eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

When Salvador Quijada, a seventh and eighth grade math teacher at Philip’s Academy Charter School, thinks back on his own journey as a mathematician, he gives credit to one high school math teacher who pushed him to take on AP calculus. As a Newark resident, I see new restaurants, shows, and opportunities for culture and arts.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Available within Discovery Education Experience, the essential companion for engaged K-12 classrooms, this new content supports instruction in a variety of disciplines including ELA, Math, Social Studies, and Careers Exploration. The Superpower of Story: A Virtual Field Trip to Warner Bros. The new civics-focused series, Need toKnow Jr.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2020

Standards-based grading (SBG)—or competency-based grading—measures student progress relative to specific learning standards. To some, SBG means throwing letter grades out the window, replacing them with more objective report cards that closely track student progress and success in standards mastery.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

They learn that math isnt just numbersits problem-solving. Elmwood encourages students to create and lead clubs that reflect their passionswhether thats robotics, creative writing, or cultural heritage. Thats why the school has built a culture where care isnt an afterthoughtits a foundation. But its not all theory.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

/PRNewswire/ — Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, is excited to announce that the South Carolina State Board of Education has approved the full suite of Savvas K-12 math programs for statewide adoption across all grade levels.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Our relationship with math learning is severely damaged in this country. In 2022, only 26 percent of all eighth grade students scored proficient or above in mathematics. As a Black male educator in northeast Denver, I have seen firsthand the results of poor engagement and learning in math classrooms.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 16, 2024

Input Relevant Information: Provide the AI chatbot with relevant details such as the subject area, grade level, and any specific requirements or preferences you have for the task. Can you suggest engaging activities for my grade class focusing on ? Please provide some project-based learning ideas for grade students to explore.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Glaser’s second grade classroom. I’m working as fast as possible to answer as many math questions as I can in 60 seconds. In my experience as a middle and high school math specialist, I’ve rarely heard any adults (including math teachers) report many positive memories of their early experiences with math at school.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2025

The oldest of the cohort born from 1997 to 2012 are in their mid- to late 20s and taking heat for chafing against workplace culture in ways that come off as entitled (sound familiar, millennials?). Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. More Diverse Than Ever Gen Z represents about 69 million U.S.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2023

But Barclay — a former Virginia math educator of the year — thought back to his own experience with a discouraging middle school teacher and decided to think through what the student was saying rather than dismiss it. Or even newer math ?) So I’ve been wondering: What do we know about the science behind good math education?

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2016

Study of grades 3-5 students showed improved math achievement with personalized learning approach. A research study from the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University demonstrates a link between an adaptive learning program and improvement in mathematics achievement for students in grades 3-5.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2024

STEM kits have proven to be invaluable in K-5 grade levels where she is able to use age-appropriate coding and robotics kits like Bee-Bots. Geogbra features tools for all things visual and tangible in math. Rita Mortenson, the educational technology coach for Verona Area High School in Wisconsin, uses Google Arts and Culture.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Math professor Martin Weissman is rethinking how his university teaches calculus. Called Math 11 A and B, these classes, which students take as freshmen and sophomores, constitute a “leaky pipeline,” Weissman says. There are math requirements for those majors. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2023

Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. The teacher knows from working with the student previously that although she can easily follow the algorithmic steps of the math problem, she struggles with her reasoning and ability to make sense of the steps she is taking.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2023

(PRWEB) — Sourcewell , a trusted advisor to education leaders, announces that North Star Central Elementary School in Boswell, Pennsylvania—home to more than 350 pre-K–4 students—is seeing significant growth in students’ math scores, despite national trends. “At

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

When Dr. Jo Boaler started her teaching career in inner-city London—in a culturally diverse school population with roughly 250 different languages spoken—she was tasked with teaching math to students assigned to the bottom track. We want a curriculum to be multidimensional—to have kids experience maths in lots of different ways.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

Key points: Inspiring young women in STEM programs requires cultivating a culture of community Black students need more STEM career exposure Launching a districtwide computer science program for all grades For more news on STEM education, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub All too often, female students are underrepresented in STEM classes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 16, 2020

