eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2024

Traditionally, the spotlight on STEM education appears to occur in high school and late middle school grade-levels. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development.

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eSchool News

MAY 13, 2021

BEAVERTON, Oregon, May 13, 2021 — Vernier Software & Technology is offering new, robust investigations to help middle school teachers engage students in science as they learn in the classroom or they continue to learn from home. To learn more about these resources, visit www.vernier.com/middle-school.

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MARCH 15, 2018

Think back to your days in middle school, specifically to what you did after you slung your backpack off at home and began to unwind. What would your answer have been if a teacher asked, “What am I doing outside of school that I want to tell other students about?”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2019

Research says students are more likely to maintain their interest in coding if they’re exposed to it at an early age, and now, some schools are starting in elementary school. Coding as been a required part of the middle school and elementary school curriculum since 2014.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2022

In other words, if a progression is successfully followed, what kids learn in first grade should set the stage for what they learn later in elementary school, what students learn in middle school should build upon what they learn in elementary school, and so on.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

The answer to that question, it turns out, depends a lot on two things: how your school identifies students for advanced math, and where you live. principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. Algebra is often considered a gateway class.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Their assignment: Design a cart to carry today’s tools for STEM learning — the teaching of science, technology, engineering and math — in Hampton Township’s three elementary schools. “We 13 at the middle school. 13 at the middle school.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

In 2014, I got my first teaching job at a brand new high school in Detroit. The building had once been an elementary school with a fully functioning library. When I was growing up, I spent much of my free time in my metro Detroit school library. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

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eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2025

Chronic absenteeism remains a widespread challenge in schools across the country, but in Wisconsin, Racine Unified School District s Julian Thomas Elementary and Jerstad-Agerholm Middle School are demonstrating that innovative, data-driven approaches can make a difference.

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eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2020

He was named CTO of the Year by the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications and Technology and one of the “20 to Watch” educators by the National School Boards Association for his work in IT. Roberts School District is located in northern Chester County, Pennsylvania. Roberts High School.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2023

The district reports 70 screens are live today with Carousel digital signage content coming from multiple contributors per school, with approximately 150 screens expected upon completion. The district has adopted a “one school at a time” rollout strategy that helps its technology specialists effectively train staff before using the system.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2020

If your school or district has closed due to COVID-19 or is shifting to temporary online or distance learning, MackinVIA has an effective solution. Elementary School. Middle School. High School. 4,500+ Multi-User eBooks. 3,000+ Multi-User eBooks. 1,500+ Multi-User eBooks.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC. What would tech lab look like when the dedicated set of student helpers moved on to the middle school?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 11, 2020

They also continue to learn new techniques and strategies as all schools everywhere move into the unknown. The district, located in northern Chester County, Pennsylvania, comprises five elementary schools, one middle school, and the Owen J. Roberts High School. In the elementary schools, we have Seesaw.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2019

In many districts, students still get their first introduction to computer science and coding in middle school or high school. Related content: Why we should teach coding in elementary school. That timing, argues John Pearce, is all wrong. “If Take the universal coding concept of a “conditional,” for instance.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

This is especially true with literacy, where it’s all too easy to lose track of student progress and performance as students make their way through elementary and middle school. We had growth data in every elementary school like we’ve never seen before. A reading program that everyone loves.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

” These wise words, from a Florida elementary school principal, get to the core of a new look at barriers to equity in education. Some families need a higher level of support and resources to participate equally in educational success,” said a middle school teacher in Colorado who participated in the survey.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2015

For many tweens heading into middle school, the transition from elementary school won’t be marked only by new teachers, class schedules and locker assignments but also by a gleaming new phone. Deciding whether a middle schooler is ready to take on mobile phone responsibility is a personal decision for each family.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

Notre Dame Elementary School, Grade 1 William D., Episcopal School of Dallas-Lower Campus, Grade 2 Juliana J., Dunstan Catholic School, Grade 3 Alex H., Heritage Elementary School, Grade 4 Gian P., Philomena Elementary School, Grade 5 Logan W., Linden Elementary School, Grade 6 Tiger K.,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

