eSchool News

JULY 14, 2023

My PowerSchool Family, the first release of the My PowerSchool experiences, will be available in the fall, allowing families and educators to share one source of information, including grades, attendance, assignments, calendar, completed and in-progress forms, behavior, and fees, in a seamless experience. “My

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2021

The learning systems are intended for specialized learning units covering preschool to grade 12. They want to finish their other assignments so that they have an opportunity to play with the Osmo’s during station time. Cincinnati schools recently reopened to full-time, in-person learning on April 1. “At

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Faculty Focus

MAY 18, 2025

Beginning Add literature/resources from neurodivergent, disabled, and diverse authors to assigned course readings and class activities. Provide multiple sources and access points for assignment requirements and expectations (written descriptions, presentations, instructional videos, examples, rubrics). Jennifer E. Garland, Ph.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2020

Each group includes three students at the same grade level or stage of learning and development. is the leading provider of live online special education-related services to K-12 schools. In addition to Finding Your Power in Uncertain Times, PresenceLearning is launching Behavior Intervention Groups. About PresenceLearning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

With the onset of the COVID virus, millions of PreK to Grade 5 students across the U.S. Now more than ever, parents, educators and specialists are focused on helping their young students make up for lost learning time. It is perfect to assign to students online.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2022

The courses, which are available in modules for students in grades 6-8 and grades 9-12, include: Depression Awareness Healthy Relationships Stress & Anxiety Trauma Awareness Dating Violence Awareness Sexual Abuse Awareness. Helpful discussion questions, lesson plans, activities, and assessments, are included with each module.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) at Johns Hopkins University conducted an independent, randomized control trial in Spring 2023 at Holland Public Schools in Michigan. The goal of the study was to determine IXL Math’s efficacy on students in grades 3-5.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

“Synchronous online learning” generally refers to live learning activities that must happen at a set time (often over Zoom or a similar platform), while “asynchronous online learning” refers to almost everything else (completing assignments, doing readings, watching videos, etc.).

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Teacher Mood

JUNE 11, 2025

Raise your hand if you’ve ever been caught in a login loop with your school’s online grading platform, only to give up five minutes later. I’ll share practical ways it helps with common grading and documentation headaches, plus a teacher-tested tip that keeps your paper gradebook in sync with your digital one. No hunting.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

During the pandemic, the term ‘homework gap’ was used to describe children without reliable or any access to the internet and appropriate digital devices and who were unable to complete their assignments. This makes it ideal for both students who have never seen a line of code and highly competent developers in upper high school grades.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2017

For students and teachers First up, teachers now have more control over who sees students’ individual assignments—meaning easier differentiation. Specifically, whenever a teacher creates a post, gives an assignment or asks a question, he or she can choose whether to share it with a subset of students, or with the entire class.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

During the pandemic, the term ‘homework gap’ was used to describe children without reliable or any access to the internet and appropriate digital devices and who were unable to complete their assignments. This makes it ideal for both students who have never seen a line of code and highly competent developers in upper high school grades.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

Fun Experiments for Kindergarten and 1st Grade Stir up some wiggles and wide-eyed wonder through inquiry-based learning where elementary students will marvel their way to big ideas and critical thinking. Simple 2nd and 3rd Grade Science Experiments Grab your goggles; it’s time to explore.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2023

But it began in middle school, around the seventh grade. Bradley’s eighth and ninth grade years were a blur of therapists, and county and crisis management services. That means getting special education classifications and individualized education plans (IEPs). The problem only grew.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Josh Davis spent 14 years teaching high school special education and middle school history, so he’s well aware of a few classroom constants. Follow a Twitter PLN—Davis suggests Microsoft Innovative Educator groups ( #MIEE ). Read Grading for Equity by Joe Feldman. The same is true for students with special needs.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

Although these unusual circumstances made the challenge of access palpable for the entire education system, overcoming challenges to accessibility is familiar to the special education community. Ask students how they are feeling about assignments or specific strategies and why they are feeling that way.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

However, in conversations with faculty, many discuss that although they take the time to write or discuss explicit feedback with their students, the students may not read it or if they do read it, they don’t apply the feedback given to future course assignments which can lead to frustration from faculty leading to a ‘what’s the point then?’

