Catlin Tucker

JUNE 28, 2021

She currently teaches Language Arts and Technology at a bilingual public middle school. So, before you go out and buy that expensive new planner that takes up valuable space in your teacher bag, consider adding Google Calendar digital planning to your toolbox instead. This guest blog was written by Amy Tobener-Talley.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2023

The integration of AI tools in English language arts (ELA) instruction has emerged as a potentially transformative pedagogical approach that could redefine the traditional landscape of education. EdSurge: At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, you piloted a multifaceted AI program to support the teaching of argumentative writing.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2025

Yet, in the art room, where images are the universal language, his talent shines, allowing his classmates to see his strengths, not just his struggles. I believe in the power of the artsits ability to transcend language barriers and how it helps all students, especially multilingual learners, thrive in school.

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2020

In that time Hong Kong International School (HKIS) has delivered over 200 hours of daily lessons online, across all subjects, from language arts to culinary arts, PE to science, religion to Chinese. But a couple of Wednesdays a month, middle school students at HKIS push aside their laptops and turn off their tablets.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2021

In my experience as an Educational Technology Specialist (ETS) and many years as a middle school teacher, one thing I have learned is that if students have a choice in demonstrating their knowledge and showcasing their skills, they are often more invested in the task or end product.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2016

iTooch 6th Grade Language Arts. iTooch 6th Grade Language Arts is a resource for middle school language arts classrooms. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from the editors of Graphite.org , a free service from Common Sense Education. What’s It Like?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2020

Teton Science Schools opened enrollment for 2020-21 Place Network Online courses for middle school students this week. Each course is designed as an academically challenging place-based experience that integrates language arts, math, science, and the visual arts. Three courses will be offered this year.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

Think back to your days in middle school, specifically to what you did after you slung your backpack off at home and began to unwind. What would your answer have been if a teacher asked, “What am I doing outside of school that I want to tell other students about?”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Twig Science Next Gen for middle school is an investigation-based science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics (STEAM) solution developed for the three-dimensional Next Generation Science Standards. Twig’s content is aligned to international curricula and is available in over 60 countries in more than 20 languages.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2018

A model for any school, department, or level. Here’s how it works at our middle school: Four administrators oversee eight departments: language arts, math, social studies, science, world languages, arts, technology, and physical ed/health. For instance, I was assigned to math and world languages.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2021

In my experience as an Educational Technology Specialist (ETS) and many years as a middle school teacher, one thing I have learned is that if students have a choice in demonstrating their knowledge and showcasing their skills, they are often more invested in the task or end product.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

“When using Foundations in Learning’s reading program Access Code , my language arts resource students made remarkable growth in their ability to tackle longer, multi-syllabic words, and this translated to better fluency and greater confidence. Christina Sorenson, language arts resource teacher, Henry Middle School, Cedar Park, Texas.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

A lot of them wanted an art club. No matter their interests, what they really wanted was to be at school and be connected to others. Over the past two years, Engage IRL has been the catalyst for increasing access and opportunities for K-12 students to participate in clubs, sports, arts activities, and other community events.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2019

Saint Patrick’s is a small, pre-K–8 Catholic school in Yorktown Heights, New York. year, we received a grant to revamp our computer lab into what we call a STREAM lab, which stands for science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and math. Like many schools, we’ve expanded our robotics and coding programs. Keyboarding.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Black/African American students, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx students, and Native American/Alaskan students are less likely to attend a high school that offers foundational computer science.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Museum educators deliver twenty-three STEM topics, including Sound, Weather & Climate, Physical Changes of Matter, and Force & Motion, to give elementary and middle school students direct experience with how things work in the physical world. And, [TSW] connects kids as they work together—even if they speak different languages.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2016

Seven months into its partnership with Achieve3000 , a Calcasieu Parish School in Lake Charles, La., saw greater than expected literacy gains on the Spring 2016 Louisiana Educational Assessment Program (LEAP) for English language arts among middle school students regularly using one of Achieve3000’s differentiated literacy solutions.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

