Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

For those who can, it’s become abundantly clear that grades alone are insufficient to motivate learning. According to Rocky Bragg, a high school English teacher in the district, this policy has created some havoc.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation learning solutions provider for K-12 education, today announced the release of its new print and digital high school history series, US History Interactive ©2022 and World History Interactive ©2022 , that promotes a deeper investigation of the past and connects history to the present.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Students, especially in the middle and high school years, have more opportunities than ever to cheat using AI tools, such as writing assistants or even text generators. Teachers should strive to connect the content to real-world applications that resonate with students. Formative assessment can provide the answer.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2020

With some schools already announcing they will not reopen normally in the fall, and many others considering their options , educators are hoping to take advantage of the summer to improve on this spring’s sink-or-swim plunge into distance learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

And high school math teacher Krystina Wood might have discovered the secret sauce to do just that. Krystina Wood As a 13-year veteran at Toledo High School in Toledo, Washington, Wood was looking for a way to improve her feedback loop with students. It's been a game changer for my students and for me as a teacher.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2021

Diaz is a high school student in Oakland, Calif. he’s worked while attending school in order to pay rent and support himself and his mother. Though he worked night shifts, the job might not have been possible at all if he also had to factor in a commute to school. He had to go to work.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2023

In some of the schools in our district, we have seen regression in academic test scores, significant learning loss and an increase in students dropping out of high school. And it’s not just the students, more staff are retiring early or leaving the education system altogether.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

College is our country’s post-high school default, and it doesn’t have to be. What people don’t realize is the disconnect between what students think about the need for a college diploma and what employers think. Most importantly, ongoing, meaningful school-home communication is paramount. –Joy Smithson, Ph.D.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2015

Students who use technology in the classroom perform better, and emerge from their educations better prepared for the challenges of adult life. Technology in the Classroom Keeps Kids in School, Helps Them Learn. Tablets, laptops, educational gaming software, and smartphones allow schools to: Personalize the learning experience.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

As a guy who lives on the cutting edge of technology, I found it very frustrating to see how far behind the school was, not just in terms of their use of one-off tech and old-school tools, like clickers and white boards, but their failure to connect the dots between better outcomes and using things like big data and mobile technologies.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Despite the pressure to attend, reports suggest 53 percent of high school students are unlikely to pursue a college degree. Most importantly, ongoing, meaningful school-home communication is paramount. It is clear that students are not leaving high school with these essential skills.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Middle and high school teachers will need support to help older students with foundational reading skills to address this problem.

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Gamification Intelligence Reading Ethics 130

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2024

In April 2020, teachers were beginning to realize that their schools’ closures would not be all that temporary. They’d need to make do with haphazard plans for distance learning through the end of the school year — perhaps longer. Around this time four years ago, a seismic event was rippling across education.

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