eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA– Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today that elementary students from Buchanan County, Virginia School District achieved unprecedented reading gains using Carnegie Learning’s Fast ForWord ® reading and language program.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 21, 2025

These experiments are easy to set up and can be done at home or at school. Study the states of matter with quick experiments for kids Projected Time : 5-20 minutes, but can vary Concepts : States of matter Materials : Varies This age group loves anything they can dig their fingers into. So you know theyll love slime and ice cream experiments.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Leslie Patterson said she knew nothing about dyslexia when she first became an elementary school teacher. Using Bookshare , which, with 480,000 books is the world’s largest digital library, Patterson is helping her students access books they can read, using their eyes and ears, by listening to and seeing highlighted text.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Key points: Digital learning is a key part of students’ school experiences As technology evolves, so, too, do students’ learning opportunities See related article: Is AI the future of education? But that’s only a risk if schools and teachers hold a low bar for what they expect of their students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Under the great leadership of Dr. Shawn Foster, the Orangeburg County School District Superintendent, my school district had an active plan of action to ensure continuity of learning for all students. This content provides after-school caregivers with additional tools to help students continue learning after the last bell.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Reading ability is a big predictor of other academic success, and unfortunately, many U.S. students are not reading at grade level, according to new research. Research has long established that proficient reading helps students succeed in other subject areas, especially as academic content becomes more challenging.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The platform we selected—OverDrive Education’s Sora reading app —aligns with our public library system for easy access to its wealth of digital materials. When looking for our digital reading system, we found these features very beneficial. Students can easily access the collections through their reading app.

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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. Two years later, that room had become a dumping ground for unused supplies, and the school football team frequently used it as a meeting space. newsletters.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The approach: Align state standards, curriculum, and teacher training programs with practices rooted in the science of reading, which emphasizes phonics to help students decode words. Frame told Chalkbeat about her work as Indiana looks to bring more literacy coaches like her to its schools. What drew you to a career in education?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2018

Through my work with educators across the country, I know the number of elementary school districts and administrators turning to LMS adoption is increasing for all grades—preparing students at a young age to use the technology they will need to master for high school, college, and beyond.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2020

Whether the 2020-21 school year is starting in the classroom or remotely, Follett is ensuring elementary and middle school students won’t be missing out on one of their favorite back-to-school traditions: the book fair. Plew Elementary School in Niceville, Fla. “It It was almost too good to be true.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Her career spans roles as an elementary teacher, instructional coach, mentor, special education administrator, and elementary school principal. She currently serves as the principal of Austin Steward Elementary School #46 in Rochester, New York.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

Let’s take a look at what makes libraries such critical parts of the school environment: Why do libraries matter? Literacy can make or break their school performance and enhance their career and civic participation. There are many types of school libraries– here’s why they’re all essential.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2021

12, 2021 — After participating in a pilot trial of the new EarlyBird game-based early literacy assessment, schools and districts across the United States have chosen to adopt EarlyBird for the 2021-22 school year. Maine School Administrative District No. BOSTON — Aug.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

At Hicks Canyon Elementary School in Orange County, Calif., students have been learning with digital devices since the Tustin Unified School District went 1:1 six years ago — so the shift to remote learning amid the coronavirus pandemic wasn’t as jarring as it could have been. Yet, it was still a profound change.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

The grant will award one elementary school a site-wide license for unlimited use of QoreInsights’ award-winning platform, the Classroom Education Plan© (CEP), for use in the 2024-’25 school year. This targeted approach boosts reading, math, student engagement, and well-being.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

Since school buildings reopened after COVID closures, I’ve heard teachers say, again and again, that the older elementary children in their classrooms are just not the same. They wanted to please the adults by following the rules at school, but their good intentions could fall by the wayside if they wanted something badly enough.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Oak Heights Elementary School in Sweet Home, Ore., MobyMax … finds the holes in my students’ academic experience and fills them, contributing to a rock-solid foundation,” said Tim Swanson, a second-grade teacher who is also the school’s technology coach. They get 20 minutes of reading and 20 minutes of math.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2024

EPS Learning , the leading provider of PreK-12 literacy solutions, has been selected by the Iowa Department of Education through a competitive bid process to offer fully funded access to its AI-powered EPS Reading Assistant for all elementary school teachers and students through the summer of 2025.

