eSchool News

JULY 7, 2021

Red Bank, NJ, July 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Lexile Study, a respected and recognized independent research analysis conducted by MetaMetrics®, the creators of the Lexile® Framework, was released today by Achieve3000. To view the 2020-2021 National Lexile Study, click here. and four U.S. territories.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

He still has that concern, but as he stepped back to think about it, he also saw a way to “leverage” the tool for a goal he had long fought for — to help bring social studies education, and especially the teaching of civics, to broader prominence in the nation’s schools. He has long argued that U.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

With billion-dollar fundraises on top of billion-dollar valuations , it’s no mystery that the education technology industry is attracting top dollars from investors. The latest proof point is Mystery Science , a provider of elementary-grade science curriculum, which has been acquired by Discovery Education.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

The new version shares tips on how to establish a collaborative environment in classrooms and provides relevant and engaging lessons, organized by subject matter and grade level. There are lessons in math, language arts, science, and social studies for three grade ranges encompassing the K-12 spectrum.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Consequently, for the simulations to be effective learning experiences, I must then teach them the foundational knowledge they should have been taught in younger grades. This can eat up days of instructional time before we’re ready to dive into grade-appropriate topics. This is not just a problem for teachers like me.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. Eager to build a career out of his interest in social studies, he thought about museum curation, archival work and practicing law. Caleb Brown : My third grade teacher, Ms. history class and had always enjoyed my social studies classes.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Using powerful speech recognition technology, the program supports students in grades K-6 to build their linguistic confidence in academic English. More than 162,000 students and 77,000 educators at 7,400 schools used the program during the 2024 school year. For more information, visit lexialearning.com.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

So, the hours students spent writing and the time I spent grading would have no impact outside the four walls of my classroom. As a high school social studies teacher, my job includes helping students learn to use evidence to present arguments, engage in civil discourse and take informed action to bring about change.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This distributed model of learning took off and has grown over the years to a network of nearly 300 Fulton County educators who are pioneering new approaches to education technology use, testing new tools and helping others in their schools and communities do the same. They LOVED sharing what they learned using Adobe Spark!

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

It’s well-established that educational technology has a place in the lowest grades. Department of Education has provided official guidance on the use of technology with young children. . Students are expected to use technology to generate knowledge and new ideas starting in first grade.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

Below are some of their responses, and as you’ll see, many educators are experiencing this issue quite differently. A resounding ‘yes’ Gabriel Vogel, 11th grade teacher at Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, Va.: “Yes! Lisa Mims, fifth grade teacher at Colonial School District in New Castle, Del.: “YES! How can you tell?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2016

The tool, called the Student Growth Simulator , was developed by Chiefs for Change , researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Education , and Tembo , an education technology firm. Skyward has launched Qmlativ Education Management System, the next evolution of the company’s SIS and ERP technology. Read more.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2024

I don't do the grading and the discipline anymore.” When I was studying to become a teacher, I had to choose a major and a minor, and I picked social studies as my major and computer science as my minor. And you’re saying you teach all grade levels in the immersive room? That sounds incredible.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

Stephen Guerriero, sixth grade teacher at Needham Public Schools in Needham, Mass.: “I A Simple Note Is All It Takes Susanna Stratford, third grade teacher at Maple Hills Elementary in Renton, Wash.: “I Kim Booth, sixth grade teacher at Coleman Middle School in Duluth, Ga.: “I And, give the teacher some grace. Teaching them.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

I opted to remain at my school—where our enrollment of English learners, immigrants and refugees continues to hover at one-fourth of the total enrollment—to teach students in 9-12 grade social studies.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

While it got its start as a way to help computer scientists think more logically about data analysis, lately it’s been catching on with instructors in a diverse number of subjects—from science to math to social studies. asks Tom Hammond, an associate professor for the teacher education program at Lehigh University, in Pennsylvania.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Real-time technology like Epic Games' Unreal Engine has emerged as a successful tool and resource to implement this type of teaching and learning. We spoke with ninth-grade History Teacher Nick Pant, from Dayton Regional STEM School, about successfully implementing Unreal Engine in the classroom. I am by no means a game designer.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s about more than tests and grades. In 2017, while teaching fifth grade language arts and social studies, I took my love of radio and started a podcast on teaching and education. Sometimes I bring home papers to grade or spend my evening talking to parents. And those are just teaching hours.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Social studies teacher Ben McCray had a similar experience: “I've learned to have things available by doing a recording, a screencast, something that is captured for later.” This is especially valuable for content that’s not available in other digital resources.

