eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Oak Heights Elementary School in Sweet Home, Ore., MobyMax … finds the holes in my students’ academic experience and fills them, contributing to a rock-solid foundation,” said Tim Swanson, a second-grade teacher who is also the school’s technology coach. grade levels after an average of 26 hours using MobyMax.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is especially true with literacy, where it’s all too easy to lose track of student progress and performance as students make their way through elementary and middle school. Knowing this, we opted to pilot the Lexia Core5 Reading adaptive blended learning literacy program a few years ago.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2022

Thanks to today’s technology, helping them start on the right foot is easier than ever – especially with online learning opportunities. Online learning has become a growing trend among K-12 students, including elementary students. Then, it’s best to decide how you want your program to incorporate digital learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. Michael Conley Elementary School, Tallahassee. CCC-SLP, Lexia’s chief learning officer.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

On day one of math class, about one-third of school students are ready to master grade-level standards while others aren’t yet able to complete basic skills. Indeed, it’s not uncommon that students’ abilities span not just one grade level, but several grade levels.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

forming teacher-student relationships was highlighted as the top instructional practice for driving engagement across all grade levels and subjects. Related : 4 blended learning strategies for better student engagement Creating student engagement through the power of play. 1: Teacher-student relationships.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2019

As part of the Learner Variability Project, which “seek[s] to uncover strategies to meet learners where they are across varied contexts and needs,” Digital Promise’s team is examining the key factors for different grades and subject levels that impact student learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

An elementary school teacher discussed how math can be integrated into PE class–for instance, students can measure and make calculations related to how far they jump or how fast they run, or myriad other activities. At our district, we started with installing the L system in an elementary school that serves grades 3-5.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

When we decided that we’d be giving our sixth-grade students control over their own learning this year, our colleagues told us we were crazy. This is especially true for sixth graders, they said, who are managing a challenging transition to middle school and lack independence. Capitalize on peer obsessions in a positive way.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2022

The role of elementary teachers has never been more important, especially as kindergarten through fifth grade students today are facing more change than ever before–from the effects of the pandemic to social media and stressful current events being right at their fingertips. According to The Annie E.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

Achieve3000 is the leading literacy solution in blended learning programs today, specializing in cloud-based, differentiated learning solutions for school-aged youth as well as adult learners. Virginia Beach already started using Smarty Ants for PALS-identified students in its elementary schools as of February 2016.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

These results indicate that K-8 educators and administrators who want to provide differentiated instruction in subjects like reading and math should look to adaptive learning software, especially in large classrooms. The use of adaptive learning in grades K-8 is not only on the rise, but becoming more sophisticated.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

Five years ago, I ditched whole-class lectures in my fifth grade brick-and-mortar classroom in favor of small group rotations. Left: A third grader works on adaptive software in a station rotation blended learning classroom; Right: A third grader designs her own company logo as part of an assignment from her Google Classroom playlist.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2016

The Innovation Lab , at New Jersey’s Fair Haven school district , is our 5th and 6th grade STEAM creation. The lab is a blended-learning shared space where students can choose pre-made projects and design challenges from our four pillars—Computer Science, Engineering, Digital Arts, and, now, Entrepreneurship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

There are countless strategies and resources at your fingertips, but this article will spotlight the importance of digital teacher support for your blended learning environment. Digital resources can save teachers innumerable hours of planning, grading, assigning, and assessing in the classroom.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Blended learning in credit-recovery courses and alternative schools—areas where students would often have no brick-and-mortar options—has gotten a bad rap because of questions about the rigor of the online learning experience. Sweat the school culture Culture matters more than technology.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2015

One school is using a personalized and blended math curriculum to help students meet learning goals. MobyMax, a provider of personalized and blended learning curriculum for K-8 students, is helping educators at Georgia’s Screven County Elementary School personalize math instruction to meet the learning needs of every child.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

Yet I can easily tell you the name of every one of my teachers dating back to elementary school. Being a blended learning charter school, we had plenty of data. If your going blended, use the data to build relationships! At Gem Prep: Nampa we take pride in the feeling we create.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2021

