eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

To help teachers recognize, respond to and prevent bullying toward these students, researchers at the University of Missouri collaborated to develop an evidence-based, online professional development curriculum. In the diverse public school district where we piloted this program, the teachers found it enjoyable and relevant.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

I became passionate about helping other teachers feel prepared and finding ways to help them enhance their skills, knowledge and confidence. The combination can feel like a tidal wave, leaving teachers unprepared to navigate challenging classroom environments. Recent research shows that nearly one-third of U.S.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2017

Kids gravitate to technology in the classroom, so it makes sense for teachers to utilize digital projectors—that is, unless no one can see the lessons they display. This was our situation a couple of years ago at Northwest Elementary School in Chatsworth, Ga., in the summer of 2014. Taking the Plunge.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2015

Program is intended to help product stronger math coaches for elementary grades. A new graduate program designed to prepare math coaches for elementary schools and help raise student math skills is being launched at the University of Maine at Farmington.

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2020

In partnership with eSchool News, Illuminate Education is spotlighting teachers in a series recognizing educators, the way they have moved instruction online during COVID-19, and how they have prioritized the needs of their students. ESL Teacher. West Oxford Elementary School. Granville County Public Schools. “If

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The approach: Align state standards, curriculum, and teacher training programs with practices rooted in the science of reading, which emphasizes phonics to help students decode words. Literacy coach Mika Frame has a memorable mantra for accomplishing big goals. “My What drew you to a career in education?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This is my first year as a teacher and I’m teaching sixth grade, so both my students and I are new to the school. You have a toolbox of strategies from your pre-teacher service work. I teach 12th grade now, but when I was a middle school teacher, I was constantly thinking of ways to reach students. newsletters.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Now, three educator-researchers are sharing their findings on the topic as they wonder if classroom teachers can use successful, proven business strategies to run their classrooms better and increase both student happiness and engagement. Each educator used different approaches in their research.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The grant will award one elementary school a site-wide license for unlimited use of QoreInsights’ award-winning platform, the Classroom Education Plan© (CEP), for use in the 2024-’25 school year. Most importantly, it adapts in real-time to address ever-changing teacher and student needs.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2017

As the new school year begins, elementary school teachers are now able to access a new, free online artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to strengthen their math instruction and help students learn at higher levels. Next page: Educators react to the new AI resource).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The elementary schools use Units of Study Writing as the core writing resource aligned to standards. It is imperative that all of our teachers, instructional coaches , and administrators share a common language and instructional practices to support all students in the area of literacy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

This is my first year as a teacher and I’m teaching sixth grade, so both my students and I are new to the school. You have a toolbox of strategies from your pre-teacher service work. I teach 12th grade now, but when I was a middle school teacher, I was constantly thinking of ways to reach students. newsletters.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2019

Across the country, residency programs are growing in popularity to help address teacher shortages and in teacher preparation. These programs provide alternative licensure for educators who are often changing careers to work in high-need schools–particularly in rural communities–and in hard-to-fill subject areas.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2020

Fifth-grade teacher Kim Voge has had students literally beg her to give them more writing assignments. A big concern for teachers in shifting to remote instruction has been how to manage students and make sure they complete assignments without watching over them all day. Focus on student ownership.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC. The TechXpert program wasn’t something we had initially planned to build.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

At HMH, we feel we have a responsibility to teachers and students—our solutions must make things easier for them. We believe the right classroom innovations open space for deeper relationships between teachers and students,” said Jim O’Neill, General Manager, Core Solutions at HMH. Liberty Elementary School in Tulare, Calif.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2016

Sustained professional learning opportunities are needed to help science teachers teach new science standards, according to a new report. This issue is particularly pronounced in elementary schools and in schools that serve a high percentage of low-income students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

As a novice teacher in 1999, I was grateful to have a colleague across the hall who was also new to the profession. At some point, though, our experiences at the same Florida elementary school diverged. While my colleague was asked to lead a grade-level team, I was tapped to head up the school’s Black History Month programming.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

