eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2023

With neurodiverse and SEL practices at the forefront, advanced use of adaptive technology, and nature-based programming, we develop the love of the arts, literacy, numeracy, and inquiry skills in authentic ways to prepare our learners for lifelong success. For example, we have zen dens where students can relax, take a break, or do some art.

Special Education

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Thomas School has built two dedicated spaces to bolster STEM education, and plans to build a two-floor, state-of-the-art learning space called the Center for Leadership Innovation by 2020. Thomas School Dedicates Space to Bolster STEM Learning. It’s a culture change for teachers too. For its part, St.

STEM

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2024

You can understand someone else's culture, what they celebrate, what they honor and what they believe in, without personally asking. Imagine Learning EL Education is science-backed and heart-driven. Are they culturally relevant for our kids? A teacher uses Imagine Learning EL Education digital products at Pendergast, AZ.

Science

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

We think that we need to understand our own culture, our own forces, and try to come up with some theories about how we will change and how we must change. It is always evolving to the current cultural, social and political environment that it happens to exist in, and what it needs to do to educate the citizenry. Is it enough?

Education

eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2016

The district’s hypothesis is exposing all students to high-quality, culturally-relevant CS instruction in the lower grades will lead to more students from all backgrounds choosing to pursue related coursework in high school and beyond. The focus of the activities will involve building computer science skills and project-based learning.

STEM

eSchool News

MAY 23, 2024

STEAM labs provide a dedicated and engaging learning space to increase student mastery and achievement in core competencies while sparking their access, exposure, and interest in STEAM. This last year, we wrote and received a grant allowing us to install STEAM labs in all of our elementary and middle schools.

Knowledge

eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2023

With neurodiverse and SEL practices at the forefront, advanced use of adaptive technology, and nature-based programming, we develop the love of the arts, literacy, numeracy, and inquiry skills in authentic ways to prepare our learners for lifelong success. For example, we have zen dens where students can relax, take a break, or do some art.

Special Education

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Matt Flugum, a TCU Teacher on Special Assignment and Digital Learning Specialist, networked with other districts and institutes, eventually developing a learning structure to implement research into the personalized art each teacher brings to the profession.

Teachers

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? We know that our students are culturally, linguistically, and racially diverse. Tip #1: Make it your mission to learn more about who your students are. Self-awareness is key to authenticity and culturally responsive teaching.

Culture

k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

Rethinking Cultural Identity in the Era of K12 online education In a traditional classroom, culture is everywhere. But what happens to that rich cultural backdrop when school moves online? The Cultural Ecosystem of Traditional Schools Physical schools have always served dual purposes. Lessons are compressed.

Culture

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2016

It allows them to read the room and move the students to the center of the learning, while maintaining the ability to orchestrate curriculum mastery, instructional fluidity, and assessment validity and reliability. A Culture of Joy. climate and culture surveys that gather big data around student satisfaction.

Culture

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Eric Sheninger and Tom Murray share their expertise on modern learning spaces. Murray and Sheninger, co-authors of Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today , published by ASCD in 2017, will be featured speakers at the #ICE18 conference in Schaumburg, Ill., Photos courtesy of Linkedin.

Learning Spaces

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Whether conveyed through music, art, writing, or oral storytellingsharing ones lived experience can have a profound impact. They can also preserve and pass on traditions, customs, language, and culture or be utilized as a persuasive tool to inspire action. Consider creative outlets, such as art, music, or memory boxes.

Students

Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Whether conveyed through music, art, writing, or oral storytellingsharing ones lived experience can have a profound impact. They can also preserve and pass on traditions, customs, language, and culture or be utilized as a persuasive tool to inspire action. Consider creative outlets, such as art, music, or memory boxes.

Students

Faculty Focus

APRIL 20, 2023

But how do we infuse warmth in digital learning spaces through written communication ? We know that our students are culturally, linguistically, and racially diverse. Tip #1: Make it your mission to learn more about who your students are. Self-awareness is key to authenticity and culturally responsive teaching.

Culture

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2023

For instance, kinesthetic learning often takes place in classrooms and may contribute to the success of some neurodiverse learners, whereas they may have previously struggled in classrooms that heavily focused on either auditory, visual, and reading or writing (El-Amin, 2020). Academy of Management Learning & Education, 4 (2), 193-212.

Learning Styles

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The pandemic tasked her to meet an influx of students who faced new sets of challenges, while maintaining high standards and helping students cope with new learning environments. For 14 years, Laura Johnson has taught a variety of subjects, including social studies, psychology, and music and art appreciation–all virtually within ALVS.

Education

Faculty Focus

MARCH 23, 2023

For instance, kinesthetic learning often takes place in classrooms and may contribute to the success of some neurodiverse learners, whereas they may have previously struggled in classrooms that heavily focused on either auditory, visual, and reading or writing (El-Amin, 2020). Academy of Management Learning & Education, 4 (2), 193-212.

Learning Styles

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 27, 2025

Virtual clubs, leadership councils, debate teams, coding groups, art classes, and student newsletters are just a few ways that kids connect beyond academics. Many online schools run virtual clubs that cover nearly every interest imaginable: art, debate, coding, creative writing, music, and international relations, just to name a few.

Education

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Whether my own kids are “good at school” or not, how do I make sure that the culture of academic pressure and urgency in school doesn’t negatively impact their self-worth? Many of these communities continued, even after in-person schooling resumed because they allowed for a more humanizing learning experience. I don’t know.

Elementary School