Discussions, Middle School and STEM

Hundreds of STEM Grants Have Been Terminated. K-12 Math Educators Will Lose Out

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

Since 1950, the National Science Foundation has committed federal funding to researchers who could demonstrate that their work was fundamental to scientific progress and make education in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) more broadly available.

STEM

STEM Math Education Peer Review

How this middle school teacher gets students to challenge themselves in math

eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

Due to all of these factors and a lot of thinking, I decided to change my career path to become a middle school mathematics teacher. They are collaborating, discussing, and working hard. Our Leader in Me classes promote time dedicated to discussions and social-emotional learning, which are extremely important.

Middle School

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4 ways to use ChatGPT in your STEM classroom

eSchool News

MAY 24, 2023

A few years later, the discussion changed to an argument about the pros and cons of using a Desmos calculator on their classroom iPads. Using Desmos was seen as being particularly egregious, as educators feared that students may have access to the internet and may surf the web while they should be learning or during summative assessments.

STEM

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New Jersey’s Middle Township Public Schools Initiates New Partnership with Discovery Education to Enhance Middle School Science Instruction

eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (June 12, 2022) —New Jersey’s Middle Township Public Schools (MTPS) announced it has initiated a new partnership with Discovery Education that will enhance science instruction for middle school students districtwide. Available with the Science?Techbooks?

Middle School

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Video of the Week: 9 great movies for middle school classrooms

eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2018

Ranging from bullying to STEM to autism, the topics tackled in these documentary movies can open kids’ eyes and encourage discussion. For more tips and strategies, visit this collection of movies for middle school classrooms.

Middle School

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Avoid the One-Size-Fits-All Classroom

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Many middle school and high school teachers feel immense pressure to move quickly through the curriculum. My excitement about blended learning stemmed from the realization that learning, both inside and outside of my classroom, can take many different forms. At the secondary level scenes like this are less frequent.

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CoderZ Launches New Code Farm Coding and Robotics Course for Grades Four Through Six

eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

. – When young students learn coding, they hone skills – such as computational thinking and collaboration – that enhance their success in school and future careers. The course is aligned with relevant standards frameworks, such as CSTA and NGSS, and includes extension opportunities for middle school classrooms. About CoderZ.

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Pandemic-related science losses hit underrepresented groups harder

eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Unlike pandemic-related math and reading achievement, science achievement in grades three through five has returned to near pre-COVID levels while middle school grades, specifically seventh and eighth grades, continue to show signs of a struggling recovery. By comparison, the average achievement gaps for science are modest (up to 3.2

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Science Achievement Math Middle School

A new teacher’s perspective: Today’s best edtech resources

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

In just a few months, I transitioned from being a student at the University of Montana’s College of Education to leading the instruction of a room of rambunctious middle school students interested in STEM. Then, I moved into a new role as a K-8 STEM Director at my school.

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The critical link between scholastic esports and career pathways education

eSchool News

JULY 29, 2022

When I first approached my administration back in August 2021 about implementing a scholastic esports program at school, I had imagined facing significant opposition to the idea, and, in preparation, had rehearsed my talking points and done my research in order to be persuasive. While a few had played before, most had not.

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I’m a Gen Z teacher–schools rely too much on Chromebooks

eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

In his widely discussed 2024 book “The Anxious Generation,” social psychologist Jonathan Haidt details how the cultural shift from a “play-based childhood” to a “phone-based childhood” corresponds to the spike in adolescent mental illness. History and was embarrassingly eager to participate in class debates and discussions.

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For Pi day, a free virtual field trip all about 3.14159

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2015

Speakers will discuss the role of Pi and mathematics in the operation of the everyday products and services, such as skyscrapers, jetliners, computers, video games, cell phones, and cars. “I Next page: How to register and submit questions for experts.'

