through our online series, we explored the power of universally designed blended learning models to achieve deeper learning outcomes. Our discussions culminated in selecting specific challenges to explore in-depth, with the goal of prototyping solutions at the Learning Leaders Summit in Dubai.

Blended Learning

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3 strategies to maximize ESSER funds

eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2024

Here are three ways school administrators can use remaining ESSER III funds to add or enhance a digital learning program in their school or district. In fact, according to the Institute of Education Sciences , teachers who receive substantial professional development can boost their students’ achievement by 21 percentile points.

Blended Learning

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How an AI tutor almost doubled my school’s literacy rates during the pandemic

eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2022

In pandemic and post-pandemic era education, teachers, school leaders, and parents have been concerned with getting kids back on grade level and closing the achievement gap. Our Amira implementation efforts have yielded astounding and significant learning outcomes.

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Charting a path forward in K-12

eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

After several years of disrupted learning, schools are taking stock of the range of challenges that need to be addressed—challenges resulting from the most significant disruption to K-12 education in history. As providers serving the education market with digital learning solutions, this is our responsibility and our commitment.

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Teacher Shortage Solutions for Computer Science and CTE

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Moreover, he points to the product’s assessment strategies focused on student outcomes, employing a combination of automated evaluations and teacher-led assessments to ensure comprehensive learning assessment. This approach ensures effective learning outcomes and supports diverse educational settings and needs.

Science

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What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2023

“Her teacher quit last Friday. Just like that, she’s gone,” my friend said to me just a few weeks ago, devastated that her daughter’s second grade teacher — her favorite teacher — left before the school year ended. The parents are in an uproar, and the new teacher is a substitute who keeps sending home kindergarten math.”

Teachers

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How to choose the right digital courses for your students

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. If your goal is to increase student learning outcomes, then these features, while nice-to-have, may not move the needle in the way you need most.

Gamification

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What Is Good Leadership in Schools?

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2019

A recent study found that not one school (of 180 surveyed) was able to improve student achievement records without effective school leadership. This research shows a clear connection between skilled school leadership and positive student learning outcomes. Leading through teaching and learning.

Schools

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5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

Critical Thinking

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How to support student agency

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. When asked what their teachers could do to help motivate them, students identified a number of strategies related to agency.

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Empowering Learners for a Global Future

k12 Digest

MAY 14, 2025

As a leader of IB World schools, Kim Green is committed to creating strong connections across the learning continuum through impactful leadership, a strong curriculum that leads to mastery, and mindful and inclusive practices. Seeing students and educators achieve their full potential across diverse domains keeps me motivated every day.

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Otus Announces Partnership with FIRST Educational Resources to Strengthen K-12 Support and Insights Nationwide

eSchool News

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Together, the organizations aim to help schools drive meaningful improvement and achieve better outcomes for educators and students. Built by teachers for teachers, Otus creates efficiencies in data management, assessment, and progress monitoring to help educators focus on what matters most—student success.

Education

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Partnering for a global future: The Madrid connection

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

He knows that having students engage with one another across neighborhoods, nations, and even continents builds cultural understanding, appreciation for diversity, global knowledge and global engagement– learning outcomes we have defined and measured –as well as general academic skills.

Critical Thinking

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Friday 5: Personalized learning

eSchool News

MAY 17, 2024

Key points: Personalized learning is a strong classroom strategy for achievement Agency and self-direction: Giving students a voice 3 simple strategies to supercharge student growth For more news on personalization, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub A one-size-fits-all classroom is a thing of the past.

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5 critical considerations for CBE and CBL implementation

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Educators can argue that the characteristics of CBE call for increased attention to learning: clearly defined competencies, flexible time structures for competency mastery, and teacher and faculty roles for mentoring learners, to name a few. This is backward design, starting with a focus on defining the desired learning outcomes.

Learning Outcomes

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To Get Serious About Games, Teachers Experiment With Play in the Classroom

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

“Now you want kids to collaborate, and even copy ideas from each other and learn. It can reduce the onus on the teacher,” Miller says. In January 2022, a review of 17 research studies showed that young kids can learn from “guided play” as well as if they were being directly instructed by an adult or a teacher.

Teachers

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What Is Good Leadership in Schools?

eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2019

A recent study found that not one school (of 180 surveyed) was able to improve student achievement records without effective school leadership. This research shows a clear connection between skilled school leadership and positive student learning outcomes. Leading through teaching and learning.

Schools

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Equitable access to AI in classrooms is a problem–the solution is professional learning

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

It can help teachers save a tremendous amount of time on administrative tasks like researching and developing lesson plans, creating rubrics for assignments, and communicating with parents–time that can be refocused on students instead. Teachers’ use of AI in their classrooms is still limited, research suggests.

Accessibility

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How Augmented Reality Helps Teachers Reach More Students

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

McGraw Hill AR activity for balancing algebraic equations Rob Spierenburg Chief Executive Officer at All Things Media How can educators be confident that integrating AR into their lessons is actually moving the needle toward their key standards and learning outcomes?

Teachers

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Balancing high expectations with relationship building to boost engagement

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Teachers are constantly challenged with improving student engagement, something they know directly impacts student learning outcomes. For 2022, the most common response was building relationships with students. For 2022, the most common response was building relationships with students. What courses will they need to take?

Achievement

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Labster’s STEM Excellence Awards Winners Revealed

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2021

10 teachers hand-picked as part of Labster’s Teacher STEM Excellence Awards supporting the changemakers across the globe The Labster awards recognizes global changemakers in the education sector Winners have developed student-centered learning programs and applied creativity and innovation to teaching during a difficult year.

