eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

The suite includes scaffolded and leveled, standards-aligned curriculum designed to support STEM, computer science, coding, robotics, and SEL in engaging ways, and to embrace all learners from any and every background. The courses and curriculum engage students in solving gamified challenges by coding a virtual robot.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

These skills–often referred to as soft skills, but also known as durable skills for their importance in the workplace–are a focus of 21st-century classrooms. A STEM or STEAM lab is an environment where students, irrespective of grade, can come together and actively participate in hands-on STEM and STEAM learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2017

With all of the focus on helping struggling students achieve grade-level proficiency, students at the very top end of the academic spectrum often aren’t getting the challenges they need to stay engaged in school or tap their full potential. Matthew Jaskol aims to change that.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

CoderZ enables them to acquire computational thinking, problem solving skills and learn coding as a life skill. Developed for students in grades 2 and above, the gamified STEM solution allows student to work at their own pace, easily programming real and virtual robots from anywhere in the world.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2020

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS) is offering one free month or a $15 discount on a yearly subscription to Beast Academy Online , the complete web-based math curriculum designed to help students ages 8-13 deepen their understanding of math. Alcumus : This free adaptive online learning system has more than 13,000 problems and solutions.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

When I started teaching in the early 90s, I was an eager and very green third grade teacher ready to change the world, one class at a time. Since then, I have served in various roles in public education and the private sector and have witnessed innovations in curriculum, instructional design, classroom design, and more.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

AI facilitates efficient administrative tasks, reducing the burden on educators by handling routine processes such as scheduling, grading, and resource management. AI-powered tools can aid in identifying gaps in curriculum design, helping institutions refine their teaching strategies.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Even with some disagreement about the cost effectiveness of chasing the benefits of small class size, most researches agree that it does have a positive impact, particularly on students in younger grades. For a student, individual attention can make the difference between effectively developing skills and just coasting along.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Education.com , an online education destination for teachers, parents, and homeschoolers looking to help their kids succeed in school, announced a new guided curriculum that changes the way they help their preschool and elementary children develop essential skills. The new curriculum organizes skills in an easy-to-follow sequence.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2019

There’s a lot that goes into innovation efforts on campus—think curriculum design, technology training for instructors, and bureaucracy. Outcomes, Testing and Grading Which methods of assessment best measure learning and ability? But too often, a critical element is left out of the process: student voice.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

The gaming devices aren’t being treated as contraband anymore, at least not in the 100 K-12 schools that have welcomed Nintendo products into their classrooms this year to help students develop collaboration, creativity, critical thinking and problem-solving skills. He remembers hearing about it and eagerly submitting an application.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2021

Students will be entering classrooms with varied experiences during the pandemic, entering classrooms with uneven skill sets and knowledge levels. When studying the history of Chicago with my third-grade students, understanding identity was critical to understanding Chicago’s long-standing inequality.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

The criteria were established by the Arizona Department of Education as part of its Move On When Reading initiative, an effort to provide all readers with specific, targeted instruction and interventions so that they are reading at or above grade level by the end of the 3rd grade. “95

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

It is for this very reason that SEL hasn’t traditionally played a prominent role in curriculum design. Of course, it’s one thing to recognize the value and necessity of SEL, and another thing entirely to integrate these non-academic skills seamlessly into the curriculum, rather than treat them as a standalone consideration.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2019

The 20 students in my class received a wide range of grades, causing a mixture of satisfaction and dismay. A quarter of them had mastered the skills and were ready to apply what they had learned about fractions to solving linear equations. About half showed competency with the skills, but were still making numerous errors.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2019

Neither are those that mention “innovation” and “21st century skills” in their mission statements. Around that time, Ashton read about the high demand for skilled workers in computer science—a growing field that offers high-paying jobs, with a starting salary around $65,000 per year.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

It’s a good combination of community and equity and purposeful curriculum design,” Egan says. They can add chapters as new skills become in-demand by employers or choose the format that works best for their classes. “The faculty are identifying the gaps, and the hospital is providing insight on the gaps they’re seeing.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

With Kolibri, we provide a free and open-source learning platform that's really designed for learners with limited digital literacy skills, so there aren’t as many barriers to adoption. But another important aspect is thinking about digital literacy skills and digital rights.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Since last fall they’ve already submitted digital data about their demographics, household income, ethnicity and legal status, food intolerances, medical profiles, grades and socio-emotional skills. Every activity on computers and the software applications they use in class further generates data about them everyday.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In doing so, we should design assessments as an engaging, ongoing process for students, helping them learn and achieve their learning outcomes rather than considering it as a one-shot test or quiz and focusing merely on the score. This requires them to do research so that they can demonstrate their skills.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

AI is also employed in automating administrative tasks, streamlining processes such as grading and attendance tracking. These systems foster independent learning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills. It nurtures skills crucial for the future workforce, such as problem-solving, adaptability, and technological literacy.

