eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

Leverage multiple communication channels While traditional methods like newsletters and parent-teacher conferences remain valuable, incorporating popular technologies such as text messaging, social media, and mobile apps can enhance engagement and reach students and families where they are.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Some of the hardest hit are students with unique needs that require services from qualified professionals, such as speech-language pathologists, sign-language interpreters, teachers for the vision and hearing impaired and special education teachers. School administrators are taking a hard look at how to prevent burnout.

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eSchool News

MAY 26, 2016

Successful online and blended learning programs in a recent survey are those that prioritized better teacher-student relationships, used an online curriculum as a primary instructional source, and used a combination of in-person and virtual instructional support.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

As you consider your own role as a teacher in building a classroom that inspires belonging for every student, assess yourself on the following factors that can contribute to inequity and turn your classroom from a healthy one into a toxic one. How are we actively recruiting diverse teachers and leaders?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2024

The Reading Lab analyzes students’ speech patterns to provide detailed instruction, practice, and reporting on individual phonemes, giving teachers an unprecedented window into where students are on their early reading journeys. Learn more and get started at [link].

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2018

According to the authors of a study on the privacy protections in children’s apps, perhaps not much. At the time the study was conducted, the researchers found that ClassDojo was sending location data to Amplitude, an analytics provider, whose privacy policy, they write, prevents it from being used in child-directed apps.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Profiles of standout students and teachers can inspire others and foster a sense of pride within the school community. Well-being resources : Encourage self-care by providing resources such as access to counseling services, wellness programs, or relaxation spaces within the school. Consider organizing wellness days or retreats.

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eSchool News

JUNE 21, 2023

Leading by example, he never stopped loving the classroom or lost his passion for teaching, and he maintained his role as teacher in his capacity as Principal. Mazzola challenged all staff and students to maximize their full potential. She has worked tirelessly to make high school pathway recommendations based on their personalized results.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Districts have taken a wide range of approaches, as documented by the Manpower Demonstration Research Corporation, a nonprofit that studies how government policies impact low-income families. Our advisory teacher is supposed to be the one person who is making sure that you're getting the correct tutoring for all the subjects,” Ibarra says.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

Shifting to an approach where each student directs their own learning — rather than the traditional teacher-led approach — does not happen overnight. Studies have shown that personalization strategies increase students’ ownership, choice, and self direction, which in turn lead to improved academic and nonacademic outcomes.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

One of the challenges is that, like their classroom teacher colleagues, mental health professionals-in-training have to complete hundreds of unpaid practicum hours. Some states have gotten creative to increase the availability of mental health professionals in their schools, like turning to telehealth for counseling services.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2020

Many of the teachers we’ve spoken to report extreme and prolonged stress, which induces hyperactivity in the neurological system and lifelong susceptibility to stress. Across our studies, the results are clear: Saying SEL is a priority is not enough to support educator well-being. over the past nine months.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

For middle school and high school, Vidalia Academy will use FuelEd’s PEAK personalized learning platform, an open technology platform that provides a single, unified view of online and blended learning activities across multiple solutions for administrators, teachers, and students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

A University of Chicago study deemed the effort promising , with evidence that it helped reduce student misconduct incidents and suspensions. The study found students at participating schools were at a lower risk of becoming a shooting victim, though the difference was not statistically significant.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2020

And it helps them work through those experiences through one-on-one counseling services, a targeted social-emotional learning curriculum, and small class sizes. So there are fewer children for every teacher than is normally seen in a preschool. So, it’s three teachers for every 12 to 14 children. Was a parent ever incarcerated?

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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. For the last nine years, she has been a part of the Instructional Technology.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

As dorm parents, coaches, and club advisors, teachers foster a culture of support and engagement that extends far beyond academics. The Learning Center offers one-on-one tutoring focused on study skills and subject mastery, and peer-led programs like Mathnasium provide additional support three nights a week.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

Today only 9 percent of low income students get a college degree by age 24, compared with 73 percent of higher income students, according to a study by the Pell Institute. Here are five ways to do that: Establish a growth mindset and inspire confidence.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

As this school year approaches an end and students start to plan on college life, the Ask a Tech Teacher team has suggestions on how to make that work well: Balancing Academics and Social Life in College College life is an exhilarating journey filled with learning, discovery, and growth. But, why is balance so crucial?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Shifting to an approach where each student directs their own learning — rather than the traditional teacher-led approach — does not happen overnight. Studies have shown that personalization strategies increase students’ ownership, choice, and self direction, which in turn lead to improved academic and nonacademic outcomes.