Laboratory

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5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces

EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces. Thomas School near Seattle has concentrated on beefing up the school’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for the past several years and plans to strengthen it even more in the future. The independent private school in Medina, Wash.,

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46 edtech innovations at ISTELive 22

eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

As the nation’s premier middle school science competition for 15 years, the 3M Young Scientist Challenge features outstanding innovations from young scientists that utilize the power of STEM to improve the world. The GAME:IT Advanced course is the capstone course in the high school game design and programming pathway.

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STEM Distance Learning Science Participation

How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs

EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs. For Laura Fleming, library media specialist at New Milford High School in New Jersey, a library makerspace is a unique learning environment that encourages tinkering, play and open-ended exploration for all. Assess the School’s Existing STEM Programs.

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Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

Excel in math and you can pursue a wealth of STEM and other rewarding careers. Utilizing digital learning tools to help improve and support meaningful student participation in math discussions is a key way to bridge this gap. We should teach—and students should learn—them simultaneously.

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The Secret to Preventing Community College Dropouts? Start With Middle School

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

And one district in particular, the Putnam County School System in Cookeville , decided to push student ownership over higher education learning even further—with an extensive, dual-enrollment college credit program for high schoolers. And you’ve even gotten middle school students involved? Sam Brooks.

Middle School

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5 ways kids will learn about careers in 2025

eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2025

Young people need to start exploring career possibilities, based on their strengths and interests, starting in middle school–and theyre beginning to. There is no substitute for real world learning starting in high school. Starting early. Were also seeing more students being encouraged to tap into their passions.

Mobile Devices

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MiEN Company Releases White Paper on Creating a Scholastic Esports Program

eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2022

Readers will also find information about the Middle School Esports League, the High School Esports League and the National Association of Collegiate Esports. The white paper outlines the benefits that each organization can provide for schools and students. It’s a venture that’s win-win-win.”. About MiEN Company.

STEM

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UO professor equips Oregon middle, high school students with virtual career counselor

eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Research from around the country has shown that earlier discussions about careers make core content classwork more relevant, help students better plan for their future, increase school attendance, and enhance students emotional and mental well-being, according to Beth Molenkamp, the coordinator of the states Career Connected Learning program.

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Summer Learning Made Fun with No-Cost Family Resources from Discovery Education and Partners

eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

The following selection of no-cost digital resources connect families to continued learning in essential topic areas like STEM, financial literacy, health, and social-emotional learning: STEM Activities. The STEM Careers channel inspires students to dream big by meeting current STEM professionals from industry leading organizations.

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Hands-on learning will help Gen Alpha reach new levels of technical innovation

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

For example, if you give a middle school student a project to create their own Bluetooth speaker that plays music from a phone, they experience real-world problems. Sometimes no one knows the right answer, but team discussions can illuminate practical solutions. Collaboration is essential to the innovation process.

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Celebrating Earth Day with Dynamic Digital Resources from Discovery Education

eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2022

Going to the Moon with NASA Hear Erica Alvarez, NASA Systems Engineering & Integration Manager for Advanced Exploration Systems, share fun facts about the Artemis mission, explain why it’s important, and discuss how studying the moon helps us better understand and protect our Earth. Discovery Education currently serves approximately 4.5

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STEM Education Internet Textbooks

In Washington’s Most Diverse District, STEM Opportunities Provide New Paths to Success

Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2017

Current statistics show that scholars of color and females are underrepresented in STEM fields across the country, and so FWPS is actively taking steps to provide STEM and STEAM (STEM with an emphasis on the arts) opportunities for each scholar from kindergarten through high school graduation. Career pathways.

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Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

Later, the teachers can meet with their instructors to discuss the lab. Expanding access to dual enrollment math courses in high school helps students stay prepared for college, even if they arent entering a STEM field. Students need to be prepared both for more advanced content and a college-ready mindset.

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Top STEM Schools in Georgia Host High-Tech Personalized Classes Without Hours of Screentime

Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Unlike the typical public high school, this program is selective, meaning classes are much smaller. Students must be high achievers in middle school with recommendations from math and science teachers, in addition to high test scores. They are graded on a pass or fail basis.