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2017

With the realization that many students today are unprepared for college and the changing career landscape, some schools are exploring new instructional models and broadening their definition of student success to include skills beyond traditional academics. The Valor Flagship Academy opened its doors to 150 fifth graders in the fall of 2014.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

The seeds for Transcend were planted when Wetzler and Samouha were working on a project—with Achievement First’s Greenfield Schools—to design and build a school model focused on developing the skills that would lead to success in college. The team has been involved in planning, building and refining the school model.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In doing so, we should design assessments as an engaging, ongoing process for students, helping them learn and achieve their learning outcomes rather than considering it as a one-shot test or quiz and focusing merely on the score. This requires them to do research so that they can demonstrate their skills.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2016

These rapidly changing times challenge educators to find areas of work that are hard in the right way: they must connect with the kids and also with the areas of knowledge, skills—and don’t let us forget ethnics—adults will need for the future world.” What is worst about school curriculum is the fragmentation of knowledge into little pieces.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Curricular Lessons : A range of ready-to-teach lessons designed to support the K-8 curriculum across Maths, Science, English and Art. Canva Education Library: More than 5,000 new free classroom resources across Maths, Science, Art and Design curriculums. Teachers can browse lessons by grade, subject and topic.

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Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

To better understand implicit linguistic biases in our teaching, we must partner with others, especially students, to gain perspectives on how we can model critical consciousness in curriculum design (Cavazos, 2024). 2024; Montenegro & Jankowski, 2017; Tinto, 2017; Winklemes, 2016).

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

But you should consider a handful of the key requirements that each job description lists and incorporate into your resume how you can deliver these skills. Did you rapidly improve test scores during your time as an 8th grade math teacher? Are you looking to expand as a Curriculum Designer? Give them the numbers.

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Tunstalls Teaching Tidbits

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Graphing Data With Candy Hearts Graphing with candy hearts is the perfect way to make this essential skill hands-on, engaging, and fun. Students will: Sort, count, and categorize colors Create a picture graph Analyze and discuss their results This interactive experience builds graphing skills while making learning sweet and memorable.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Curriculum must be created in a way that promotes access and diversity, but also provides students with learning experiences relevant to the 21st century and beyond, and prepares them to be successful in a changing globalized society. The final design phase includes the four remaining steps to complete the design of the course.

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 10, 2025

Curriculum must be created in a way that promotes access and diversity, but also provides students with learning experiences relevant to the 21st century and beyond, and prepares them to be successful in a changing globalized society. The final design phase includes the four remaining steps to complete the design of the course.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

Why It Works Harvards Project Zero found that students are more likely to retain information and develop critical thinking skills when they are allowed to explore their interests and make choices. When students feel they have control, learning becomes something theyre doing for themselves, not just for a grade.

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The Applicious Teacher

JUNE 18, 2024

I have two kids, a curriculum design business, and a full-time career. This could also be something like learning a new language, working on your handwriting skills, or learning photography! A mom at the party was discussing how she likes to bake sourdough bread and runs Disney races with her friends. I laughedwas she joking?

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 3, 2025

It makes sense, standardized curricula, grading systems, and content delivery allow for scalability and consistency. Its a skill. Rethinking Curriculum: From Global to Glocal One of the most powerful levers of cultural identity in K12 online education is the curriculum. Does Standardization Mean Cultural Neutrality?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

And all grades are doing various levels of coding. The engineers were the seventh grade students. Grading was less about the final product than the process, and more about demonstrating their use of the 4Cs. These are the skills that are in high demand and those are the skills we really try to foster in our students,” he said.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

But before she could drag herself to the nurse’s office, she had to find someone to watch her sixth grade class. The final straw was when school leaders decided to overhaul the school’s grading system at the height of the pandemic, and denied her request for extra planning time. I’m having a heart attack , she thought.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2022

Aiming to improve Kenyan students’ base math skills, it had distributed over 3 million textbooks, appraised nearly 30,000 teachers, and its national student information system had registered 96 percent of all students nationwide. But in 2020, the program requested $9 million more to rollout a teacher training campaign. hours to 10 minutes.

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