eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2020

These risks, nevertheless, can be mitigated through shared experiences and the maintenance of interpersonal communication. As it relates to children, through the integration of collaborative assignments as part of a pandemic pedagogy, schools can play an important role in supporting student resilience.

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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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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2021

As technology users, students access technology for entertainment, communication, and learning. Students apply creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills–competencies that are important in preparing students for the future and are applicable to any career, whether it’s in technology or not.

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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

JUNE 27, 2024

Gender disparities exist Several pieces of research demonstrate that students–regardless of gender and race–are experiencing inequalities when it comes to post-grad high school preparedness and exposure to in-demand careers.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2021

As technology users, students access technology for entertainment, communication, and learning. Students apply creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills–competencies that are important in preparing students for the future and are applicable to any career, whether it’s in technology or not.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Perfect as bell-ringers, exit tickets, or brain breaks for high school , these five-minute writing ideas are a great way to get students into a writing state of mind right after the bell rings. What is your favorite way to communicate with friends? What are your goals for high school ?

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

As a career and technical education (CTE) instructor, I see firsthand how career-focused education provides students with the tools to transition smoothly from high school to college and careers. Ive seen firsthand how CTE benefits students by offering dual enrollment programs, work-based learning, and industry partnerships.

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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 20, 2019

As the superintendent of a large urban high school district, I have the opportunity to help identify and implement innovative programs that help prepare our students for success. These essential soft skills can orient young people to success and is a key component that employers in Silicon Valley are looking for.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Over time leaders from a broad spectrum of business and education communities narrowed the focus to concentrate on a set of skills that came to be known as the 4Cs—communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

At Mira Mesa High School in San Diego, California, which has launched an esports program, teacher Brandon Trieu has proven through the success of the team he coaches, the Mira Mesa Marauders, that esports are a valuable addition to the classroom. But that’s no longer a good reason to sit on the sidelines. They enrich it.

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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

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. The GAME:IT Advanced course is the capstone course in the high school game design and programming pathway.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

And they need employability skills — like critical thinking, collaboration and communication. Some high schools are rising to the challenge. Some communities are taking this to the next level, creating formal partnerships among industry, community colleges and the K-12 system.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

This process reinforces scientific inquiry and builds critical thinking skills as students see, touch, and analyze real results from their experiments. PBL also encourages collaboration and communication, as many projects are best completed in teams.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2022

This perceived lack of education relevance can quickly result in a number of undesirable outcomes, such as disengagement in high school, students dropping out, long-term underemployment, and education and workforce inequalities. Research has found that around 66 percent of students are not engaged with school. “We

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

It demands fostering critical thinking, collaboration, communication skills, and, perhaps most importantly, confidence– characteristics many employers say are lacking among todays graduates.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Take, for instance, schools that leverage partnerships with drone providers to deploy curricula that include practical lesson plans, like surveying local farmland and analyzing soil conditions to help improve crop yields. These projects go beyond theoretical knowledge, teaching students to apply data analytics in meaningful ways.

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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

APRIL 9, 2025

As AI disrupts the educational landscape, this partnership aims to shape the national conversation about the evolving role of critical thinking in writing practice. Founded in 2012 by a high school English teacher, NoRedInk is led by an experienced team of educators, technologists, and language evangelists.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2021

Working individually or in teams of 2-4, high school students nationwide created 60-90 second videos outlining innovative solutions to societal or environmental problems. Innovation Generation resources help students build the important critical thinking, collaboration, and communication skills needed for success beyond the classroom.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

AI is not good at offering subjective explanations, evaluative critical thinking, sharing personal experiences, and offering personal reflections. Then, teachers can demonstrate how and when it’s appropriate for students to use AI to their benefit. MagicSchool.AI offers a tool to make assignments AI-resistant.)

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2025

Key points: Tech tools can create more engaging and effective learning experiences A critical shift in digital instruction in 2025 How multimedia and interactive tech transform engagement For more news on digital tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub In 2010, I began my teaching career as a high school English teacher.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Classroom walls don’t exist to Toni Olivieri-Barton, a library technology educator at Fountain Valley School. She specializes in using technology to connect students at the private day and boarding high school in Fountain with students worldwide to do projects together. She also taught in China. Are you in South America?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

The partnership, which commences with the 2023-2024 school year and continues through 2028, will leverage CAE’s best practices and decades of experience in developing high-quality innovative assessments. Approximately 12,200 elementary, middle, and high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia offer PLTW programs.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

However, many high school classrooms still use outdated college and career preparation models, which can leave high school graduates feeling unprepared for their future. This highlights the increasing need for high schools to incorporate career-connected learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Each group members device displayed different options, requiring students to communicate and decide together. “When properly integrated into lesson plans, gamification can lead to enhanced problem-solving skills, critical thinking, and higher-order learning outcomes in elementary students” (Dehghanzadeh et al.,

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2022

Bolsters students’ capacity for critical thinking and perseverance through complex tasks ? Students to take ownership of their learning and collaborate with others, problem solve, think critically, develop their creativity, and enhance communication skills. Cognia recognizes and certifies PCS’ STEM program: ?

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

Seeing more information at once, including the real-time contributions of their peers, enables students to deepen their understanding while developing their creative, critical-thinking and communication skills.

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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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

These app essentials will help keep high school students engaged while learning language arts, and teach them how to form the arguments and enhance learning comprehension. The idea is the main component in argument forming, and actively learn teaches students how to communicate by asking and answering questions.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2022

The Challenge asks high school students to work to create a 30-60 second video submission, directed at their peers, about why they aspire to be a trade professional and/or why they are passionate about the trade career in which they are currently engaged.?. Innovation Generation ?resources

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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. — Russ Davis, Founder and CEO, SchoolStatus.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

While mastering technical skills is essential, students must also develop soft skills like communication, collaboration and critical thinking to thrive beyond the classroom. We see soft skills mentioned in national and state standards related to career education, as well as in typical school district policies.

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2024

Communication, teamwork and problem-solving are clear priorities among success skills that employers seek, according to a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board. Credentialing can show employers that high school or college students have passed skills assessments.

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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. Genevra Walters, superintendent of Kankakee School District. This is why we add to our list of 21 st -century learning skills a fifth C: career readiness.

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