eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Waltham, MA – KinderLab Robotics , a leader in educational STEAM robotics for grades pre-K–5, has launched Thinking with KIBO: Introducing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Early Grades , a free curriculum designed to help students understand how AI tools work and think critically about how these tools can improve lives in their communities.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

She is the director of curriculum for NAF, a nonprofit that is trying to make education more career-focused. But how are curriculum publishers responding to this insistence on career readiness? Solving for X Some curriculum publishers say they recognize the weight of the problem.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

New supplemental reading program for Grades 3–5 engages students with grade-level content using culturally relevant texts. To help students build confidence while mastering critical reading skills, Curriculum Associates has launched the supplemental Magnetic Reading program for Grades 3–5. About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Ohio is dedicating millions to a curriculum overhaul. Dozens of states are moving to align their teaching practices with the science of reading, a body of research on how children learn that emphasizes explicit phonics instruction alongside helping students build vocabulary and knowledge about the world. Don’t oversimplify this.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2025

Many businesses are aware of the benefits that come from being more focused on relationships–benefits to outcomes, staff satisfaction, retention, continuity of culture, and staff well-being. It’s about taking care of our people, and in leadership terms it’s about developing a people-first culture.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As a writer, my Indigenous culture shows up in my poetry. As a teacher, it filters through my relationships with students and into the curriculum I curate. How do we, as educators, empower ourselves to affirm Indigenous knowledge as foundational to our practice and move closer to a pedagogy of justice and gratitude in our curriculum?

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

The consistent use of rubrics can help to promote higher levels of self-awareness, a culture of learning and growth, and ensure that assessments are accurate, transparent, and meaningful. This helps them to focus their efforts on the skills and knowledge that are most important.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2022

Too often, the focus of education is not the actual use of knowledge and material but rather a memorize and repeat model. Real-world examples bring something more tangible, impactful, and real to the curriculum, and students become more interested and engaged when they see how their lessons apply to their daily lives.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Among the new content and resources now available to users of Discovery Education Experience are: Ready-To-Teach Lessons Enhancing Curriculum Built around research-based instructional strategies, these new ready-to-teach lessons and activities target critical classroom needs and help teachers create unique learning opportunities for each student.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2025

This is a significant gap in AIs ability to support language learners and culturally diverse classrooms. Understanding context in texts and conversations AI can summarize a passage or analyze a text, but it often misses the deeper meaning, tone, and cultural nuance, especially in literature and history.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Poptential Bell Ringers each feature a short video clip, a unique tidbit of knowledge, and thought-provoking questions to spike curiosity and engagement. The lessons use a variety of pop culture media to illustrate concepts, including those taken from sitcoms, movies, animations, cartoons, late-night shows, and other sources.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

What role do devices and technology tools play in your curriculum? Do you use technology to engage students in the active construction of knowledge? Are there strategies you use to create a classroom culture where taking risks and failing forward are encouraged and celebrated? If so, how?

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

That same spirit of innovation extends to curriculum development. Our curriculum committee is made entirely of our teachers. Starting in fifth grade, students take a technology class to prepare them for the middle school STREAM curriculum. That belief creates a school culture built on respect, kindness, and forgiveness.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 18, 2024

Connect family engagement and learning and development: This supports student achievement, especially when we help families and students develop knowledge and skills. Be culturally responsive and respectful: Respect families’ values, cultures, languages, and heritages. Sharing learning strategies can help empower families.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

For example, I was asked to demonstrate a model lesson during a district professional development day and represented my subject and grade level on a curriculum vertical alignment committee. Enhanced collaboration and innovation: Teacher leaders naturally facilitate knowledge-sharing and idea generation among their peers.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2024

Teachers love these resources and rely on the components of the activities to build background knowledge, provide accessible content, and spark curiosity. Google Arts and Culture : I have been a fan of Google Arts and Culture for years. One of my favorite projects from the curriculum is creating pop art with the photo app.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

He knows that having students engage with one another across neighborhoods, nations, and even continents builds cultural understanding, appreciation for diversity, global knowledge and global engagement– learning outcomes we have defined and measured –as well as general academic skills.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

It covered a range of insights about body piercings, including how different religious cultures apply them and how they may benefit migraine sufferers. In inquiry-based classrooms, teachers guide students through the research process and allow them to share their knowledge on their chosen subject.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2024

The culture and climate of the social studies classroom has changed, and the way teachers teach social studies has to change with it. Because the curriculum in a class like AP U.S. History can be so vast, one concern that always weighs heavily on new teachers is getting through all the content for everyone.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Professional development for teachers: Equip teachers with the knowledge and skills to leverage technology effectively in diverse classrooms. Curriculum diversity and inclusion: Review and update curricula to be more inclusive and representative of diverse cultures, backgrounds, and perspectives.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

As schools, districts, and policymakers grapple with the realities of a rapidly evolving workforce that requires discipline-specific knowledge, high-tech know-how, and hands-on skills, there is a growing recognition that the traditional approaches to preparing students for the real world no longer suffice.

