eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Washington Depot, Connecticut Slooh , the pioneer in offering live online telescope feeds of the universe and an NGSS-aligned curriculum to school communities worldwide, is launching a new Earth science curriculum for students in grades 5-9. To learn more about Slooh and its new Earth science curriculum, visit. www.slooh.com.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Mystery Writing engages students in grades K-5 with “wow!” Educators participating in the free trial will receive access to the current collection of genre units and essential skills lessons created for grade 3-5 classrooms. This approach aims to keep students engaged and actively involved in their learning process.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Its a familiar story for many parentswatching their child struggle in school, knowing they are capable but somehow unable to thrive in a traditional classroom. They envisioned a school where children who didnt fit the standard mold could still succeed, not just academically but socially and emotionally.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

Check out STEM activities for middle school that are sure to catch teenagers attention and inspire them to learn more. Construct a thermal insulator device Concepts to Cover in Middle School STEM Prepare for the future with STEM activities for middle school 1.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 22, 2021

I have always found my work designing lessons–first for high school students and now my graduate students–to be mentally stimulating and cognitively challenging. Grading is the most time-consuming task teachers are responsible for beyond the classroom. I have yet to meet a teacher who enjoys grading.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

In 2024, both Oklahoma and Wisconsin lowered what it means for students to be proficient in grade-level content. Minnesota, Florida, and North Carolina are rolling back high school math or English requirements. That means students this year did not need to achieve the same mastery of knowledge and skills as kids in previous years.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2025

One apparently contradictory finding of the study, which surveyed nearly 2,000 K-12 public school teachers in fall 2024, was that a majority of teachers report feeling satisfied with their workplace and yet also burned out. times more likely than their peers to be actively seeking a new job, the report posits.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2022

This is an urgent need that schools can no longer ignore. Coping with mental health concerns negatively impacts young people’s ability to meet the many demands of school—from learning, to interacting with peers, to maintaining energy and stamina through the physical demands of the day. That number is certainly higher today.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Key points: What priorities will be a focal point in the new school year? Vrain Valley School District, we will continue to provide our teachers with ample opportunities to collaborate, discuss, and share resources and strategies to enhance their understanding of AI and the potential benefits of AI tools. . This year at St.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Savvas science programs are aligned to the 2023 Alabama Course of Study: Science, which provides the framework for the study of science in Alabama’s public schools and the standards that support equitable, innovative, and creative learning. ” ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY At Savvas, we believe learning should inspire. .

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Post-pandemic academic achievement is showing encouraging signs of improvement, although not evenly across school years, according to NWEA , a nonprofit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students. The new research findings are based on fall 2022 assessment data from nearly 7 million US students in grades 3-8.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Here are five strategies that school leaders can implement to accomplish this goal. Celebrate achievements: Reflecting on the successes of the school year is crucial for boosting morale and motivation among students and staff. Highlighting success stories : Use newsletters, social media, and school websites to share success stories.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Lost in the discussion, however, is the importance of before- and after-school programs–the bookends of the school day. These before- and after-school programs dedicate a significant amount of time to activities that can help students develop social-emotional skills.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

However, if students learning online are trapped in virtually conferencing sessions for most of their school day or required to join a physical class virtually and follow along with what is happening there, they have lost the flexibility and agency over time, place, and pace that makes online learning effective.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Tuesday, January 4, 2021— North Carolina’s Hoke County Schools (HCS) has launched a new partnership with Discovery Education creating modern and innovative learning environments supporting science instruction. Following a careful review process, HCS selected two resources from Discovery Education for districtwide use.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2023

Brainly’s Back-to-School survey highlights a growing trend–66.5 percent of students in grades 6-12 actively seek external support for their homework and study needs. Brainly’s Back-to-School survey highlights a growing trend–66.5 Where are students going for help? To their AI tools.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

Here’s what educators have to say about the 2023-2024 school year: Improving engagement and test scores with phenomena-based curricula April Pence, Edison High School Last year was my first time using phenomena-based units aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in chemistry.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

Based on the reading data I’ve collected from my students, the percentage of students reading well below grade level is rising. Just four years ago, approximately 10% of my students were reading below grade level. Today, an alarming 30% are below grade level, with 25% scoring well below grade level.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Last year, school district leaders reported a 4 percent increase in teacher turnover according to a nationally representative survey from RAND. As Cuban suggests, team teaching has long been seen as the antidote to the inflexible, individualistic teaching within age-graded, self-contained classrooms.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

” “Students will only do the work if I grade it.” This skill-building can happen at any grade level. They have to take an active role in thinking about their goals, managing their time, monitoring their progress, and reflecting on their learning. “Students don’t do the asynchronous work.”

