eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Putting the ‘E’ in integrative STEM instruction For more news on STEAM, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub According to the National Math and Science Initiative , STEM education helps students develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, fosters communication, and bolsters teamwork.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

This “cookbook recipe” teaching style not only stifles creativity, but it can also hinder critical thinking skill development. As a science teacher for grades 1-3, I wanted to create a completely different science lab experience for my young students. All students in grades 1-3 currently use TinkRworks for science labs.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

It showcased communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking — the 4Cs in action. The way the Showdown brought together students from every district and grade level. More than you might expect: Critical Thinking: Students tackle real-world problems with technical expertise.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

When students become interested in STEM at a young age, their critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and communication skills have a chance to thrive. Highlighting engineering also encourages students to pursue engineering classes and, potentially, engineering career paths.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

Students arent just using devicestheyre using digital tools to solve real-world problems, create, collaborate, and communicate across borders. What makes this continuum so effective is how it blends critical thinking with character education. Critical thinking isnt something we teach once, says Ms. Meadowcroft.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Understanding that not all students express or communicate their understanding in the same way is crucial. By offering meaningful choices, we can ensure that every student has the opportunity to successfully apply and communicate their learning, accommodating their unique strengths and preferences.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

They mirror the shortcomings of communication via texting. To engage in the critical thinking process that underpins the ability to write? years of age – 5th or 6th grade. Texting quickly becomes the dominant space for written communication in their lives. These errors are not random; they are very particular.

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eSchool News

MAY 29, 2019

At San Lorenzo Unified School District, our 12-hour teacher tech academies are centered on the 4 C’s: collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking. I ask teachers to introduce themselves by stating their name, site, grade or subject and the “C” that is of greatest interest to them.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 10, 2022

As a result, they are not developing their metacognitive, critical thinking, and self-regulatory skills; all of which are critical to success both in the classroom and beyond. When teachers do the bulk of the thinking and work, they rob students of opportunities to develop these critical life skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 1, 2024

Dealing with academic and social challenges in fourth grade can be challenging for parents. Here are ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: Facing Fourth Grade: Tips for Parents Dealing with Academic and Social Challenges As our kids step into fourth grade, it’s a big deal!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Did you know that a 5th grade teacher is expected to guide students to mastery of 200 standards each year? Some have limited application and require lower levels of critical thinking; others are foundational to future learning and broadly applicable. Given a typical school year of 180 days, that’s 1.1 standards a day!

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The company has gathered all the complexities of internet safety and distilled them into engaging, well-tested, curriculum-aligned, and beautifully structured lesson plans (created by teachers) for grades K–8. As critical as it is that children learn about cyber safety early on, teachers often lack the resources to help their students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Critical Thinking Development in Middle School Education Fostеring critical thinking skills in middlе school еducation is paramount to equipping studеnts with thе intеllеctual tools necessary for succеss. Sеvеral kеy componеnts constitutе critical thinking.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

It allows students to compile evidence of learning through text, images, videos, and links, fostering creativity and critical thinking. Adobe Express: Adobe Express allows students to record video responses to prompts, making it a good choice for educators looking to assess verbal communication, critical thinking, and creativity.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2024

The CODiE Leadership Award for “Most Influential Thought Leader in EdTech” honors an individual who empowers and inspires the industry through the communication of their insight, expertise, and critical thinking. “I

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2021

All of these actions require four competencies, also known as the 4 Cs : critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication. If we don’t give learners an opportunity to gain these critical skills in grades K-12, they will struggle to navigate college and the workforce. Critical thinking.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

This process pushes students to engage with skills like critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, empathy, and problem-solving. How do I use design thinking? Design thinking is flexible enough to be used within various levels and contents.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