Personalized Learning Preparatory at Sam Houston Elementary School in Dallas reopened its school building to PreK-5 students with simultaneous learning in the fall after months of remote learning. “I Second grade in-person and virtual students in Angie Lee's classroom reflect on their daily commitment.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Specifically, data can identify which teachers or grade levels are seeing success in specific skills and where extra support may be needed. Specifically, data can identify which teachers or grade levels are seeing success in specific skills and where extra support may be needed. What’s working? Driving student growth in California.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

AUSTIN, Texas — Even in elementary school, Luz Annette got into a lot of fights with other girls. Luz, who is now in eighth grade, was getting into physical altercations with her classmates. But the school’s embrace of a restorative justice program didn’t just benefit the students with the greatest need.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. As they transition from first grade, to second, to third, their classroom devices change, too. The cohort consisted of three elementary schools (including Rogers Elementary), one middle school and a new high school that had only ninth graders.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The 100th day of school is a special milestone celebrated in many educational institutions around the world. It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. It’s 54 pages and perfect for ages Pre-K-2.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2021

Mary Grace is the assistant superintendent for education services at Anaheim Elementary School District in California. She leads the planning, development, implementation, delivery, and evaluation of instructional programs for all students in prekindergarten through grade six.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

The training was led by the Innovative Learning Department and representatives from Canvas, and it was designed to teach us everything we needed to know to use the tool effectively to incorporate blended learning in the classroom and to create digital citizens who are college and career ready.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 18, 2019

In addition to teaching, schools need to keep students and their data safe from threats. MORE FROM EDTECH: See how K–12 schools can get started with blended learning. Dell's Command Suite Makes Studying Online Safer for Schools. Dell offers a variety of protections for Latitude 3390 users.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Jeffrey Tsang and Samir Bolar co-founded Mastery Design Collaborative (MDC) in 2013 with funding from the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and The Learning Accelerator. Tsang also served as the Chief Academic Officer of the national charter network Lighthouse Academies and was the principal of Bronx Lighthouse Charter School in New York City.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2017

Taking aim at standardized testing in particular, Robinson advocates for a “revolution” in learning—and praises several schools that are realigning priorities to put the focus back on inspiring students. Three students share how they’re still learning, and how schools can help.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2018

After five years of teaching, most recently as a technology teacher at an elementary school, I was recruited for a role outside of the classroom. In 2017, I began a new position as the director of personalized learning at a public charter school serving students in grades 7-12 in Phoenix.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

This past week, we traveled to the Golden, Colorado to attend the Conference of Online and Blended Learning (COBL), put on by the iLearn Collaborative. The solution decreased discipline needs, and the school went from nearly losing its accreditation to receiving Colorado’s highest ranking a school can receive in just two years.

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Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2017

Because of this long history of schools denying the value of home culture, many parents view schools as painful places, and many students view schools as irrelevant. The result is a school that is not only welcoming and relevant to families, but truly personalized. Choice also factors into end of year assessment.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 30, 2018

Although the district’s primary data center lacked proper power and cooling , Jackson focused her messaging on “all the things that would excite our district” — specifically, classroom-focused initiatives such as high-speed, ubiquitous wireless access and blended learning. Data Center Upgrades Power Up Classroom Connections.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2016

All 7th and 8th grade students, and their teachers, were provided with Apple 12-inch iBooks. The MLTI (Maine Learning Technology Initiative) program coevolved with the technology available. The computers were equipped with educational software and wireless connectivity.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Cicely Day works in Oakland, California at Burckhalter Elementary School as an instructional teacher leader, where she helps support teachers and students in ELA/math and in the computer lab.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In December 2015, I found myself toiling away on a fifth grade figurative language lesson in a unique place—a local tech meetup called Code For Vegas. Claire Cummings' Third Grade Classroom, Image Credit: Claire Cumming. My former self might have seen children simply playing video games.

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eSchool News

APRIL 9, 2025

The onset of COVID brought along the introduction of one to one devices for learners as young as Pre-K, and that change has remained in place since then,” said Alexis Teitelbaum, a tech explorations teacher in Acmetonia Elementary School, in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny Valley School District.

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