eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2021

EDSITEment offers free resources for teachers, students, and parents searching for high-quality K-12 humanities education materials in the subject areas of history and social studies, literature and language arts, foreign languages, arts, and culture.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Exploring Different Cultures: When discussing cultural differences and traditions, the teacher could prompt students to share their initial assumptions and how their views changed as they learned about diverse cultures. This encourages cultural sensitivity and open-mindedness.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2019

Recently, Education Week published an article describing culturally-questionable activities and language found in Studies Weekly , a social studies curriculum used by more than 13,000 schools across the country. Of course, curriculum is only a small part of what’s needed to create culturally-responsive classrooms.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

It’s no secret that learning a second language, building on communication skills and absorbing other cultures are important components of success today. Kids Discover, a provider of online science and social studies curriculum, is excited to announce the winners of its Cross-Curricular Lesson-Building Contest.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Students could discuss topics like the importance of friendship or how birthdays are celebrated differently in various cultures. Studying a Historical Figure See: The teacher presents a portrait or image of a historical figure. Think: Students consider the themes or emotions conveyed, speculating on the author’s intentions.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2023

The series also focuses on math, science, social studies, arts and social-emotional learning. American Sign Language (ASL) translations will be added to a collection of story segments that will live on the website. Educators can also access guidance on how to use Let’s Learn in the classroom on PBS LearningMedia.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

It can also act as a study companion, generating practice questions, summarizing key points from e-textbooks and webpages, and much more. Additionally, students can use ChatGPT to learn new languages, receive personalized tutoring, and explore new subjects at their own pace.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2024

McGraw Hill: The global education leader is rolling out Spanish-language versions of all 30 McGraw Hill AR activities on Verizon Innovative Learning HQ. All 30 activities across math, science and social studies subject areas are now available via app and web.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2022

The United Kingdom-based DoodleLearning’s Math and English Language Arts products create personalized learning experiences that help improve students’ academic achievement and confidence. Silver Spring, MD (Tuesday, August 17, 2022) — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader backed by Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Specifically, district leaders and teachers sought a digital resource aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards, supportive of hands-on learning, and accessible to the district’s English Language Learners. Currently, the company’s Social Studies Techbooks are used in middle school classrooms districtwide.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Contest winners get to participate in behind-the-scenes experiences at iconic American historical and cultural sites as part of America’s Field Trip. He swears by using children’s books to learn and maintain information, as they are full of pictures and infographics and engaging language that keeps the audience entertained.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Students often came into my program from all over the world with limited English language skills in their late teens, which makes them at risk for aging out of earning a traditional high school diploma. I fully support the model and know it works after piloting a competency based learning program for the past few years.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

There are certification tracks on Google, Microsoft, Apple, SMART, among other topics, like online assessment, STEM, ELA, Math, Social Studies, and PBL. The program is designed by educators for educators to provide targeted, assessment-driven instruction, reinforcement, and support in math, reading, and language arts.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

“Given the unique and often overlooked challenges of English learners, Riverside Insights has focused on providing multi-dimensional, research-backed insights that help evaluators and educators differentiate between language/exposure learning barriers and academic/cognitive learning barriers to help meet students’ personalized needs.”.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2019

In Jill Armstrong’s social studies classes, when students learn about other countries, they don’t just learn from textbooks and news articles, which she says can seem abstract and elusive to teenagers. and Kharbeet is 5,000 miles away in Turkey.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

No other subject comes close in terms of difficulty, with English ​​(16.8%), history (14.7%), science (12.3%) and world languages (11%) following way behind. Brainly’s users also seek help in science (18.84%), social studies (17.2%), and English (16.3%). .” of all subject searches and underscoring the need for assistance.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Kahlfeldt has touched on the census many times in his 15 years as a middle school social studies teacher at Winfield School District 34 (22 years total as an educator). He also shares how his zesty attitude toward social studies makes lessons on the census—and many other topics—pop for his students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2017

She teaches social studies in Spanish and English classes to recent immigrants and an AP seminar class. Her PhD is in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis in Holocaust and Genocide Studies from the University of Denver. Dr. Olson is a National Board Certified Teacher since 1999.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2023

In 2017, while teaching fifth grade language arts and social studies, I took my love of radio and started a podcast on teaching and education. I wanted to help shape a culture where every voice matters, I wanted to flatten the hierarchy and, of course, like many professionals, I wanted to try something new.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

To get you started, I’ve provided you with information about what you’ll need to get started, and a few ideas on how to bring green screen technology into STEM, language arts, history, performance, and physical education spaces. Incorporate famous tourist destinations and cultural practices for additional social studies coverage!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

We want all children to attend a public school where there is a nurse, the arts, band, orchestra, novels, field trips, technology and daily classes in the “untested subjects” (such as science and social studies). Teachers want fair funding for all schools.

