eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

95 Percent Group LLC, the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, launched 95 Phonics Core Program® Word Study, Grades 4 and 5. Grounded in the Science of Reading, 95 Phonics Core Program® Word Study, Grades 4 and 5. is a 30-week curriculum designed for daily 30-minute instruction. Lincolnshire, Ill. –

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Washington Depot, Connecticut Slooh , the pioneer in offering live online telescope feeds of the universe and an NGSS-aligned curriculum to school communities worldwide, is launching a new Earth science curriculum for students in grades 5-9. To learn more about Slooh and its new Earth science curriculum, visit.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Ohio is dedicating millions to a curriculum overhaul. Meanwhile, just nine states require that districts adopt high-quality reading curriculum, NCTQ’s analysis found. Only three of those — South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia — require districts to choose curriculum from a state-approved list and cover the cost for districts.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2025

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– The Smithsonian Science Education Center and Carolina Biological announced new independent study results showing the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom curriculum improved students scores in N.C. Students in grades 3 through 5 were part of the study from rural and diverse North and South Carolina.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This kind of validation is irreplaceable and builds a robust sense of self-worth that classroom grades alone cannot provide. By the time he graduated, Marcus was not just a student with good grades but a reliable young man ready to meet the demands of adulthood.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

To close knowledge gaps and support every student, IXL equips Missouri educators with its award-winning PK-5 ELA curriculum, which personalizes learning and is grounded in the Science of Reading methodology. It then generates personalized action plans that help students eliminate their trouble spots, and grow their reading and writing skills.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. Meanwhile, just 20% of principals said their school offered the class in eighth grade and that any student could take it. Historically, students from low-income families have had less access to algebra in eighth grade, too.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

For example, Marylands state board has flagged that it wants every student career ready by the end of 10th grade. She is the director of curriculum for NAF, a nonprofit that is trying to make education more career-focused. But how are curriculum publishers responding to this insistence on career readiness?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2024

1st Grade A critical skill for first graders is to not only understand the idea of a “digital citizen” but why it’s important to be one. 3rd Grade In 3rd grade, students should become grounded in avoiding and/or dealing with cyberbullies. They can start by NOT making their picture look anything like themselves.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2025

Alabama Miller & Levine Biology The best-selling science curriculum immerses students in inquiry-based learning through interaction with real-world biology phenomena, giving purpose to what students learn and keeping them interested to explore further. ” ABOUT SAVVAS LEARNING COMPANY At Savvas, we believe learning should inspire.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

In this new phase of collaboration, educators, and students in grades 7-12 across PPS will receive access to Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives service. Following a review of potential solutions, PPS selected Discovery Education’s Pivot Interactives service for use with students in grades 7-12. 

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

In addition to awareness training, administrators need to ensure the same hosting services are being used across classrooms, grades, and schools in their district and monitor activity under one umbrella.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

Among the new content and resources now available to users of Discovery Education Experience are: Ready-To-Teach Lessons Enhancing Curriculum Built around research-based instructional strategies, these new ready-to-teach lessons and activities target critical classroom needs and help teachers create unique learning opportunities for each student.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

Rubrics identify specific criteria relevant to the assignment, along with corresponding levels of performance that allow for more precise grading. Using rubrics helps teachers stay focused during the grading process and ensures that grading is objective, consistent, and fair. How does using rubrics benefit students?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2025

She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

million students who completed the i-Ready Diagnostic for Reading and more than 3 million students who completed the i-Ready Diagnostic for Mathematics in Grades K–7 in 2021–2022 and in Grades 1–8 in 2022–2023. We found more success in students reaching grade level and staying at grade level when learning gaps were addressed early on.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Our group came from all over the state, representing different grades and subjects, and our mission was to create an online guide to help teachers break apart each standard, then provide a video tutorial or example of a lesson to address the standard, which we wrote as a team.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

Mystery Writing engages students in grades K-5 with “wow!” Educators participating in the free trial will receive access to the current collection of genre units and essential skills lessons created for grade 3-5 classrooms. Classroom Focus : Initially, the writing curriculum is intended for classroom use.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 27, 2022

There is currently no standardized cyber safety curriculum being taught in primary, elementary or intermediate schools. Cyber Legends intends to change that with engaging, curriculum-aligned lessons, masked as a fun video game. There is currently no standardized cyber safety curriculum being taught in educational systems.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2022