It is a powerful tool for teaching that naturally engages students in the learning and builds the skills they’ll need in and outside the classroom like creativity, communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. 13th and Sept. 19th, 2023, using an email invitation and an online survey. Data has been weighted.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Educators often talk about 21st-century skills and the benefits of incorporating communication, creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking into lessons. The study examined students in second and fifth grade, and took place during the 2015–2016 school year. The fifth-grade group had similar results.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Calvin Taylor, who researched the thinking skills people need to be successful in the world of work. Specifically, the Talents Unlimited model identified the following five key thinking abilities that lead to success: Productive Thinking, Communication, Forecasting, Decision Making, and Planning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2023

Did you know that a 5th grade teacher is expected to guide students to mastery of 200 standards each year? Some have limited application and require lower levels of critical thinking; others are foundational to future learning and broadly applicable. Given a typical school year of 180 days, that’s 1.1 standards a day!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Student success is a critically important issue for school districts–and not simply because districts want students to perform well. Improving student learning and student success is necessary for students to compete in a rapidly changing world that requires critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

The 3M Young Scientist Challenge asks students in grades 5-8 to identify an everyday problem in their classroom, community, or the world and submit a one- to two-minute video communicating the science behind their solution. These are all skills students need to be successful, whatever their future holds.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Eleven years later, as I walk through the halls in a middle school/high school setting, I see students sitting on a tile floor crowded around a device trying to type, communicate, take videos, and record their voices with background noise and distractions often interrupting their progress. The environment. The pedagogy.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2018

This learning method does little to teach children important life skills like collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking, and often, students forget the information they learned faster than teachers can say, “Pencils down.”. Changing the status quo.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

For many students, developing social awareness, confidence, and communication skills requires structured support. To further support students, AEF utilizes the BIC System (Behavior, Intervention, and Communication), a digital tracking tool that monitors behavior, executive functioning progress, and social-emotional development.

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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. Communicating clear expectations came in as the third most important instructional practice for driving engagement, with an average score of 4.34 1: Teacher-student relationships.

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eSchool News

MAY 24, 2021

The learning systems are intended for specialized learning units covering preschool to grade 12. Using proprietary AI technology, these systems help teachers foster collaboration, communication, creativity, critical thinking, and increased engagement in learning, in students.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

Innovations nurture essential skills such as critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration, creativity, and adaptability. Learning management systems (LMS) that facilitate online content delivery, assignments, and grading. Mobile apps that enhance communication, collaboration, and access to educational resources.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

More than that: If students often ask ChatGPT to generate essays or make those essays longer , their writing and communication skills will suffer. We know that technologies affect how people read, write, and think. Will it have the potential to get a high grade? However, the devil is not as black as we paint it.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2025

This gets them to think creatively about the purpose of content. This strategy has the additional benefit of helping teachers learn more about their students, creating opportunities to build communication and rapport. I challenged my 5 th grade students to create a solution using the engineering design process.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we continue to recover from the impacts of COVID learning disruptions, parent communication and engagement will continue to be a strategic imperative for all schools. Parents have become used to increased information and communication from schools. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Bolsters students’ capacity for critical thinking and perseverance through complex tasks ? PCS offers enriching STEM activities from preschool through 12th grade. Students to take ownership of their learning and collaborate with others, problem solve, think critically, develop their creativity, and enhance communication skills.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

CAE’s Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA+) and the College and Career Readiness Assessment (CCRA+) measure students’ ability to analyze, evaluate, and synthesize information and, ultimately, develop and effectively communicate a solution to a problem. To learn more, please visit www.cae.org.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Too many students don’t reach grade-level metrics and no one can agree on the cause. 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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

This shift marks a departure from the traditional model of rote memorization and a movement toward inquiry-based learning, where students are encouraged to learn through hands-on experimentation, problem-solving, and critical thinking in the context of real-world scenarios, rather than passively absorbing information.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Discovery Education’s award-winning suite of digital resources into science instruction for all students in grades 3-8 as well as grade 10. Located in northeastern Arkansas, the Corning School District provides comprehensive education for approximately 900 prekindergarten through grade 12 students and is accredited by the?Arkansas

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