STEM

STEM Laboratory Peer Review Schools

5 ways to interest more girls (and boys) in science

eSchool News

MAY 9, 2016

Reworking lessons and the classroom environment can help girls excel at STEM courses. Despite recent advances, women remain underrepresented in the workforce in many science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. I enjoyed science in elementary and middle school. I, too, used to have that mindset.

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Science STEM Lecturing Middle School

Using technology to support learning through movement

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

An elementary school teacher discussed how math can be integrated into PE class–for instance, students can measure and make calculations related to how far they jump or how fast they run, or myriad other activities. We installed L systems , featuring Epson laser projectors , in every elementary and middle school gymnasium.

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Technology Learning Math Elementary School

3 better alternatives to “gotcha” tactics for teachers

eSchool News

MAY 10, 2017

I wanted observation at Howard University Middle School (HUMS) to be a way for teachers to become better teachers, so for the 2016–2017 school year, we started asking them to capture videos of their lessons. The whole procedure was ridiculous to the point that I always dreaded it.

Teachers

Teachers Evaluation Feedback Math

Check out the 21st century classroom in action

eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2015

Creston Schools furnished the classrooms — one in the high school and one in the elementery/middle school — in partnership with the Green Hills Area Education Agency. McDermott said he worked closely with Green Hills AEA to brainstorm the possibilities, and they discussed partnering to create the learning spaces.

Learning Spaces

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AI in the Classroom — Educators Share Their Personal Challenges and Successes

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

These innovative educators discussed the challenges of completing the program and their experiences planning and implementing AI curriculum in their classes. Coral Zayas Coral Zayas is the new elementary instructional support specialist for science in Crowley ISD’s iNetwork of schools. Let's try it!" How did you get through them?

Intelligence

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5 ways PBIS boosts morale and increases learning opportunities

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Its exactly how we felt before our team at South Park Middle School went on a PBIS journey that produced results and led us to an opportunity to present at training conferences and spread the word to our fellow educators in Pennsylvania. We know what youre probably thinking right now: Thats great, but how do we get there?

Culture

Culture Middle School Middle School Learning

43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Vrain Valley School District, we will continue to provide our teachers with ample opportunities to collaborate, discuss, and share resources and strategies to enhance their understanding of AI and the potential benefits of AI tools. Vrain Valley School District Career-connected learning will become more important than ever.

Schools

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Indiana’s Vigo County School Corporation Adds New, High-Tech Tools Supporting Teaching and Learning to Students’ Digital Book Bags

eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

VCSC is one of Vigo County’s largest employers, serving nearly 14,000 students across three traditional high schools, five middle schools, 15 elementary schools, an alternative school, and a virtual school.

Teaching

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Girls Who Code Goes to Capitol Hill: Can Congress Help Solve the Gender Gap in Tech?

Edsurge

JULY 11, 2019

Ayanna Pressley from Massachusetts, encouraged the nearly 100 middle school, high school and college-aged girls in the audience to keep at it anyway, adding that “computers are creative, they’re dynamic, they’re detail-oriented”—just like them. But Rosen, sitting alongside Sen. Shelley Moore Capito from West Virginia and Rep.

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Science STEM Participation Middle School

In the marketplace: Gaming, digital citizenship, PD initiatives, and more

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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Elevating Math Education Through Problem-Based Learning

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Imagine IM’s Inspire Math video Climbing Mount Everest links the drama of mountaineering to middle school work on percentages. Instead of traditional direct instruction, PBL in math encourages students to explore, discuss and understand mathematical concepts by solving problems collaboratively.

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Problem-Based Learning Math Education Learning

26 Meaningful Community Service Ideas for Middle School Students

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 5, 2025

Go beyond the classic can drives or tree plantings and encourage your class to try these unique community service ideas for middle school students. Community service ideas for middle school students are also easy to tie into gratitude activities or kindness challenges. Just note that the sheet is not editable.

Middle School

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2022

As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. There are additional dedicated libraries for Middle School and audio books.

