Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2025

Alena Zachery-Ross Superintendent, Ypsilanti Community Schools, Michigan EdSurge: Can you share your schools new designation and how it will have an impact on students and educators? The League of Innovative Schools has significantly influenced our AI adoption by connecting us with like-minded professionals, resources and partnerships.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

The other, from the president and CEO of Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national nonprofit organization that provides schools with innovative, hands-on, project-based STEM curriculum designed to develop critical skills and knowledge, while preparing students for careers beyond the classroom.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2025

Students in schools run by the Department of Defense have staged multiple walkouts in recent months to protest the agencys decision to pull books that may not align with President Donald Trumps executive orders on race and gender. Reading restrictions could impair their critical thinking skills and what they learn about different communities.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 30, 2025

High school isn’t all fun and games, but it can have a few jokes and riddles! Keep students guessing and thinking with a set of riddles for high school students. A pillow 14 ELA Enigmas and Wordplay Puzzles Need a brain break for high school students between chapters of your latest novel unit?

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Cal Matters

JULY 8, 2025

Democratic lawmakers at odds with one another over new standards In introducing his bill, Jones-Sawyer viewed a college education as paramount to law enforcement training because it would expose incoming officers to new perspectives, healthy debate and critical thinking skills. “We Police officer shortage: truth or myth?

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

The company has launched Gale In Context: Literature, a new resource for literature instruction and learning that helps high schoolers engage and thrive in English language arts (ELA). Read our blog about why English teachers will love Gale In Context: Literature. Download/view screenshots of Gale In Context: Literature.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

The Edge , an innovative, research-based social-emotional and life skills curriculum,creates a dynamic and effective learningenvironment where middle and high school students can build the social-emotional and life-readiness skills needed to succeed in school, relationships, and life. Compelling Content.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2021

All of these actions require four competencies, also known as the 4 Cs: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication. There will always be a growing need for people who can effectively analyze, problem solve, and work constructively with others.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2020

All of these actions require four competencies, also known as the 4 Cs: critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication. There will always be a growing need for people who can effectively analyze, problem solve, and work constructively with others.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2022

BEAVERTON, Oregon, March 31, 2022 — Leveraging standards-based instructional content and its award-winning technology, Vernier Software & Technology is announcing Vernier Connections , an innovative web-based platform to engage high school students in hands-on STEM learning and exploration.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2023

Charlotte, NC — New Mexico’s Middle College High School, a public charter school within Gallup-McKinley County Public School District, today announced it has selected Discovery Education’s innovative digital resources to support student science explorations. Discovery Education’s Business Development Representative.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

. — With inflation reaching a 40-year high and talk of a looming recession, high school students are coming of age during one of the most challenging economies in recent history. The beauty of a digital curriculum is that it can be updated at any time, so we have been adding content to help explain these shifts.”.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Key points: Virtual field trips can help engage students in critical STEM education 8 virtual field trips for STEM education How to elevate climate literacy for future scientists For more news on virtual field trips, visit eSN’s Digital Learning page Climate change is an increasingly important subject in school curriculums.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

But at its core, computational thinking is simply a way to process information using higher-order or critical thinking, says Julie Oltman, who also teaches at Lehigh and is collaborating with Hammond on a related social studies curriculum. Naturally, it involves a lot of computational thinking.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2016

They have to frame their thoughts as a response to some of the finest college application essay prompts, inspired by the very same ones that high school seniors are feverishly working on now! What aspects of curriculum or community might get us there? Oh, The Places You'll Go" is one of the most popular books by Dr. Seuss.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2024

How to teach with news and media sources For more news on media literacy, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub News literacy skills are of paramount importance in today’s world, and are especially key for students, who must be able to critically assess information sources and vet resources effectively.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

STEAM education is trending at an opportune time: The COVID-19 pandemic caused learning loss across the board, and a STEAM-centered curriculum that engages students while weaving important 21st-century education principles into real-world lessons is critical for success. What is STEAM and STEM activity?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Student success is a critically important issue for school districts–and not simply because districts want students to perform well. Improving student learning and student success is necessary for students to compete in a rapidly changing world that requires critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2024

High School collects a diverse group of students into a large learning community, but it also prepares teenagers for a future as variable as any we can imagine. Yet, the one-size-fits-all model persists in many high schools. Could we expand high school options to guarantee every student’s success?

