eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

–James Hood, Principal, Rodburn Elementary School , Rowan County Schools The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) are transforming the educational landscape, ushering in a more integrated and dynamic approach to teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Bolsters students’ capacity for critical thinking and perseverance through complex tasks ? Each elementary school is equipped with a Smartlab, where students attend each school day for 30 minutes. At the middle school level, students regularly attend classes in the Dyer Family STEM Center.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Without face-to-face communication, building relationships with peers and instructors becomes challenging, hindering collaboration and support. In this new paradigm, collaboration and critical thinking are essential. The use of digital tools fosters collaboration and interaction, which can enhance critical thinking skills.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Communicating clear expectations came in as the third most important instructional practice for driving engagement, with an average score of 4.34 Tips for implementing this practice: Let students know what is expected throughout the day or on certain assignments—setting this up at the beginning of the school year is crucial.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

. “You can explore what’s unique about your school, what classes you have, what sports look like in your country, what play time looks like,” Olivieri-Barton said. Her work in opening up the world for students began at those schools and has continued at Fountain Valley. She also taught in China. And so forth.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Many of you are familiar with the four C’s of the 21 st -century learning framework : collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. This is why we add to our list of 21 st -century learning skills a fifth C: career readiness.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even if a student doesn’t select a career in STEM, the soft skills they will learn at a STEM-focused school (critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving and more) will serve them well in whatever they choose to do in life. The department also noted that STEM jobs often pay substantially more than jobs in other fields.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

As an elementary school teacher, my highest priorities were always the following: Cultivating agency, autonomy and independence in my students. Building critical-thinking and problem-solving skills in math. Making documentation of learning and communication streamlined and accessible for all learners.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

Unfortunately, teachers and students are often unable to be sure there will be dependable, robust access outside of school depending on family and community circumstances. Communicate with Families. Provide Out-of-School Access on Devices. About the Presenters. Christine Fox is the deputy executive director for SETDA.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

To help my students develop essential skills like critical thinking, collaborative teamwork, effective communication, and creativity, I actively promote various small-group activities. Nancy Chung is a 5th-grade teacher at Orchard Hills School and host of The Schoolyard Podcast by School Specialty.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

In Loudoun County, Virginia, fourth-graders from Goshen Post Elementary School took up the challenge personally. Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

Buckle up and join us on this delightful journey through tech-savvy classrooms – from elementary school to high school – we’ll unlock a treasury of innovative ideas guaranteed to amuse the young minds while also preparing them for their future. Let’s dive in! Another fantastic example is Lightbot.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other. Educators are feeling the change in parent-school relationships everywhere—an unexpected side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2015

These guidelines include: support the ‘4 C’s’–creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration. Kodable now offers a curriculum for elementary school. Hopscotch fulfills the 4C’s we look for in education–creativity, communication, collaboration, and critical thinking.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2018

In my role as an instructional science coach for the Redwood City School District, I lead the district’s STEAM program at John Gill Elementary School, a Title 1 school located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Then they split up into pairs and tried programming the robot to dance their own versions.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Victor Machado, an ESL teacher at East Side High School in Newark, New Jersey, won the $10,000 grand prize, along with a schoolwide semester’s subscription to Rosetta Stone English. and since all of the students are from Spanish-speaking families there is no problem with communication. Stephanie Holcombe, an ELL teacher at Henry C.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2022

Building self-awareness positively impacts emotional intelligence, empathy, listening skills, critical-thinking skills, decision making, communication and leadership. Facing a teacher shortage, Littleton Elementary School District had to hire many new teachers from outside of Arizona.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2021

Osmo for Schools , a division of Tangible Play, Inc., Using proprietary AI technology, these systems help teachers foster collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and increased engagement in learning, in students. Osmo is used in more than 30,000 schools in North America.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

He says adding M:EE to the district’s robust technology arsenal is helping students master the oft-cited Four Cs of education—critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity. But they also have people skills—they can collaborate, communicate. Even our kindergarteners are coding.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

Katy Beattie , Teacher-Librarian at Garfield Elementary School in Olympia, Washington, says: “Osmo’s are among my students’ absolute favorite things to have out in our school library. Osmo for Schools’ Pizza Co. Osmo for Schools , a division of Tangible Play, Inc.,