BURLINGTON, NC – Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological Supply Company announced that its Certified Version of OpenSciEd for grades 6 to 8 received all-green ratings from non-profit EdReports. The materials are rigorously evaluated for alignment to standards and usability by teams of educators.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

North Carolina’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is equipping each of its 30,000 middle school students with a laptop this year in the district’s latest move to make its classrooms more tech-savvy. A new arts class at Jay M. Robinson Middle is even using them to create animated movies.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2018

Last year, Chemawa Middle School faced a huge literacy need. We are a Title I school in Riverside, Calif., After analyzing that data, we were determined to personalize reading and writing to meet the needs of our student population, 68 percent of whom are Hispanic and 12 percent of whom are English language learners (ELLs).

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

BOSTON In 2024, more than 2,600 districts, schools, and state departments purchased or renewed licenses to Lexia Aspire Professional Learning or the Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

In just a few months, I transitioned from being a student at the University of Montana’s College of Education to leading the instruction of a room of rambunctious middle school students interested in STEM. To say that the year has been a whirlwind is an understatement.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

She spent eleven years teaching English Language Arts and History at the middle school level. Noelle is currently working as a middle school Assistant Principal, where she continues to coach and train teachers. You can also check out this post on frequently asked questions about the station rotation model.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

As a part of an ongoing initiative to enhance the health and wellness resources available to its students and families, the Baldwin Union Free School District (UFSD) is proud to launch the Baldwin Schools Wellness Center and to be among the first school districts in the nation to establish such a resource directly on campus at no cost to families.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Computer science is a liberal art, it’s something that everyone should be exposed to, everybody should have a mastery of to some extent.”—Steve Code Studio offers a 20 hour-long coding course for elementary school students. Scratch is a free programming language, developed at the MIT Media Lab. ”—Steve Jobs.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

“D&D saved my life, I’ve seen it save and change the lives of others, and I watch as it shapes the lives of the children who learn to play in my class,” said Kade Wells, Harrisburg North Middle School ELA Instructor in South Dakota and founder of Building Heroez. ABOUT DUNGEONS & DRAGONS.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place—has announced a host of exciting updates to the company’s award-winning services. Together, these new enhancements drive deeper student engagement and offer even greater support to educators.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

. –James Hood, Principal, Rodburn Elementary School , Rowan County Schools The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are transforming the educational landscape, ushering in a more integrated and dynamic approach to teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2024

We call this high-impact tutoring, and it’s delivered to small groups of students during the school day. This type of tutoring can especially help in the early grades for literacy and in middle school math. Those students then work with the same tutor year-round.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

times more effective than typical interventions for both EL and non-EL middle school students. Developed to address the decades-long gap in reading proficiency across the nation, Lexia PowerUp Literacy is designed to enhance core English language arts instruction for struggling readers in grades 6-12.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., Edgar Miguel Grajeda, an elementary art teacher in Washington, D.C., Hind Haddad, an Arabic language teacher in Columbus, Ohio, experienced many microaggressions as a Muslim educator.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

For English Language Arts (ELA) teachers, AI-powered writing tools help to provide immediate feedback, guiding students through the writing process and fostering a more personalized approach to learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological launched three new sets of K-8 digital resources for remote teaching this fall: Smithsonian Science for the Classroom @HOME, Smithsonian Science and Technology Concepts Middle School@HOME , and Building Blocks of Science 3D@HOME. The new digital @HOME and Get Ready!

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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. The Sheriff’s Department ended up using funds from assets confiscated in local drug busts.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2018

When I taught middle-school English language arts and science, I remember taking over a classroom that had an old cabinet filled with science class materials, including bags of mini-marshmallows and boxes of toothpicks.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, all middle and high school students within the district will have access to Reading Plus for the following three years. The significant expansion follows a successful pilot program and small implementation at six of the district’s middle schools.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2016

In my course students will be asked to explore the connection between computation and graffiti, through the engagement of people who use code to reimagine this cultural art form. Dr. Gaskins is director of the STEAM Lab at Boston Arts Academy. . In 2015, the number of students taking the AP CS exam increased by nearly 24 percent.

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