Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2025

As AI rapidly reshapes software development, computer science (CS) education must move beyond syntax drills and algorithmic repetition. Coding alone isn’t enough; students must also learn to think systemically, design creatively and build with intention. Creative coding unlocks all of these possibilities.

Ethics

Teach Thought

AUGUST 1, 2025

The guide may be published as a booklet or site for other students to use during science units. Renewable Energy Showcase Purpose: To Advocate Audience: Parents, science fair judges Research different renewable energy sources and build working models (solar ovens, wind turbines, etc.).

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education has long been valued for its broad-based approach to learning, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and a well-rounded knowledge base. Systems thinking complements interdisciplinary learning. For this it is essential to introduce the concepts and principles of systems thinking (Figure 1).

Art

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Only when I’m clear on the objective—whether it’s collaboration, reflection, critical thinking, or empathy—do I select the technology that best supports that goal. I have seen powerful learning emerge when students explore a topic like “community resilience” through the lenses of science, social studies, and civic action.

Interdisciplinary

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

In this new paradigm, collaboration and critical thinking are essential. The use of digital tools fosters collaboration and interaction, which can enhance critical thinking skills. To summarize, while hybrid learning models offer promising solutions, their success hinges on thoughtful execution and consistent evaluation.

Hybrid Learning

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Summer brings the chance to slow down, evaluate what matters most, and set new goals for next year. Hope Rising – Learn how the science of hope can inspire students, educators, and communities to thrive. The Knowledge Gap – An eye-opening exploration of the importance of building knowledge-rich curricula in education.

Reading

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

AEFs educators come from diverse academic backgrounds, including Education, Special Education, Psychology, and Behavioral Science. For those drawn to intellectual challenges, the Chess Club provides an opportunity to develop critical thinking and strategic planning in a competitive yet supportive environment.

Skills

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

In other words, theyre not just passive consumers of information, theyre critical thinkers. In science , students can design simple investigations, collect data, and consider variability and bias in their experiments. In math , students can move beyond computation to analyze real-world datasets.

Ethics

eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2024

Key points: Building science literacy skills takes creativity and grit 3 free STEAM education resources to nurture student curiosity 4 essential resources for building research skills in high school For more news on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Science literacy is a crucial skill for modern students.

Science

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Here are five powerful resources that can transform how you evaluate student progress. It allows students to compile evidence of learning through text, images, videos, and links, fostering creativity and critical thinking. For a science project, I ask students to create an Adobe Express web page explaining the water cycle.

Evaluation

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This is the kind of subtle distinction that critical-thinking skills should help illuminate. That’s the hypothesis that Motz and other psychology researchers from Indiana University tested in a study whose findings they believe point to a promising method for strengthening critical-thinking muscles. lack of control.

Critical Thinking

eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2024

Once I set my mind to jump in, however, it was exciting to see my students becoming energized and engaged because they were able to see for themselves why science is relevant to their lives. Here’s how I was able to overcome my fear and get started–and why phenomena-based science is so important for our students.

Science

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2021

Students also experience the same frustrations, whether they’re conducting research in a science classroom or looking for the perfect picture for the book trailer they are making in English language arts. They can walk students through their thought processes for picking and choosing between a list of websites in a set of search results.

Critical Thinking

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Concerns about academic dishonesty, loss of critical thinking skills, and inappropriate content creation have sparked discussions about banning AI tools like ChatGPT, Grammarly, and others. AI replaces critical thinking Some worry that AI will lead to intellectual laziness.

Ethics

eSchool News

MAY 26, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022) —The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected Discovery Education — the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place— to support science and social studies instruction in all grades.

Social Studies

eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2018

You might think coding is a novel trend that doesn’t have other applications beyond programming, but coding offers many connections to multiple subjects, with the added benefit of reinforcing essential 21st-century skills. In coding, students use computational thinking and critical thinking to solve problems.

Social Studies

eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In the latest phase of this collaboration, a new edition of the award-winning Mystery Science service built especially for Texas educators is helping CCISD teachers in K-5 classrooms districtwide engage students more deeply in science instruction. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

Science

eSchool News

JULY 30, 2024

Key points: Engaging STEAM education tools push students to explore learning Can a data literacy program make science more relatable? Each lesson plan includes student worksheets and evaluative materials, write-ups on the relevant STEAM phenomena, and clearly-stated educational standards.

