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5 End-of-the-Year Activities

Catlin Tucker

MAY 24, 2021

Before you head out to enjoy some much-deserved rest, consider using one or more of the following activities to connect with your students and try to understand what worked, what didn’t work, and what might need to be modified or adjusted before the next school year. Below are 5 fun end-of-the-year activities.

Activities

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7 discoveries from an active learning classroom

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2019

There is a fair amount of research into the impact of classroom design on student learning. Spaces flooded with natural light that allow for a variety of learning methods and activities, and spaces that let students feel a sense of ownership over the classroom, demonstrably affect how well students learn.

Active Learning

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MIND Research hosts math fair in Chicago

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

MIND Research Institute’s 2015 Math Fair: At the Square Root of Fun, was brought to Chicago in partnership with LEAP Innovations to engage children with fun yet challenging math experiences outside of the classroom. Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner and Secretary of Education Beth Purvis welcomed guests to the Math Fair.

Fairness

Fairness Math Game-Based Learning STEM

Most Teachers Are Satisfied With Their Workplace, but They’re Still Burned Out

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

times more likely than their peers to be actively seeking a new job, the report posits. This poses a risk for schools struggling to retain talented, experienced educators, as Gallup research finds that workers who report high levels of burnout are 2.6

Teachers

Teachers Fairness STEM Achievement

The clock is ticking: Why standardized schedules don’t work for learning

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

From project-based activities that encourage students to apply their knowledge to real-world problems to digital learning platforms that create personalized learning paths, models that focus on learning and are not bound by traditional time barriers foster an immersive learning experience rather than an assembly-line approach to education.

Learning

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KidWind Supports New Activity and Coloring Book Featuring Women in Energy Careers

eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

. – Following the success of the children’s book Everyday Superheroes: Women in Energy Careers , authors Erin Twamley and Joshua Sneideman are partnering with Enel North America , a clean energy leader, and KidWind , an international leader in clean energy education, to create Everyday Superheroes: An Energy Coloring and Activity Book.

Activities

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Would You Rather: Designing with Choice in Mind

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

A student’s sense of autonomy and agency are enhanced when they are given a choice about how to engage with the content, learning activities, and each other. Choice has been shown to improve retention, transfer performance, and motivation (Schneider, Nebel, Beege & Rey, 2018). Would You Rather? An Experiment.

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7 President’s Day Activities

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Here are great ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive maps, crafts, flashcards, videos, webquests, books, posters, trading cards, lesson plans, word searches, puzzles, speeches, articles, animations, biographies, and more (click the titles for the link): 1.

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8 President’s Day Activities

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Here are great ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive maps, crafts, flashcards, videos, webquests, books, posters, trading cards, lesson plans, word searches, puzzles, speeches, articles, animations, biographies, and more (click the titles for the link): 1.

Activities

Activities Quizzes History Fairness

9 President’s Day Activities

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Here are nine ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive maps, crafts, flashcards, videos, webquests, books, posters, trading cards, lesson plans, word searches, puzzles, speeches, articles, animations, biographies, and more (click the titles for the link): 1.

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Who is doing the work in your classroom?

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

My students are more motivated to learn because they play an active role in defining what that learning looks like. Communicates with parents about student progress. If the answer to most of these questions is you, the teacher, then you’ve already realized you are doing the lion’s share of the work in your classroom.

Fairness

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6 fun resources for online learning

eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2020

The global COVID-19 pandemic that has forced schools to shut down physical operations and move to online learning has, understandably, caused a fair amount of anxiety and emotional distress for students. Here are a few online learning resources to keep students’ brains working while they’re also engaged in fun activities.

Online Learning

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11 resources to avoid the summer slide

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2021

It’s fair to say students have more than earned their impending summer breaks. Here are 8 tools and resources to help avoid the summer slide and keep students’ brains active over summer break: 1. Still, it’s not a bad idea to encourage students to keep reading and to give their brains a little exercise here and there.

