eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, June 2, 2022) — To keep students engaged in learning all summer long, Discovery Education and its Social Impact Partners are offering students and caregivers an array of no-cost dynamic digital resources they can use at home. The contest is open through June 17, 2022.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

. “Reading fluency is essential for effective reading comprehension at any age, but it’s especially critical once students go from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn,” said Laura Hansen, Director of Academic Services at NWEA. phonemic awareness, phonics) to address this problem.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

Key points: Light-touch, low-cost interventions focused on attendance can pay dividends Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds How bullying contributes to K-12 student absenteeism For more news on student success, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub One surefire way to support student success?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Cleveland successfully secured funding to expand to these 25 elementary schools, bringing Hazel services to more than 25,000 additional students in the district. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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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. This can result in some students falling behind due to circumstances beyond their control. Cost-effectiveness is another critical advantage.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Discovery Education launched a new multi-year partnership that will deepen middle and high school students’ engagement in mathematics nationwide. million “Best Technology for Schools” grant program.

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2024

Our county funded our literacy program purchase, and because our elementary schools were already using another program from our literacy partner, they were able to transition to the former as soon as they entered sixth grade. Students who have finished even give others advice on how to excel in the program, which is cute.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

When we challenge the system and take students out of their boxes and see them as individuals with unique backgrounds, dreams, and potential–despite challenges they may be facing–something amazing happens: they start taking charge of their own education. One of my elementary school teachers saw beyond that label.

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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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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts. We need to prioritize discussions on how to effectively support multilingual students. Unfortunately, our education system often struggles to provide adequate support for these students if they don’t know English.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2024

Throughout this academic year, I facilitated a training session on social-emotional learning (SEL) strategies for educators at a high-needs elementary school. When I looked for research on the effectiveness of SEL in impoverished neighborhoods serving Black and Latino students, I found limited data.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2016

Two Chicago schools find looking to students a very freeing experience. How do you combat student engagement problems and encourage students to take an interest in their own learning? For two Chicago-area schools, however, the solution came down to asking students: How do you want to learn?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As a parent, Laura knows the value of a teacher who truly cares about each individual student and that is exactly how she chooses to impact students’ lives and educational journeys—by making those connections, whether students are 38 miles or 1,038 miles away.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

But in addition to being an important outcome, learner agency may also be an undervalued resource for schools, especially when they have less control over how to structure students’ time and attention. The impacts of COVID-19 are highlighting at least three ways in which schools can benefit from nurturing students’ agency: 1.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The implementation also helped address challenges with certifications and staffing for their early college high school and STEM high school–when they no longer had a university partner providing physical education credits, Edmentum filled that gap with highly qualified, state-certified teachers and award-winning curriculum.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2021

Manchester School District (Manchester, New Hampshire). PBL Champion School. Waxpool Elementary School (Loudoun County Public Schools, Virginia). Freeman Optional School (Memphis, Tennessee). It has improved our student engagement, teacher efficacy, and student experiences,” she said.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

Rise Vision, the #1 digital signage software, is excited to announce the release of its newest case study featuring Indian Prairie Community Unit School District 204 (CUSD 204). Indian Prairie CUSD 204, a large school district in Illinois, uses Rise Vision to bolster its school communication strategy and increase student engagement.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Working in tech and media for the past 20 years, I’ve seen some of these changes firsthand, and one thing has proven consistently true: Engagement is critical when learning new information and mastering new skills. We can’t walk away from technology use—not when it’s a mainstay of students’ daily lives and futures.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2021

Through the introduction of a new suite of digital resources and supportive professional learning for district educators, PTS will be even better prepared to meet the evolving needs of students from diverse cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Makerspaces, or library media centers that encourage collaboration and support student invention, are on the rise across the United States. This has always been the case, but in a prevailing learning culture that promotes outside-the-box problem solving, these activities are growing more common in the 21st-century school library.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2019

Because I did well in school, nobody was ever concerned. However, from the time I was in elementary school, it was difficult to complete assessments on time, and it always took me unreasonably long to finish homework in the evening. When I was in grad school, I had a teacher who carried a stack of name cards around the room.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Either way, the reality is that competitiveness starts early and competition shows up in many ways in schools. As an elementary school student, I remember sitting “criss cross applesauce” among my peers during the end-of-the-quarter awards ceremonies, hoping my name would be called.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

In the end, we came up with four goals that, if implemented, would turn the district around: increase student achievement; recruit and retain highly effective teachers and leaders; develop a collaborative partnership between the school district and the community; create a positive and trusting culture and climate.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Schools have already begun to adopt machine learning initiatives to help teachers and students fill learning gaps, and the results have been received well so far. Intelligent assistant solutions can also help teachers analyze student data and alter lesson plans to best benefit their classes.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2018

Rather, it follows from nurturing a love of reading and closing the reading engagement gap—the discrepancy between how students engage with modern digital content and how they engage with traditional texts in school. Provide students with autonomy and choice.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

PLI teachers are challenging their students to use their voice, to engage in real world problem solving, and to use technology to collaborate and make their own choices about learning. Just one example of this is a teacher at Hidalgo Elementary School, who last spring put the PLI ideas into practice.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

This surge in demand will continue post-COVID, as schools work to increase their engagement with parents, provide more detailed reporting, and create more efficient, paperless administration systems. Schools are turning to creative solutions such as immersive technology and gamification in the classroom.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Reading fluency is essential for effective reading comprehension at any age, but it’s especially critical once students go from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn.’ Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As schools continue adjusting to the return to classrooms, educators are searching for ways to reignite student engagement and collaboration. Schools are turning to creative solutions such as immersive technology and gamification in the classroom. –Carol DeFuria, President & CEO, VHS Learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2020

According to Erin Wilkey Oh, an executive editor at Common Sense Media, “Elementary school-aged students and even some middle schoolers have trouble fully understanding news events.” Consider setting expectations and establishing a new virtual classroom culture, suggests Wilkey Oh, an executive editor at Common Sense Media.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

However, because we were already providing advice and practices in our research on these topics, AskEAB received fewer student support questions. The most frequent queries we received centered around student engagement and attendance. We also received requests on graduation rates, student behavior and discipline, and vaping.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Reading fluency is essential for effective reading comprehension at any age, but it’s especially critical once students go from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn.’ Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2019

First we hear from Victor Tam, Principal at the Edwin and Anita Lee Newcomer School in San Francisco Unified School district. He looks back at a time when he felt regret as a parent because his son didn't get the right support, and how that fed into broader cultural patterns of believing a teacher over a student.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Pop culture is full of examples that students will find engaging: point out protagonists in “Star Wars,” “Lord of the Rings” or “Harry Potter.” His continuous failure—or iteration, as we’d call it today— taught him to innovate.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2025

The students academic levels span an incredible range–from kindergarten-level skills to almost high school-level proficiency. As the principal of a mid-sized urban elementary school, I work hand-in-hand with my teachers to surface and implement the strategies and tactics we believe will benefit the diverse learners in our school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2025

Respect will be the foundation, encouraging students to value themselves and others, and creating a culture of empathy and understanding. Resiliency will empower students to overcome adversity, teaching them to bounce back from setbacks and develop a growth mindset. Get them involved and keep our schools safe.

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eSchool News

APRIL 7, 2025

In the process, many educators and administrators realized students needed this kind of support all along. Manuel Sanchez was a veteran math teacher with three decades of experience when his Chicago elementary school tapped him to be an academic interventionist. But at first he felt lost in his new role.

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