Edsurge

MAY 1, 2020

When visitors step inside Lone Star Middle School, they notice a palpable enthusiasm for learning. Part of Nampa School District in Nampa, Idaho, the school fosters a remarkable culture of collaboration among educators and a dedication to powerful teaching and learning with technology.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Sam Brooks, Personal Learning Coordinator for the district, sat down with EdSurge this week to discuss the program, how his team has translated it into even lower levels (think middle school), and what he recommends other schools and districts do to make their students more college and career-ready. . Sam Brooks.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

To support educators with student-centered learning, BetterLesson and Adobe have teamed up to create 325 free instructional strategies that build creativity, collaboration, and communication skills using products in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2020

For a growing number of districts, going back to school means a return to remote instruction. And for district technology coaches, whose job it is to help teachers use digital tools effectively, such experiences from the spring are top of mind as they prepare during these last few weeks before school starts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

Teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, coaches, and other loved ones have faced an unprecedented challenge in this regard. Over the next year, we will see this momentum continue, as more schools realize the benefits and implement solutions to enable this. Districts will see the value in data-driven instructional coaching.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2020

Los Coyotes Middle School. Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, CA. “We She had gotten some iPad carts for our school but none of the teachers were using them. That’s when I met my tech coach and really began to learn how to best use technology. Danielle Carlisle. 6th Grade Social Science Teacher.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

Middle schoolers, they warned us, are unable to work at their own pace because they lack academic fundamentals, intrinsic motivation and basic time management skills. This is especially true for sixth graders, they said, who are managing a challenging transition to middle school and lack independence.

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