During the pandemic, renowned reading expert Lucy Calkins called for a ‘rebalancing’ of Balanced Literacy, alluding to an increased focus on linking letters with their sounds–or what those of us who went to elementary school in the 80-90s know as phonics class. So, teachers can’t just start teaching 4 th grade content.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. She currently serves as the principal of Austin Steward Elementary School #46 in Rochester, New York. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

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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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2018

When I was teaching social studies in elementary school, I often found that while my ideas were endless, my planning time was limited. Cross-subject studies enhance critical thinking skills,” says Karen Smith, a 30-year ELA veteran and instructional coach for Maryland Public Schools.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2022

In Secretary Cardona’s vision to elevate the teaching profession, he highlights three priorities: improving teacher pipeline, supporting teacher growth and investing in teacher retention. What this makes abundantly clear is that the future of education depends directly on our commitment to the success of new teachers.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The virtual tool pulls from Playworks’ nearly 30 years of experience on playgrounds to teach staff, schools and community-based organizations how to improve recess to bring out the best in every kid through play while sparking new ideas to keep them engaged.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2019

Ask most teachers what they think of their district’s professional development (PD) and you’ll most likely get a grimace or an outright groan. With the right products, such as one of the ones below, your teachers will be grinning instead of groaning. Teacher-recommended PD tools. Northwood Elementary School, Napa, Calif.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2020

As a new principal at Dunwoody Springs Elementary School in Fulton County Schools, GA, Ivy Goggins faced pockets of success in the building, a climate of teachers working in silos, and the lack of true collaboration. Related content: 5 ways to develop a school leadership program.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2022

ALBANY – The Dougherty County School System is launching a new technology initiative for its students, teachers, and staff as part of a collaboration with Apple and educational non-profit Ed Farm. The initiative will allow DCSS to expand and enhance its educational technology ecosystem districtwide. It’s more than just technology.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2022

It’s basically shifted the developmental continuum for where kids are and what they can handle and it has been a struggle for schools and districts to adapt. We’ll see more schools and districts placing a priority on SEL instruction just like math or reading. Courtney Groskin, Learning Coach, St. Vrain Valley School District.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

I got one of the best players in the world to agree to coach me—that's huge. What is some advice you might give to teachers out there then from what they can learn from your experience playing poker? My advice to teachers would be to actually, literally teach their kids how to play poker.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

Danielle Robinson desperately wants to help math teachers, but its a tough job. Her goal is to disrupt the generational cycle of math anxiety that passes from teacher to student. Teachers with math anxiety spend fewer hours teaching it in the classroom, so its important to end that cycle now, Robinson says. Math As Humanities?

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2024

Discovery Education partners with districts, states, and trusted organizations to empower teachers with leading edtech solutions that support the success of all learners. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital solutions learning wherever it takes place. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2024

Viridiana Martinez’s family immigrated twice when she was in elementary school — once, from Mexico to Canada, and a second time to the United States. During those transitions, Martinez was both challenged and uplifted, often by kind teachers and mentors whom she met at school. Her teacher training begins in June.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Students don’t have to stick to paperback books to cultivate a love of reading, however—there are digital platforms that keep students engaged, pinpoint areas where students need to improve and give them the tools to do so, and also send important data to teachers for more individualized instruction. Mary (LA) Parish Schools. “

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Last year, I changed from being a PE teacher to being the elementary innovation and technology coach and coordinator, and also joined our PBIS team. We’re a K-12 American Curriculum/IB school, so our goal with Houses is to support our learners to develop specific skills that have a positive impact on the school culture.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2024

For a while, she actually thought she might go into the hospitality industry — and pursued a related career and technical education (CTE) pathway at her high school. In 10th grade, for some extra cash, Campbell signed up to tutor elementary school students through a literacy program in her hometown of Washington, D.C.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard and supported, writes Ryan Burns, an instructional coach and adjunct professor in Warwick, Rhode Island, and a 2024-2025 fellow of the EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

Charlotte, NC — When elementary school teachers and students across Kentucky’s Johnson County School District (JCSD) return to their classrooms this Fall, they will find new resources in their high-tech toolkits thanks to an expanded partnership with Discovery Education.

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