eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2018

When I was teaching social studies in elementary school, I often found that while my ideas were endless, my planning time was limited. Despite my best efforts, I struggled to adequately prepare for all of my social studies lessons in a given week. Cross-curricular learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2015

With a new video, standards-based exercises and an interactive creative challenge each week, the dynamic series provides a unique platform to teach core subjects through real-world news and promote the development of important skills like reading, writing and critical thinking. “We

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

When longtime educator Zachary Cote first read about the release of ChatGPT about 15 months ago, he says his first instinct was to be “concerned” about its impact in the classroom, worried that students might simply ask the AI tool to do work for them. He has long argued that U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

The Twig Create makerspace encourages students’ creative agency in a number of ways: Film allows students who struggle with paper/pen-based reading and writing to access information more readily and communicate ideas in a sequenced manner.

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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

With a focus on inquiry and critical thinking, the programs’ curriculum boosts student engagement with digital activities, culturally responsive content, and support for integrating social emotional learning skills.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Rather than relying solely on AI to write their essays, students use these tools to foster critical thinking, inspire creativity, and brainstorm potential topics. Pro-censorship groups do not represent the vast majority of parents or guardians in their beliefs about librarians, reading, education, and civil society.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even if a student doesn’t select a career in STEM, the soft skills they will learn at a STEM-focused school (critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving and more) will serve them well in whatever they choose to do in life. It’s not too difficult to think of ways to create engaging STEM learning in a chemistry or computer class.

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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

MAY 19, 2021

I see a system where students and educators share and acquire knowledge in learning spaces where critical thinking, exploration, respect and community are key. This language has led to conservative backlash and accusations that the new social studies curriculum is promoting an anti-American agenda.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

Right now, the demand for their solutions is very strong, particularly with English, social studies, and journalism teachers, as well as with librarians who teach information literacy.”. Ad Fontes Media’s solutions encourage critical thinking and student engagement.

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2020

In reading the Times’ analysis, it can seem that not only does every textbook have a point of view, but every edition as well. They need strong critical-thinking skills, and just teaching to the textbook is not enough. Nor can they stop at analysis or even critical thinking. So these are politicians, not teachers.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2020

Instead, our goal should always be to encourage productive discourse, critical thinking and problem-solving (which all applies to in-person learning, too). Distance learning isn’t simply about keeping kids busy or filling their minds with academic content.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

The social studies activity Space Race in McGraw Hill AR How has incorporating AR in your classroom enhanced the learning experience for your students? It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity. It lends itself to natural conversations around critical thinking and curiosity.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Achieve3000 , a provider of online reading and literacy tools, announced it has acquired Seattle-based Actively Learn , which also provides a suite of online reading materials and instructional supports aimed at helping students build literacy and critical-thinking skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking.

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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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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas. In the process, they also learned plenty about social studies and civic engagement.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The list I have compiled below is a must read for school boards, parents, grandparents and anyone who cares about having a well-educated society. Think of teachers as the canaries in the coal mines. All of America’s children deserve to love learning and to develop creativity and critical thinking skills, not just rote memorization.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2020

The module includes three extended learning exercises in each article, including a related activity and critical thinking prompts in “Share What You Know” and “Questions for Understanding.”. Children’s physical health and their social-emotional health are incredibly important, now more than ever. PebbleGo has over 1.7

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Woodcock-Munoz Language Survey III: A fast and reliable assessment of listening, speaking, reading and writing, this survey is offered in two English forms and one in Spanish to help determine language proficiency and dominance, eligibility for English learner services, readiness for English-only instruction and need for additional testing.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Founded in 2012, ThinkCERCA offers a set of digital tools and lesson plans to help educators teach critical thinking skills across a variety of subjects, including English language arts (ELA), math, social studies and science. Writing is the way you learn to read, and the way you express an understanding of other content.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

And it's more than just reading and math. We want to make sure that it's not just about, ‘take what was on the apps and plop it into the metaverse.’ That's not what real learning is about. Real learning is deep learning, not superficial learning. It’s still mostly an idea, but how do you define the metaverse?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Differentiated instruction speaks to equity in learning, such as providing audio books for dyslexic students so that they are able to read and think at their cognitive ability rather than having to fight words on a page. What separates the three, to me, are nuanced practices all based in what each human needs to learn.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

In my confusion, I began reading for curiosity rather than exams. 1 That moment of reading was transformative. My Teaching Journey: Cultivating a Growth Mindset Through Ungrading For the past 11 years, I have been a professor of social studies education, working with both pre-service and in-service teachers.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2020

News literacy—the ability to determine what is credible and what is not, to identify different types of information, and to use the standards of authoritative, fact-based journalism as an aspirational measure in determining what to trust—is a fundamental life skill, as essential to success in the classroom and in life as reading or math.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

These apps come in all shapes and sizes, catering to various subjects including math, language arts, science, and social studies. For instance, ABCmouse offers an extensive curriculum with more than 10,000 learning activities that cover reading, math, art, music, and much more.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

.” PreK On My Way supports social-emotional learning and language development by providing educators with an equitable, developmentally-appropriate model for early learning, with evidence-based assessments and daily read-alouds, structured for large groups, small group activities, and independent learning centers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2025

She teaches concepts as wide-ranging as American Sign Language, critical thinking, typing, conducting research and writing in cursive. We do a read-aloud. Though she didnt initially see herself ever becoming a school librarian, Rhue has come to love the dynamism and variety of her job. I also teach media literacy.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

Fortunately, I found everything I was looking for (and more) in the online reading and writing program ThinkCERCA. But ThinkCERCA is more than just a traditional framework; the online program provides a lesson library with texts related to literature, math, science, and social studies.

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Teach Hub

JANUARY 14, 2025

As you will read in the teacher suggestions section, a sub folder or as some call it a sub tub is a popular choice and can be a game-changer when it comes to missing a day of school and having your classroom run smoothly while you are away by your substitute teacher. Create a Sub Folder The key to an unplanned absence is to be prepared.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Savvas One provides a one-year digital license to the company’s most popular, national K-12 math, literacy, science, and social studies programs, for one all-inclusive price per student, per grade level. SuccessMaker 2020 Reading and Math , the updated popular intervention programs, are designed to close learning gaps.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

It could be personalized to small groups too, so guided reading could be an example of that.”. I think it connects students with interpersonal skills and it gives them a way to express themselves and moves the classroom from teacher-centered to student-centered. I don’t think you want my opinion; I have been teaching way too long.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 24, 2017

Its unique system of scaffolding lesson-to-lesson and circling back on important concepts not only reinforces learning but enhances student higher order thinking skills. Instructions include cross-curricular connections that link math to other subjects like social studies, science, and language arts.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

To support schools and districts across the country and around the world, the company has created state-customized editions of its patented, nonfiction blended learning literacy solutions: · KidBizPro®, TeenBizPro®, and EmpowerPro® for English language arts, science and social studies in grades two through 12.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

How do you decide whether to keep reading a book or to stop reading it? Psychology “Do Now” Writing Prompts & Slides By Loosli Learning Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Psychology Ideal for psychology classes or any subject focused on critical thinking, these do now writing prompts are an intriguing way to start the day.

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Priceless Ponderings

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

If youre looking for a way to mix science and social studies with literacy, Ive got just the thing! Themed reading comprehension is a total game-changer. With THESE science reading comprehension worksheets , your students can connect March events and holidays to real-world topics while sharpening their reading skills.

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