A national survey of 16- to 18-year-olds shows that even among some of America’s top high school students, not only do boys favor math more than girls, but they also have more confidence in math class. to determine their views regarding math and STEM. Related content: Building and sustaining a strong math culture.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2021

I was a designated English learner in the first grade, primarily due to my inability to read at the expected fluency levels determined by the California English Language Development Test (CELDT), an English reading, writing, and speaking assessment. Together, we create a rich and culturally wealthy community of learners.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2024

The report dives into the research on summer programs, their implementation and design, as well as the efficacy of those programs for literacy, math, and social-emotional learning (SEL) outcomes. Districts should incorporate culturally relevant activities during the summer. months of mathematics instruction and 4.1

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

A culture of continuous learning Wendy W. When we commit to participating in a culture of continuous learning, we are living out phrases like, “It’s okay not to know,” “Everyone has things they are still learning,” or ,“We all make mistakes.” These included deeper integration of ST Math , which has been a game-changer.

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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. Filling the Gaps Subjects like English and lower-level math are well-covered in the OER ecosystem.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2023

Students who don’t know that colleges prioritize calculus find themselves at a disadvantage in college admissions, according to “ Integral Voices: Examining Math Experiences of Underrepresented Students ,” a recent report from Just Equations, a California-based policy institute focused on making math more equitable.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2016

Instead of letting folks create yet another math application or student gradebook add-on, we challenged participants to focus on a timely topic that not enough entrepreneurs are currently tackling: cultural relevance in schools. Photo credit: Devlo Media. We want to test and grow your work to meet the needs of our student population.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2024

Data is an essential aspect of a school’s culture. The same way algebra can suddenly present a unique challenge for even the most savvy math student, data can be the obstacle that even the most skilled leader finds themself struggling with. Fall is a perfect time to examine data skills and confidence.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2025

Together with professional development, S mithsonian Science for the Classroom , which is published by Carolina Biological, the leading school science supplier, was shown to raise science, math and reading performance for grades 3 to 5. The difference for female students was statistically significant. Lapp and Anne B.

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2023

One of the most insidious causes for the difference in achievement is a stubborn culture of low expectations by the adults in their schools. Yet, some math teachers, eager to help a struggling student at the first sight of frustration, deprive the learner of a productive struggle.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Some superintendents across the city even require dedicated time for math and reading practice on computers. It was the beginning of sixth grade, braces, and the descent into the digital world. As the Chromecarts rolled in around eighth or ninth grade, however, the connection waned. I got my first iPhone on my 11th birthday.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

/PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Illustrative Mathematics (IM) , a nonprofit organization dedicated to creating a world where all learners know, use, and enjoy mathematics, announced today the upcoming release of IM® 360, its innovative new curriculum for grades K–12. ” The IM 360 curriculum continues to be coherent and accessible to all.

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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. Another point of entry for students is learning about the experiences of their peers, so when I taught eighth grade, I always assigned The Outsiders. This novel by S.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Teaching culturally responsive computer science. She embeds culturally responsive lessons in her classes, talking about “what happens if they are not there” contributing to top companies. “It’s not just about getting more seats in more classrooms. Computer science teachers need peer support.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

I beat the national average of 3-5 years for high school math and science teachers. 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. Content provided by:

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2015

For a while now, schools have been slowly merging science and math lessons with visual arts as a way to add a hands-on component, and perhaps a dash of culture, to ordinary STEM curriculum. But the art teacher may not know the granular detail about the math principles and may not have the vocabulary to describe the math.”.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

Additionally, participating in esports can enhance school spirit and create new avenues for student recognition and achievement, contributing to a positive school culture and increased student engagement and inclusivity. This organization provides educators with free textual resources and STEM kits for grades kindergarten through high school.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Most American students are still performing below their pre-pandemic counterparts in reading and math, while the yawning gap between high-achieving and low-performing students got even wider, data from the nations report card shows. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

During the pandemic, anxieties about math instruction have grown. Fueling them is the most recent results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), which showed historical losses in math education. Falling behind in math can have long term consequences, since the subject can function as a gateway into STEM careers.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Imagine a world where attendance is taught with the same rigor and methodology as math or science. Given this diversity and the varying challenges across grade levels, what might an effective attendance curriculum look like in practice? Here’s why we should consider attendance as part of the curriculum.

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