eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

After listening to educators, parents and caregivers from across the country, Savvas Learning Company today introduced a range of platform enhancements and new K-12 educational products aimed at making distance learning more impactful. Savvas Realize Optimized for Distance Learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

In recent years, the focus in math education has shifted from the traditional priority of answering the problem to one of understanding and articulating the process. And high school math teacher Krystina Wood might have discovered the secret sauce to do just that. Math is moving away from “kill and drill.”

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2021

HOUSTON – July 14, 2021 – STEMscopes Math from Accelerate Learning has received the highest rating from Learning List for alignment to the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and Mathematical Practices for grades K-5. In March of 2021, Learning List completed and published its review of STEMscopes Math for grades 3-5.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2020

We’ve begun a new school year with continued challenges for students, teachers, parents, and other learning guardians. Having spent the spring semester navigating the new world of widespread distance learning, we all hoped the 2020-21 school year could have started in person. Standardized assessments won’t make the grade.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2020

With quarantine continuing to keep many of the nation’s children at home through the fall semester, many parents worry about their child falling behind in key subjects, even if their kids are engaged in some form of distance learning. Games Help Alleviate Math Anxiety. The series is intended for Grades 1-2 (ages 6-8 ).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2020

And “non-traditional” students appear more okay with remote online learning than their “traditional” peers. In November, it released a brief on math and reading losses in grades K-8. In mathematics, declines in achievement were “substantial” in grades 5-8. It covered reading and math in grades 1-8.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Based on these projections, the estimated impact on learning was significant – especially in math. Related content: How data will mitigate COVID-related learning losses. Teachers must be prepared to expect students who fell much further behind since March, as well as students who may have accelerated and gained learning.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 11, 2025

With these engaging 7th grade writing prompts, students will dive into a world of self-expression. Challenge your advanced writers with writing prompts for middle school that go beyond 7th grade expectations. Informational Writing Choice Board (Distance Learning) By Swain in the Middle Grades: 5th-8th Standards: CCSS W5.2,

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 14, 2020

The workshops are for Kindergarten through 8th grade, for students either in the classroom or at home. Teacher Resources for Distance Learning – In late spring the Museum launched the Teacher Resources for Distance Learning content series to support teachers and students grappling with the move to remote instruction and learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

Each week, Ann Vinson ticks off the items one-by-one on the voluminous remote learning checklist her school requires. Next, she plans small-group reading and math sessions. So you can think of it in this simplified way: In traditional classrooms, time is constant while learning is variable. Others are vague. That’s my number.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Acton, MA – Discovery Museum announced a 30-year milestone for its in-school STEM program, Traveling Science Workshops, having delivered hands-on science to more than half a million PreK through 8 th grade students from hundreds of communities throughout Massachusetts since the program began in 1992.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Twig Science is my pixie dust,” said Julie, a 4th grade teacher. “It It keeps the students excited about learning something new. They can’t wait for the next lesson.”. The assessment system has been developed with the SCALE team at Stanford University and prepares students for state science assessment.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2023

Educators Pick Best of STEM® 2023 Awards Winners Best Educator Support for Teaching & Learning BrainPOP Science Best Freebies for STEM Careers STEM Careers Coalition (Discovery Education) Best Freebies for STEM Curriculum Integration FILTERED (HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology) Best Innovation for 2023 ExploreLearning Frax Best Integration (..)

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some. And as schools plan to reopen this fall, leaders should use this time to create high-quality distance learning options that could transform teaching and learning for the better.

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Edsurge

JUNE 15, 2020

Before they can think about welcoming back students, schools will need to prepare for the new year with tighter budgets and a better way to support distance learning, among other seemingly endless questions.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

While it’s tempting to fret about how students will learn, and what online tools will make that possible, all that should take a backseat to something more important: their mental health and wellbeing, says Reshan Richards, director of studies at New Canaan Country School in Connecticut and a board member of Global Learning Academy.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

We have these meetings during each grading period throughout the year. I learned Spanish several years ago (started out with Rosetta Stone!!!) Michelle Mardiney, a bilingual kindergarten teacher at the Glen Cove School District in New York state, won for providing distance learning over the summer to minimize regression.

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Edsurge

JULY 8, 2024

When young students miss school, their teachers begin to think of them as less capable in math and language and less committed to learning, according to a new study. It focused on absences in early elementary school, between kindergarten and second grade. But how does missing so much school influence those relationships?

