eSchool News

JANUARY 14, 2016

On that last point, my school, Shiloh Elementary School in Monroe, N.C., Wouldn’t teaching fluency a foreign language be the ultimate means to prepare students for a diverse and multicultural world? wondered if we were doing enough. that has provided us the means for our immersion program. Global learners.

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Edsurge

MAY 7, 2024

Viridiana Martinez’s family immigrated twice when she was in elementary school — once, from Mexico to Canada, and a second time to the United States. With each move, she had to learn a new language and adjust to a different culture. What motivates them? Were there other English language learners in your classes?

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. however, with insufficient and lagging data from schools, this research has its limitations.

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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. These activities help students develop their language skills, build vocabulary, enhance listening comprehension, and foster a love for stories.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2024

For example, the Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen (Yale) is a survey that asks teachers to make judgments on how often they think a student displays problems in their language behaviors such as oral expression. This ignores the language processing differences between typical and exceptional brains.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Using Wakelet, school librarians can work with librarians in their district–or even across the state or country–to draw attention to important resources in the library, offer research tips, and motivate students. Translation technologies can be included for students and parents whose native language is not English.

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Schools Language Languages Reading 246

eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2019

Demographics: Fairfield County Schools is a small, rural, high-poverty school district in South Carolina. The district is composed of five elementary schools and four secondary schools, serving more than 2,600 students.

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Culture Students Learning Elementary School 173

Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

The term “grades” has become almost taboo among some educators in New Hampshire, where seven elementary schools are slowly ditching the word altogether through a program known as. moving away from just using the word “grades” has been an important piece of keeping students motivated in the program.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

When the 3rd, 4th, and 5th graders at Golden Grove Elementary School in Palm Beach County, FL pad around the classroom in their (possibly) smelly socks, everyone cheers. Flashlight reading at Golden Grove Elementary School. And they are really motivated by the challenge of “leveling up” or unlocking the next lesson.” (At

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2022

Since then, our game-based learning platform has been used to teach over 20 million students real-typed Python, JavaScript and C++ coding languages through the power of play. The gameplay creates instant engagement and motivates learners to quickly level up their coding skills. And with code, there are poets among us.

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Science Game-Based Learning Language Languages 168

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Education Galaxy supports math, reading, language arts, and science at the elementary level (K-6). This bilingual (English and Spanish) program motivates and rewards students to achieve full standards mastery and prepare for their state tests without distracting from the learning process. What makes Education Galaxy so Special?

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

Moak’s goal is to ignite a similar passion in her students so that they can see the magic of STEM in their everyday lives—and thereby be motivated to pursue a job in a STEM field. Elementary science instruction often takes a back seat to math and reading and receives little time in the school day. Moak is not alone.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

The students in our academy are motivated, passionate and dedicated to learning more about the field they are interested in. For this project, students invite teachers, school leaders and families to engage in the conversation.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

“We are honored to offer high school students the opportunity to take Stanford University-Level Online courses with other highly motivated, math-minded high school students,” said Dr. Tomohiro Hoshi, Head of Stanford Online High School.

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Math Middle School Middle School Essay 254

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Rogers (2003), including: Improvement in language arts. Confidence using computers which motivates students to do schoolwork. Is elementary school too early—or too late? Many studies have documented the benefits of proper typing technique (McKay, 1998; Owston, 1997; Bartholome, 1996; Bieman, 1996; Hoot, 1986).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2024

For a while, she actually thought she might go into the hospitality industry — and pursued a related career and technical education (CTE) pathway at her high school. In 10th grade, for some extra cash, Campbell signed up to tutor elementary school students through a literacy program in her hometown of Washington, D.C.

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Teachers Learning Elementary School Elementary School 198

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2019

SSR also offers a multitude of advantages when it comes to student motivation, preparation for the workforce and, most importantly, comprehension. Psst.intrinsic motivation theorists hate it!) Motivation for reading begins to decline in the fourth grade, and dips to its lowest point in high school.

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Reading Motivation Study Language 109

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2020

.” Together, Savvas and AMI offer a seamless reading solution that enables continuous learning through instruction, assessment, and practice opportunities, allowing teachers to track student progress while motivating readers with titles that match their interests and reading abilities.

