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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

While the full impact has yet to be determined, the fear is that the COVID learning loss experienced during the pandemic could widen achievement gaps for those students furthest from opportunity. Related content: Study shows major learning loss for grades K-2. Some schools provided packets for distance learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2020

Read it now: The blended learning models that can help schools reopen. States are creating plans for fall as many wonder how COVID-19 has impacted learning as we know it. eSN managing editor Laura Ascione gives five predictions for the post-COVID learning. Read it now: 5 predictions for post-COVID learning.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2020

Choice boards are a favorite in many classrooms, but they work well during distance learning too. Teachers can read students a children’s book during a video conference or link students to a specific story on Storyline Online , where an actor reads a children’s book aloud to kids. 8 Online Learning Stations.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

I’ve spent the last four months working with teachers all over the country (virtually, of course) as they navigate the uncharted waters of online and blended learning. The majority of teachers I have spoken with did not enjoy their initial experiences with distance learning. Collaborative Annotations.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

high schoolers can tune into KCET for shows about language arts (“The Great American Read”), social studies (“African Americans: Many Rivers to Cross”) and science (“Rivers of Life: The Amazon”). For example, from 9 a.m.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Like schools across the country, Lompoc Unified School District was thrown into distance learning with little warning and no real preparation. Fortunately, we had a head start because of a community reading program, and there may even be a silver lining to look forward to when COVID-19 becomes a memory.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2020

These story time and classroom read-aloud videos may be hosted on the educational platform and/or YouTube (as an “Unlisted” file) until the end of the current school year, after which we request that they be removed from the educational platform and/or from YouTube, unless this permission is extended for the next school semester.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. This year’s 4th most-read story focuses on some learning strategies that have staying power.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Teachers are doing their best to keep students learning no matter what, adapting to ever-changing rules and regulations on the fly, preparing for distance learning, hybrid learning, or in-person classes. View the full report here.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2020

Partnership offers automated assessment of students’ oral reading fluency — for testing at school or at home . Savvas Learning Company , a next-generation learning solutions provider for K-12 education, announced it is partnering with Analytic Measures Inc.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2020

Read to Lead is a 100% free and proven blended learning solution that leverages game-based learning to help students in grades 5-9 build reading, writing, and leadership skills. Read to Lead Website. In that time, students read 5,000 words, make 10 leadership decisions, and practice Reading Anchor Standards.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2020

Read the ‘Ghostwriter’ Books for Free HERE. Viewers are invited to engage in and complete a variety of thoughtful and stimulating reading challenges with opportunities to share their progress on social media as they unlock the secrets of each adventure. GhostwriterReadingChallenge Assets. Twitter: Download HERE.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

As the sole literacy director and reading specialist for our entire district, I work with students—including those with low-level reader challenges–in elementary, middle, and high school, and I also help out at other district schools—one of which is five hours away.

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2020

This interactive experience breaks new ground in distance learning and presents endless possibilities for young children. The shows also include the reading of an original short rhyming story that teaches a social-emotional growth skill. These stories can be downloaded and printed for kids to read and color at home.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

While 44% of teachers say they increased their efforts compared to pre-COVID to encourage students to read independently, just 14% believe independent reading actually happened more often during the COVID school disruption.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2020

If there’s one thing everyone can agree on from this past spring, it’s that distance learning is challenging. Distance teaching also shone a light on problematic practices that were never effective in person, either. Distance learning isn’t simply about keeping kids busy or filling their minds with academic content.

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eSchool News

JULY 13, 2022

Within the past few years, thanks to COVID-19 and distance learning, the amount of technology in schools across the country has increased a hundredfold. To the relief of the world, education has mostly returned to the classroom after the pandemic mandated distance and hybrid learning.

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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. It covered reading and math in grades 1-8. Source: Renaissance Learning Overall trends, though, were similar. Take Illuminate Education.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Why give students a reading that they may not do when you could give them a video they are more likely to watch? Watch enough videos and students begin to believe that learning must be passively entertaining and that the best way to take in new information is through streaming content. Their grades reflect their responses.

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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. First, she schedules two class meetings for social interaction, where her 22 second graders read aloud and play games. Next, she plans small-group reading and math sessions. Others are vague. That’s my number.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Sample strategies include Design a Resume for a Historical Figure with Adobe InDesign , Close Reading Through Poetry with Adobe Acrobat , Mapping the Character Archetype with Adobe Spark Post , and STEM Explained to Anyone with Adobe Premiere Rush.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

I used to wake up at 5:30 in the morning to teach a preschooler in China how to read, write and speak English. Through a headset and webcam, I learned that he loved space. This online learning model doesn’t work for every child, but it is right for some.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2021

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, has been approved by the Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) for use under two statewide initiatives. IXL serves approximately 67,000 students in Rhode Island, which accounts for more than 40 percent of learners in the state.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2020

To create a new plan, we balanced what we know about developmentally appropriate amounts of screen time with research on the importance of teacher directed instruction (particularly one paper with a title that should be on everyone’s mind as they plan distance learning: “Why Minimal Guidance During Instruction Does Not Work”).

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In response to this need, OverDrive Education , the leading digital reading platform for K-12 schools worldwide, today announced support for several major curriculum systems. This means that schools can provide instant access to assigned titles as ebooks and audiobooks for in-class and distance learning for all students.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Keep reading to discover how this district keeps learning going in the middle of a global pandemic. Administrators, technology leaders, classroom teachers, and educators in all roles have persevered as they taught each and every one of their students during a global pandemic. Nominee : Community High School District 99.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2021

Solutions were most successful when they were able to take advantage of existing infrastructure investments,” the report reads. funding support for these efforts has been insufficient to close the full distance learning digital divide. Ultimately.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2020

The free MackinVIA digital content management system is available to all schools and is providing users with hundreds of free MackinClassic eBooks to assist with distance learning initiatives due to the COVID-19 health crisis. For more information, visit www.mackin.com or call 800-245-9540.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

In a time when teachers have had to adapt to hybrid, synchronous, and/or asynchronous learning environments, Twig Distance Learning (included with Twig Science Nevada) offers flexibility via on-demand Twig Coach lessons and Video Labs, which allow students to experience standards-based lessons and hands-on science wherever they are.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Learn more about the 2022 Possibility Grant Sweepstakes and read the full rules here. . “In An example application of the grant funds includes Roseland Montessori’s implementation of a mobile STEM lab to connect students to STEM learning during distance learning necessitated by the pandemic.

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eSchool News

JULY 10, 2020

Related content: This visual arts teacher steps outside the box during distance learning. Even though I had already been using a lot of technology for the assignments, I still had a lot of redesign to do after moving to remote learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

This is the second of a three-part series looking at how social-emotional learning strategies can support teachers of students with learning differences during the pandemic. You can read part one here. When our school buildings closed, districts and teachers were tasked with creating remote learning plans for their students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

How much new instruction was provided via distance learning? Compounding this issue, students’ abilities are likely going to be far more varied than they are at the beginning of a typical school year. Again, there are many unanswered questions: What material did students still need to cover when school buildings closed?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Additionally, 44% report that their school districts are going back before September, compared to 6% considering a December or later return to in-person learning. Hybrid learning is the most likely class model for students and teachers this year, meaning that schools also need to overcome distance learning challenges.

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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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