eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2022

Developed in response to evolving education demands during an unprecedented year, WeVideo Classroom makes it easy for teachers to incorporate multimedia creation into more enriching daily lessons, further helping students to think critically, collaborate, and gain a deeper understanding of knowledge. It’s an essential tool for all educators!”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2022

forming teacher-student relationships was highlighted as the top instructional practice for driving engagement across all grade levels and subjects. Bringing parts of their personal lives into the learning process is not only motivating, but also improves knowledge retention over time. Use prior knowledge as a base for new information.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

From its powerful PK-2 early literacy curriculum to its math literacy tools to their many professional learning opportunities, Waterford.org offers helps teachers and parents’ partner on supporting the developing literacy and math skills of elementary school students. Alongside Eureka Math, we use i-Ready.

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eSchool News

MAY 25, 2023

Over the course of the three-day event, these highly skilled students were tested on their knowledge of renewable energy, their design and problem-solving skills, and their wind turbines’ energy output by a team of renewable energy educators and industry professionals. The Quilt Blockers from Darlington High School in Darlington, Wis.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

It turned out that the professional learning platform was one of the offerings that provides educators with the deep knowledge required to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading which in turn will help teachers to address students’ learning gaps in literacy. Goes beyond reading.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2021

16, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that all schools throughout Alabama can now boost literacy instruction via LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning. showed growth in knowledge. BOSTON (Aug.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2018

The mentoring program gives students a chance to participate in community activities, engage in conversation with students in different grades, and demonstrate their SEL learning overall. O’Tasha Morgan’s district, students started to take on leadership roles and achieve more after the district implemented a mentoring program.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Kristina Stratton, principal, Westside Elementary School, Florida. “In In the new year, when we receive our mid-year i-Ready results, I want to celebrate our students’ growth, paying particular attention to those who were below grade level on their fall assessment and have worked hard to make meaningful progress since then.”.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2024

Moreover, chronic absenteeism rates vary significantly across grade levels: Elementary school: 16 percent Middle school: 20 percent High school: 30 percent And when we consider socio-economic factors, schools in high poverty districts saw a much greater jump in chronic absenteeism.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2016

Research indicates math, reading achievement in early grades also influences later science achievement. Their science achievement gaps remained fairly stable from third grade through eighth grade. General knowledge gaps between racial/ethnic minority and white children were already large at kindergarten entry.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2019

As the school year winds down, tests and final projects are looming. Class presentations can be a great way for students to synthesize knowledge, practice public speaking, and interact with their classmates. Grades: 2–12. Grades: 3–12. Grades: 6–12. Grades: 8–12. Grades: 8–12. Shadow Puppet Edu .

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

And even though 15 states have adopted a policy to give all high school students access to computer science courses, universities prepare way fewer computer science teachers than we need. It’s more abysmal in the younger grades, with only six states giving all K-12 students access. Beverly Sklar.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Even though young kids aren’t online yet, early lessons on cyberbullying can easily connect to the social and emotional skill-building that happens during early elementary school. Introduce cyberbulling in your classroom with one of these four essential lessons: Screen Out the Mean (Grades K–2).

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Richard Labbe Johnston County Public Schools Nominated by: Savvas Learning Company While recent statistics from NAEP (The Nation’s Report Card) show significant declines in math scores across the country, Johnston County Public Schools in North Carolina has defied that trend. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2021

This virtual field trip is appropriate for students in grades 6-12. The Be Vape Free initiative has at its core the proven-effective CATCH My Breath program which equips students in Grades 5-12 with the science-based background knowledge and practical refusal skills necessary to avoid risky behaviors like vaping.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Students routinely arrive in my classroom lacking even a basic understanding of civic principles, constitutional knowledge and U.S. Yet despite my success using reenactments and roleplaying, students routinely arrive in my classroom lacking even a basic understanding of civic principles, constitutional knowledge and U.S.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2024

I started my robotics journey with a lesson for the first- and second-grade enrichment classes, working with two to three robots so that students were working in teams. Watching my students take the lead in these hands-on lessons inspired me to expand my own knowledge. Make the lessons collaborative.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

