eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

In February, the Washington Post reported that NSF staff were told to comb through active research grants for keywords like “cultural relevance,” “diverse backgrounds” and “women” to see if they violated Trump’s executive orders. Families also got to put their building skills to the test. And Panchanathan resigned a few days later.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

They don’t necessarily have some of the skills that we take for granted,” such as looking others in the eye when speaking, he said. A child in elementary school should not have a fully loaded computer with no filters,” she said of smartphones. “In In middle school, it depends on your circumstances. Steiner-Adair said. “A

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

may have fallen critically behind in the basic skills they need to become good readers and be successful in school. The HearBuilder online, research-based, foundational literacy program provides an excellent way for students to build their early education and literacy skills. Sequencing. Phonological/Sound Awareness.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2022

How to make it clear to elementary students (get crafty). How to Teach Venn Diagrams to Elementary School Students. Teaching children Venn diagrams is the beginning of teaching them how to sort and manage data, a skill that is becoming ever more useful in this technological era. This also works as a great group activity.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2021

But search engines like Google are powerful and often essential resources, and students of all ages can build skills that help them navigate these spaces. When visiting a classroom last year to lead a lesson on multimedia creations for a group of elementary school students, we tackled this issue together.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Traditionally, the spotlight on STEM education appears to occur in high school and late middle school grade-levels. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development. The job market is swiftly evolving, with an increasing demand for STEM-related skills.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Unfortunately, it’s rare to see students engage in play at school after they’ve left elementary school, but secondary students need this time too. Not every child enjoys the same type of creative activity, so the various stations allow them to select a creative task that appeals to his/her interests.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

Key points: Interactivity and engaging resources can make science more approachable Elementary school teachers need easy-to-use science tools that will grab students’ attention During my time as a kindergarten teacher, I learned three major lessons about our youngest learners’ relationship to science.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A positive recess experience helps youth to develop critical social, physical and emotional skills,” says Elizabeth Cushing, CEO of Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children’s physical and emotional well-being. “By

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

World Math Day provides opportunities and fun activities for students to engage with math and grow their confidence. This year’s celebration of all-things-math was no different, and our entire team is in awe of the accomplishments of this year’s top individuals and schools and all the other participants. A big congratulations to all!”

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

The NEA encourages teachers to bring physical activity into the classroom by incorporating brain breaks in students daily routines or taking classroom activities outside. Learning and physical activity also work well because of the fun factor. Its all about learning through physical activity. Teachers loved it.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

Maria Konnikova doesn’t buy the "10,000 hour rule"—that theory popularized by Malcolm Gladwell that it takes at least 10,000 hours of serious practice to become a world-class expert at an activity. Poker is a skill game with a chance element, but so are lots of things in life. But you're saying this is more like game theory?

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2022

The following selection of no-cost digital resources created with social impact partners connect families to engaging learning experiences: Inspire the next generation of solution seekers with STEM and math-specific family activities from the STEM Careers Coalition. The contest is open through June 17, 2022.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

Chicago, Illinois – The significance of computer science education in schools is growing exponentially as it empowers children with the essential skills to navigate and excel in the digital world. Lessons include engaging student-facing videos that guide instruction, discussion questions, interactive activities, and practice.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Tuesday, June 7, 2022) —Iowa’s Southwest Valley Community School District (SVCSD) today announced it is broadening its partnership with Discovery Education to support science education in elementary school classrooms districtwide. Available with the Science?Techbooks?are

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Shawn Foster, the Orangeburg County School District Superintendent, my school district had an active plan of action to ensure continuity of learning for all students. As Eureka Math focuses on key concepts that layer over time, students gain an enduring body of math knowledge, not just a discrete set of skills.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2022

At Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School, we recognize that part of supporting students’ success is supporting families. Research shows students who have families engaged in their learning are more likely to attend school regularly, have improved social skills and behavior, and achieve high levels of academic performance.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Yet, at the elementary school level, many teachers haven’t had any specialized education or training in science, leaving them at a loss for PD in STEM. Our teachers across all grade levels have made great strides in developing their STEM content knowledge and teaching skills. Here are a few: 1. Take a constructivist approach.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

was first spoken during the height of gang wars in Los Angeles, when I was a new speech language pathologist in the Los Angeles Unified School District. More than 30 years later, I now work at a 700-student elementary school in Washington state and I have a caseload of 50 students consisting of varying disabilities.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 22, 2018