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eSchool News

JULY 19, 2018

To ensure the transition is successful, schools must work to give their students the skills and knowledge they will need when they enter college or the 21st-century workplace. Arts, Culture & Design. The classes are taught along with a traditional college-preparatory curriculum, including honors and advanced placement classes.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2018

I had two objectives in mind: one, to empower teachers who truly care about supporting the whole child, and two, to inspire a schoolwide culture shift. My answer to this was to ingrain social-emotional learning (SEL) in every aspect of the curriculum. When I accepted the position as principal at Langley Elementary in Washington, D.C.,

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2016

As I wrote in my last column , the traditional skill we have valued in teachers when paper was the dominant media—the ability to transfer knowledge of a subject—is becoming less important. Increasingly, a teacher’s knowledge can be found online and in various learning styles. He immediately said, “The ability to ask good questions.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

From interactive simulations to online databases of primary sources, these tools offer educators a wide array of resources to enrich their curriculum and foster student learning. In elementary settings, AI-powered educational tools can provide personalized learning experiences tailored to each student’s needs and interests.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

ELs deserve access to the same content and curriculum as their peers. Culturally responsive teaching is also vital for supporting ELs. Recognizing and valuing their diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences fosters a sense of belonging and enhances engagement in the classroom.

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eSchool News

JUNE 10, 2024

1 Educator training and professional development By equipping teachers with the knowledge and skills to implement best practices in online learning, schools can cultivate a supportive and engaging environment that enhances student learning outcomes.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

It conceptualizes major concepts interwoven within human narratives that inspire students to enjoy and retain their knowledge within their experience. It leverages emotion as a mechanism for students to personalize key knowledge, processes, and concepts. First, let’s look at LARPs. Next page: Card games that engage every student.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Our schools must not only impart knowledge to our students but also equip them with the creativity, empathy, and curiosity required to walk into an unpredictable, yet promising, future with unwavering confidence. By fostering a positive school culture, we create an environment where students and staff feel valued and motivated.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2024

All modules in the updated core science curriculum are rolling out for the 2024-25 school year. Students cultivate scientific skills and knowledge through student-centric investigations as they figure out compelling phenomena and solve real-world problems. Accessibility for students is emphasized. Teacher support is included.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Gale eBooks is a comprehensive eBooks platform that provides access to a vast collection of authoritative and curriculum-aligned resources across various subjects and disciplines. For more than 65 years, Gale has partnered with libraries around the world to empower the discovery of knowledge and insights where, when and how people need it.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2017

CS50 assumes no prior knowledge or skill in computer programming, yet it’s extremely demanding. After many conversations with Professor Malan and Dan, I have identified at least three processes that we can apply across the curriculum at all grade levels. One of the aspects that makes his course unique is its culture.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2016

As I wrote in my last column , the traditional skill we valued in teachers when paper was the dominant media—the ability to transfer knowledge of a subject—is becoming less important. Increasingly, a teacher’s knowledge can be found online and in various learning styles. New question: How do you manage your own professional growth?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

STEM learning experiences that connect to and leverage students local rural knowledge and experiences are important components of effective K-12 STEM education in rural settings. This post originally appeared on the NAS news site and is reposted here with permission.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

September 1, 2021— Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) in Detroit, MI recently adopted Curriculum Associates’ Magnetic Reading program for students in Grades 3–5. A strong reading foundation is so critical to students’ ongoing success,” said Rob Waldron, CEO of Curriculum Associates. “As About Curriculum Associates.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2022

Thrive Alliance Group , a nationally-recognized expert in fostering K–12 mental wellness, announces their new Mental Wellness Professional Development Course Series , helping educators create a school climate and culture that supports students’ mental health and contributes to greater academic outcomes.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2018

Even though technology has allowed knowledge to be more easily attained for more people, there are roadblocks to learning that must be surmounted. From the perspective of cultural understanding and global awareness, teachers are starting to use VR and other forms of immersive technology to bring their lessons to life.

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