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2025

As a career and technical education (CTE) instructor, I see firsthand how career-focused education provides students with the tools to transition smoothly from high school to college and careers. A strong curriculum integrates industry certifications, technical skills development, and career pathways that align with workforce demands.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Over the past decade, industries across the world have voiced their concern over the lack of tech skills among high school and college graduates. However, the education sector’s response is that currently less than half of high schools teach , and only 5 percent of students go on to further computer science study.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2025

High school internships will become more prevalent. There is no substitute for real world learning starting in high school. Research shows that employers benefit from offering high school internships and want to do so, while many students think they wont be able to get one.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Exploratoriums Learning Toolbox : Hands-on science and engineering activities, experiments, and videos that align with K-12 curriculums. TeachEngineering : Standards-aligned, hands-on STEM activities and lesson plans for elementary to high school educators and students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2019

As the superintendent of a large urban high school district, I have the opportunity to help identify and implement innovative programs that help prepare our students for success. But it’s important to find the right curriculum partner.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2021

Students apply creativity, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills–competencies that are important in preparing students for the future and are applicable to any career, whether it’s in technology or not.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2021

All of these actions require four competencies, also known as the 4 Cs : critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and communication. If we don’t give learners an opportunity to gain these critical skills in grades K-12, they will struggle to navigate college and the workforce. Critical thinking.

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eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2024

Key points: College and career readiness helps students reach their goals and become successful A smarter way to think about college 10 ways to teach students for a changing world For more news on college and career, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching Hub When we think of K-12 education, an important aspect is what students do after high school.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

The study found that, despite the widespread perception that American society wants K-12 schools to prepare students for college, college is not as important to parents as it used to be. 10), critical thinking skills that allow them “to problem solve and make decisions” (p.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

Boston – VHS Learning has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant to create a high-quality U.S. History curriculum and professional development supporting discussion-based primary source analysis online and in other learning settings. History curriculum.” History curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 21, 2019

The High School technology curriculum prepares students for their college-and-career future not by teaching widgets and programs—though that happens—but by showing them how to use the tech they have acquired throughout their education. Here’s a preview of both: HS Teacher Manual for the Technology Curriculum.

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eSchool News

JULY 11, 2018

STEAM learning can help schools ensure students are combining creativity with critical thinking and other key skills, and librarians are uniquely positioned to take an active role in designing STEAM programs and maker spaces. Roughly 32 percent of maker activities are tied directly to the curriculum.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

Aperture was on hand to demonstrate its scalable SEL solution for K-12 that grows with students and staff, from teacher-based ratings and strategies at the elementary level, to student- and teacher-facing assessment and strategy software for high school students and staff.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Building quizzes, tests, and lesson plans from curriculum materials: Fran Bellas, a professor at Universidade da Coruña in Spain, recommends teachers use ChatGPT as an assistant in crafting quizzes, exams and lesson plans for classes.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

However, despite this belief, 81 percent of parents either don’t believe or are not sure that AI is even part of their children’s curriculum. Ninety-two percent emphasize the importance of educating students about AI’s potential negative impacts and 91 percent feel they should be fully informed about the use of AI in their child’s school.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Stride’s K12-powered schools offer personalized education experiences with a robust award-winning K–12 online curriculum, state-certified teachers, hands-on activities, and immersive experiences.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Digital escape rooms merge creativity with student engagement and skill development : Escape rooms are engaging for people of all ages–they require durable skills such as creativity, critical thinking, determination, and the ability to work in groups to solve challenges.

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2019

Programmers continue to be in high demand, and coding improves much-needed skills like creativity, persistence, problem solving, and critical thinking. Perhaps you can’t figure out how to fit it into your already crowded curriculum, or maybe you’re intimidated to try. eSchool News is here to help.

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