eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Digital learning is a permanent classroom fixture–here’s how to integrate it Defining digital curriculum in a new era of learning 5 digital tools to enhance your social studies instruction For more news on digital trends, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Digital learning isn’t going anywhere–nor should it.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

Much of the initial reaction around AI focused on its ability to spit out prose on command, which threatened traditional writing instruction. Most of those teachers taught English or social studies, where the applications of chatbots are more obvious. But the tools were also targeted at math teaching.

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k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

For instance, at B.School, we designed a cross-subject project around the theme “Our Green Neighborhood,” where students from Grades 3 to 5 explored science (recycling, energy use), math (data collection), and language arts (report writing and public speaking) through hands-on fieldwork and community interviews.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2023

Student disengagement in writing at the secondary level is a pervasive challenge school districts face nationwide. Many students perceive writing as formulaic, disconnected from their life experiences and lacking opportunities for personal agency and expression. How do you hope students benefit from the writing tools you developed?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Released in conjunction with the 2016 National Title I Conference, the complimentary 15-day lesson plan covers all five stages of the SRA FLEX Project Experience in an easy-to-follow sequence, aiming to boost literacy skills through reading, writing-centered activities and group collaboration.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2025

For example, in a social studies class, one group might create a column dedicated to key figures from the Civil Rights Movement. Writing a diary entry from that persons perspective. The activity options in that column could include: Creating a short bio and visual timeline.

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Testing Learning Critical Thinking Essay 195

Priceless Ponderings

APRIL 14, 2025

Priceless Ponderings The Best Homeschool Social Studies Curriculum for Busy Parents Finding the perfect homeschool social studies curriculum can feel overwhelming. If you’re a busy parent, you need a curriculum that simplifies your life while making social studies exciting for your child.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2020

For writing, students apply what they learned to interest-driven writing projects, meanwhile sharing their work with their peers and getting meaningful feedback in the process. This can all take place during distance learning, too.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

For communication channels, we don’t assume that the ones that were effective while school was open will have the same exact impact when it is now closed. Or at the very least, we don’t assume that the way those communication channels were used will be exactly the same. Communication channels include: Teacher email. Phone calls.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela Fleck says this was the typical scene last year in the sixth grade social studies classes she teaches at Glover Middle School in Spokane, Washington: Nearly every student had a smartphone, and many of them would regularly sneak glances at the devices, which they kept tucked behind a book or just under their desks.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Johnson, a writing instructor and chair of the writing center at Madison Colleg “It all sort of feels bundled together,” Cohn says. Instead, college instructors need to change how they assign and communicate their homework assignments. Now students would likely find his writing too difficult to understand on their own. “I

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. demonstrate good command of writing and speaking conventions. Reading, writing, research, speaking/listening. Write an Ebook. write the book. write the book. analytical thinking.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

I am a social studies teacher who got introduced to game design as a result of trying to motivate students to study history. Going from point A to point B is the same process whether it’s technical writing or fiction. They also learn time management, organization, communication and the ability to prioritize tasks.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

The tests will be device-agnostic, meaning students will be able to complete them at home using computers, tablets or mobile phones , or even write their responses by hand and take a photo of them to submit. For example, from 9 a.m.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

According to national social studies teacher education guidelines , infusing technology into instruction should: Extend learning beyond what could be done without technology. Include opportunities for students to study relationships among science, technology, and society. Introduce technology in context.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2023

In 2017, while teaching fifth grade language arts and social studies, I took my love of radio and started a podcast on teaching and education. In 2021, while teaching sixth grade humanities, I united my love of writing and teaching and penned a memoir about my experiences teaching.

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Teaching English Culture Social Studies 218

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 12, 2025

Whether it’s hearing an author share about the creative writing process, exchanging postcards with students in another part of the world, or even attending a mystery Zoom with a special guest, these moments help students see how we’re all connected. It can also inspire students to spend more time on their own writing!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2016

The Background on Computational Thinking Computational thinking was a term that became popular in 2006 with computer scientist Jeannette Wing’s article in Communications of the ACM , in which she called computational thinking a fundamental skill for all. Social Studies: Check out the many Wolfram Alpha education resources.

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Science Language Languages Social Studies 168

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

EdSurge: Why write about the metaverse now, when it isn’t even here yet? A lot of us who study what we call the science of learning have been very, very interested in the quick rise in technological alternatives for young children. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek: That's actually why we decided to enter this space.

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Lecturing Education Internet Math 160

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Instead of assigning students the same structured projects (such as the age-old puzzles that move a robot through a maze), empower students to write code for something they really care about. Computer science can be added to any core curriculum—math, science, language arts, social studies, history, or even art.

