eSchool News

AUGUST 6, 2015

The latest version of SAS Curriculum Pathways offers with improved search, user ratings and comments, individual home pages and automated resource recommendations–all with a goal of making learning and teaching more effective, and with more personalization, than ever. “We The new SAS Curriculum Pathways is a substantial leap forward.”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2021

Lately, I’ve concentrated on social studies. I chatted with my PLN, browsed forums where I knew efriends hung out, and taught a slew of online grad school classes to teachers who always are willing the discuss their newest favorite social studies tech tool. Like social studies. Timeline JS.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Every teacher knows the importance of critical thinking in education. Strong critical thinkers make better decisions, are more informed, have more career opportunities, and are generally better equipped to navigate the challenges of everyday life. In the classroom, critical thinking is essential to the growth and betterment of our students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Findings like these suggest the need for schools to start teaching good digital citizenship to students at a very young age—and Ribble and many others believe that students should learn these skills throughout the K-12 curriculum. But if we embed it into the curriculum, that’s when it sticks.”. Managing an online identity.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 19, 2019

Social studies educators have the unique challenge of teaching subject matter that is constantly shifting. Just as culture, society and history are dynamic, so too is the corresponding curriculum.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2024

While the concept of HQIM has been established and embraced in other core academic disciplines, applying this concept to social studies has been more complex. Unlike content standards for math or science, where there is more uniformity across states, social studies standards can vary significantly from one state to another.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

Before I get into how edtech enhances social studies lessons, let’s ask a foundational question: What the heck is Social Studies ? According to Brookings , roughly nine percent of educators consider themselves social studies teachers. There are lots of social studies-oriented games and simulations.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2023

While the emphasis on computer science curriculum is often placed on middle and high schools, the need for elementary students to acquire the skills necessary for success in a technology-driven world is becoming increasingly crucial. The In Focus Pathway is designed for a dedicated computer science or technology class. .

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2015

Pearson has partnered with Listen Current to deliver daily current events and lessons to classrooms using its 6-12 literature curriculum. That curriculum called, Pearson Literature, will now feature Listen Current connections that build on topics students are exploring in the program to make learning relevant and meaningful.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

This quiz is part of our upcoming guide, Social Studies: It's Time to ReInvest Social studies is an ever-evolving discipline. Think you’re up to date on the current state of social studies curriculum? As humanity’s story changes, we must continually strive to tell it with accuracy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Poptential , a family of free, award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content about the Civil Rights Movement for instruction during Black History Month. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet. history and society. history and society.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2022

To help them make sense of how we got here, Poptential has expanded and updated its Common Sense Economics digital curriculum to include recent economic events, including the COVID-19 pandemic, supply chain issues, and the current inflation crisis. Click to tweet.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Poptential , a free curriculum that infuses lessons with digital storytelling using pop culture references, also uses SpongeBob SquarePants. the nonprofit behind Poptential.

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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.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2024

The culture and climate of the social studies classroom has changed, and the way teachers teach social studies has to change with it. The modern social studies classroom should now be a classroom full of student inquiry and choice. Because the curriculum in a class like AP U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Frank Smith A game born from a teacher's frustration has blossomed into a new way to teach geography and current events.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2021

As a social studies teacher who spends a lot of class time poring over comic books with students, it’s been gratifying to see the attitude about comics in education shifting over the last decade or so. I’ve spent about a decade as the chair of the social studies department at Wissahickon High School, where I teach grades 9-12.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2023

As Tax Day approaches, Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors media-rich content to teach key concepts about taxation in the United States. The curriculum is standards-based and developed by teachers. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Click to tweet. the nonprofit behind Poptential.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2016

Tynker’s new curriculum now available for rollout by K-12 science, math, and computer science teachers Across North America. The new 2016 curriculum adds 3 new Javascript courses, 12 STEM programming courses, and a course on drone programming in partnership with Parrot, one of the world’s leading civil drone companies. “To