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Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2019

Four-and-a-half years after Amazon first released Alexa, its voice-activated virtual assistant, the technology is finding its footing in education. Now she has taught teachers how to use it across grade levels and subjects—from kindergarten to 12th grade, from math to social studies.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Kahlfeldt has touched on the census many times in his 15 years as a middle school social studies teacher at Winfield School District 34 (22 years total as an educator). He also shares how his zesty attitude toward social studies makes lessons on the census—and many other topics—pop for his students.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study. Written by Theodora , a 5th grade teacher from California. I have 1:1 iPads in my Fifth Grade classroom and CueThink has an App that the students use. Written by Darren, a 6th grade teacher from California.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2017

To find out, I spoke to educators from across grade levels and content areas who are actually using VR with their students. Anthony Caccavo is a middle school curriculum coordinator and social studies teacher at St. She is also the Director of K-12 Education for ConnectSafely.org , and an EdSurge columnist. .

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

And now, it’s attracted TCV to an education technology company. TCV is no stranger to the education technology industry, having chipped in on two $50 million-plus investment deals for Varsity Tutors, an online tutoring startup. Its other edtech investments include Capella Education and Watermark.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

In 2015, we launched the FutureSmart Digital program—a gamified, web-based financial education course, in partnership with education technology company EVERFI. We’ve seen social studies teachers include personal finance in their civics curriculum and math teachers use digital courses to teach topics like unit cost.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Spending on education technology in the US now exceeds $13B. Studies show that information and computer-assisted learning boosts academic achievement, improves learner engagement and reduces teacher burden by shaving time off the day. Introduce technology in context. But not all edtech is equally effective.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Below, we’ve gathered some of the latest and most relevant marketplace news to keep you up-to-date on product developments, teaching and learning initiatives, and new trends in education. There are certification tracks on Google, Microsoft, Apple, SMART, among other topics, like online assessment, STEM, ELA, Math, Social Studies, and PBL.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Animate Scientific Illustrations, Grades 2 to 12: In this colorful project, students can use a green screen and diagrams to illustrate scientific processes. Tour Body Systems, Grades 2 to 12: Remember the 1987 movie Innerspace ? Rebecca Recco) And now, onto the projects.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela Fleck says this was the typical scene last year in the sixth grade social studies classes she teaches at Glover Middle School in Spokane, Washington: Nearly every student had a smartphone, and many of them would regularly sneak glances at the devices, which they kept tucked behind a book or just under their desks.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

With the flexibility that came with pandemic-era school, they’re not used to firm deadlines or strict grading. Today’s students also report greater mental health struggles , which some experts attribute to excessive social media use. Often routine textbook readings aren’t graded, she says, so a student likely won’t prioritize it.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

Stephen Guerriero, sixth grade teachers at Needham Public Schools in Needham, Mass.: Susanna Stratford, third grade teacher at Maple Hills Elementary in Renton, Wash.: “I Kind Words, Thanks and Acknowledgement Jill Armstrong, social studies teacher at Greenup County High School in Greenup, Ky.: I love snail mail!

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. Initially, she resisted this change, feeling it was unnecessary and distracting. “I

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Fast-forward to the following school year, and Moen describes how a fellow school librarian, Jennifer Robinson, created a collaborative English language arts and coding project for a fifth grade class. Social Studies / Current Events. The initiative?

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

The district serves a diverse student body, and as educators at Broward, we place tremendous value on meeting the needs of all our students — especially in creating equitable opportunities for skill-building and STEM.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2020

Social Studies. When my youngest was in third grade, we used the tutoring service to help him understand the workings of a food chain. Math (everything from elementary school arithmetic to calculus and statistics). English (writing support, literature analysis coaching, vocabulary, and more). Science (Even physics!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

“I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention,” says Ballone, a former seventh-grade English teacher. “It If it means we need to give students material one, two or three grade levels above what they are reading in order for them to progress, that’s what we do.” By grade five, they were reading on grade level.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2020

The answers can help educators maximize time spent with students, regardless if it’s in-person or virtually. Videos that teachers create or curate—individually or as grade-level or departmental teams—can provide effective coverage of basic content. As an added benefit, students can speed up, slow down, and replay videos as needed.

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