Fairness

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3 ways ChatGPT can reduce teachers’ workloads

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2023

Granted, ChatGPT might make writing that 11th-grade essay on symbolism in “The Great Gatsby” a whole lot easier (which, to be fair, does make grading a whole lot harder). I want to include some additional primary resources along with the teaching activity.

Teachers

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Students want more career-connected learning

eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Career-connected learning opportunities can include elective classes, units taught in core classes, career fairs, job shadowing opportunities, internships, and volunteering. Around one-third of students (34 percent) say their career-connected learning experiences have helped them formulate plans for life after high school.

Learning

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5 Tips To Keep Students Learning When Extreme Weather Strikes

Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2014

” Once they had actively read the text, they had to synthesize the information in that article with our core text Fahrenheit 451. Yesterday Northern California was hit by massive storm. My school was closed because of weather for the first time in my teaching career. I use a wide range of web tools with my students.

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CASEL Announces New Cohort of SEL Fellows to Support Young People Nationwide

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

LaTrayl Adams in Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (NC) hosted SEL fairs across her district to increase awareness and shared ownership of SEL across the district. At these fairs, students and staff had opportunities to engage in interactive activities related to the 5 core SEL competencies.

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Stay Active at Home With These 6 Fun AR / VR Apps

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

In addition to the new work adjustments, my family has struggled to stay active and noticed that we spent an enormous amount of time in one spot all day. One of the ways we've responded favorably to physical activity has been through immersive technology. Music begins to play while red and blue cubes approach.

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Based on my classroom teaching experience, I believe that recognizing the importance of student feedback fosters active engagement and self-reflection in the student learning process. The post Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced? Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts. Thomas, Bastin, (2022). Linways Technologies.

Fairness

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation

Can Teachers Read Books Out Loud Online? Actually, Yes.

Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2020

While many well-intentioned commentators have warned teachers against this practice, the fact is that copyright law—specifically fair use—permits many read-aloud activities online. What Is Fair Use? Temporary activities might include: Open postings on YouTube to address lack of school-issued devices and LMS support.

Reading

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Critical steps to bolster K-12 cybersecurity

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

Having found some fairly easy targets, attackers are now piling on with threats like phishing schemes that can lead to ransomware, data theft and other criminal activity. Attacks on schools had already dramatically increased during the rush to distance learning during the pandemic.

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Grade Interviews

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 12, 2017

This reflective activity encourages them to think metacognitively about their learning. ” It’s a fair question. Grade Interviews. Then as grade reporting approaches, I sit down with every single student for a grade interview. Some teachers have asked, “How do you have time for this?”

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How to work for equity of access in classrooms

eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

This includes providing options for in-person and online learning, as well as asynchronous and synchronous activities. Educational disparities can exacerbate existing inequalities, and it’s essential that school leaders and teachers address these issues to promote a level playing field.

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3 best practices to create a STEM-focused school

eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

For instance, they can share information about their area of expertise, be an advisor for students on presentations or projects, or judge robotics competitions and/or science fairs. The Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation hosts exhibitions and science fairs where students showcase their projects. Extend STEM learning.

STEM

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Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Faculty Focus

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Based on my classroom teaching experience, I believe that recognizing the importance of student feedback fosters active engagement and self-reflection in the student learning process. The post Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced? Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts. Thomas, Bastin, (2022). Linways Technologies.

Fairness

Fairness Instructors Feedback Evaluation

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer K-12 Teachers and Families Nationwide Digital Resources to Engage Students in Engineers Week

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

This VFT was created in partnership with The Home Depot® for the program Science Fair Central , a suite of no-cost resources designed to STEAM-power classrooms and homes across the country as students prepare for the careers of tomorrow.

Fairness

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Five ways school leaders can end the year on a strong note

eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Engage students in meaningful activities : Keep students engaged and motivated until the last day of school by planning meaningful end-of-year projects or events. This could include science fairs, art exhibitions, or community service projects. This could include science fairs, art exhibitions, or community service projects.

