Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

As a writer, my Indigenous culture shows up in my poetry. When I was a student, I struggled to see my people represented in curricula, so when I design Spanish and social studies classes, I work to decolonize my lessons and reclaim Indigenous history.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. North Carolina is a leading state in the number of “early colleges,” which allow students to earn a college degree with their high school diploma. iCivics takes a topic that can be sort of sedate and makes it engaging and interesting.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Just as “turnt,” “on fleek,” and “adulting” have become trending words in pop culture, so too has “spaced repetition” become a buzzword in education. In fact, spaced repetition is the key to all learning of knowledge-heavy subjects, from preschool literacy and numeracy exercises through high school, corporate training, and beyond.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Specifically, she’s launched Reconstruction , a collection of online courses and curriculum focused on Black contributions to American and world history, targeted specifically at Black students. It is an online platform that focuses on providing a culturally-affirming identity development classes for African-American young people.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

. — Poptential , an award-winning family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors a variety of content to help students learn about the national debt using pop culture media to engage students. Course packages in American History, World History, U.S. Click to tweet. Poptential’s free U.S. About Certell, Inc.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

While I encourage my own students to understand and practice the importance of prompting, I also encourage younger students to begin with a student-friendly pre-prompted AI, such as Magic School , to help guide students through the proper implementation of AI. Esports is one such extracurricular activity. Plus, students LOVE AR/VR!

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages, explores the historical significance of global trade in its World History curriculum, equipping high school educators with media-rich content to help students gain a deeper understanding of the importance of free trade. the nonprofit behind Poptential.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I first acknowledged it subconsciously in my middle school years. Social studies and history classes weren't just academic discourse, they were social and emotional experiences. Like many people who learned new skills during the pandemic, I immersed myself in Black history, pedagogy, and education reform.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

With inflation reaching a 40-year high and talk of a looming recession, high school students are coming of age during one of the most challenging economies in recent history. Poptential course packages in American History, World History, U.S. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. About Certell, Inc.

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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. Even hailing from vastly different corners of the U.S.,

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Even incorporating history, such as the evolution of technology or major scientific breakthroughs, can contextualize STEM subjects in ways that feel relatable and meaningful. STEM storytelling combines language arts with STEM, enhancing students’ understanding of scientific impact through a historical or personal lens.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Lessons on these events and others are included in Common Sense Economics from Poptential , a comprehensive and free high school digital curriculum. Professionals profiting from market collapses : Throughout history, astute investment professionals have capitalized on market crashes. Click to tweet. About Certell, Inc.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

“TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. Pearson Edgington, a high school senior who piloted TeachTap, shared his experience: “TeachTap made studying for my AP exams actually fun and interesting. History, World History, European History, U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Albemarle County (VA) Public Schools (ACPS). Most projects in ACPS are tied to the local area, a region of the country rich with history and culture, and invite students to explore their own community.

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

In the rolling hills of Southwestern Pennsylvania, nestled among 350 acres of natural beauty, lies The Kiski School , a place where tradition meets transformation. And in September 2024, history took a bold turn as Kiski welcomed young women into its ranks and opened a new chapter in its storied legacy. Weekends are a thrill.

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eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2023

A Brief History Educating our youth has been an American priority since our country’s beginnings. Over time, American K-12 education evolved from home schooling to one-room school houses to organized school systems, including high schools (Kober & Renter Stark, 2020).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2017

For years, school leaders in Loudoun County, Virginia “had been talking about a one-to-one technology initiative,” says Josh Ajima, instructional facilitator for technology at Dominion High School and Loudoun Academy of Science. The next month I searched for Black History Month and I found. zero things. zero things.”.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

NEW YORK – Students are gearing up for the 2023 school year, and new research from Brainly reveals that AI is an integral element in middle and high school students’ academic life – even as educators debate and worry whether the revolutionary technology belongs in the classroom.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2024