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

In the early stages of the Darfur crisis in Sudan, I watched children led by an adult volunteer gather regularly under a tree or jerry-rigged tent to sing songs, play games and learn about how to stay safe in a new environment. Studying math, reading and writing was not the top priority; it was slowly integrated over time.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

But in the tech-dependent era of distance and hybrid learning, clear and consistent communication—about grades, assessments, learning targets and a host of other school-related matters—may now be more important than ever. Justin Hall, who teaches math at Rancho Cucamonga Middle School , understands this need well.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

One way to do this is to provide more opportunities for students to learn and engage in hands-on STEAM education by incorporating STEAM across the curriculum. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades. Tim Hudson, Chief Learning Officer, DreamBox Learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

For those who can, it’s become abundantly clear that grades alone are insufficient to motivate learning. But it also illuminates just how little value schoolwork has, from some students’ perspectives, except to feed a grade. But Bragg has witnessed a different reaction in his classes.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

Nonetheless, the core principles of the model are immensely relevant for both part-time and full-time distance learning during the pandemic. It essentially asks: What activities are best for independent learning versus learning together? As an added benefit, students can speed up, slow down, and replay videos as needed.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Here, the former elementary classroom teacher and math teacher advisor shares her thoughts on personalizing learning for individuals’ needs—and her school’s preferred platform for doing just that. EdSurge: There is a lot of discussion right now about learning loss and learning gaps. Edulastic Distance Learning Hub.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2020

What if we considered switching to trimester terms, which create more opportunities for changes to schedules and courses, and offer more time for additional support classes for students who need to “catch up” after an extended period of distance learning?

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

During the first week of distance learning, she tried sitting, but her feet swelled up. The second-grade teacher at Los Angeles Unified had been working at her dining room table for two weeks, but when she heard the closures would persist, she made a new plan. has been working from a desk situated in the corner of her condo.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

“It’s important that kids leave our classrooms with real-world knowledge and industry-standard software and technical experience under their belt,” says Teresa Blizman-Schmitt, a sixth through eighth grade computer science and business education teacher in Vernon, CT. We all joined the program.

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2022

Interim assessments are administered throughout a school year and are key to supporting learning. They empower educators to measure student learning, identify where students are on their path to grade level expectations and provide data to drive instructional strategy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

This expansion comes on the heels of Kiddom and Kendall Hunt’s successful partnership in February 2021 to provide the Illustrative Mathematics K-12 math curriculum to users interested in a more robust or exclusively digital experience. Kendall Hunt has a 75-year history of providing innovative educational solutions.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2024

As IT Director for 22 years, Vicki has overseen a complete BYOD implementation and a school-wide distance learning program with a 99% attendance rate and zero lost instructional days. She teaches AP Computer Science Principles and Computer Science and Digital Film courses. Karen Cheser, Ed.D. , in sales management.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Across the region, schools have moved classrooms to the cloud in what’s become a massive experiment in distance learning, impacting local and international schools alike. I wasn’t requiring teachers to include an instructional video or a voiceover audio for lessons,” says Boyle, who oversees about 450 students in grades 6-12. “No

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Currently, more than 25 percent of K-12 students are chronically absent and most students have ground to make up in math and reading. We will see more districts leveraging real-time data so families can understand more than just what their child’s grades are. AI may empower more students with greater independence in their education.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

We want to make sure that we give that to our kids, from the bottom to the top of the ladder of K-12, when they enter kindergarten and all the way through 12th grade. We felt like giving students options all the way from 6th grade through 12th grade. We do have some distance learning. Sam Brooks.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

One way to do this is to provide more opportunities for students to learn and engage in hands-on STEAM education by incorporating STEAM across the curriculum. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades. Phonics and fluency instruction need to extend, to meet students’ needs regardless of grade.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

With online courses, virtual classrooms, and mobile learning apps, education becomes more accessible, reaching students in remote or underserved areas. The platform allows students to submit work electronically, receive grades, and track their progress over time. What is an example of edtech?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2019

Study.com is an online distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and physics) aligned with many popular textbooks. These lesson plans were created by teachers for all different grade levels and subject areas. length of time.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

How are we going to use the technology for teaching and learning? It wasn’t really about distance learning. You could begin to do grading and different kinds of instructional tools. But my belief is that a learning management system is like an operating system for education. We help teachers teach math.

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