Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

We are approaching the two month mark since schools shut their doors in response to COVID-19, and we are now entering a new phase in the learning process. Despite an optimistic start, educators and students alike are realizing that remote learning is not all that it’s cracked up to be. Zoom fatigue is real.

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Motivation Grades Students Essay 218

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Providing science and math content online can be relatively straightforward, but engaging students in true distance learning requires more than just transmittal of information. Related content: How collaboration enables meaningful distance learning. Math made meaningful.

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STEM Laboratory Distance Learning Math 324

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Sam Brooks, Personal Learning Coordinator for the district, sat down with EdSurge this week to discuss the program, how his team has translated it into even lower levels (think middle school), and what he recommends other schools and districts do to make their students more college and career-ready. . Goodness gracious.

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Middle School Middle School Schools Coaching 149

eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

To support educators with student-centered learning, BetterLesson and Adobe have teamed up to create 325 free instructional strategies that build creativity, collaboration, and communication skills using products in the Adobe Creative Cloud suite. For more information click here.

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Student Engagement Hybrid Learning Distance Learning Social Studies 246

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2020

Middle schoolers, they warned us, are unable to work at their own pace because they lack academic fundamentals, intrinsic motivation and basic time management skills. This is especially true for sixth graders, they said, who are managing a challenging transition to middle school and lack independence.

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Blended Learning Middle School Middle School Motivation 218

Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2020

This is the first of a three-part series looking at how social-emotional learning strategies can support teachers of students with learning differences during the pandemic. The necessary and rapid move to distance learning in response to the COVID-19 pandemic has been disabling for our education system.

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Disabilities Distance Learning Special Education Students 213

eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2020

If students read their way through 12 episodes, that’s equivalent to completing a middle school chapter book! Blog Post: How Making Students the Boss Can Empower Them in Virtual Learning. Words of Encouragement Campaign: Middle school can be a tough time for students.

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Reading Curriculum Game-Based Learning Middle School 141