. — The Congressional Medal of Honor Society , a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of the Medal of Honor and supporting Recipients of the Medal, has launched ” Path to Honor ,” a free platform designed for middle and high school students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2023

The pandemic forced the greatest beta test in education history—billions of students pushed home and online. Skizaa Education helps education leaders make real-time data-driven decisions by collecting and analyzing data from last-mile schools, saving more than 90 days. EdVisorly, Inc.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 9, 2023

After several years of disrupted learning, schools are taking stock of the range of challenges that need to be addressed—challenges resulting from the most significant disruption to K-12 education in history. The workforce of the future requires that schools equip students with the right skills for the jobs of the future.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Composed of education leaders with firsthand experience in K-12 districts and schools around the county, this board will play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s strategic direction and product roadmap, building on SchoolStatus’ long history of collaboration with educators.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In the world of nonfiction, students are starting to learn about race and history through books like Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre , We Are Still Here! Across all age levels, teachers and librarians continue to seek titles written by diverse authors featuring multi-cultural characters with social and emotional learning lessons.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In the downtown Los Angeles neighborhood of Echo Park that I grew up in, there were no murals of Filipino American history or dynamic swing sets anchored to poured-in-place rubber child safe surfaces. There was, after all, no evidence from the history books, nor from the teaching, that offered evidence otherwise.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In 2020, California adopted a State Seal of Civic Engagement that high school students can earn upon graduation. As of 2022, 38 states required a semester of civics education in high school; that same year, the federal government increased spending on “American History and Civics” fourfold.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Those are some of the emotions Mario Herrera’s high school students experienced as they learned about the African diaspora, as part of a two-year pilot for the College Board’s new curriculum on the subject. He covers art and culture, along with Plato’s Allegory of the Cave. Afro-Latinx culture? The Caribbean? Literature?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Everett Collection/Shutterstock At the same time, I also recognize that my privileged experience in Hawaiʻi was forged by settler culture , the effects of which still persist in the state educational system. Teachers of Color After student teaching on the US continent in a high school, I felt so isolated as the only Asian adult on campus.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Getting to know the context of each student’s life ensures we recognize their cultural, social, and economic backgrounds and are able to adapt our teaching methods accordingly. As Nelson Mandela said, education is the most powerful weapon to change the world. And I believe that.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The compelling phrase appears unapologetically all around the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. The center is sprawling with resources to teach the history and cultures of people of African descent in the U.S. It is a significant part of American history,” says Frederick. “Black Power!”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I credit my old high school Spanish classroom for my discovery. In Durango, a mountain town with a hearty outdoor recreation culture, most parents were happy for us to be outside. I “discovered” it as a teacher in 2011. Many educators deployed it in fall 2020. But it’s hardly new. It was apparent even in the early 20th century.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2024

As a public high school teacher in a state and district with a teachers union, my contract entitles me to a duty-free lunch. Many teachers dont necessarily see their students outside the confines of their class often, but high school is about way more than class time.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2017

According to him, it is critical for school leaders to create a vision for their schools by shifting their focus from the means to the goals of change. For me, the mission and vision of the school is where I always start,” explains Winkfield.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2023

In Jessica Lander’s classroom at Lowell High School, every student is a recent immigrant or refugee. Lander teaches history and civics at this large public school in Massachusetts, and she says one of the most important strategies is to find ways to bring out her students’ stories in the classroom. “And

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

High school science instructor Veronica Wylie has an idea that will take her students to new heights?or And it matters in learning materials as well, say six colleges and universities in Massachusetts that have teamed up to create a new catalog of culturally relevant textbooks in hopes of improving student outcomes.

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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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

I saw a brilliant high school student named Curtis help his father build a shed in the backyard and initiate a Black Lives Matter activism project. Social justice enterprises serve powerful roles and can connect to history and culture, community engagement and civic duty.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

According to Wikipedia: “In the United States education system, social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science and the humanities, including history, geography, and political science.” About 40 percent majored in history, political science, economics, or sociology with the rest in varied other degrees.

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