With help from Rosetta Stone’s language learning solutions, Boone County Schools is providing students with access to programs that it hopes will enhance college and career readiness and global competence.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Black/African American students, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx students, and Native American/Alaskan students are less likely to attend a high school that offers foundational computer science.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2020

FP : We actually have our computer teacher at our elementary schools, who has morphed into a STEM teacher as well, which is great. Up at fifth through eighth grade at the middle school, every kid gets it. Related content: Dealing with data during COVID-19. eSN : Tell us about your STEM setup.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2020

FP : We actually have our computer teacher at our elementary schools, who has morphed into a STEM teacher as well, which is great. Up at fifth through eighth grade at the middle school, every kid gets it. Related content: Dealing with data during COVID-19. eSN : Tell us about your STEM setup.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2023

We looked at the schools that had the highest need and prioritized two middle schools whose facilities were in the worst shape. They had shelving that was 6’ X 8’ feet long and totally connected, plus seating that was old and uncomfortable.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2021

More than 27,000 students attend 34 schools in the district including traditional high schools, alternative high schools, middle schools, elementary schools, and 16 preschools, including a federally funded Head Start program. The following has been edited for clarity.).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2016

14-18, 2016 to provide an introduction to coding skills for elementary and middle school students. The winning school will receive a one-year subscription to EasyTech and EasyCode Premium, Learning.com ’s digital literacy and coding curriculum for grades K-8. Schools can register for the Code-a-Thon from Oct.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2022

For example, since we first introduced computer science themes into our elementary schools, our middle school teachers are now noticing that their new students are seeking more problem-based learning that stems from their early introduction to computer science skills.

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eSchool News

APRIL 13, 2023

A 2022 survey by the Consortium for School Networking shows that more than 80 percent of U.S. schools now have a device for each K-12 student. That’s way up from pre-pandemic numbers, where about two of three high schools and middle schools were one-to-one and less than half of elementary schools had a device for each student.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2015

Starting in the spring of 2014, in conjunction with our rollout of one-to-one laptops for all 1,800 middle school students (grades 6-8), the district’s technology integration specialists identified the need to provide weekly professional development for teachers, beyond the four in-service days already scheduled.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

Since the 2020-2021 school year began, school principals have had to change their learning mode, and top concerns remain safety, attendance, funding, and learning loss, according to a survey from National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

I teach 12th grade now, but when I was a middle school teacher, I was constantly thinking of ways to reach students. Today, during parent-teacher conferences, a parent approached me and asked, “Did you used to teach at Meramec Elementary School?” Here’s how to get through your first school year.

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

Key points: Light-touch, low-cost interventions focused on attendance can pay dividends Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds How bullying contributes to K-12 student absenteeism For more news on student success, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub One surefire way to support student success?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

He teaches sixth graders at Technology Middle School in Sonoma, California. And as schools changed and kids changed – I call it the practice gap – I think people like me who get national prominence in a field, especially education, drift farther and farther away from the daily experience of the classroom teacher.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2021

VWSD consists of three high schools (grades 9-12), three middle schools (grades 7-8), 10 elementary schools, and an alternative program. VWSD serves all of Warren County, Mississippi, and has an enrollment of approximately 7,200 students in grades Pre-K through 12.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Yet, at the elementary school level, many teachers haven’t had any specialized education or training in science, leaving them at a loss for PD in STEM. High-quality instruction in STEM requires both teaching expertise and content knowledge.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Tuesday, June 7, 2022) —Iowa’s Southwest Valley Community School District (SVCSD) today announced it is broadening its partnership with Discovery Education to support science education in elementary school classrooms districtwide. SVCSD educators also enjoy access to the Discovery Education Community.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2024

Robert Buffone – Murrysville, Pennsylvania Madison Rose Lane Elementary School, Principal Mr. Andre’ Reyes – Phoenix, Arizona Educators of the Year McKenna Akane, Middle School Educator, Alberton School District – Montana Frank Bogden, Instructional Facilitator of Technology, Loudoun County Public Schools – Virginia Rodney Crouse, Elementary (..)

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