STEM

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

The broad nature of this request led to investigations of AI in cybersecurity, data science, marketing, healthcare, and education. They are responsible for selecting, implementing, and evaluating AI tools that support their pedagogical goals and students needs. The Ethics of AI Ethics: An Evaluation of Guidelines. Greenhow, C.

Ethics

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.

Teaching

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

The broad nature of this request led to investigations of AI in cybersecurity, data science, marketing, healthcare, and education. They are responsible for selecting, implementing, and evaluating AI tools that support their pedagogical goals and students’ needs. The Ethics of AI Ethics: An Evaluation of Guidelines. Greenhow, C.

Ethics

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Thinking routines offer more than just a structured pathway for students to delve into their thinking and explore the content deeply; they also serve as a window into their cognitive processes, offering invaluable formative assessment data. This phase underscores the significance of critical evaluation, research skills, and reasoning.

Questions

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

We also accept the fact that, many times, a parent helps build their 4th-grader’s science fair project. However, if a student uses generative AI to help them edit their college admission paper or brainstorm a science fair idea, there’s a belief that it is dishonest. In both of these instances, we don’t consider it cheating.

Fairness

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2024

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” Combining phenomena-based learning with 3D science standards helps students see science as a way to make sense of the world around them. The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?”

Science

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Educators often talk about 21st-century skills and the benefits of incorporating communication, creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking into lessons. These are skills students rarely learn straight out of a textbook.

STEM

eSchool News

JULY 28, 2021

July 26, 2021 – The computer science program CoderZ was named winner in the Best Coding and Computational Thinking Solution of 2021 as part of the annual SIIA CODiE Awards. CoderZ is a powerful, self-paced virtual learning platform for grades 4-12 that teaches computer science integration by gamifying NGSS and CSTA-aligned curriculum.

Interdisciplinary

eSchool News

JULY 17, 2017

By 2018, it is estimated that 71 percent of new STEM positions will be related to computing; it is apparent that computer science is the future of the job market. If we continue to neglect teaching computer science, it is projected that in the next decade there will be about 1 million more U.S.

Schools

eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

. – April 20, 2021 – After a rigorous evaluation, the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) has added CoderZ to its online list of professional learning programs. The list enables K-12 computer science (CS) teachers to find quality professional development opportunities and associated curriculum that fit their needs and goals.

Science

eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2024

Building Inquiry-Based Instruction : This session is designed to support educators in creating inquiry-based lessons with a focus on critical thinking and problem-solving skills; both of which enhance student performance in and out of the classroom. The Magic of Merlyn: How AI Can Create wonders in Your Classroom?

Attention

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2024

Ellen Galinsky has been on a seven-year quest to understand what brain science says about how to better teach and parent adolescent children. In other words, evaluating solutions, or relational reasoning as it's called in the literature. The science is correlational. We don't know, particularly for all kids.

Science

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Twenty-two credits in courses including Mathematics, English, Social Sciences, Sciences, Humanities, and Fine Arts are required to complete the program. Noteworthy courses include Critical Thinking and Personal Financial Literacy.

High School

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

(CAE), a leader in designing innovative performance tasks for measurement and instruction of higher order skills and for subject area assessments, today announced a multiyear collaboration with Project Lead The Way (PLTW), the nation’s leading provider of PreK-12 science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) curricula.

STEM

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Meanwhile, 80 percent of teachers across the nation are reporting critically low student engagement, signifying a lack of connection with the material, the methodology, or both. Is there a lesson in that? Instead of snuffing out the doom scroll at its source, educators should lean into it, learn, and apply takeaways to their curriculum.

Teaching Methods

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

As the nation’s premier middle school science competition, the annual 3M Young Scientist Challenge invites students in grades 5-8 to compete for an exclusive mentorship with a 3M scientist, a $25,000 grand prize, and the chance to earn the title of “America’s Top Young Scientist.” We eagerly await this year’s entries!”.

Middle School

eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

Here’s what educators have to say about the 2023-2024 school year: Improving engagement and test scores with phenomena-based curricula April Pence, Edison High School Last year was my first time using phenomena-based units aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) in chemistry. She can be reached at apence@hbuhsd.edu.

Education

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

— Edson Barton, CEO, YouScience The Science of Reading continues to gain momentum in changing how educators approach reading instruction, particularly in foundational skills for Grades K-3. The COVID effect has impacted students’ communication, critical thinking, and motivation.

Schools

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2025

Zarek Drozda, director of the nonprofit Data Science for Everyone, says his organization has seen interest in offering AI and data science coursework increase among school districts, with the number of states launching data initiatives increasing from one to 29 over the past four years.

Intelligence