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

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. Ninety percent of students using it finished the year in intermediate or advanced zones for comprehension.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

In collaboration with Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—HCS is integrating a suite of award-winning, flexible digital resources into teaching and learning across the district’s elementary and middle schools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

However, there were still 25 elementary schools in the district without access to Hazel’s mental health resources. Cleveland successfully secured funding to expand to these 25 elementary schools, bringing Hazel services to more than 25,000 additional students in the district. Through persistent efforts, Ms.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

We are looking forward to supporting Virginia Beach’s students and parents, as well as their dedicated educators, with this new initiative.”. The adaptive content system automatically evaluates each student’s skills and preferences to deliver the “just-right” level of instruction to maximize learning gains.

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eSchool News

APRIL 30, 2019

Demographics: The Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (ISD) is the third-largest district in Texas, covering 186 square miles and serving more than 115,000 students. The Houston district currently includes 11 high schools, 18 middle schools, 54 elementary schools, and five special campuses.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

It is important to get students exposed to coding and robotics early so it will be natural to them once they get to middle school and beyond. Knowing the importance, we were able to secure funding through the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELOP) to bring the screen-free KIBO robot to our students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Wizrobotics, an online live learning platform for teaching and inspiring K-12 students to explore STEM fields, announced the launch of Wizprodigy. billion students world wide staying at home, it has been a real struggle for many parents to keep students engaged. With approximately 1.3 Find out more at [link].

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

In deploying the devices, the district targeted grade levels and courses such as 7th-grade civics, 9th- and 10th-grade English, and middle school math. Students in those courses and grade levels—at all schools—were given access to the technology.

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eSchool News

JULY 21, 2023

In addition, district educators will receive in-depth professional learning opportunities that will help them integrate their new resources into instruction and create engaging lessons that prepare students for success beyond the classroom. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2021

May 5, 2021) — Virginia’s Chesapeake Public Schools (CPS) today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education designed to inspire, engage and empower the district’s 16,300 K-5 students and improve academic achievement. CPS teachers and students in grades K-5 will also receive access to Discovery Education Coding.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

We know that our students are different, and to capitalize on their strengths, we provide opportunities for students to identify a focused path and to find success. Sometimes elementary and middle school teachers come across as apologetic about how “little” they are doing in relation to personalized learning.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

“The smartboards perform a lot of different functions and get students engaged in learning with the ability to interact with tech in the front of the room.” ” Burns Middle School. . ” Burns Middle School. Next page: Engagement at the high school and elementary school level.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Either way, the reality is that competitiveness starts early and competition shows up in many ways in schools. As an elementary school student, I remember sitting “criss cross applesauce” among my peers during the end-of-the-quarter awards ceremonies, hoping my name would be called.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

But in addition to being an important outcome, learner agency may also be an undervalued resource for schools, especially when they have less control over how to structure students’ time and attention. The impacts of COVID-19 are highlighting at least three ways in which schools can benefit from nurturing students’ agency: 1.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Without dedicated time, attention and materials teaching our younger children about this country’s history—including a multitude of narratives and perspectives—how will students enter middle school with a historical foundation and shared civic values, ready to practice and deepen their civic knowledge and skill set?

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

This time, we chose something different for the middle grades because middle school students are kind of a different band of learners. We knew we needed high engagement that would capture their attention and foster learning in a different way. Middle schoolers need this kind of structure for familiarity.”

