Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Suddenly, lessons on the physics of energy were tied to teaching kids how to be theme park engineers, and language arts and math lessons were anchored in running and marketing a profitable startup. For others, he says, “We have to bring that into the school, into the family’s life, so they can see that their child can absolutely compete.”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2023

Jill Cook: So today's school counselor works with all students in a school around academic, career and social-emotional development, as opposed to the guidance counselor of old that many of us may have had experience with that perhaps just worked on the college admissions process at a high school or on disciplinary issues.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

This is not surprising as the first few years of school are when learners build the foundations for literacy. We have a complex language where one letter pattern can stand for different sounds (COW and SNOW), and where similar sounds can be spelled in different ways (WAIT and WEIGHT). –Diane Myers, Ph.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The Board of Supervisors voted to bring back middle-school algebra, and a city ballot measure to reinstate eighth-grade algebra passed with about 82 percent of the vote. By then, Californias K-12 math framework, the state-level guide for math instruction, had altered language about the ninth-grade algebra approach.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Materials on the platform are available in multiple languages, including English, Hindi and French. Pahamify (or “Understand” in English) charges at least $24 a year for features that include animated videos, college counseling and practice exams. The platform hosts more than 500 courses and 100,000 videos, documents and tests.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 9, 2025

These ice breakers and brain breaks for high school may build friendships that last all semester, all year, or even beyond high school itself. What was middle school like for you? Do you hope high school is the same or different? When do you send a text versus calling someone on the phone? 1, 2, 4, L.1,

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2024

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Jody O’Brien , assistant superintendent of student services and equity at Marlborough Public Schools , Massachusetts, about her district's approach to chronic absenteeism. One thing that stands out is the percentage of elementary and middle school students who are chronically absent: around 20 percent.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

This is not surprising as the first few years of school are when learners build the foundations for literacy. We have a complex language where one letter pattern can stand for different sounds (COW and SNOW), and where similar sounds can be spelled in different ways (WAIT and WEIGHT). –Diane Myers, Ph. .

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Specialized Programs: Online schools often offer a wider variety of courses, including advanced placement (AP), STEM, languages, and arts, compared to some traditional schools. As the benefits of K12 online schooling become more evident, families are taking a proactive approach in exploring this new frontier in education.

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EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

JW: I don't know what alphabet soup you're talking about, we always use plain language in my world, Julie. And just to put that in perspective too, the National School Counseling Association actually recommends a ratio of 250 to 1. chuckle] 0:08:51.3 JS: We try, we try. JW: [chuckle] No.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Note: Figures include charter schools. The Ravenswood City School District, which has about 1,600 students in its elementary and middle schools (excluding charters) in East Palo Alto and Menlo Park, saw chronic absenteeism spike from just 471 out of 2,549 (18.5 Graphic by Zoe Morgan of Embarcadero Media.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

or demands to perform foreignness and “say something in that language.” The educators in our circles shared with each other the range of what they do when this happens to them at school, depending on the situation and who it’s coming from. “I Are you asking about my culture, what languages I speak, or what my family history is?”

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 28, 2025

Icebreaker Activity DIGITAL Middle & High School Would You Rather? By Mindful and Kind Counseling Grades: 6th-12th You can create your own slides or use one of these 40 premade Would You Rather question slides. Be able to speak your ancestral language fluently or paint like your great-great-grandparents?

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

“We need to talk about the trauma of teaching through a pandemic,” urges Christopher Bowen, a STEM curriculum specialist for Johnson City Schools in Tennessee. Having the Language The extended and devastating consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic have reached nearly every person around the world. Teachers are leaving.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2017

Kimberly Campbell, an Associate Professor and Chair of Teacher Education at the Lewis & Clark Graduate School of Education and Counseling, is strongly opposed to the five-paragraph essay structure. She thinks it stifles creativity and “takes away the thinking process that is key for good writing.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2025

Similarly, the department oversees federal programs that support English Language Learner (ELL) students by helping schools provide tailored instruction and resources to students who are not native English speakers. Title I, free meals, counseling, after-school programs, etc.) Federal programs (i.e.,

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