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eSchool News

JULY 3, 2020

Actively Learn, Achieve3000’s research-based, standards-aligned curriculum platform, announces the release of new sequenced curricular units: Actively Learn ELA, Actively Learn Social Studies, and Actively Learn Science. Beginning fall 2020, assignments will be aligned to all state standards for ELA, science, and social studies.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

INDIANAPOLIS — Certell, the creator behind the Poptential family of free social studies course packages, announced a significant update to its digital curriculum and platform designed to help students better understand the principles that have shaped American history while giving teachers tools to better manage their classroom and improve learning.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 13, 2020

Can teachers who are teaching an AP course use blended learning models and cover the extensive curriculum? She is a veteran social studies teacher who has taught Sociology, US History, World History, Anthropology, and Psychology. I get asked this question frequently as a blended learning coach. My answer is a resounding “Yes!”

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2021

Social studies. That’s why many curriculums — understandably so — have been geared toward achieving certain benchmarks for each grade level. There’s no shortage of important topics the U.S. education system imparts on our youth.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

KinderLab Robotics, creator of the award-winning KIBO robot , is expanding its curriculum offerings to serve students in grades 35 with Exploring with KIBO. The new curriculum includes 60 hours of standards-aligned lessons and activities specifically designed for upper elementary grades, with 20 hours of instruction per grade level.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2015

Study shows that mentoring and leadership coaching are helping teachers increase student achievement in some subjects. Giving teachers two years of formal PD and training sessions with a leadership coach could result in higher student achievement in certain curriculum areas, according to a new RAND Corporation study.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2016

“Part of our curriculum design is project-based learning. We try to design our curriculum around how the real world functions,” said Linnea Garrett, ChiTech school director. “We really believe we can ground meaning behind the curriculum when there are real-world applications.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2020

Curriculum-Based Assessment (CBA), often equated with Curriculum-Based Measurement (CBM), is any form of assessment that measures progress toward fulfillment of a stated curriculum. CBAs are typically designed by the educator but in some cases are available for download from the curriculum provider for free or fee.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2016

MCSD narrowed the gap between its test scores and the state averages on 12 tests this year: third-grade English language arts, science, and social studies. fourth-grade science and social studies. fifth-grade English language arts, math, science, and social studies. eighth-grade social studies.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Poptential , a family of award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an array of engaging content to illustrate the culture, traditions, and history of Native Americans for National American Indian Heritage Month. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Click to tweet.

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Priceless Ponderings

APRIL 14, 2025

Priceless Ponderings The Best Homeschool Social Studies Curriculum for Busy Parents Finding the perfect homeschool social studies curriculum can feel overwhelming. If you’re a busy parent, you need a curriculum that simplifies your life while making social studies exciting for your child.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2022

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — (May 6, 2022) — Poptential , a family of free social studies course packages that pair pop culture media with engaging digital storytelling, provides teachers and students media-rich lessons on the American Revolution and Declaration of Independence, celebrated July 4. Click to tweet. the maker of Poptential.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2023

In Illinois, individual districts are ultimately responsible for creating an implementation plan and revising or developing curriculum, but that’s a lot of pressure. Illinois also established an inclusive history commission the same year TEAACH was passed that provided recommendations on social studies instruction.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Our STEAM curriculum and projects come ready-to-teach and can be used by teachers of all experience levels, even if they’ve never taught STEAM subjects before. We’re excited to welcome our new partner schools and districts, and we look forward to seeing how they use our hands-on curriculum to engage students in unprecedented ways.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2015

We have learned that helping students make connections to the broader world around them is a powerful way to bring the core curriculum to life and get kids actively participating in the learning process,” says Flocabulary CEO Alex Rappaport. The Week in Rap Junior is a spin-off of The Week in Rap, Flocabulary’s program for grades 5-12.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2018

When I was teaching social studies in elementary school, I often found that while my ideas were endless, my planning time was limited. Despite my best efforts, I struggled to adequately prepare for all of my social studies lessons in a given week. Cross-curricular learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Social Studies teachers seem to have an impossible challenge: take events that happened hundreds or thousands of years ago and make them relevant to today’s teens.

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