Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

culturally relevant textbooks? Six Massachusetts colleges and universities, alongside the state’s Department of Higher Education, are testing their hypothesis that free, culturally relevant textbooks can improve student performance. Her experiences couldn’t be further away from the examples her elementary school books centered on?farming.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2021

Fully Web-Based Curriculum for Grades K–5 is Intuitively Designed for Modern Classrooms. With student well-being declining after a year of school closures, the need for connection and social-emotional recovery is critical, especially for our nation’s youngest learners. elementary schools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2021

As a curriculum and learning specialist at an elementary school in Verona, Wisconsin, l have the opportunity to work with amazing educators and students of all cultures; as a prior bilingual resource and two-way immersion Spanish teacher, I like to honor the language learners in our classrooms. Visuals, visuals, visuals.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2022

As workplaces, schools can intentionally structure systems and provide resources that decrease some of these barriers, such as addressing the scarcity of dedicated services and supporting educators through convoluted insurance hurdles that make it even harder to seek professional help.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

We’re a K-12 American Curriculum/IB school, so our goal with Houses is to support our learners to develop specific skills that have a positive impact on the school culture. Choosing foundational school values. These help our students to become global citizens.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

A culture of continuous learning Wendy W. Amato, K12 Coalition–Teaching Channel As the 2023–2024 school year winds down, I find myself thinking about how educators are models for students, whether or not they are in a classroom. She began her career in TUSD teaching in a magnet school for 20 years.

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD ) has selected its top-rated EL Education K-5 Education Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for its 31 elementary schools in support of the district’s efforts to prioritize early literacy and beyond.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

The school's Wolf Pack Pact. Photo Credit: Tamara Alston Her school expects all that all teachers use the Wolf Pack Pact, as well as the Caring School Community curriculum (for grades K-5) or the lessons from the “MindUP” books —to build their classroom communities in the first few weeks of school. We PERSEVERE!

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

My #BritReads favorite for upper elementary school is a throwback to my childhood. As for high school and adult-level titles, many of the books that students are reading are required as part of the curriculum including classics like The Catcher in the Rye , Of Mice and Men , and A Raisin in the Sun.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

For a year, our leadership team crunched numbers and performed a comprehensive facilities study before determining to close one elementary school and reorganize grades by building. Lewin’s theory resonated with me when I wanted to integrate more STEM into our curriculum. Until it wasn’t.

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eSchool News

MAY 27, 2024

And just because my family didn’t support the book fair fundraiser, they found different ways to contribute to my elementary school. A generation later, I know I won’t force my son Holden into a book fair boycott because I know how important it is for schools to supplement their funding through fundraisers.

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2024

This was right about the time a leading literacy vendor was rolling out its new literacy program for struggling adolescent readers, so the following year I decided to integrate that program into our English curriculum. It’s part of the culture. Plus, they had the resource hub with everything in it, including all of the lessons.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts. Our country is home to a wide range of diverse and vibrant cultures, and it’s important that we acknowledge and value the languages these students already bring with them when they enter U.S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2018

The District first launched social emotional learning initiatives during the 2015 – 2016 school year with an SEL cohort of 26 campuses. In the spring of 2017, seven schools were awarded funding to support the social and emotional development of their students. This initiative is now district wide.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2022

Vernier Connections initially works on macOS, Windows, and ChromeOS, with more platforms coming later, and is curriculum agnostic, making it easy for educators to integrate into their science curriculum. It will be available to schools and districts later this year.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Kelly Kosuga at Alpha Public Schools, Rebecca Weissman and Linda Rogers at Redwood Heights Elementary School, and the advisory team at Khan Lab School, identified highly-regarded business organizations and identified strategies that successful managers in those organizations use to create positive cultures and productivity.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

The numbers show just how much students and educators have needed access to a culturally responsive language learning solution. One of those educators who used the program is Lynmara Coln, the director of Student Opportunity and Multilingual Services at Prince William County Schools in Virginia.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

