eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This experience is suitable for upper elementary and middle school students. In navigating the changes in education, I love knowing I can turn to Discovery Education to find educational, and engaging, content of all kinds,” said Becky Goddard Plotkin, a social studies teacher at Pine Lake Preparatory in North Carolina.

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MAY 6, 2020

Erin Haley, middle school teacher at The Bayshore School in Daly City, Calif.: “YES See more: What Teachers Wish the Public Knew About Their Jobs During COVID-19 Jill Armstrong, social studies teacher at Greenup County High School in Greenup, Ky.: “I YES THEY HAVE! How can we tell? We hear it!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

–Jean Eddy, President & CEO, American Student Assistance Research shows that executive function (EF) skills are strongly correlated with math achievement. Now, we are seeing the repercussions of that with significantly lower achievement scores and little progress made. However, addressing academic gaps alone is not enough.

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MAY 5, 2020

Kim Booth, sixth grade teacher at Coleman Middle School in Duluth, Ga.: “I Claire Peterson, middle school teacher at Pat Neff Middle School in San Antonio, Texas: “This isn't the same. Jill Armstrong, social studies teacher at Greenup County High School in Greenup, Ky.: “The

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Brunswick City educators in grades K-12 will accelerate the creation of authentic digital classrooms by integrating Discovery Education’s Science Techbook into instruction, while middle school educators will begin integrating Discovery Education’s Social Studies Techbook into teaching and learning. subsidiary.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

We are looking forward to building on our partnership of success with Virginia Beach City Public Schools and supporting their goal of ensuring that every student can achieve a high standard of academic performance and growth,” said Saki Dodelson, CEO and founder of Achieve3000. “We

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MARCH 31, 2021

Civics Education Is at a Crossroads This knowledge gap is due in large part to the sidelining of K-12 social studies since the early 2000s, with the implementation of No Child Left Behind. With an increased emphasis on improving test scores in reading, writing, math and science, social studies fell to the wayside.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

In the latest phase of this multiyear collaboration, all district middle school students will receive access to a dynamic digital social studies textbook. To empower educators to provide middle school students these essential skills, the district selected Discovery Education’s? Social Studies?Techbook.?Featuring

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

“Ignite My Future in School impacted students in my classrooms by providing authentic learning experiences that challenged my students to use computational thinking skills to solve real world problems,” said Jenna Rosienski, Assistant Principal – Franklin Middle School, Janesville, WS. “

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Even fans of reforming school grading admit that making a switch can be challenging, and that it can go off the rails if efforts are not made to educate parents and teachers on the how and why of throwing out the A-F system that most Americans experienced as students. It recognizes the individual journey of every student. grade point average.)

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

al (2019), Integrative teaching benefits middle-level learners as it potentially increases student engagement, motivation, and achievement. For instance, in social studies class discussing renewable energy can lead to academic discussion or projects where students research about local initiatives in their community.

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APRIL 16, 2018

In Oakland, CA, more than 60 students at James Madison Middle School gather to talk about money. My organization, The MassMutual Foundation , is committed to equipping young people with the financial skills and capacities they need to achieve those outcomes. The conversation is robust. They are looking for better outcomes.

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MAY 8, 2023

That’s the question the middle school class was struggling to answer. Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public Schools in Virginia. It’s common for her to hear, “Oh, you know, I decided to be an elementary school teacher because I don't want to teach math.”

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APRIL 19, 2018

Students are required to have PLPs beginning in 7th grade, but many schools start the process sooner. Mount Anthony Union Middle School (MAUMS) begins the process in sixth grade, giving students a head start on understanding the concept, process and language they will use moving forward.

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APRIL 3, 2017

This spring we are launching 900 middle school science games on our content platform. Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, whose research team worked with us to produce a controlled study that would conclusively report whether game based-learning increased student achievement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Breaking down larger goals into smaller milestones can make them more manageable and give you a sense of accomplishment as you achieve each one. Digital tools like Grade Calculator or My Study Life can help you track your grades and monitor your progress in real-time. Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Students are told that “everyone is working to move their number” even higher, says Demetria Tumpkin, a second grade teacher at the school. At South Newton Elementary School In Newton, N.C., She “lowered her gaze to the floor and shuffled to her chair” after she saw where she was placed on the math achievement chart, she wrote.

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JANUARY 30, 2017

Corona-Norco Unified School District struggled with this exact question, but April Moore, Director of Curriculum and Instruction, helped create a five-year plan with achievable and measurable SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound) goals. Next year they will focus on a new tool.

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APRIL 2, 2019

Stanley, a former ninth-grade English teacher, often thinks about how different her pedagogy might have been—or, as a student, how much deeper her learning might have gone—with access to Actively Learn’s sequenced sets of texts and other materials designed to provide historical context and achieve depth in a particular topic.

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JULY 10, 2017

At Achievement First’s Greenfield School in New Haven, educators cut cleverly through the debate by allowing students to do both. The school maintains a minimum pace at which students must move. Ryan Connole, dean of students at Providence’s DelSesto Middle School, offered a contrary perspective.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

“Ignite My Future in School impacted students in my classrooms by providing authentic learning experiences that challenged my students to use computational thinking skills to solve real world problems,” said Jenna Rosienski, Assistant Principal – Franklin Middle School, Janesville, WS. “

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Secondary and middle schools in Ontario, Canada , are banning the use of cell phones during classes effective from September 2019. These achievements in students’ performance compels one to think that removing a cell phone from the classroom is the solution. In July 2018, the French government banned cell phones from classrooms.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

When planning curriculum, we need to create opportunities for students to develop their writing skills across multiple genres —narrative, argumentative, informative, analytical—and over varied subjects from math to social studies. Revision Assistant Prompts and Rubrics —writing prompts for middle school, high school, and college.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For 14 years, Laura Johnson has taught a variety of subjects, including social studies, psychology, and music and art appreciation–all virtually within ALVS. She started as a part-time teacher while she was still at a brick-and-mortar school, where she drove 38 miles each way to teach.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Blog: Control Alt Achieve. Social Media: @ericcurts, YouTube. Social Media: @rmbyrne, YouTube. Richard Byrne is a former high school social studies teacher at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Maine. Social Media: @kathyschrock. Training: anything on using Google in the classroom.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

Academic competitions can be exciting and rewarding additions to your school club options. For upper elementary and middle school students, these challenges not only promote academic growth and productive struggle but also social connections. The program emphasizes teamwork, spelling skills, and academic excellence.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Establish School Hours Set clear learning hours that mimic traditional school timings, with blocks allocated for live classes, independent study, breaks, and meals. Setting Achievable Goals Help students set daily, weekly, and monthly academic goals. Celebrate achievements with rewards or special privileges.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

This meant I was consistently rewarded at school for putting my head down and striving to be a “good student” and “high achiever,” but never for challenging authority or speaking up when something was wrong. I broke that mold on the day that a substitute lecturer addressed my Ph.D. There is a way we can connect."

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APRIL 23, 2024

Being in a small school, they needed help taking on extra elective sections, so I also started teaching eighth grade art in my fourth year. Finally, this year, I’ve added sixth grade math, so now I have a hand in all three grade levels at our middle school. What has been the most challenging and rewarding part of your job?

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MAY 7, 2025

Conditions havent improved for social studies teachers since. One of Trumps first executive orders claimed schools use radical indoctrination to imprint anti-American, subversive, harmful, and false ideologies on children. The AHAs report came out at the end of 2024, before President Donald Trump took office.

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