But for that to happen efficiently and effectively, the curriculum must be designed so that it builds coherently. The elements from grades K-2 are at the bottom of the page, and those from grades 9-12 are at the top. Families can see that what students learn each year builds on what has come before.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2020

This where I see the station rotation model being particularly useful for all grade levels. That may mean they don’t cover as much ground in terms of curriculum or volume of information, but it creates space for them to spend more time facilitating deep and meaningful learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Building foundational literacy skills through systematic writing instruction in the early grades is critical for students long-term success. As the Wall Street Journal reports , kindergarten students tested in 2023 were about 2 percentage points less likely to begin school at grade level in reading, compared to 2019 data.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

When I took this position, we didn’t really have anything related to robotics, so we were looking for ways to get students in eighth grade into a CTE pathway. Texas has adopted curriculum standards that are used in all the state’s public schools. Flexible curriculum that integrates with other platforms.

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eSchool News

JULY 26, 2024

those in grade 4 in 2021) demonstrate signs of recovery in both reading and mathematics that in some cases align with their pre-pandemic growth trajectories. Students who were well below grade level in both reading and mathematics at the beginning of the 2021–2022 school year are not keeping pace with pre-pandemic growth trends.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

“In an effort to get our students back on pace, we tested Exact Path to provide remediation as a supplement to our existing curriculum. During the 2022-2023 school year, CCSD implemented a research study on Exact Path, with more than 20,000 students spanning kindergarten through grade 10, to assess and improve math and reading scores.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2025

CTE teachers were the most likely of all grades 9-12 public school instructors to be newer to the profession, with 10 percent having less than three years of teaching experience. Seventy percent of CTE educators reported industry experience prior to teaching, while 30 percent reported having no industry experience before teaching.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As a science teacher for grades 1-3, I wanted to create a completely different science lab experience for my young students. We started with a pilot for second grade students and then expanded that pilot to include first graders. All students in grades 1-3 currently use TinkRworks for science labs. It connected to our NGSS work.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. Data released at the end of the 2021-22 school year showed the district increased math scores by double digits in grades 3-8, outperforming pre-COVID levels.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In the early elementary grades, the assumption that PBL is simply too much for young learners can be a frequent roadblock. One of the most significant benefits of PBL is that it addresses students’ questions as they learn, fostering curiosity and perseverance in learning as opposed to having to stick to a specific curriculum.

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The Applicious Teacher

MAY 25, 2025

Teaching UFLI in 2nd grade? After a full year of using the UFLI Phonics program in my second grade classroom, (and for two years prior in small group!) Personal Whiteboard with marker s Using UFLI in your Second Grade Classroom Before we get into it, I want to add a clarification. Perfect for asking curriculum questions.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

In the past, I have used the SMART goal format to get students thinking about what they want to achieve in a grading period; however, given the fluid nature of the COVID-19 and school closures, I would encourage teachers to embrace goal-setting on a smaller scale (e.g., one week at a time).

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2025

Forward-thinking educators in the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools are reimagining what high school looks like, restructuring the workday, moving from grading systems to competency-based systems, and prioritizing personalized learning pathways. For a detailed look at how these districts are reimagining high school, click here.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

NEW YORK — Social-first media company, The News Movement (TNM) today announced a new partnership with EXPLR Media (EXPLR), an organization which produces and shares educational videos and curriculum for students in the US. The two companies will collaborate on developing educational news content aimed at grade 7-12 children.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 21, 2025

She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

And when you combine strong values with smart tech and a global curriculum, you get more than a good education. From Prekindergarten to Grade 12, students learn social-emotional skills through a carefully structured curriculum. At Elmwood, learning is never static. Its active, collaborative, and forward-looking.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

In short, it has never been more critical to understand how to support students on the path to reading proficiency by the end of 3rd grade. The science can and should guide curriculum design. school districts that have adopted Reading Horizons Discovery , their foundational literacy curriculum for grades K–3.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2024

Popular generative AI use cases : Participants see generative AI being used most often for analyzing student data (68 percent), creating instructional material (67 percent), and grading (65 percent). Currently, teachers have the most experience using tools for language processing (38 percent) and automatic grading (38 percent).

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