eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Students then explore these questions through interactive videos featuring real-world visuals fostering a sense of wonder and actively supporting student engagement in the accompanying discussion prompts. . Currently, the company’s Social Studies Techbooks are used in middle school classrooms districtwide.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

Lesa Wang, STEAM teacher, Marymount Lower Middle School, New York, NY. Related: 20 ideas for teaching coding in math, science, social studies, and ELA. Our robot, Milo , has been a great addition to our school team. The students are eager to and enjoy working with Milo.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

For instance, when discussing natural resources in geography, I pose a thought-provoking question: What is something you cannot live without? As students investigate everyday items, I emphasize that most of these products originate from nature at some point, prompting a discussion on the true cost of these goods. link] Moser, K.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

Kim Booth, sixth grade teacher at Coleman Middle School in Duluth, Ga.: “I One of the things lost in all of that discussion has been the social aspects of school. Claire Peterson, middle school teacher at Pat Neff Middle School in San Antonio, Texas: “This isn't the same. I miss my kids.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Despite living in incredibly tense times where we can’t even talk about history without fomenting a fight — or worse, inciting a civil war — we have not adequately discussed how the history classroom can create a citizenry that is stronger and more thoughtful and engaged. Thinking historically is at the root of those skills.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Participating in a simulation of the Constitutional Convention offered them a structured experience to practice the skills necessary for civic discourse—listening, discussing and compromising. With an increased emphasis on improving test scores in reading, writing, math and science, social studies fell to the wayside.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A couple of weeks ago during a coaching session, a middle school teacher I work with described a fun math activity. Middle school students are navigating the most vulnerable and self-conscious developmental phase. She asked her students who were learning remotely to build blanket forts.

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OCTOBER 3, 2017

Jill Weber, Cheney Middle School. We all strive to develop students with the skills necessary to be successful after high school graduation. The National Council for the Social Studies urges us to find ways for our kids to “take informed action” based on what they have learned.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For social studies educators, a presidential election year is a big deal. It’s a nationwide teachable moment in which the entire country is constantly discussing a hearty list of key standards that is supposed to inform our instruction. I’ve always relished these times because they’re part of what makes social studies special.

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APRIL 16, 2018

In Oakland, CA, more than 60 students at James Madison Middle School gather to talk about money. We’ve seen social studies teachers include personal finance in their civics curriculum and math teachers use digital courses to teach topics like unit cost. The conversation is robust.

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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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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The very first year I taught middle school science, I found myself teaching more reading lessons than I had ever expected—and that didn’t change when I switched to a middle school math classroom two years later. Social Studies / Current Events.

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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 15 articles and 53 lessons have been released in conjunction with ADHD awareness month and include parent and teacher strategies to support learners in school and at home.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

Ariana Garcia doesn’t take a break as she goes from tutoring a small group of students to teaching a social studies class at the Great Oak Charter middle school in New York City. Once a week, Turk does a live video discussion with all her interns on the platform.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This distributed model of learning took off and has grown over the years to a network of nearly 300 Fulton County educators who are pioneering new approaches to education technology use, testing new tools and helping others in their schools and communities do the same. PSA project on human-created environmental problems.

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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. I couldn’t articulate it this succinctly at ten years old, but the depictions of the characters weighed on me.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

On the second day of his current job, as principal of nearby Lexington Middle School, he discovered that a social studies teacher was also using the game. Despite its traction in the K-12 schools and districts, the company says it has no immediate plans to charge schools and teachers. He happily obliged.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Over the last year, she’s noticed ads peppered throughout the communications app, which is used by most students, parents and teachers at her 13-year-old’s middle school. Most of the ads seem innocuous—a virtual charter school or a set of digital worksheets, for example—and don’t bother her much. They’re middle-school kids.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2018

Students are required to have PLPs beginning in 7th grade, but many schools start the process sooner. Mount Anthony Union Middle School (MAUMS) begins the process in sixth grade, giving students a head start on understanding the concept, process and language they will use moving forward.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

The exception is BrainPOP — there are no ads, but it requires a hefty annual fee: BrainPOP Fremium BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology.