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Science Art Social Studies Languages 168

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2023

Build and improve your written and verbal communication skills to ensure you can confidently and fluently articulate your ideas and thoughts. If you’re unsure, you can take English to boost your writing skills, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. You can also take foreign languages, social studies, and arts.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

Former teachers have built tools for reading, writing, financial planning, teacher-parent communication and a myriad other applications in schools. In June 2017, DoAmaral left Oakland Unified, where she had been teaching AP-level history and social studies subjects for five years. It was a date I will never forget.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

If you’ve been tasked (or volunteered) to run this activity, here are five activities that will tech-infuse participants: Write an Ebook. Many dream of becoming an author, a journalist, or another profession that focuses on writing. write the book. Break students into writing groups. Kids are no different.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For 14 years, Laura Johnson has taught a variety of subjects, including social studies, psychology, and music and art appreciation–all virtually within ALVS. This was a creative writing project that was differentiated for the various skills, interests, and learning styles of her students, allowing every student to be successful.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Over the last year, she’s noticed ads peppered throughout the communications app, which is used by most students, parents and teachers at her 13-year-old’s middle school. edmodo so usually things don’t bother me but this is the ad that popped up in my 8th grade son’s social studies feed today. Student login, not parent login.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Two Rivers Public Charter School welcomed its first class of students in the fall of 2004, after more than three dozen parents from the Capitol Hill neighborhood came together to write the charter. Communicating and selling the necessity of educating students in multiple dimensions is also a struggle.

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Teachers Critical Thinking Testing Communication 119

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

The University of Maryland reports that music boosts social, emotional, cognitive, and motor skills. No Prep Ta and Ti-Ti Music Worksheets By Aileen Miracle Grade: 1st-2nd Using the ta and ti-ti notes, students read and write patterns, copy patterns, and color patterns. With the right tools, you’ll have them grasping notes with ease.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

To social studies. It’s about formulating ideas in a structured way, that, conveniently enough, can in the modern world be communicated to a computer, which can then do interesting things. communicate with computers using code—just as they can now read and write. But it’s not true. across the whole curriculum.

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Language Languages Students Art 121

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 17, 2017

Revision Assistant , part of the Turnitin family, is a comprehensive virtual writing assistant for students that allows them to digitally edit and rewrite documents for any class. Here’s her story: Last Fall, my El Camino Real High School colleagues and I set out to change the way we teach writing. Here’s what we did.

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Testing Essay English Writing 76

Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 21, 2025

Whether youre planning five-minute bell ringers or long-term research assignments, these sociology questions for 8th grade are sure to get them talking and writing. Perfect for a social studies class, language arts, or a dedicated sociology course, these sociology questions for 8th grade will intrigue even your most reluctant writers.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Gee lives on a small farm, and when he’s not busy feeding donkeys or mashing buttons, he’s writing about what he’s learning about learning from video games. Gee has authored and edited many books examining the intersection between gaming and learning (in addition to his prolific writing on literacy and theoretical linguistics).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

Write an ebook. This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. demonstrate good command of writing and speaking conventions. Reading, writing, research, speaking/listening. Write an Ebook. write the book. write the book.

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Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 88

Priceless Ponderings

MAY 12, 2025

Bonus: thee 3 types of communities worksheets ( HERE ) make great options for early finishers, social studies centers, or even homework. This kind of comparison helps kids really understand the difference between suburban, urban, and rural communities and gives them the language to talk about their own experiences.

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Teaching Social Studies Study Activities 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. demonstrate good command of writing and speaking conventions. Reading, writing, research, speaking/listening. Write an Ebook. write the book. write the book. analytical thinking.

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Activities Schools Writing Knowledge 76

k12

MARCH 31, 2025

English and Language Arts Strong communication skills are the cornerstone of academic and life success. English tutors help students develop critical reading comprehension, clear writing, and effective communication skills. Creative writing is used to refine storytelling and expressive language skills.

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History Language Languages Culture 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

It makes sense that when Jacqui and I were talking about popular tech tools and ways to bring tech into the k-12 math class, I had a lot to share and get excited about and jumped at the opportunity to write this post. Without exaggeration, blogging has transformed my teaching practice more than any single tool or resource listed on this post.

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Math Fairness Assignments Multiple Choice Questions 104

k12

APRIL 14, 2025

These experiences help students develop communication skills and learn how to collaborate. Heres a closer look at how we integrate STEM curriculum in elementary school: Social Studies Meets STEM History is full of engineering breakthroughs, medical discoveries, and technological advancements.

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