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2023

PRWEB) — Sourcewell , a trusted advisor to education leaders, announces that North Star Central Elementary School in Boswell, Pennsylvania—home to more than 350 pre-K–4 students—is seeing significant growth in students’ math scores, despite national trends. “At PAUL, MINN.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2017

According to one of our Grade 6 teachers, Shannon Diven, her students could read but could not pull out details from the text to expand answers, explain answers, or to develop a piece of writing around the text (basically, reading comprehension). Authentic Reading Experiences Wanted.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2020

Partnership offers automated assessment of students’ oral reading fluency — for testing at school or at home . AMI) , an educational technology company, to provide a fully automated assessment tool that uses artificial intelligence and voice technology to measure K-5 students’ reading abilities. (AMI)

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, today affirmed that equity and access are at the core of Phonics, Reading, and Me —its K–3 supplemental literacy program designed to help students learn the skills they need to become proficient readers.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. Amira is the invention of Amira Learning, a six-year-old edtech company that fuses voice-based artificial intelligence into reading activities, guided by an eponymous AI bot. School district leaders have taken note, developing multi-year adoption plans for their schools.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Researchers at the University of Missouri (MU) College of Education have developed a one-item readiness test that can accurately predict kindergartners’ success in school. In one of their studies, the researchers distributed the screening tool to 55 teachers in 18 elementary schools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

At Rockford Public Schools , we have a strong commitment to literacy growth. The elementary schools use Units of Study Writing as the core writing resource aligned to standards. We take a comprehensive approach beginning with our foundational curriculum. We have a number of students with gaps in literacy.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2024

School Specialty , a leading provider of learning environments and supplies to the pre-K–12 education market, today announced the 2024 winners of its annual Crystal Apple Awards, which celebrate teachers who embody inspiration, leadership, and passion in teaching. To read the full stories of this year’s winners, visit SchoolSpecialty.com.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

2023 calculations by the UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report reveal that fewer than 1 in 5 countries have legislation in place to prevent and act on cyberbullying in school. school district in 2022-23. school district in 2022-23. phonemic awareness, phonics) to address this problem.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2023

It’s back-to-school season across the country, and while this is met with mixed emotions, like it or not, classroom doors are open and welcoming students. Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

Tucked in, snuggled up, I still remember the hours I spent listening to my mother read aloud “The Hobbit.” After I listened to this one, I read the other books in the series in the narrators’ voices in my own head. It’s read by the author, making it feel much like listening to someone share anecdotes and wisdom from their own life.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on literacy and student engagement.

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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. Knowing this, we opted to pilot the Lexia Core5 Reading adaptive blended learning literacy program a few years ago. Easy access to valuable data.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The new report, The Decoding Threshold: Measuring the Roots of Older Students’ Reading Difficulties: New Evidence , shows that this threshold is a significant barrier to older students achieving reading proficiency. The findings give us a clearer understanding of what supports many older students need to read on grade-level.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2023

Our school is one of just 12 “Science of Reading Spotlight Schools” in Alabama this year, but getting here wasn’t easy. Rewind the clock back to the fall of 2021 and just 15 percent of our kindergarten students were proficient in reading. A “full support school” since 2018, we were dealing with some major challenges.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Even if a student doesn’t select a career in STEM, the soft skills they will learn at a STEM-focused school (critical thinking, teamwork, problem-solving and more) will serve them well in whatever they choose to do in life. 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

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

This new assessment tool allows educators to easily assess, track, and remediate student performance over the course of the school year. With AGI, teachers can easily provide updates and suggestions to families, building strong school-to-home connections, an important element of young learners’ success. .

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