Ryan Johnson, former instructional technology coordinator, Enterprise (CA) Elementary School District. I believe in student-led formative assessment tools and, to that end, my go-to tech tools are ActivEd Walkabouts and Seesaw. Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready has been a wonderful tool to help us build data-driven classrooms.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2022

At Scott Elementary School, our approach to education is defined as GAIN (Growth in Academics through Innovation and Neuroeducation), which includes multiple initiatives to ensure each student reaches their maximum potential. It is a math resource that is free of charge and provides a wide range of fun, learning activities.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We knew we needed a program to build foundational reading skills,” she explains. Fast ForWord helped Buchanan County elementary school students improve to an 83% pass rate on the Standards of Learning (SOL) test, the yearly state assessment taken by all students in Virginia Public Schools. That’s major.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Develops skill sets that transfer across career sectors ? PCS offers enriching STEM activities from preschool through 12th grade. Each elementary school is equipped with a Smartlab, where students attend each school day for 30 minutes. PCS met and exceeded each of the standards and expectations set forth by Cognia.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

Money, time, and skill are the obstacles teachers jump through to use new classroom tools. Katie Blagden, K-4 STEAM educator and coach, Ayers Ryal Side Elementary School, Beverly, Mass. Milo has also provided us a common language to use with students that we are starting to use throughout the school.”. Beverly Sklar.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As a preschool teacher with five years of experience at Emerson Elementary School, I understand the challenges new educators face. At this age, preschoolers are curious, adventurous, and active, always seeking ways to engage their bodies and minds. These are just some basic ideas on how to use the interactive whiteboard.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Free Holiday Activities to Promote SEL. An emerging leader in SEL is Sunburst SafeSchools and their suite of products and curricula that focus on building safe and positive school environments. In this activity, kids practice problem solving around the holiday house and learn self-efficacy in a fun, enticing environment.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

The district reports 70 screens are live today with Carousel digital signage content coming from multiple contributors per school, with approximately 150 screens expected upon completion. Whitt points to the differences between how the J Everett Light Career Center and elementary schools use the system.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even if a student doesn’t select a career in STEM, the soft skills they will learn at a STEM-focused school (critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving and more) will serve them well in whatever they choose to do in life. We also offer summer STEM camps, after school clubs and Saturday activities. Extend STEM learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Cleveland successfully secured funding to expand to these 25 elementary schools, bringing Hazel services to more than 25,000 additional students in the district. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2018

They’re encouraged to take the active role of upstander and build positive, supportive online communities, and they will learn how to cultivate empathy, compassion, and courage to combat negative interactions online. Introduce cyberbulling in your classroom with one of these four essential lessons: Screen Out the Mean (Grades K–2).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Students are taught developmentally, learning the easiest skills first, then building on that knowledge as learning progresses. Multi-sensory activities provide hands-on learning and play-based opportunities for students to learn. Assessment Matters. Many of these young children have never been in a formal learning environment.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2021

The new Second Step Elementary digital program offers a multimodal learning experience that includes integrated audio, video, and interactive components with varying activities to help engage students with fresh, age-appropriate content both in-person and remotely. elementary schools.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It is a powerful tool for teaching that naturally engages students in the learning and builds the skills they’ll need in and outside the classroom like creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. Play is not just for the playground. ©2023 The LEGO Group.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Many would be surprised that activities we engage our students in every day are examples of personalized learning—especially the following four examples. This is often a highlight of the week for my students, as they can immerse themselves in a topic of interest and apply the skills we are learning along the way.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2017

School has always been a place for learning math, science, history, and art, but now it’s also becoming the place for students to learn other skills that are crucial to their future success and happiness, no matter where they end up. I am the principal of Chattahoochee Elementary School in Cumming, GA.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, today affirmed that equity and access are at the core of Phonics, Reading, and Me —its K–3 supplemental literacy program designed to help students learn the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Students are taught developmentally, learning the easiest skills first, then building on that knowledge as learning progresses. Multi-sensory activities provide hands-on learning and play-based opportunities for students to learn. Assessment Matters. Many of these young children have never been in a formal learning environment.

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