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. Elementary school years mark a critical phase in a child’s cognitive development.

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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

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

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

With the rise of AI and increase in employers who say AI skills will be a necessary component for workplace success, learning computer science is more critical than ever. “The data is clear: computer science equips students with essential skills for future careers in all industries.

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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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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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Edsurge

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?” I was driving my project.

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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

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

MAY 5, 2022

With recent research showcasing the growing number of STEM-related jobs that will be available to our graduates in Indiana in the coming years, teaching computer science skills has become as important as teaching students how to read or do math. Our program helps students develop essential skills for academic and professional success.

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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. Our initial goal was to improve the reading support we offered students based on their literacy data, specifically in the area of foundational skills.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

“This year’s celebration of all-things-math was no different, and our entire team is in awe of the accomplishments of this year’s top individuals and schools and all the other participants. The 48-hour event gives students a chance to test their math skills and compete against others in up to 20 live 60-second math challenges.

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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

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. Three hundred kindergarten and first grade ELL students and 10,200 WL students in grades 2-8 have access to the digital learning program.

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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

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

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. Our teachers across all grade levels have made great strides in developing their STEM content knowledge and teaching skills. Here are a few: 1. Take a constructivist approach.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

On day one of math class, about one-third of school students are ready to master grade-level standards while others aren’t yet able to complete basic skills. In our first year, we implemented personalized learning in our six middle schools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

It’s no secret that strong reading skills are part of the foundation of students’ academic success. Without a solid reading foundation, students are more likely to perform poorly or drop out of school. Christina Sorenson, language arts resource teacher, Henry Middle School, Cedar Park, Texas. “I On average, they made 1.8

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

At the same time, schools are placing a stronger emphasis on mental health, equity, and future-ready skills, ensuring students are not only academically successful but also are prepared for the challenges of today’s every-changing world. AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“Our third graders take state standardized tests, and our scores used to be pretty good,” explained Connie Hibbitts, Instructional Coach for all four elementary-middle schools in the county and an educator with 34 years of experience. We knew we needed a program to build foundational reading skills,” she explains.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2023

But esports isn’t just for the older kids, and starting an esports program in early elementary school can be an effective way to lay the groundwork for esports participation as students make their way into higher grade levels.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

An elementary school teacher discussed how math can be integrated into PE class–for instance, students can measure and make calculations related to how far they jump or how fast they run, or myriad other activities. We installed L systems , featuring Epson laser projectors , in every elementary and middle school gymnasium.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA recently released results of a yearlong study examining the effectiveness of a reading fluency intervention targeting struggling middle school readers from historically marginalized populations or those living in poverty. school district in 2022-23. .

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2021

PORTLAND, July 13, 2021 – Blackbird, bridging the gap in Computer Science curriculum, today announced the availability of their K-12 Computer Science Pathway, designed to help school districts prepare students with the computer programming skills necessary to enter the workforce – or continue their education at the university level.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

Money, time, and skill are the obstacles teachers jump through to use new classroom tools. Katie Blagden, K-4 STEAM educator and coach, Ayers Ryal Side Elementary School, Beverly, Mass. Lesa Wang, STEAM teacher, Marymount Lower Middle School, New York, NY. Coding and robotics programs. Beverly Sklar.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

The problem-solving and logical reasoning skills involved computer programming, as well as the ability to think critically and algorithmically, provide a foundation for virtually every career. Code Studio offers a 20 hour-long coding course for elementary school students. Other coding resources for younger students.

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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 19, 2017

School has always been a place for learning math, science, history, and art, but now it’s also becoming the place for students to learn other skills that are crucial to their future success and happiness, no matter where they end up. I am the principal of Chattahoochee Elementary School in Cumming, GA.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

In Loudoun County, Virginia, fourth-graders from Goshen Post Elementary School took up the challenge personally. The first was defining,” he says, with experts generating a laundry list of skills and competencies considered essential for students’ future success. Heather Wolpert-Gawron offers a good role-model.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

We’re a K-12 American Curriculum/IB school, so our goal with Houses is to support our learners to develop specific skills that have a positive impact on the school culture. Choosing foundational school values. These help our students to become global citizens.

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2024

Our county funded our literacy program purchase, and because our elementary schools were already using another program from our literacy partner, they were able to transition to the former as soon as they entered sixth grade. Plus, they had the resource hub with everything in it, including all of the lessons. Recognition is key.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Middle school teachers can now integrate science lessons with data collection and coding using new packages from Vernier Software & Technology and SAM Labs. With worldwide distribution to over 140 countries, Vernier data loggers are used by educators and students from elementary school to university.

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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

AUGUST 4, 2022

Develops skill sets that transfer across career sectors ? Each elementary school is equipped with a Smartlab, where students attend each school day for 30 minutes. Students use advanced software and materials that highlight the skills needed to be a successful 21st century learner.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Kristina Stratton, principal, Westside Elementary School, Florida. “In Teach STEAM skills. Esra Murray, library media specialist, Cider Mill Elementary School, Connecticut. Jenna Rosienski, 7th-grade teacher, Franklin Middle School, Wisconsin. “My Give students more time in our makerspace.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

And sometimes, as Arizona’s Yuma Elementary School District One discovered, those innovations are already sitting in the classroom, waiting to be discovered. The students work with a teacher at each school and build problem-solving and teamwork skills.

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