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2022

I’ve come a long way in my journey from a skeptic with a critical view of esports in schools to a fierce advocate. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. I teach an elementary STEM class called iCreate in South Haven Public Schools. Our economy is driven by tourism and agriculture.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2023

Gone are the days when a school librarian’s job was defined by shushing, rocking, and reading. While reading out loud and building a love of literacy is still a foundational part of their job in a school, school librarians wear many, many hats and touch many lives in the course of a day’s work.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

One culprit is the mentality that, “If I don’t grade it, the students won’t do it.” First, I do not think grades are an effective long-term strategy for motivating most students. First, I do not think grades are an effective long-term strategy for motivating most students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Charlotte, NC —Alaska’s Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District (MSBSD) announced a new partnership with global edtech leader Discovery Education that will enhance science education across the school system. The Discovery Education Science Techbook series is a comprehensive, research-backed science solution for grades K-12.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Ninth-grade English was a paradox for me—both the best and worst year for helping me learn to write. However, that same 9th-grade English class also planted the seeds of debilitating habits and mindsets in my writing process. But the demands of all my other classes and activities rarely afforded me the time to take him up on his offer.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Application activities also enhance retention and mastery of information, making it more likely that students will retain and effectively use what they have learned in the future. These skills will serve them long after they leave school. Can you suggest engaging activities for my grade class focusing on ?

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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 are a STEM-based charter school network serving more than 3,900 students in grades K-12 at seven different campuses.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

on a recent Wednesday, and the school stage hadn’t yet transformed into a reading room. A year ago, school would have been over around this time, and the students at Columbus East Elementary would be walking out the door. School leaders hope that will be enough time to teach students key skills they missed and boost test scores. “We

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

These kid-approved activities are bursting with wonder and aligned with NGSS standards , so you can be sure curiosity and goals are fulfilled. From making balloons stick to walls to squishing and swirling magical textures, each activity turns curious kids into mini scientists with big imaginations.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

In the rolling hills of Southwestern Pennsylvania, nestled among 350 acres of natural beauty, lies The Kiski School , a place where tradition meets transformation. The school offers a timeless boarding school experience where a tight-knit community forges lifelong friendships. Kiskis approach goes beyond academics.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2025

NORTH WILKESBORO and ASHEVILLE, North Carolina In support of North Carolina schools in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Just Right Reader recently donated 315,000 books to support students in grades K-2 throughout northwest and western North Carolina.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

In this post, I’ll share some strategies and resources I found useful when preparing to use the station rotation model at the beginning of the school year. I longed for a better way to start the school year. Note : This station rotation series pictured above is designed for a 6th grade English Language Arts class.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In fact, Mercy was the first all-girls school in the country to earn a STEM certification. The interest in our program has been intense; the school’s 500+ students come from 95 grade schools across several counties and even the neighboring state of Indiana.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

As a result, 28 percent of the students said workers will need to acquire new skills to thrive in the new AI workplace, and more than two thirds are looking to their schools to help position them for future success. The survey polled 825 11th and 12th grade students from across the U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Spaces should be adaptable to support a variety of activities and allow educators to tailor the environment to individual needs. As students transition through grade levels and new enrollments occur annually, predicting specialized needs becomes difficult.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2024

The report, Voices of New Hampshire Students: Career-Connected Learning’s Role in Building Bright Futures , examines the impact of career-connected learning on the more than 8,500 New Hampshire students in grades 5-12. About half of students say while at school, they learned about a job or career they previously did not know about.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2025

Thats the question our team of educators in the Oktibbeha County School District set out to answer when we created One-Two-Three-Read!, a motivational reading program designed for third graders–but easily adaptable for other grades as well. Why it works One-Two-Three-Read! blends extrinsic rewards with intrinsic motivation.

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