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Quizzes History Students Evaluation 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A study conducted in Prince William County, Virginia, provides insights into how individual students can benefit from tracking their own academic progress. Middle school social studies teacher Erin Merrill implemented a system where students use a data notebook to track their mastery of specific standards.

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JANUARY 22, 2019

In the process, they also learned plenty about social studies and civic engagement. She wears a number of hats as middle school teacher, instructional coach, and author (@tweenteacher). Book group discussions can jumpstart conversations among colleagues. Heather Wolpert-Gawron offers a good role-model.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

The next semester those four teachers repeated the same PD process and present their sample lessons to the other core content teachers in their school. Middle-school teachers in the pilot became so excited that the middle school produced twice the number of lessons using Google Slides than the high school.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

APRIL 21, 2025

By middle school, your students are starting to discover their places in society. From social media to community resources to economic inequality, sociological issues affect them and their families every day. 10 Sociology Questions for Class Discussions Do your middle schoolers come into class with questions on their mind?

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Questions Grades Social Studies Middle School 52

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

She also discussed the importance of deeper learning and the challenges of facilitating it, and the necessity of making learning visible in order to see if and how students are processing information. Right now, it’s used primarily in our four middle schools and three high schools. How does your district use it?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. IXL is one of the most widely-recognized and popular educational websites for literacy and math.

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Math Curriculum Testing Grades 133

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Luckily, Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Andrew Carroll, former High School teacher, has a great analysis of the problem and discussion of solutions below: How to control smartphone usage in classroom? Digital devices, especially smartphones and tablets, have become an appendage for schools. How can parents solve this problem?

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

We wanted to make sure that this was incorporated as a discussion space within the schools that our students were attending on the South and West side of Chicago. That model has since transformed, significantly, into a brick-and-mortar school where the backbone of that school will be that same type of curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology. How do I teach Inquiry and Research in Middle School. World Almanac for Kids.

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Priceless Ponderings

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

with Activities Your Students Will LOVE Economics is not just for the big kids in middle school or high schoolits actually the perfect topic for 2nd-4th graders. Oh, and did I mention Ive created an easy-to-use social studies worksheet unit packed with a comprehensive collection of economics resources?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Social Media: @rmbyrne, YouTube. Richard Byrne is a former high school social studies teacher at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in Maine. He is a popular speaker at events worldwide discussing tech-in-ed topics focused on sharing free web-based resources that enhance student learning experiences.

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OCTOBER 10, 2017

And it could easily be a four-week block that could be put into a social studies program. And it could be offered at the middle school level. It could be offered at the high school level. News literacy should be a requirement for every student in this country. It shouldn't just be for the privileged few.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

Academic competitions can be exciting and rewarding additions to your school club options. For upper elementary and middle school students, these challenges not only promote academic growth and productive struggle but also social connections. The program emphasizes teamwork, spelling skills, and academic excellence.

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Critical Thinking Essay Participation Math 52

k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Communication Skills In an online setting, students must proactively communicate with teachers for help, clarification, or participation in discussions. Learning Independence Online schooling encourages students to become self-directed learners. A basic level of digital literacy is a must.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2023

In our virtual learning circles, structured small group discussions where educators could connect, share resources and learn from each other, we discussed a range of issues weighing heavily on the minds of many U.S. In our Voices of Change research, it became clear that Asian American educators face microaggressions all too often.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Still, the path was winding and not limited to school. When Ta was in middle school — when the country was embroiled in the 2020 presidential election and reeling from COVID-19 — political questions seemed suddenly relevant for them. School also taught Ta to conduct research, which was helpful.

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APRIL 1, 2022

“We need to talk about the trauma of teaching through a pandemic,” urges Christopher Bowen, a STEM curriculum specialist for Johnson City Schools in Tennessee. As Bronx middle school teacher Roxanne Leak put it during an interview, “It’s unfortunate. Teachers are leaving.

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