STEM

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5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Key points: Critical thinking should not be separate from and on top of what teachers are doing in the classroom How to help students build critical success skills 3 lessons on perseverance from Stoffel the honey badger For more news on durable skills, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Achievement discrepancies among U.S.

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Metacognitive Skills Education Knowledge

6 benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse

eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2023

In this article, we will cover the topic of the metaverse and its relation to immersive learning in more depth while also highlighting six specific benefits associated with teachers using the technology for this purpose.

Disabilities

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8 things to know about Connected Educator Month

eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2016

For the past few years, October has meant a focus on helping educators form professional learning networks to improve teaching and learning outcomes. The theme is based on the idea that computer science should be part of every student’s education, and teachers need support to make this happen.

Blended Learning

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Family support is key to closing learning gaps

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Those higher-performing students that teachers report being at grade level are driving test improvements while students at the lower end are falling further behind. . ” Seventy-one percent of teachers feel confident they can help their students catch up academically.

Learning

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GoGuardian and Pear Deck Merge to Expand K-12 Classroom Management Offerings

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Pear Deck is used in more than 17,000 schools and by 8 million educators and students around the world to improve equity, academic achievement, and classroom culture. Founded by educators, Pear Deck translates proven learning science into simple, effective tools. www.goguardian.com. www.goguardian.com. About Pear Deck.

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Make Your “Summer Resolutions” a Reality This School Year

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2019

As another school year approaches, teachers are scrambling to set up classrooms, make photocopies of syllabi, attend mandatory meetings, and prepare their curriculum. As I work with teachers, I encourage them to prioritize the following so they can take their summer resolutions and make them a reality. #1 What do we hope to achieve?

Metacognitive Skills

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3 simple ways educators and families can accelerate math learning

eSchool News

JULY 14, 2023

At the same time, administrators, teachers, and parents are finding new ways to help these students address learning loss. During my 20+ years in K–12 education, I’ve seen technology play a growing role in making learning more accessible and effective.

Math

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The four promises of school: Building a future-focused, student-centered learning environment

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

This joy in learning lays the groundwork for lifelong educational enthusiasm and resilience. In practical terms, Joy in schools means integrating creative and interactive activities into the curriculum, celebrating achievements, and creating spaces where students are safe to express themselves.

Schools

Schools Learning Students Knowledge

Learning Outcomes for Instructors, Not Just Students

Faculty Focus

AUGUST 15, 2024

If you teach, you know about learning outcomes. There’s a fair bit of work involved with learning outcomes, and justifiably so. But why limit ourselves to student learning outcomes only? In other words, the teaching and learning principles so many of us embrace call upon us to be learners.

Learning Outcomes

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The 4 conditions that support deeper learning

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

Deeper learning competencies serve as “North Star” for a new vision of teaching, according to a new report. Deeper learning refers to the competencies, knowledge, and skills that students must develop to be successful post-K-12. Next page: Practices of teachers who achieve deeper learning outcomes.

Learning

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11 unique ideas to finish the school year strong

eSchool News

MAY 9, 2019

Having been a principal for 10 years, I understand this time of year can be hectic, exhausting, and stressful for teachers and school leaders. Here are some ideas that can create a high level of energy to enhance learning and finish the school year strong. The audience (class) can ask questions and learn more about the skill.

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Birmingham City Schools Leads Groundbreaking Research on Student Motivation and Math Achievement

Class Size Matters: Understanding the Link Between Class Size and Student Achievement

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Bite-Size Learning, Big Results: Why Microlearning is the Future of Education

BIOZONE’s High School Biology for Texas achieves Top Marks

InstructureCon 2025: Ryan Lufkin, Vice President of Global Academic Strategy, Brings the Skinny

The Station Rotation Model: Arrange Your Furniture to Maximize Focus and Engagement

Why Instructional Design Must Focus on Learning Outcomes, Not Learning Activities

Designing For Deeper Learning: Identifying Challenges and Prototyping Solutions

3 strategies to maximize ESSER funds

How an AI tutor almost doubled my school’s literacy rates during the pandemic

Charting a path forward in K-12

Teacher Shortage Solutions for Computer Science and CTE

What’s Lost When a Teacher Leaves a School

How to choose the right digital courses for your students

What Is Good Leadership in Schools?

5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap

How to support student agency

Empowering Learners for a Global Future

Otus Announces Partnership with FIRST Educational Resources to Strengthen K-12 Support and Insights Nationwide

Partnering for a global future: The Madrid connection

Friday 5: Personalized learning

5 critical considerations for CBE and CBL implementation

To Get Serious About Games, Teachers Experiment With Play in the Classroom

What Is Good Leadership in Schools?

Equitable access to AI in classrooms is a problem–the solution is professional learning

How Augmented Reality Helps Teachers Reach More Students

Balancing high expectations with relationship building to boost engagement

Labster’s STEM Excellence Awards Winners Revealed

5 ways educators can shrink the critical thinking gap

6 benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse

8 things to know about Connected Educator Month

Family support is key to closing learning gaps

GoGuardian and Pear Deck Merge to Expand K-12 Classroom Management Offerings

Make Your “Summer Resolutions” a Reality This School Year

3 simple ways educators and families can accelerate math learning

The four promises of school: Building a future-focused, student-centered learning environment

Learning Outcomes for Instructors, Not Just Students

The 4 conditions that support deeper learning

11 unique ideas to finish the school year strong

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