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Reading Intelligence Testing Distance Learning 169

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Of course, no matter what the script says, her young students—who pick up more from body language and tone than from the meaning of words—are learning that emotional regulation means stuffing down your emotions and shutting yourself off from others. Unfortunately, Lauren’s story is all too common. Source: Breathe For Change.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Alex’s classroom is a 1:1 device environment and teachers a large population of English Language learners. EdSurge: What was the problem in your classroom or school that you were trying to solve when you implemented Accelerated Reader 360? It is worth noting that the whole motivation piece is very extrinsically based - ie.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

That gave them a sense of agency and motivated them to tackle complex problems. Just like when learning sports, language or music, structured practice is really important for math, Barbara Oakley, distinguished professor of engineering for Oakland University, wrote in an email to EdSurge. Its flexible, willingly-chosen and yes, fun.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Jill Edwards Yet, Principe worries that this roulette of school models, where there is little consistency between schools and grade levels, creates more challenges for students. “I I talked to an elementary school teacher at a Boston meetup, and she put together a whole personalized learning system for grades K-3.

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Schools Middle School Middle School Motivation 109

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Some school leaders turn to expensive technology and troves of data as an answer to low proficiency problems in public schools. The elementary, located in an economically-strapped part of the state, has 100 percent of its 850 students on free or reduced lunch, and almost 40 percent of its population are English language learners.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

As these tools become more integrated into the classroom, teachers will want to ensure that all students, including those with disabilities or language barriers, are being supported. Schools are realizing that many of their teachers were not taught this approach to instruction. –Jason Carroll, Chief Product Officer, Texthelp.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2016

Due to a schoolwide initiative, my behavior “clip chart” system ended, and in turn, school rules were replaced with a language that promoted growth mindset. I was determined to epitomize this with my students and end hearing the dreaded, “I can’t do this”-esque language that can sometimes plague a lesson or project.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

“She goes to school, feels uncertain about who she is, tryin’ to hide behind the curtain so she lashes out, out of fear of bein’ known, inside and out.” These raw lines open the music video “ Jagged ,” written, directed and starred in by elementary school students.

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Art Activities Schools Participation 125

eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

For example, the Shaywitz DyslexiaScreen (Yale) is a survey that asks teachers to make judgments on how often they think a student displays problems in their language behaviors such as oral expression. This ignores the language processing differences between typical and exceptional brains.

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Disabilities Learning Disabilities Evaluation Special Education 130

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Topics range from grit and empathy to manners and motivation. Q Wunder provides a complete elementary school SEL curriculum with 15 social-emotional learning topics rolled out in 48 CASEL-aligned lesson plans, all powered with engaging music, videos, games, and activities.

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Activities Curriculum Grades Elementary School 122

Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2018

On the contrary, it can be very constructive and a great motivator. And that’s where the problems start to kick in, because hitherto the main focus of these tests has been on language, mathematics and some aspects of science. I was looking recently at a school called Orchard Gardens in Massachusetts, which I talk about in the new book.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

For example: Describe in neutral language what the story is trying to accomplish. She trains coaches who work with the state’s elementary school teachers to improve reading and writing instruction. What details help it meet that goal (citing specific passages)? Janet suggests assigning the class to create the rubric.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It’s difficult enough in normal times to help our students feel motivated for standardized tests. In my blog post, I also quoted Loveless’ statement that, because the NAEP Proficient standard is so aspirational, “ If high school students are required to meet NAEP proficient to graduate from high school, large numbers will fail.

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Schools Testing Math Grades 109

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

I'm a bit flabbergasted at the idea of you leaving at the end of the school day going to a Starbucks, and then basically working on this for five hours, everyday. Where does the motivation come from—professional life? The motivation is personal. We are going to be building a K-8 elementary school. Personal life?

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Social Studies Education Students Culture 76

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

It was not uncommon for Shawn to throw chairs, push over desks, or shout “colorful language” at his peers and teachers. Sarah We know enough about neurodiversity to know that the “sitting still and listening” way of doing school doesn’t work well for many students. The louder he got, the more quietly I spoke.

Math 112

Math Testing Learning Failure 112

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Topics range from grit and empathy to manners and motivation. Q Wunder provides a complete elementary school SEL curriculum with 15 social-emotional learning topics rolled out in 48 CASEL-aligned lesson plans, all powered with engaging music, videos, games, and activities.

Activities 68

Activities Curriculum Grades Elementary School 68

k12

APRIL 14, 2025

Elementary students begin to explore the world around them, ask big questions, and develop the critical thinking skills that make STEM subjects so exciting. At K12, we know that early exposure to elementary school STEM education helps students build confidence, creativity, and a love for discovery that lasts a lifetime.

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STEM Science Elementary School Elementary School 52

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2017

“She goes to school, feels uncertain about who she is, tryin’ to hide behind the curtain so she lashes out, out of fear of bein’ known, inside and out.” These vulnerable lines open the music video “ Jagged ,” an award-winning film written, directed and starred in by elementary school students at Rocketship schools in California.

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Art Activities Participation Elementary School 64