In a time when we are expecting students to graduate with authentic learning experiences and real-world skills in addition to academic knowledge, vibrant learning projects like this will become much more popular and widespread.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The report also cautions that the pandemic’s full effects on high school graduation likely haven’t been felt yet, as the children who struggled in middle and elementary school are still working their way toward a diploma. Members of the class of 2028 were in fourth grade in March 2020 and are currently high school freshmen.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2024

It is anchored in exploring new ideas, testing our knowledge, and applying information in new contexts. Spending less time grading piles of busywork has left me more energy to enhance my teaching and enabled me to craft interactive lessons tailored to my students, creating a more engaging learning experience for all.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

BOSTON (March 31, 2025) In recent months, almost 2,000 schools and districts have purchased or renewed licenses for Lexia English Language Development (Lexia English) from Lexia , a Cambium Learning Group brand. More than 162,000 students and 77,000 educators at 7,400 schools used the program during the 2024 school year.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

We asked education experts to share their thoughts regarding student success priorities in 2025 (find 50 edtech predictions for 2025 here )–discover what they had to say: Across the country, there is growing consensus and demand for high school transformation. –Dr. .

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2019

As part of the Learner Variability Project, which “seek[s] to uncover strategies to meet learners where they are across varied contexts and needs,” Digital Promise’s team is examining the key factors for different grades and subject levels that impact student learning.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2017

Each grade focuses on a different segment of careers, so as students move through elementary school they are able to explore a variety of fields and recognize where their interests lie. The projects make the career wheel come alive because students can apply their classroom knowledge and make connections to the real world.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Middle school students in grades 6-8 flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. Chambers of commerce across 27 states will host in-person contests in their communities this school year. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. for a chance to win the national title and more than $50,000 in prizes.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, January 19, 2022) — Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) in Johnson County, Kansas has initiated a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education. The Discovery Education Science Techbook series is a comprehensive, research-backed science solution for grades K-12.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

At Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation , a Maryland-based Public Charter Organization, we took STEM instruction to the next level by making it the central focus of all of our schools. We are a STEM-based charter school network serving more than 3,900 students in grades K-12 at seven different campuses.

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eSchool News

JULY 22, 2016

Teacher preparation in Finland, Japan, Shanghai, and Hong Kong builds deep understanding of the content being taught in elementary schools, as well as of how young students learn and understand that content—two essential components of highly effective teaching–and this is a key element of high student performance, according to a new report.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As a preschool teacher with five years of experience at Emerson Elementary School, I understand the challenges new educators face. I am excited to share my knowledge of incorporating technology into the classroom and hope that it provides you with the support and inspiration you need. 2023, March 21). link] Helean, T. &

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2023

Charlotte, NC — New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District (AMSD) today announced the renewal of its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in three district elementary schools. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2019

Different schools teach coding and robotics in different ways, depending on the availability of funding, knowledgeable teachers or classroom volunteers, and time. Coding has been a required part of the middle school and elementary school curriculum since 2014. Related Content: eSchool News Robotics Guide.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2023

Picture the following: A student volunteers to answer a math question in an elementary school classroom. In this situation, the teacher has made an effort to know each and every student, the math knowledge they bring to the lesson and how that knowledge can be used to advance learning more complex math.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2024

Heidi Rose, an elementary school teacher in Denver, Colorado, knows that all too well. I was having a hard time functioning and just continually thinking about how far past the point of no return we are,” she says, sitting on a too-small stool at a shared table in her first grade classroom at Lincoln Elementary School.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2025

Huinker, who was once Robinsons instructor, argues that math-specific instructional coaches like Robinson are crucial, especially for elementary school students. For instance, an often cited study showed that first-grade teachers with math anxiety passed it to their female but not their male students.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2021

Take Concourse Village Elementary School, a South Bronx, N.Y., district school with whom we have been partnering on an innovative project-based learning model called RevX. This approach is resonating with schools across the country, and some will pilot RevX in their own contexts later this year.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

McComb School District down in McComb, Mississippi doesn’t just believe in the power of technology when it comes to personalized learning. At Summit, “scholars” are grouped by readiness and performance—not by traditional grade levels—and indicate evidence of mastery by completing projects at their own pace.

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