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Blended Learning Students Counselling Feedback 202

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2023

There might be one adult for every three kids in an elementary school classroom if a teacher has the support of aides, she continues, but that ratio grows throughout middle and high school. The startup company provides telehealth counseling to middle and high school students through school districts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Ask a Tech Teacher team as suggestions on how to dig deeper, be sure to choose the right college for your needs and future. A lot of the time, college rankings are based on big numbers like graduation rates, teacher credentials, and financial resources. Find out what tools are out there for students and how easy they are to get to.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

From cafeteria support, bus drivers, and clerical staff, to teachers, administrators and superintendents, the staffing shortage across the board is real, but not new. Teachers, parents, counselors, administrators, coaches, and other loved ones have faced an unprecedented challenge in this regard.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

There are guidelines, of course, but no scripts, and teachers have wide latitude in determining how to weave career education into their classes. But starting in kindergarten, teachers are told to observe students and help make connections between their interests, personalities and various work environments. That’s by design.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Last year’s stress led to record levels of teacher burnout and mental health challenges for students. And studies have shown that more than two hours of daily homework can be counterproductive , yet many teachers assign more. Educators and parents started this school year with bated breath.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As classroom teachers led classrooms through turn-key lessons and helped students apply what they learned to their goals and challenges, Jim took it even further by having assemblies to showcase the learnings happening in each classroom. Jim embraced EmpowerU immediately. HMH’s connected solutions scored highest on the JCC’s rubric.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2021

In February, the CDC issued guidelines on school reopenings that do not require teachers to be vaccinated. We also felt the painful impact of the pandemic on our school communities very personally as we lost several parents and a beloved teacher to COVID-19. In response, we doubled down on counseling and mental health check-ins.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2023

This is a real scenario we encountered during a focus group last school year with a group of high school students in Florida who were asked to provide feedback on their teachers. After all, teachers are the adults with whom children spend the most time outside of their homes.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

What rights do parents, students and teachers have in an educational system increasingly awash in data and technology? Chad Marlow, ACLU Counsel According to the Future of Privacy Forum (FPF), a Washington, D.C.-based But what happens in these legislative halls are rarely visible to teachers, students and parents.

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High School High School Counselling Confidentiality 153

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

Some of these tools are mobile apps that allow for easy communication between teachers and families and also facilitate billing. Others provide direct video access into the classroom, allowing families to watch their children interact with both teachers and other students. What is this surveillance for?

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Name: Edlyft HQ: San Francisco Founded: 2019 For $250 a month per student, Edlyft provides computer science majors with group tutoring, study groups and guidance from people already proficient in the subject. Users receive access to study groups and a question bank of tens of thousands of questions.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2022

Nineteen children and two teachers were killed in Uvalde, Texas, and 17 more wounded, in the sanctuary of an elementary school. School hardening proposals include protecting school entrances and windows, adding metal detectors and armed security on school premises, or even equipping teachers with guns.

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Schools Interdisciplinary Counselling Study 168

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2018

In one study , students were not told which of their teaching assistants were humans and which were robots—and findings suggested students struggled to differentiate the two. (I We must ensure technology is used to extend the student-teacher connection, rather than ellipse it.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

As you consider your own role as a teacher in building a classroom that inspires belonging for every student, assess yourself on the following factors that can contribute to inequity and turn your classroom from a healthy one into a toxic one. How are we actively recruiting diverse teachers and leaders?

STEM 130

STEM Counselling Gamification Special Education 130

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2023

A study released by the U.S. In a middle or high school, it can be difficult to find the time to implement explicit SEL practices when students are changing teachers every period and there’s more emphasis on academics. And there isn’t always a clear person who should do that work — is it the homeroom teacher, the counselor, an adviser?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Earlier this month, a new study in Nature revealed a key predictor of economic mobility: connectedness. Schools can keep track of which students are paired with what teachers. Palette is still in beta, but will launch a half dozen or so pilot programs this fall in advising, coaching, mentoring and counseling programs.

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Schools Coaching Counselling Science 211

Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2022

I recently asked a teacher friend how the school year was going. A poll of 27 teachers at a keynote event in 2021; courtesy of Stephanie Malia Krauss.A poll of 32 teachers and school counselors at a book study event in 2022; courtesy of Stephanie Malia Krauss.

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