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2016

In response to this growing need, Tynker’s comprehensive, fun, game-based curriculum has been used by more than 50,000 schools to introduce students to computer programming. Tynker’s drone curriculum offers a structured approach to get elementary and middle school students flying drones in minutes.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As a parent, Laura knows the value of a teacher who truly cares about each individual student and that is exactly how she chooses to impact students’ lives and educational journeys—by making those connections, whether students are 38 miles or 1,038 miles away.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2019

As one-to-one programs see significant growth in K–12 schools across the country, IT teams will need extra support to manage and maintain the surge of student devices. This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series. by Jennifer Brown.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In high school, he reasoned, students might take vocational training courses, intern at local businesses or meet with guidance counselors to discuss their future. Hidalgo began to envision a program where students would learn about their interests and natural abilities and tie them to specific careers covered in their core curriculum.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Coronavirus Chronicles 027 – Marion-Walker Elementary School. Coronavirus Chronicles 043 – Bunche Middle School. Teaching and leading for higher student engagement … even during a pandemic (aka How I spent my summer). A new adventure: Silver Lining for Learning.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

Discovery Education Experience will now be available in all district elementary and middle school classrooms. version of Coding features a wide array of resources that help students take coding from concept to reality. Discovery Education Coding. Also, educators at HCS enjoy access to the Discovery Education Network.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The implementation also helped address challenges with certifications and staffing for their early college high school and STEM high school–when they no longer had a university partner providing physical education credits, Edmentum filled that gap with highly qualified, state-certified teachers and award-winning curriculum.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Charlotte, NC — Minnesota’s South Washington County (SoWashCo) Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in K-8 classrooms across the district. SoWashCo Schools is a suburban district located southeast of St.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

While qualitative data can be collected to measure progress around such things as changes in instructional practices, increases in student engagement, decreases in office referrals, etc., the changes in student achievement occurs more slowly over time. Evaluate the impact.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

PPS is a thriving, urban school division serving more than 13,300 students. The district consists of three high schools, three middle schools, and 13 elementary schools, as well as preschool, alternative school, and adult education facilities.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2021

The second fastest-growing school district in Indiana, Perry Township Schools serves nearly 16,700 students across two early learning academies, four kindergarten academies, eleven elementary schools, two middle schools, two sixth grade academies, two high schools, and one alternative learning program.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This distributed model of learning took off and has grown over the years to a network of nearly 300 Fulton County educators who are pioneering new approaches to education technology use, testing new tools and helping others in their schools and communities do the same. You can manipulate anything to make it fit your creative vision.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2021

MCSD is an A-rated, state-designated Academically High-Performing School District located on Florida’s Treasure Coast.?The approximately 18,000 PK-12 students in its 12 elementary schools,?5 5 middle schools,?3 3 comprehensive high schools,?2 The district educates?approximately 2 special centers,?4

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Last year, a student in Yvonne Steadman’s Kindergarten class began missing a lot of days. Steadman, who teaches at Mendell Elementary School in this highly-diverse Boston neighborhood, passed along her concerns to a colleague, Madeline Gillespie, a family support coordinator. ROXBURY, Mass.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2017

They boast three mobile VR labs and one stationary VR lab for the district’s four elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school. Nearby districts and schools regularly look to POB for advice and leadership when it comes to implementing VR and using the technology to engage and teach students.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

We had three schools performing academically in the bottom five percent in the state—they were the lowest of the lowest. And this past year two of those schools came off the list! Our middle school and elementary school are no longer priority schools.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

For example, middle school math teachers who participated in two PLI sessions saw their students’ math scores on state standardized assessments (SBAC) improve by 6 percent on average. Just one example of this is a teacher at Hidalgo Elementary School, who last spring put the PLI ideas into practice.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

These new scales make it easier for students who receive zeros to recover from failing grades—instead of having to move up 60 points just to enter the D range. For more information on equitable grading systems, see our Standards-Based Learning at Middle Schools and Competency-Based Grading in High Schools research briefs.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

With SEL-informed literacy instruction, we have the power to help young people build the resilience they need to be successful today, tomorrow and throughout their lifetimes.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2024

years, I have been teaching Algebra I and geometry for grades nine and 10 at Becton Regional High School. The most challenging part has definitely been trying to keep students engaged in the classroom and interested in their learning. In the 2021-22 school year, I moved to an elementary school in Santa Rosa, California.

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