Achievement

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7 Black History Month resources to use the whole year

eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The goal of these lessons and activities is to challenge racism and oppression and providing students with the vocabulary and tools needed to take action. Educators can browse ready-to-use lesson plans, student activities, collection guides and research aids.

History

History Hybrid Learning Fairness Grades

Engaging New Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education and Partners Welcome Students and Teachers Back to School

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2021

Addressing the important topic of mental health for youth across America, activate peer-learning by introducing students to other students bringing the Six Sustainable Happiness Skills to life by spreading happiness in local communities. Discover Your Happy: Happiness in Action Virtual Field Trip with LG Premiere: September 16 th at 1 PM ET.

Fairness

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Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

I would write the day’s learning objectives and agenda on the board and spend each class period moving my students as a unit through a series of learning activities. The result is a learning experience that is more attuned to individual needs and differences, ensuring each student has a fair chance at success.

Blended Learning

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5 Ways to Improve Instructional Coaching Today

eSchool News

MAY 21, 2019

It’s important to involve teachers in their own PD, to make them active decision-makers in the process, because they know what the bright spots and challenges are in their own classrooms. Here are the changes we’ve made that have had the most impact. 1) Focus your PLC meetings.

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Research says these math, ELA apps may be the most effective

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

It measures digital app use in three areas: investment (subscription cost, number of licenses, and active/inactive users), engagement (student use, session duration, frequency, and quality), and impact (relationship between standardized test scores and student use).

Math

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ChatGPT can generate, but can it create?

eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2023

The twin goals of all of our awareness-building activities are to hasten the development of our individual and collective opinions about whether ChatGPT is aide or adversary and to decide our next steps accordingly.

eLearning

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Ello Partners with Civic Suds to Promote Literacy and Get Families Reading While at Local Laundromats Throughout the DC Area

eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Civic Suds works with vetted providers like Ello to offer community activities, programs, and services in safe and clean laundry facilities. Common Sense Media recognized Ello as a company that displayed Responsible AI practices, especially its machine learning fairness that contributed to the app’s high rating. “We

Reading

Reading Ethics Fairness Coaching

New group targets AI skills in education and the workforce

eSchool News

MAY 6, 2024

But we want to do all that in a really careful way and make sure the AI we’re using is fair and unbiased. Bringing in industry members is a critical part of the commission’s success in outlining what AI skill proficiency looks like at the K-12 and postsecondary levels. We want to make sure student data stays safe.

Skills

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New Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) Course for K-12 Educators Seeks to Change How AI is Implemented in Learning

eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2023

MindSpark defines RAI with the following 5 pillars – RAI is community-centric; it is monitorable and secure; ethical and fair; justifiable and accountable; as well as explainable and transparent. Educators need an understanding of what AI is and is not. Not only is it about artificial intelligence — it is artificial intelligence.

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Sailing through adversity: 4 Olympic-sized lessons in educational leadership

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Just as Dallman-Weiss and McNay complement each other’s abilities on the water, creating environments where diverse voices are not only heard but actively encouraged is a game-changer in any field. By actively supporting female colleagues, male leaders not only promote fairness but also drive better outcomes for their organizations.

Education

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Can Space Activate Learning? UC Irvine Seeks to Find Out With $67M Teaching Facility

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

For starters, the space is dedicated to “active learning,” a term that often refers to teaching styles that go beyond a one-way lecture format. To find out what that really looks like—and more importantly, if it works—the campus is also conducting a major study over the next year to assess active learning in the new building.

Active Learning

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5 keys to a successful summer reading initiative

eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2020

At the event, families learn how to report books and learn about using the discovery sheet stickers in each book, which have four activities for engaging their children at home to build comprehension and reading skills. Planning now for summer programs is more important than ever as schools face widening learning gaps due to the pandemic.

