eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Abigail Beran, a fifth grade teacher enrolled in a masters program in education technology, knows that her students are more likely to engage in an educational activity when it is gamified–and that they’re even more likely to do so when the activity is gamified with technology.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

To close knowledge gaps and support every student, IXL equips Missouri educators with its award-winning PK-5 ELA curriculum, which personalizes learning and is grounded in the Science of Reading methodology. About IXL Currently used by 16 million students and in 96 of the top 100 U.S.

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

The very first year I taught middle school science, I found myself teaching more reading lessons than I had ever expected—and that didn’t change when I switched to a middle school math classroom two years later. It’s not just the Language Arts or Reading teacher’s sole responsibility to teach literacy. Social Studies / Current Events.

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APRIL 2, 2019

Like many educators, Christy Stanley wants her students to practice close reading and deep learning. They don’t know how to slow down their reading.” Three years ago, Stanley’s district discovered a powerful ally in its quest to get kids to pause and really process what they’re reading. I was impressed,” says Stanley.

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MARCH 26, 2024

When longtime educator Zachary Cote first read about the release of ChatGPT about 15 months ago, he says his first instinct was to be “concerned” about its impact in the classroom, worried that students might simply ask the AI tool to do work for them. He has long argued that U.S.

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OCTOBER 6, 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 Doug , a high school social studies teacher from Illinois. Lexia Reading Core5. Xanthy’s school has a 1:1 device environment, as well as high populations of special education and low income students.

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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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MARCH 31, 2021

But they weren’t reading from a textbook. Civics Education Is at a Crossroads This knowledge gap is due in large part to the sidelining of K-12 social studies since the early 2000s, with the implementation of No Child Left Behind. They were roleplaying. Let me set the scene for you.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Seventeen characters with diverse backgrounds help students practice speaking skills by engaging with content in academic subjects such as math, science, social studies, and general knowledge. For more information, visit lexialearning.com.

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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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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2019

realized how enthusiastic her social studies students were about the civil rights movement, she decided to help them explore the rich history of their own city through project-based learning. Students first read March , a memoir by Rep. Project-Based Learning Engages K–12 Students with Real-World Challenges. marquita.brown_tC0Z.

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MARCH 15, 2024

To be clear, this assignment would require students to analyze documents and write their own responses using evidence, which are important skills of course, but it would inevitably lead to me manically red inking papers that ultimately were written because I assigned an essay that would only ever be read by me. Who would read their work?

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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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MAY 19, 2021

I see a system where students and educators share and acquire knowledge in learning spaces where critical thinking, exploration, respect and community are key. This language has led to conservative backlash and accusations that the new social studies curriculum is promoting an anti-American agenda.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For social studies educators, a presidential election year is a big deal. I’ve always relished these times because they’re part of what makes social studies special. Social studies teachers must support their students as they encounter: Major attacks on journalism. Evolving forms of media delivery.

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JUNE 2, 2023

Renee Dawson Educational Technology Specialist at Atlanta Public Schools “Augmented reality is when you take something that you can already see in the world and add an interactive or experiential layer on top. The McGraw Hill program is releasing a social studies and language arts component that integrates the two content areas.

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AUGUST 27, 2020

In a reading workshop, students can read either independently or with buddies, applying the strategy or skill from the mini-lesson, while the teacher circulates and conducts anecdotal formative assessments on their progress. All of the “work” that students complete during the workshops I mentioned previously took place in journals.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2023

ISTE U serves as a digital hub offering top-tier professional learning courses designed to assist educators in developing fundamental skills for teaching and learning in a digital world. I knew of ChatGPT from reading articles online, but I didn't know how it worked. I think all educators grew concerned.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Darren : I wanted to integrate STEM into my social studies classroom, so that when kids are learning about history and the pioneers of science, technology, engineering, and math, they are learning about those subjects simultaneously and forming natural connections. Recently I had my students reading about Ancient Rome.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

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. With my minor being computer science, I focused a lot on how to use technology in the classroom, how to do things that we would not be able to do otherwise.

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Making sure the approach to reading and writing across materials created by a bunch of different people is hard. Making sure the approach to reading and writing across materials created by a bunch of different people is hard. The Big History Project’s approach to the teaching of reading comprises four components.

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OCTOBER 30, 2018

Ben Sondgeroth is Regional Education Technology Coordinator for the state of Illinois. He used to be a social studies teacher, where he often felt overwhelmed by paperwork and “flooded with PDFs.” Ben Sondgeroth, Regional Education Technology Coordinator for the state of Illinois. Kami offers a solution.

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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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OCTOBER 7, 2024

Instructors need to show their students how an assignment will help them grow, says Darren Minarik, an associate professor at Radford University focused on special education and social studies education. In some cases college instructors assign multiple readings about the same idea, which can feel redundant to students.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

We spoke to Welcome about why he thinks students need to have more freedom to explore the technology available to them in their classroom, and how teachers can use technology to build relationships with their students. . EDTECH: As an education technology consultant and speaker, what is your main message?

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AUGUST 18, 2020

Social Studies. Books, Books, and More Books Another struggle when kids are not in school is getting their hands on choice reading material. 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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DECEMBER 10, 2018

I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention. I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention,” says Ballone, a former seventh-grade English teacher. “I I think every child needs to have some kind of reading intervention,” says Ballone, a former seventh-grade English teacher. “It

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FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Social studies and history classes weren't just academic discourse, they were social and emotional experiences. I was so unfamiliar with 19th century Black literary societies , that I may as well have been reading fiction. I first acknowledged it subconsciously in my middle school years.

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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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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

If there are no school board members who are experts on corporate education reform and disruption, they may be blindly led to decisions that are not in the best district of students or the district. The list I have compiled below is a must read for school boards, parents, grandparents and anyone who cares about having a well-educated society.

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OCTOBER 2, 2018

Achieve3000 , a provider of online reading and literacy tools, announced it has acquired Seattle-based Actively Learn , which also provides a suite of online reading materials and instructional supports aimed at helping students build literacy and critical-thinking skills. But the market has not been kind to other startups.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Researchers like Warschauer are studying whether and how conversational agent technology—the kind that powers smart speakers such as Alexa and Siri—can enhance the learning benefits young kids receive from hearing stories read aloud and from watching videos. A child reading with the agent partner.

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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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NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Reading was easy for Dr. Doug Fisher when he was growing up in San Diego, but it wasn’t for everybody. “I They just pretended they could read, and the teachers pretended, and they graduated.” When there’s no peer or teacher support, they have to be able to read and learn from the text. The topics are the same.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Beyond math—and non-fiction reading and social studies—students will examine their own needs and biases and build empathy with people whose lives and experiences are different from their own. Expand this exercise by challenging students to research a community issue they could address.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2019

The International Society for Technology in Education partnered with nonprofit organization Project Unicorn to create a report outlining five key recommendations schools should consider in technology investment decisions. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read more about how investments can improve equity in STEM education.

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MARCH 17, 2020

Read-aloud video along with favorite fingerplays and songs. Consider the possible technologies available to the family: Ask the parent or caregiver to document the child’s work through a photo or a short video in order to stay connected to the child’s learning experience. Daily read-aloud video. Read street signs together.

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