With worldwide distribution to over 140 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university. The Vernier business culture is grounded in Earth-friendly policies and practices, and the company provides a family-friendly workplace. For more information, visit [link]. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Not all students have reliable internet connections or devices, creating a digital divide that exacerbates existing inequalitiesespecially for younger learners in an online elementary school setting where consistent access is critical for foundational development. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

“This grant directly supports our in their work to provide inspiring STEM opportunities in any learning environment,” said 2021 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes recipient Principal Corinna Erickson of Breckenridge Elementary School. With this support, our students can reach their maximum potential.”.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

I’ve seen firsthand how students engage with the curriculum in new ways, grow into their personalities, and nurture transformational relationships when they are immersed in a high-quality learning environment and can be their most authentic selves. One of my elementary school teachers saw beyond that label.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2016

San Francisco Unified School District aims to incorporate CS into the core curriculum for all students in grades pre-K-8, in order to increase access for underrepresented student populations, specifically African-American and Latino students and girls. Nine thousand Highline students participated in the December 2015 “Hour of Code.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. District leaders formed the Jones Curriculum Council (JCC), a committee of teachers tasked with researching and evaluating top-tier curriculum solutions.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2021

Created by the Siemens Foundation–a leader in advancing STEM workforce development and education initiatives–in partnership with Discovery Education, the Possibility Grant Sweepstakes inspires the next generation of STEM leaders by providing critical resources and support to schools. Learn more about the winners and sweepstakes here.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2021

This new classroom library collection provides K–5 students and educators with culturally relevant and representative books paired with teaching materials, designed to enrich identity development, build literacy skills, and support CASEL-aligned social-emotional learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

To help schools in the United States and Canada manage their digital classrooms, Impero Software , a remote monitoring and management software provider for K-12 districts, announced a $2.5 million “Best Technology for Schools” grant program. Students cheer, because they made it happen using their own computer programming skills.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

Sports and Culturally Responsive Teaching My school sits just six miles from the border with Mexico, and many of my students cross that border daily to attend school in the United States. While my school’s geographic location might be unique, its student demographics are not.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

On that last point, my school, Shiloh Elementary School in Monroe, N.C., These classes are effectively preparing our students to become successful, responsible, and confident bilingual students, and the use of technology in each of these immersion classrooms has truly enhanced the curriculum.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2018

So, what makes Finnish schools consistently excellent? The principles that guide the development of Finland’s national educational system emphasize the school as a learning community. These principles include the following: Transversal Skills The new core curriculum places an emphasis on transversal competencies within instruction.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 30, 2020

The essential ingredients for a data-driven culture have little to do with data itself, experts say. The PLC, implemented at SUSD’s 15 sites, includes a new curriculum and assessment structure. The conversations are completely different,” says Mary Mann, principal of SUSD’s Cedarcreek Elementary School.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2024

It was 2022 and I had recently been hired as the principal of an all-girls elementary school in New York, and it was my first visit to the school to meet students, staff and families. Each time, I assure families that we value an inclusive curriculum and anything we’re teaching is in service of supporting our students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2016

For many schools the answer seems to be some variation of personalized learning, as interpreted by school administrators or outside curriculum savants. For two Chicago-area schools, however, the solution came down to asking students: How do you want to learn? “We knew we had to do something to change the culture.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

Starting with the 2021-22 academic year, the 7 Mindsets curriculum will be used throughout the district’s 11 elementary schools, middle school, and two high schools. 7 Mindsets was initially implemented in a select number of Decatur’s elementary schools for that pilot project. About 7 Mindsets.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2023

That’s led to a growing interest in changing how it’s done, with political fights over how to shake things up and large investments into improving math curriculum. It’s common for her to hear, “Oh, you know, I decided to be an elementary school teacher because I don't want to teach math.” And the curriculum isn’t always good.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

This day encourages us to look beyond boundaries, religions, and cultures, focusing instead on the simple act of being kind. The quick answer is that students spend half their waking hours in or around school. Elementary School Students Do a chore without being reminded. High School Students Be on time for school.

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