Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Jill Weber, Cheney Middle School. We all strive to develop students with the skills necessary to be successful after high school graduation. The National Council for the Social Studies urges us to find ways for our kids to “take informed action” based on what they have learned.

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Writing Social Studies Middle School Middle School 153

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In practice, however, teachers tend to seek out specialists for a technological solution that makes an assignment or grading practice more efficient: A teacher takes a new tool or technique and applies it to previous content or assignments. Depending on age, this could be peers within the school, other teachers or professionals.

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Assignments Interdisciplinary Middle School Middle School 167

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

In Oakland, CA, more than 60 students at James Madison Middle School gather to talk about money. We’ve seen social studies teachers include personal finance in their civics curriculum and math teachers use digital courses to teach topics like unit cost. The conversation is robust.

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Teaching Social Studies Cognitive Development Middle School 166

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

According to research conducted at Stanford University, over 70% of high school students report feeling stressed about their academic workload. A well-structured digital study plan can help alleviate this stress by providing a clear path to manage assignments, study sessions, and personal time.

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High School High School Study Exams 167

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

These apps come in all shapes and sizes, catering to various subjects including math, language arts, science, and social studies. Encouraging students to engage in digital storytelling assignments or video presentations opens up a world of possibilities for exploration.

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Elementary School Elementary School Middle School Middle School 147

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

But he says colleagues have also adapted the platform for other traditional subjects including science and social studies. Students earn rewards for turning assignments in on time, like “experience points” toward leveling up their characters. “It You’re taking out all the sterile school stuff.”

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Textbooks Classroom Management Social Studies History 166

Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Beth Freeman logs in to her son’s Edmodo account from time to time to check on his homework assignments. Over the last year, she’s noticed ads peppered throughout the communications app, which is used by most students, parents and teachers at her 13-year-old’s middle school. They’re middle-school kids.

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Middle School Middle School Quizzes Communication 165

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Sean entered Locust Grove Middle School as it was implementing “competency-based” learning, which tailors schooling to each child’s ability. The pass rates in social studies and science were each 9 percentage points higher. The school is drawing attention. Math comes naturally to me,” he said.

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Schools Learning Math Assignments 144

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Right now, it’s used primarily in our four middle schools and three high schools. English, social studies and science are our highest users. An example of an Actively Learn assignment with embedded questions and scaffolding notes. How does your district use it? It’s very much choice-based for our teachers.

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Reading Teachers Learning English 150

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 21, 2025

By middle school, your students are starting to discover their places in society. From social media to community resources to economic inequality, sociological issues affect them and their families every day. Explore middle school resources How does ageism appear in society?

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Questions Grades Social Studies Middle School 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2017

When planning curriculum, we need to create opportunities for students to develop their writing skills across multiple genres —narrative, argumentative, informative, analytical—and over varied subjects from math to social studies. Revision Assistant Prompts and Rubrics —writing prompts for middle school, high school, and college.

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Writing Feedback Learning Language 109

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2018

While it offers many appealing pieces (homework assignment and grading, easy communication, and built-in metrics), one unique to Kiddom is their robust K-12 content library. Open your class timeline and select “New Assignment” Click the red Kiddom “ K ” icon to access the Library. More about Kiddom.

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Quizzes Mobile Devices Assignments Internet 79

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Below, see the problem solving rubric, which Two Rivers teachers use once a month with classroom assignments.) With the rubrics in place, the next step was to build assessment tasks to measure the specific components, but this was a complex process and the school needed support.

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Teachers Critical Thinking Testing Evaluation 122

eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For 14 years, Laura Johnson has taught a variety of subjects, including social studies, psychology, and music and art appreciation–all virtually within ALVS. She started as a part-time teacher while she was still at a brick-and-mortar school, where she drove 38 miles each way to teach.

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Education Exams Motivation Elementary School 269

Priceless Ponderings

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

with Activities Your Students Will LOVE Economics is not just for the big kids in middle school or high schoolits actually the perfect topic for 2nd-4th graders. Oh, and did I mention Ive created an easy-to-use social studies worksheet unit packed with a comprehensive collection of economics resources?

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Social Studies Activities Study Quizzes 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Professor of Curriculum, Instruction and Technology at California State University Fresno and Teacher on Special Assignment at ACEL Charter High school. She has developed and taught online K12 courses as well as the Innovative Educator Advanced Studies Certificate (cue.org/ieasc). Social Media: @rmbyrne, YouTube.

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Knowledge Classroom Management Lecturing Social Studies 76

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Self-Motivation and Discipline Without the physical presence of teachers and peers, students must be motivated to complete assignments and stay on track independently. Time Management Skills Online learners need to organize their day effectively balancing live classes, self-study, assignments, and personal time.

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Motivation Schools Assignments Art 52

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

Sarah If you teach middle school, you already know about math anxiety. Sarah Riggs Johnson Nate Wolkenhauer Tier 4: “High Expectations, Flexible Means” Sarah When I support students, I’m very conscious of preserving the integrity of the test or assignment. They are more likely to raise their hand and offer up an answer.

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Math Testing Learning Failure 112

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

Carl Brownlee, middle school teacher Here’s a popular movie plot: Great teacher goes into a troubled neighborhood and turns around a low-performing school. In fact, in a broken district such as Detroit’s, schools in hard-bitten neighborhoods sometimes go from “turnarounds” to closure.

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Teachers Schools Coaching Fairness 137

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2024

Being in a small school, they needed help taking on extra elective sections, so I also started teaching eighth grade art in my fourth year. Finally, this year, I’ve added sixth grade math, so now I have a hand in all three grade levels at our middle school. What has been the most challenging and rewarding part of your job?

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Teaching Art Math Grades 198

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The parts—assignments, resources, etc—are all broken up,” she says. Pennsylvania social studies teacher Tami Flood adds that it’s worth checking to see “if there’s a parent app” to share information about student progress. #3: Should students be able to send assignments directly to an educator or professor through the platform?

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Questions Learning Communication STEM 136