Reading

Reading Fairness Participation Grades

FETC 2025: Transformation, innovation, and 5 new sessions

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Through engaging discussions and real-world examples, participants will explore strategies to address bias, promote fairness, and enhance transparency in AI-powered educational tools. This session offers actionable insights to foster responsible, inclusive, human-centered approaches while navigating the complexities of AI in the classroom.

Ethics

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Discovery Education Offering Educators Curriculum Support, At-Home Activities, and Professional Learning Resources to Keep Students Engaged in Learning All Summer

eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2022

Student Learning Activities that feature absorbing student-led activities for every grade level. Discovery Education’s STEM Camp modules offering five fun days of activities, investigations, and innovative learning experiences. .

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Turnitin Turns On AI Writing Detection Capabilities for Educators and Institutions

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2023

Starting tomorrow, Turnitin – a leading provider of academic integrity solutions globally – will activate its AI writing detection capabilities. For 25 years, Turnitin has partnered with educational institutions to promote honesty, consistency, and fairness across all subject areas and assessment types. OAKLAND, Calif.

Writing

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Navigating AI in education: The future of human teaching

eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

AI is stellar at analyzing student work patterns, offering activities that match each learner’s interests and giving teachers useful insights about how to spark student engagement. The power of ethical AI in supporting teachers AI tools can make teaching easier, but only when they protect student privacy and treat all learners fairly.

Teaching

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Prioritizing teacher well-being can help schools retain talent

eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

While all administrators should consider it a priority to arrange fair pay, it’s also important to look at what other resources you can offer. These efforts can have a tangible impact on retention because they’re geared toward actively improving teachers’ quality of life.

Teachers

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5 End-of-the-Year Activities

7 discoveries from an active learning classroom

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MIND Research hosts math fair in Chicago

Most Teachers Are Satisfied With Their Workplace, but They’re Still Burned Out

The clock is ticking: Why standardized schedules don’t work for learning

KidWind Supports New Activity and Coloring Book Featuring Women in Energy Careers

Would You Rather: Designing with Choice in Mind

7 President’s Day Activities

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9 President’s Day Activities

Who is doing the work in your classroom?

6 fun resources for online learning

11 resources to avoid the summer slide

3 ways ChatGPT can reduce teachers’ workloads

Students want more career-connected learning

5 Tips To Keep Students Learning When Extreme Weather Strikes

CASEL Announces New Cohort of SEL Fellows to Support Young People Nationwide

Stay Active at Home With These 6 Fun AR / VR Apps

Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Can Teachers Read Books Out Loud Online? Actually, Yes.

Critical steps to bolster K-12 cybersecurity

Grade Interviews

How to work for equity of access in classrooms

3 best practices to create a STEM-focused school

Are Your Assessments Fair and Balanced?

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer K-12 Teachers and Families Nationwide Digital Resources to Engage Students in Engineers Week

Five ways school leaders can end the year on a strong note

7 Black History Month resources to use the whole year

Engaging New Virtual Field Trips from Discovery Education and Partners Welcome Students and Teachers Back to School

Time Efficiency vs. Equity in Education

5 Ways to Improve Instructional Coaching Today

Research says these math, ELA apps may be the most effective

ChatGPT can generate, but can it create?

Ello Partners with Civic Suds to Promote Literacy and Get Families Reading While at Local Laundromats Throughout the DC Area

New group targets AI skills in education and the workforce

New Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) Course for K-12 Educators Seeks to Change How AI is Implemented in Learning

Sailing through adversity: 4 Olympic-sized lessons in educational leadership

Can Space Activate Learning? UC Irvine Seeks to Find Out With $67M Teaching Facility

5 keys to a successful summer reading initiative

FETC 2025: Transformation, innovation, and 5 new sessions

Discovery Education Offering Educators Curriculum Support, At-Home Activities, and Professional Learning Resources to Keep Students Engaged in Learning All Summer

Turnitin Turns On AI Writing Detection Capabilities for Educators and Institutions

Navigating AI in education: The future of human teaching

Prioritizing teacher well-being can help schools retain talent

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