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eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

PreK On My Way , Designed in Collaboration with UTHealth’s Children’s Learning Institute and Yale Child Study Center, Brings Together the Latest Early Childhood Education Research in Language, Literacy, Math, and Social-Emotional Development. of the Yale Child Study Center; and Jie-Qi Chen, Ph.D. ,

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Highlights include how to create a positive school culture around testing, the best ways to partner with parents and suggestions for utilizing available funding. Study Island New Game-Based Group Sessions. Making Your School Culture Pay Dividends During Testing Season. Marzano-Validated Best Practices for Online Practice.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

He wasn't engaged in most of his classes nor was he doing homework at home, and though he was not yet sure how he wanted to spend his future he did have strong passions in surfing, photography and the beach culture here in Hawaii. Overall, he was tired, bored and felt apathy toward school in general.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2016

Cricket Media , a next-generation global learning company, announced the launch of its 3rd Annual Global Folklorist Challenge in partnership with the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage. and international social studies, language, and interdisciplinary curriculum standards.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

But he says colleagues have also adapted the platform for other traditional subjects including science and social studies. It claims to have about six million users across 160 countries and 11 languages. As a teacher, he sought ways to turn his class into a game, developing the foundations of Classcraft, founded in 2013.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

math, literacy, science, social studies, foreign language, art). Social emotional development includes interpersonal skills, mindsets like self-efficacy and resilience (coping through and recovering from challenge or adversity). The two final domains are connected to health, both physical health (e.g.,

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

A former social studies teacher at the city’s public boarding high school, Brady-Howard now serves as chair of Indigenous Studies at Outer Coast, where students study Alaska Native literature, beading and the Tlingit language. Tlingit language is being spoken in that space.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

To social studies. To language arts. Imagine you’re talking about different language families. WordTranslation to translate them into hundreds of languages. Then you could make a dendrogram to show how the forms of those words cluster in different languages—and you can discover the Indo-European language family.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2023

They don't want other types of people to be able to have access to the curriculum, and that's done on purpose — especially in social studies.” It's why she studied history and journalism as an undergrad, and why teaching history appeals to her. How It Started Cella loves a good story.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Savvas One provides a one-year digital license to the company’s most popular, national K-12 math, literacy, science, and social studies programs, for one all-inclusive price per student, per grade level. SuccessMaker 2020 Reading and Math , the updated popular intervention programs, are designed to close learning gaps.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2022

In addition to teacher staffing being a concern, the poll identified the following resources that educators need to make summer learning more effective: reading/English Language Arts (ELA) and mathematics curricula, along with access to online materials and lessons, and remediation programs to close learning gaps.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2018

But researchers following school districts who have implemented such practices, note that SEL practices hold “limited promise” for changing trends in school discipline because notions inherent in much of the pedagogy don’t consider power, privilege and cultural differences. There has to be a great deal of intentionality.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2019

This article is part of our upcoming guide, Social Studies: It's Time to Reinvest. Although many educators choose to present the Holocaust through fictional texts taught in English Language Arts classes, we believe that actual stories—found in diaries, letters, eyewitness accounts, and memoirs—do better justice to this complex history.

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Cult of Pedagogy

SEPTEMBER 15, 2024

I’ve seen students with selective mutism or other language-based learning differences play important roles in a culminating show, stunning their teacher, family, and peers in the process. Other Ideas Social Studies: 10th graders studying ancient civilizations become locations like the pyramids of Egypt, or the Great Wall of China.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 21, 2025

Perfect for a social studies class, language arts, or a dedicated sociology course, these sociology questions for 8th grade will intrigue even your most reluctant writers. Why do cultures develop stereotypes? What are examples of non-verbal communication that we use in American culture? Why or why not?

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 7, 2025

Subjects: English Language Arts, Science, Writing Address Common Core State Standards for writing with an inquiry-based learning activity that works for any lesson. Help students use their inquiry skills in social studies classes, including history, sociology, and world cultures.

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