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Can AI Help Teachers With Grading?

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2023

We recently completed an evaluation of an AI-equipped platform through which middle school students could draft, submit and revise argumentative essays in response to pre-curated writing prompts. During our convening with the 16 teachers, we gave them opportunities to discuss the scores and feedback they had given on their 10 essays.

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Grades Essay Teachers Feedback

Minnesota’s South Washington County Schools Selects the Discovery Education’s Suite of Digital Services to Support Science Instruction in Grades K-8

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Charlotte, NC — Minnesota’s South Washington County (SoWashCo) Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in K-8 classrooms across the district. SoWashCo Schools is a suburban district located southeast of St. STEM Connect. Mystery Science.

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It’s Time to Remake the Makerspace, But Schools Shouldn’t Go It Alone

Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

High school students have created prototypes for innovations that redefine how we travel in the air and support sustainable living on Mars. Teachers can encourage the type of reflection and iteration that is so essential to success in the workforce through think/pair/share discussions, journaling and blogging.

Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking Schools STEM Science

Why Santa Fe Broke the K-12 Model and Chose a Different Curriculum for the Middle Grades

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

This time, we chose something different for the middle grades because middle school students are kind of a different band of learners. Middle schoolers need this kind of structure for familiarity.” Lana Wimberly, Milagro Middle School How have teachers responded to the change in pedagogy? Students in Ms.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Ramaz School Nominated by: RobotLAB Inc. Ramaz is a modern Orthodox day school that has recently implemented an AI LAB by RobotLAB in their middle school. RobotLAB worked directly with the Ramaz team to discuss the customization and implementation of their lab. Smart transportation, and VR, among others.

Education

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Hundreds of STEM Grants Have Been Terminated. K-12 Math Educators Will Lose Out

How this middle school teacher gets students to challenge themselves in math

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CoderZ Launches New Code Farm Coding and Robotics Course for Grades Four Through Six

Pandemic-related science losses hit underrepresented groups harder

A new teacher’s perspective: Today’s best edtech resources

The critical link between scholastic esports and career pathways education

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For Pi day, a free virtual field trip all about 3.14159

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46 edtech innovations at ISTELive 22

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Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

The Secret to Preventing Community College Dropouts? Start With Middle School

5 ways kids will learn about careers in 2025

MiEN Company Releases White Paper on Creating a Scholastic Esports Program

UO professor equips Oregon middle, high school students with virtual career counselor

Summer Learning Made Fun with No-Cost Family Resources from Discovery Education and Partners

Hands-on learning will help Gen Alpha reach new levels of technical innovation

Celebrating Earth Day with Dynamic Digital Resources from Discovery Education

In Washington’s Most Diverse District, STEM Opportunities Provide New Paths to Success

Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.

Top STEM Schools in Georgia Host High-Tech Personalized Classes Without Hours of Screentime

5 ways to interest more girls (and boys) in science

Using technology to support learning through movement

3 better alternatives to “gotcha” tactics for teachers

Check out the 21st century classroom in action

AI in the Classroom — Educators Share Their Personal Challenges and Successes

5 ways PBIS boosts morale and increases learning opportunities

43 back-to-school predictions for the 2024-2025 year

Indiana’s Vigo County School Corporation Adds New, High-Tech Tools Supporting Teaching and Learning to Students’ Digital Book Bags

Girls Who Code Goes to Capitol Hill: Can Congress Help Solve the Gender Gap in Tech?

In the marketplace: Gaming, digital citizenship, PD initiatives, and more

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26 Meaningful Community Service Ideas for Middle School Students

13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

Can AI Help Teachers With Grading?

Minnesota’s South Washington County Schools Selects the Discovery Education’s Suite of Digital Services to Support Science Instruction in Grades K-8

It’s Time to Remake the Makerspace, But Schools Shouldn’t Go It Alone

Why Santa Fe Broke the K-12 Model and Chose a Different Curriculum for the Middle Grades

eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

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