eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

Chronic absenteeism remains a widespread challenge in schools across the country, but in Wisconsin, Racine Unified School District s Julian Thomas Elementary and Jerstad-Agerholm Middle School are demonstrating that innovative, data-driven approaches can make a difference.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2020

They also continue to learn new techniques and strategies as all schools everywhere move into the unknown. The district, located in northern Chester County, Pennsylvania, comprises five elementary schools, one middle school, and the Owen J. Roberts High School. In the elementary schools, we have Seesaw.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

He teaches sixth graders at Technology Middle School in Sonoma, California. And as schools changed and kids changed – I call it the practice gap – I think people like me who get national prominence in a field, especially education, drift farther and farther away from the daily experience of the classroom teacher.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

I teach 12th grade now, but when I was a middle school teacher, I was constantly thinking of ways to reach students. Today, during parent-teacher conferences, a parent approached me and asked, “Did you used to teach at Meramec Elementary School?” Here’s how to get through your first school year.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

I teach 12th grade now, but when I was a middle school teacher, I was constantly thinking of ways to reach students. Today, during parent-teacher conferences, a parent approached me and asked, “Did you used to teach at Meramec Elementary School?” You have a toolbox of strategies from your pre-teacher service work.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Tuesday, June 7, 2022) —Iowa’s Southwest Valley Community School District (SVCSD) today announced it is broadening its partnership with Discovery Education to support science education in elementary school classrooms districtwide.

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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

Each elementary school is equipped with a Smartlab, where students attend each school day for 30 minutes. 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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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2017

In the case of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) , when the district began a huge leap to personalized learning, its leaders consciously began designing a communications strategy to bring together students, teachers and families. But that communications strategy went beyond just sharing stories with families and teachers.

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

Cyberbullying, increasingly more common, occurred at least once per week in 37 percent of middle schools, 25 percent of high schools, and 6 percent of elementary schools. Bullying can happen throughout a lifetime but is most common in early adolescence (10-12 years old).

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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. Michael Cory is Principal of Richard H.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – Carousel Digital Signage has provided Elkhart Community Schools with a seamless way to communicate timely, up-to-date messages to its diverse network of students, faculty, staff, and visitors. Elkhart Community Schools serves approximately 12,000 students. Based in Elkhart, Ind.,

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Taylor School District, in the Michigan town of the same name, prides itself on its vision of being the innovative destination district where ALL succeed. Nearly 5,800 students attend classes at one of the district’s eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and high school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

This is an urgent and growing national problem, and immediate attention is needed to help these students who likely missed the benefits of an evidence-based curriculum for foundational literacy skills in early elementary school, especially during the COVID crisis. –Dr. .

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Wizprodigy is a new and exciting online STEM competition focused on inspiring middle school and high school students across North America to learn coding and to build their own design of a mini Tesla Cybertruck. The Wizprodigy Online STEM competition is open to students aged 12 to 16 years old with a prize pool totalling $2000.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

As the nation’s premier middle school science competition, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge features outstanding innovations from young scientists that utilize the power of STEM to improve the world. Arizona] Prisha Shroff, Accelerated Middle School, Chandler Unified School District. PAUL, Minn.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Students learn problem solving, communication and how to bounce back from failure. Elementary school girls make up nearly half of computer science students, but that percentage falls to 44 percent in middle school and 32 percent in high school.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2023

EdSurge connected with Heitner to talk about what she’s learned and what advice she gives educators at all levels, from elementary school through college. And no one ever said starting high school was easy. In fact, famously we know starting middle school and starting high school are big transitions for almost all students.

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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!

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

As the nation’s premier middle school science competition, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge features outstanding innovations from young scientists that utilize the power of STEM to improve the world. These projects were selected for their unique and innovative concepts innovation and effective communication by the recipient.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

Though there are a number of strong language programs across the country, a 2016 report published by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences showed evidence of declines in foreign language course offerings in elementary schools and middle schools over the years. But these barriers are just that — myths.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2023

Many students, no doubt, built snowmen, went sledding and delighted in the unique childhood experience of an impromptu day out of school. It’s a rite of passage,” remarks David Law, superintendent of Minnetonka School District. If we have to use it, it’s a useful tool for public schools to have in a toolbox.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2018

When Mr. Jasper was an elementary school teacher he did a fine job of making connections and getting to know kids as people. He has since moved on to a middle school assistant principal position and I am confident he continues to care about kids much in the way he did when he was in the classroom.

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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. My goal is to become a full-time classroom teacher.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2024

They already visit web-based edutainment sites as early as preschool, use ‘Instagram’ and multi-player XBox games in elementary school, and have made text messaging and Facebook their communication of choice by Middle School.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Chapter 6, Communication. Coronavirus Chronicles 027 – Marion-Walker Elementary School. Coronavirus Chronicles 043 – Bunche Middle School. Here is the table of contents: Chapter 1, Introduction. Chapter 2, Learnings. Chapter 3, Social-Emotional Health and Learning. Chapter 4, Leadership. Related Posts.

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2018

Avoid the roulette of school models by engaging all stakeholders in the beginning: Collaboration and communication between schools within a given district must be factored into the district’s overall vision.

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2016

K-12 school system saves thousands per year as it doubles internet bandwidth and achieves a 10x increase in private fiber connection speeds. Ramsey School District comprises three elementary schools, the Smith Middle School and Ramsey High School.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2020

. - Jill Hill “It was just a great chance to learn more about artificial intelligence and machine learning and how to encourage K-12 teachers to use more AI tools in their classrooms,” said Hill, the technology integration specialist at her middle school. EdSurge: How has your experience with AI Explorations impacted your practice?

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

But at Memorial Elementary School , one of two elementary schools in New Hampshire’s Sanborn Regional School District , administrators and teachers are given the freedom to experiment with cutting-edge ideas not in spite of district and state guidelines, but because of them.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The network began the Greenfield Schools design project to research what the future of school could be, with the goal of opening two new schools in 2015—an elementary school and a middle school. The first Greenfield Schools launched in August 2015 in New Haven, CT.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Nominee: Mark Hess , Mary Helen Guest Elementary School Nominated by: Epson. Mark Hess has served in a variety of roles since he was hired in 1993 by Walled Lake Consolidated School District in Walled Lake, Michigan. Nominee: Neal Kellogg , Oklahoma City Public Schools Nominated by: TutorMe.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

In a nearby elementary school, a student collected 2,500 books after learning about illiteracy statistics in the world. He wanted children in the community with limited access to books to have a window into reading. In fact, some projects that seem too expensive can be subsidized by reaching out to community members.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 21, 2018

My job was to point out that the technology tools will enhance learning, research and presentations and offer new opportunities for creativity, collaboration and communication. For the fall of 2016, the district had just built a new elementary school with an 802.11n wireless network from Cisco Meraki.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 24, 2024

We have a class we call Tournament of Technology in our middle school geared toward design, coding, robotics, and video production. I have a huge background in communication and conflict resolution. JM: Thats largely my role, to find the tech that can transform what kids are learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

We have a class we call Tournament of Technology in our middle school geared toward design, coding, robotics, and video production. I have a huge background in communication and conflict resolution. JM: That’s largely my role, to find the tech that can transform what kids are learning.

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