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Maybe they forget to turn in assignments, have trouble organizing their thoughts, or feel overwhelmed by fast-paced lessons. AEF takes a different approach to education, one that meets students where they are and gives them the tools to succeed. Here, learning goes beyond grades and test scores.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

Numerous other resources such as maps and assignments can be shared between teachers across the globe. The Super Bowl Media Days assignment worked very well last year and my students were extremely creative. We have a 1:1 ipad initiative in grades 4 and 5. Written by Xanthy , a 4th grade teacher from New Jersey.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2022

Based on the assessment system I use, many of my students were reading at a level between kindergarten and second grade, which is not ideal, given that I teach high schoolers. Effort was also a strength — he gave every assignment his all. John was now willing to take academic risks that he hadn’t taken before ninth grade.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

To shed some light on the questions above, EdSurge talked to six educators to get their take. Here’s the big takeaway: Data doesn’t just come in the form of grades, attendance records and answers on multiple choice questions. And what types of data can best offer insights into whether students are learning in your classroom?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2016

Beth’s school has high populations of special education and ELL students. I used Woot Math with all students in 5th-grade once a week for 25 minutes. I also used Woot Math with my 6th- and 7th-grade intervention pull-out students for ~1 hour a week. Written by Brett , a 5th grade teacher from New Jersey.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

It was in the spirit of these early adopters and promising that I undertook an experiment this past year with a fourth grade class to replace a traditional fantasy unit with a digital narrative game, and discovered just what about this format makes it so engaging for students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The other two special education teachers at my school also shared a classroom. Our special education team includes six teachers and four paraprofessionals, and we serve our students through a combination of models. We taught lessons, organized student materials and met with families in this space.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

The Maine DOE defines proficiency-based education as an academic assessment approach that requires students to demonstrate mastery of certain skills before they progress to the next lesson, get promoted to the next grade level, or receive a diploma. To me, proficiency-based education is about drawing lines in the sand of learning.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

Music Circle Time Special Education, Autism, Preschool & Speech Therapy Activity By Supporting Special Learners Grades: PreK-K Use classic tunes like the ABC Song and The Ants Go Marching to help students build communication and social skills through rhythm and repetition. But that is just the beginning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Knowing the results of their efforts shortly after completing an assignment lets students know both when they have mastered a concept and where they need to do additional work. We will see more districts leveraging real-time data so families can understand more than just what their child’s grades are. Diane Myers, Ph.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2020

They highlight the philosophies we use to determine teacher assignments and course offerings. That system hampered the flexibility needed to provide remediation for English-language learners and special education students. They reflect the tough compromises that sometimes come at the intersection of aspiration and operation.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

students enrolled in special education programs rose 30 percent. In fact, the National Education Association found nearly every general classroom across the country includes at least one student with a disability. Assistive technologies can meet the needs of students at all grade and skill levels. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 13, 2022

However, in conversations with faculty, many discuss that although they take the time to write or discuss explicit feedback with their students, the students may not read it or if they do read it, they don’t apply the feedback given to future course assignments which can lead to frustration from faculty leading to a ‘what’s the point then?’

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Random assignment is intended to ensure the treatment and comparison groups are the same along both measurable characteristics such as test scores as well as unmeasured characteristics such as motivation to learn. This could mean that the groups of students have similar scores on a state test or a pretest relevant to the study.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2020

This includ ed 145 million assessments, and a huge increase in course materials, assignments and discussions. Understand the adoption levels , engagement , and effectiveness of distance learning initiatives at a district, school, grade, course, and even a student-level .

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2022

Each course is broken into short, age-appropriate modules for grades 9-12 and grades 6-8. Our Student Safety & Wellness Courses help schools prepare students for pressing safety issues that are unfortunate realities in today’s society,” said Vector Solutions Head of Product for Education Rob Buelow.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2019

When personalized learning also boosts special education students. In grades 9 and 10, students were divided into two classes. Children with learning disabilities and those not getting good grades were assigned to class B. Bring on the learning revolution! Teaching one child at a time.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Instead of assigning students the same structured projects (such as the age-old puzzles that move a robot through a maze), empower students to write code for something they really care about. And in grades K-5, computer science is an integral part of the STEM program and added when possible to larger project-based learning activities.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Courses about Canvas, the district’s learning management system, explored how to create pages in the system, how to design quizzes and how to submit grades. It was a transformed experience from the spring, when teachers would post assignments in Google Classroom for students to complete on their own time.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 4, 2025

Career Readiness: Soft Skill Reflection Task Cards By The Career Ready Teacher Grades: 7th-12th Are your high schoolers punctual, courteous, and professional? Career Exploration Worksheets with Career Interest Survey & Personality Test By Jenn Liu — Engaging to Empower Grades: 8th-12th Standards: CCSS RI.9-10.10,

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