eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

As one middle school principal recently noted : “It doesn’t matter how small the success is or how big it is, we are constantly lifting our teachers up and lifting our students up to say, ‘Hey, you see, you can do it, you can be successful.’ Making sure employees feel valued and celebrating their successes is also important.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Most educators will recognize the signs: students sleeping during class, students watching the clock, students daydreaming when they should be paying attention.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2017

At The Shipley School, we’ve embraced how technology can aid in the learning process for all of our students, particularly in our Middle School (grades 6-8) and Upper School (grades 9-12) classrooms. Long before our students had laptops in hand, we began working with our Middle School and Upper School teachers.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Meanwhile, a Manhattan mom said her middle school is asking the parent association to cover a price tag of more than $18,000 to purchase pouches for their roughly 550 students in the fall. She was glad that her school rolled out Yondr pouches in fall 2021. Some kids will only ‘pretend’ to lock their phones into the pouch.

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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

AUGUST 15, 2016

Google CS First is an online platform for creating, managing, and teaching a middle school computer science (CS) program. The site also features comprehensive help guides for everything from setting up and maintaining a club to tips for classroom management and discipline issues. Google CS First. Price : Free.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

In his recent edWebinar , Shannon Holden, assistant principal of Republic Middle School in Missouri, went over essentials for setting the school year up for success by starting out on right foot. Out-of-control behavior ultimately begins when teachers are afraid to rock the boat.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2018

When I started teaching in smaller towns, I noticed that many high school and middle school teachers skipped icebreakers because they assumed the students already knew each other. I would argue that it’s always a good time to do an icebreaker with your students.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2023

Stay tuned for more easy-to-implement management tips! 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.

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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. We felt strongly about introducing our students to technology in the classroom. Davis is committed to helping his teachers reach higher levels of tech integration.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2024

Combined, the duo provides a comprehensive, evidence-based math solution from kindergarten through middle school. User-Friendly Interface for Educators: An intuitive, navigable user experience including instructional videos for educators and differentiation tools to simplify classroom management.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Its exactly how we felt before our team at South Park Middle School went on a PBIS journey that produced results and led us to an opportunity to present at training conferences and spread the word to our fellow educators in Pennsylvania. PBIS isnt just about managing behavior. Yep, we get it, believe us.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Isaacs teaches a video game design course, which seems ideal for trying out Classcraft’s classroom management platform, which can turn classes into a live action video game or a scholastic version of Dungeons and Dragons. You’re taking out all the sterile school stuff.” The company has raised a total of $11 million to date.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2020

"Digital skills are vital for students today because this is what their jobs will look like in the future," says veteran middle school teacher Kay Vanzant-Bradney of Nelson Academy in Long Beach, California. The dashboard really is a huge asset because it’s like the COVID-quarantine version of classroom management.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Throughout my experience as a middle school teacher, I struggled with my presence as an educator, shifting and changing with every new trend presented through PD and feedback given by well-meaning administrators. While I know I made many mistakes, they never held them against me and continued to embrace me for years to come.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Researchers also found that teachers who were white, early in their careers, and teaching at middle schools to be “the ones who engage more in extensive referring,” the study says. “I Black and Hispanic teachers were less likely than their white colleagues to both issue an office referral and to be in the ranks of top referrers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2018

Centered Learning Since starting college, I’ve wanted to develop a classroom that ran entirely by learning centers. I spent the first four years of my career building the activities and classroom management skills I would need to pull it off. Amanda Lotz is a life sciences teacher at at Southside Middle School in New Hampshire.

