eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2019

As a middle school Spanish teacher, my #1 goal is to have my students fall in love with learning a language the way I did in middle school. Communication activity. Here is an example of a sheet used in a 4th grade math class. Fly Swatter! Cooperative activities: Question game. Give students choice.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

After several decades of experimentation with technology in schools, we continue to face fundamental questions: What role should technology have in the classroom? As the CEO of Woot Math and previously of Kerpoof, I have spent the last ten years grappling with questions like these. The Beauty of Misconceptions More from Woot Math.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Communication from teachers to both students and parents has always been important in K-12 education. But in the tech-dependent era of distance and hybrid learning, clear and consistent communication—about grades, assessments, learning targets and a host of other school-related matters—may now be more important than ever.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

. – When young students learn coding, they hone skills – such as computational thinking and collaboration – that enhance their success in school and future careers. The course is aligned with relevant standards frameworks, such as CSTA and NGSS, and includes extension opportunities for middle school classrooms. Using variables.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

All of the desks in my room faced forward, and I controlled all communication. After a decade in the classroom, this year I took a role in my district as an elementary and middle school math instructional coach. Make sure to model good communication strategies before students collaborate.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

That’s why at Jacksonville Independent School District we like to combine social-emotional learning with coding education. Here’s how it has worked since we introduced virtual robotics at our middle school. At the time, we did not have a robotics course for middle grades at all, though we did have an after-school STEM club.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Teachers who sat down and let middle schoolers teach them. Educators from around the region headed to Creekside Middle School in Patterson on Monday for a Google Leadership Symposium. It’s the coolest thing I’ve ever seen,” said math teacher Nolan Cluff. We now know it’s not enough to know the math.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

I believe more schools will begin explicitly teaching skills such as analysis, open-mindedness, problem-solving, creativity, and communication as early as elementary school. These skills not only prepare students for successful academic and professional careers but also help them become informed citizens.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Museum educators deliver twenty-three STEM topics, including Sound, Weather & Climate, Physical Changes of Matter, and Force & Motion, to give elementary and middle school students direct experience with how things work in the physical world.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The streamlined hardware and software platforms allows students from K-12 to medical school an amazing opportunity to manipulate virtual, 3D objects ranging from building circuitry to experimenting with gravity and learn concepts in science, technology, engineering, and math.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

To support educators with student-centered learning, BetterLesson and Adobe have teamed up to create 325 free instructional strategies that build creativity, collaboration, and communication skills using products in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2025

said Ryan Lancaster, executive director of communications for SPS. Our intent was to get every kid, every day, involved in something positive outside the school day and extend that community learning past the classroom. Weve had a really great start to the 2024-2025 school year, and Engage IRL has played a huge role.

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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

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Research shows fewer students are starting the year prepared for math and ELA, fewer are on target to learn to read, and there are more gaps in phonics, and sophisticated math skill comprehension. Teachers can access the front office, enable daily communications campus-wide, or initiative an emergency alert from the touch of a button.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2025

Why it matters if boys dislike reading and girls dislike math Each child will be drawn toward their pet subjects. So it does matter if boys refuse reading because words and communication are girls jobs. The target of eliminating harmful stereotypes is always moving, and students are suffering for it. Do you hold implicit gender bias?

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2017

In “ Snapchat: Creating an Engaging Learning Experience ,” Shannon Holden, assistant principal, Republic Middle School, MO, reviewed why educators should consider bringing the app into their classrooms, and provided specific ideas on how to integrate the app into lessons. Benefits of Snapchat in Lessons.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Nine New Jersey elementary middle school students are joining forces with Pearson designers and developers to help the company design features for digital learning solutions. Participants in Kids CoLab Hoboken will meet virtually and face-to-face throughout the 2015-2016 school year with teams from Pearson.

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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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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

MAY 31, 2017

Lura noted that her students recognized that they also used these “life skills” in other areas, like providing evidence in English or giving an explanation in math. Art for Communication Skills. A National Board Teacher and Google Certified Innovator, Jessica has taught both primary grades and middle school.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A couple of weeks ago during a coaching session, a middle school teacher I work with described a fun math activity. Middle school students are navigating the most vulnerable and self-conscious developmental phase. She asked her students who were learning remotely to build blanket forts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2025

This student, a recent immigrant from El Salvador, often struggles because of his limited English ability in core subjects like math, reading and science. At Antioch Middle School, where few students spoke Spanish at that time, I felt isolated and unintelligent for the first time. In addition, I was placed in an art class.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

To help schools and educators navigate these challenges along with parents, these tips can help: When a child is resisting going to school: Try to understand why a child doesn’t want to go to school, collaborate with parents and other school resources and problem-solve with the child.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

One example is the company’s Puzzle Talks—5-15 minute, teacher-facilitated mini-lessons using an ST Math puzzle designed to engage students in problem-solving and encourage mathematical discourse. Get students to communicate and deepen their understanding of mathematics.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2016

. “Schools help students through Project Lead The Way by developing in-demand knowledge and transportable skills—like creative thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration—to succeed in all career paths and thrive in our rapidly advancing world.” school districts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

As a Certified Partner of the nonprofit OpenSciEd since August 2021, Kendall Hunt will offer a customized version of OpenSciEd’s high-quality middle school science instructional materials in a dynamic format through Kiddom’s comprehensive digital curriculum platform. About Kiddom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2022

But there are times as teachers we wonder if we are communicating effectively with parents. Student success depends mightily on three pieces: student, teacher, parent. Teaching Channel addresses this in this fascinating article: 10 Ways to Manage Difficult Families.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

School and district users had ample warning about the demise of the adaptive K-12 math and writing software—the company issued a notice on its site 15 months ago—and yet many say that the off-boarding process was not a smooth one. Ascend takes a different tack, offering a free 30-day trial to schools coming off the TenMarks program.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

This opportunity allows me to learn from other district leaders while supporting teachers using student data and two-way communication tools to drive student success,” said Rachel Blackwell, Digital Learning Facilitator for Pulaski County Special School District. Dr. Shepherd was the Asst.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2021

Breakthrough SJC is an education nonprofit embedded in an independent school but serving about 300 students across our Orange County, Calif., Our underlying vision is to increase the number of college graduates from historically underrepresented backgrounds by serving students starting in middle school through their graduation from college.

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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

MARCH 17, 2020

While it’s tempting to fret about how students will learn, and what online tools will make that possible, all that should take a backseat to something more important: their mental health and wellbeing, says Reshan Richards, director of studies at New Canaan Country School in Connecticut and a board member of Global Learning Academy.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Remember that heavy feeling you sometimes got as a kid heading into yet another school day? Middle school Guidance Counselor Rachelle Vallon remembers the feeling, too. But she doesn't want that to be how kids experience school going forward. Or, we have a math teacher who uses Minecraft as an assessment.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Our building data showed that the number of students proficient in math was not sufficient. We needed to improve that number and send kids to middle school proficient in math. We obviously needed to change our approach to math to identify what each student needed and tailor instruction accordingly. .

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

Educators across core subjects use lessons such as Build a movement, where students learn how data and algorithms impact something that ‘goes viral’; Outbreak, where students analyze how a virus spreads and can be contained ; and Emoji Essay, where students use abstraction to explore language and communication. “

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Communication of Ideas : Graphs provide a universal language for communicating ideas across different fields. Whether it’s analyzing trends in data, finding optimal solutions in optimization problems, or understanding the behavior of functions, graphing is a valuable tool for problem-solving.

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