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Prioritizing equitable library access for students As school libraries evolve and best practices shift accordingly, there is one constant to solve for: equity. All students deserve access to a school library. In other words, school libraries provide the tools students will need to solve the complex world problems of their futures.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Anne Brown, CEO & President, Cook Center for Human Connection More meaningful, tailored school-home communication will be imperative to supporting academic recovery and addressing chronic absenteeism. Communications with student-level data tied to outcomes feel relevant and actionable to families.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Much like participation in an athletic team, esports players learn how to work together as an effective team by communicating and collaborating with each other. Educators are feeling the change in parent-school relationships everywhere—an unexpected side-effect of the COVID-19 pandemic. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

Some examples of impactful social-emotional programs include: Roots of Empathy , which is taught in early childhood and elementary schools, where a baby and his/her parent or caregiver join a classroom. Preliminary results suggest learner growth in critical thinking, confidence and creativity in grades K-2.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2017

Middle School; free. Published by the Rice University School of Mathematics, these five CSI -based adventures, from novice to advanced, ask students to use critical thinking skills, including the creativity nurtured by art, to solve tricky evidence-based cases. critical thinking. CSI Adventures. Digital art.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Participating in global collaborative projects further allows students to personalize their learning, and collaborating with peers in different parts of the world teaches my students to be creative problem-solvers, using communication and critical thinking skills to tackle real-world problems.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

PPS is a thriving, urban school division serving more than 13,300 students. The district consists of three high schools, three middle schools, and 13 elementary schools, as well as preschool, alternative school, and adult education facilities. digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.?? .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

support the ‘4 C’s’–creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration. They are so excited to play and learn!” – Sue McCulloch, Grade 3/4 Northport Elementary School. are not distracting or overwhelming in colors, music, or activity. positive parent reports. encourage independence.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2016

“The addition of our student tech team has provided effective student assistance for our younger learners, an opportunity for the team members to serve as role models, and a wonderful support system for our school as we continue to move forward with technology integration.”. Karla Hanson, first-grade teacher.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Successful simulations enable participants to: Exercise critical thinking and decision making Experience consequences Receive feedback. In the sim, you must choose between meeting with the teacher in question, arranging for her to meet with the school counselor, or doing nothing.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

Holzapfel noted that tools, such as Skype in the Classroom that can offer live translations, allow people to learn other skills such as communication and cultural awareness. “It Ruba Tariq, of New York City, described how she learned in high school to become a powerful advocate of change to improve student lives.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Systems thinking is the study of communication patterns and relationships that impact people individually, interpersonally, and environmentally (Caplan & Luisi, 2014). The academic world offers multiple pathways that include day-to-day routines and detours to enhance critical thinking. References Capra, F. &

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Systems thinking is the study of communication patterns and relationships that impact people individually, interpersonally, and environmentally (Caplan & Luisi, 2014). The academic world offers multiple pathways that include day-to-day routines and detours to enhance critical thinking. References Capra, F. &

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2017

Scott Frauenheim, Chief Operating Officer and Vice President of Distinctive Schools, recalls that “if you walked into this building three, four years ago, you would see very compliant students sitting SLANT at their desks. Scalzetti’s classroom is typical of what happens throughout the school. How did that happen?

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k12

APRIL 14, 2025

Elementary students begin to explore the world around them, ask big questions, and develop the critical thinking skills that make STEM subjects so exciting. At K12, we know that early exposure to elementary school STEM education helps students build confidence, creativity, and a love for discovery that lasts a lifetime.

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Teach Hub

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

One of my favorite memories from my time in high school was when I took a course in Spanish. My teacher was a wonderful lady who was originally from Columbia and provided her students with knowledge of the culture, dialect, and the best ways to communicate through her language. Strengthens Memory Skills.

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k12 Digest

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Students arent just learning facts; theyre learning how to think critically, how to communicate with confidence, and how to apply their knowledge in real-world situations. “We hear it from high school teachers all the time,” Anthony Rohr says. The results speak for themselvesSt. “They can spot a St.

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