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Cal Matters

MAY 14, 2025

In summary The San Jose Evergreen Community College District offers a course at a local middle school, and plans to offer more in the future. the regular school day at August Boeger Middle School had already ended, but one class is about to start. The college faculty union worries that the students are too young.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2019

My first experience as an educator was teaching middle-school mathematics and science in Baltimore. I also worked hard to keep my students focused and tended to run my classroom like a tight ship. Classroom management didn’t come naturally to me, and I often felt unsuccessful.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

For example, completing homework requires executive function skills, and the benefits of homework increase as students move into middle school and high school. There is a direct relationship between executive function development and the effectiveness of different types of learning activities.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

For the past 13 years, I have been a social studies teacher at the middle school level. The more I learned about flipping my classroom, the more fears that developed. How would classroom management change if I relinquished control over to my students? The period couldn’t end fast enough.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When I first started working with middle school and high school students on organization and time-management nearly two decades ago, most students would tell me their biggest distractions were food, pets, siblings and sleep. Last year I visited a middle school twice in the span of six months.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

To help schools detect these issues, Impero Software , provider of network administration, classroom management and internet safety software, has partnered with SafeBAE (Safe Before Anyone Else), which raises awareness of sexual assault and dating violence among high school and middle school students.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2017

Courtney Egelston “About a third of our students came from a school with a ton of trauma. Students being pepper sprayed at a middle school,” says Egelston. Another one-third of the pupils, she estimates, come from private and magnet schools. Wilkerson, says with time and practice the model has become easier for her.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2021

Middle School and High School are designed for semester or quarter grading periods typical of those grade levels with topics like programming, robotics, writing an ebook, and community service with tech. Lessons build on each other kindergarten through 5th grade.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2017

The times they are a'changing—and the folks at Alpha Public Schools refuse to be left behind. That's why last year, in an attempt to accelerate personalized learning, we mandated every middle school teacher implement a station rotation model for the first time. 1 Teacher ensures classroom is stable and students are working.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2018

Here are two, one in Hawaii and one in California that show you steps that might work for you: Kalakaua Middle School leadership team gets into the spirit to boost positive behavior. Mr. William Calori of Kalakaua Middle School wins Hero of the Month in November 2017. King David Kalakaua MS, Hawaii.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2018

On December 9th, 2017, 300 students and educators came to Grover Middle School in West Windsor to learn more about TED-Ed Clubs. This summit was also designed to give current local clubs a bigger platform. We spent five months planning the event with support from TED-Ed.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2016

How-To’s from Inside the Classroom : Step-by-step guides on everything from social-emotional learning to classroom management strategies in a tech-rich environment. Cheers to the new school year. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This begs an important question: When schools know that they’re on the receiving end of that supply, what need is there for meaningful, lasting change to the school’s culture or approach? For no reason other than I wanted a change of scenery, I found myself in Metro Nashville Public Schools.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

The new PRIDE traits are tightly intertwined with classroom management, and are integrated and celebrated in numerous ways throughout the school. The school uses a ticket-based positive behavior system that lets students earn prizes for demonstrating PRIDE habits. “But

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2015

These articles were read and reposted the most often, and had the biggest impact on your classrooms. The list includes topics on classroom management, digital citizenship, the future of education, how technology blends into the classroom , and more. Do you own the K-5 curriculum ? Join the K-5 Companion wikis.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2018

For novice programming students, having access to a widely-used, industry-standard tool can give them a sense of how coding projects are done professional settings, says Sheena Vaidyanathan, a middle-school computer science educator in Los Altos School District in California. Then there’s Minecraft—for which the company paid $2.5

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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. A school full of students progressing at different rates could “wreak havoc” on classroom management, said Craig Harper, a spokesman for the Professional Association of Georgia Educators.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2020

More in inquiry-based teaching: Why is PBL So Popular in Schools? How do I teach Inquiry and Research in Middle School. 11 Ways to Make an Inquiry based Classroom. Amazon (print and digital). Publisher (print and digital). inquiry #pbl. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Goal : To write a recommendation letter for a student Prompt: Write a recommendation letter for a teacher who graduated with a middle school teaching certification who engages students, demonstrates effective classroom management, and possesses strong professionalism.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2025

When you have 45 minutes once a week with students that have so many different levels of learning, so many different accommodations and modifications, and you still have to stay with it and plan and be able to change or modify in a moment, classroom management is key. I also teach cursive writing, which is a lost art.

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