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.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Artificial intelligence holds significant potential to address key challenges in education, particularly in enhancing student engagement and facilitating personalized learning. Basualto, a teacher with the Toronto District School Board, shares his experience leveraging AI for greater student engagement and more timely feedback.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2025

Allowing students to explore and actively engage with real-world phenomena sparks curiosity, deepens understanding, and levels the playing field for learners with diverse needs and experiences. Why hands-on STEM learning works Research shows experiential learning is a powerful way to keep students engaged in STEM.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Let’s explore how these strategies promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding among students, enhancing academic success. Active learning strategies for students in K-12 encompass a range of techniques designed to promote engagement, critical thinking, and deeper understanding.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2018

It’s that time of year again—nestled between Thanksgiving and winter break is Computer Science Education Week and the Hour of Code , offering super-cool activities to keep restless students engaged in programming challenges. And that career gap we mentioned earlier? And that career gap we mentioned earlier?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2016

All that I design and teach is built upon a cross-curricular base to infuse the learning experience with critical thinking—and all the motivation and personal engagement that it demands and affords. Cross-curricular and critical thinking are rather different educational concepts.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2024

But engineering and the engineering design process, when incorporated into classrooms correctly, can increase student engagement and subject matter understanding. Improve on your design and look for ways to make changes Integrative STEM combines science, technology, engineering, and math together to solve problems.

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Priceless Ponderings

MAY 25, 2025

Priceless Ponderings Simple Science Safety Lab Rules: A Guide for Your classroom You know that moment when the glue sticks become lipstick, and the magnifying glasses turn into superhero goggles? Yep, its science time in the elementary classroom. When they dont, youll be running crowd control more than actual science experiments.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2024

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” The students are all familiar with shadows, have had fun with them and no doubt played shadow puppets, but that’s different from being able to explain them. The teacher gathers them in a circle and asks, “What causes shadows?”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

The impending STEAM worker shortage is no secret, and districts are working hard to ensure their students have early and frequent exposure to STEAM learning. In fact, early exposure is key to keeping students engaged in progressively challenging material. Keeping girls engaged in STEAM seems an uphill battle at times.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

I admit that I did not have the most thoughtful or eloquent answer as I discussed trying to keep up with advances, to recognize the utility of AI, but also to continue to foster critical thinking skills in my students. We are needed to inspire students to come to class, to ask questions, to work out the answers with them.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

This routine encourages critical reflection and self-awareness, allowing you to see the progression of your thoughts, from their initial state to their current form, and to recognize the triggers that prompted your evolution of understanding. This promotes critical thinking and historical empathy.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

Teaching in the cyber environment can sometimes present obstacles to presenting content in a way that students will engage with and will want to be involved in during classes. This is especially felt in the 5 th grade science and math classes I teach. It offers lessons, resources, a digital library, and hands-on activities.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

If you then encourage students to research topics that interest them, they’ll be even more motivated to read and write–and they may even have some fun. Here are four fun ways to get students engaged that worked for me in my classroom: 1. Incorporating added historical context enhances how students understood the novel.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

As the nation’s premier middle school science competition for 15 years, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge features outstanding innovations from young scientists that utilize the power of STEM to improve the world. Codelicious introduced attendees to its full-year computer science curriculum for K-12.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. For math, measurement and geometry activities like building models or plotting data can turn abstract numbers into something students can visualize and manipulate.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 13, 2024

Instead of allowing these fears to stop us from leaning on technology to transfer some information, we should focus on how we can best support students in developing the skills to engage deeply with media. Questioner Formulates questions that delve deeper into the content, prompting critical thinking and analysis.

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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.

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

The suite includes scaffolded and leveled, standards-aligned curriculum designed to support STEM, computer science, coding, robotics, and SEL in engaging ways, and to embrace all learners from any and every background. The courses and curriculum engage students in solving gamified challenges by coding a virtual robot.

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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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2025

Charlotte, NC To empower teachers and students to explore their world, the Environmental Education Initiative offersa curated collection of free environmental educationresources for K-12 classrooms. and 6 student-facing activities, powered by LyondellBasell.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

But it’s not all bad–educators found success as they dedicated their efforts to improving student engagement and achievement, creating community-based approaches to learning, and inspiring students to become lifelong learners. Students already see the connection and understand why it’s important.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

She teaches AP Computer Science Principles and Computer Science and Digital Film courses. Vicki’s focus is inspiring classroom teachers and administrators who are passionate about student engagement and excellence with world-class ways to use technology, nurture students’ well-being, and the joy of being a teacher.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

These lessons not only impart practical information, but they also show students their education is something that can be applied to the real world–including their homes and communities. Best of all, it’s great for fostering students’ critical thinking, curiosity, and confidence.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

During this professional development, I was able to further my understanding of AI and how to best implement its capabilities into my classroom to increase student engagement in instruction. ChatGPT is the AI tool I use in the classroom, and I have discovered that it can serve as a powerful tool for engaging students in learning.

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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?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. Cost-effectiveness is another critical advantage. In this new paradigm, collaboration and critical thinking are essential.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Students go through a guided, asynchronous course experience, monitored by course coaches and student success champions, that is designed to move students through their coursework efficiently. When students engage with Connect, their individual needs become clear. McGraw Hill Connect® is a complete course platform.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

This interaction helps students connect the dots, understanding that the products they use have origins in distant places, such as the Amazon rainforest. Despite it being thousands of miles away, I challenge students to consider why they should care. According to Moser et.

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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. The department also noted that STEM jobs often pay substantially more than jobs in other fields.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 22, 2025

This aligns with findings from the literature, which emphasize that by intentionally integrating AI-powered learning tools, we can highlight best practices for student engagement with these technologies (Johnson, Adams Becker, & Cummins, 2022). Journal of Science Education and Technology , 32(4), 444452. link] Cooper, G.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2021

While attaining statistical literacy is an increasingly important goal, helping students meet this goal is challenging. Statistics—the science of learning from data—is complex and holistic, and it can be challenging to ensure a class is engaged and applying statistical analysis correctly. Challenges for teachers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Engagement and experimentation Technology demonstrably helps keep students engaged in their lessons and facilitate better learning in a digital world. These touch screens can facilitate engagement across subjects, even in unlikely places. One noteworthy example is science education, specifically anatomy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

Students answer questions to earn virtual money, which they can use to buy upgrades or power-ups. This choice element gets students invested in the activity. Ive used Gimkit for math and science review. After selecting a Kit to host, students join the game with a displayed code. During a social studies unit on the U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

In order to make students discuss the learned material in the class, it is important to provide them with encouragement and help that gives a good stimulus to learn and discover more. The idea is the main component in argument forming, and actively learn teaches students how to communicate by asking and answering questions.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

Through this new collaboration, HCPS’s educators gain access to an award-winning suite of digital resources supporting the school’s mission to provide students with an individualized academic experience that is a catalyst for confidence and curiosity. . Discovery Education Science Techbooks. Discovery Education’s?Social Social Studies?Techbooks.

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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. We do that by ditching the lectures and embracing experiments, multimedia, discussions, and hands-on activities that resonate with most learners.

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