Edsurge

JUNE 3, 2025

And they will say, No, Ive just been watching a lot of TikTok videos and I think that I have anxiety, said Hanna Kemble, an elementary school counselor and a counselor leader coordinator for the state of Kansas. School counselors across the country describe similar experiences to Kembles.

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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. Lets examine a few examples from the research.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2025

Here’s the run-down so far this year: LOTS of Resources for Kids’ Online Research Robot Teachers vs Human Teachers How to Find Old Elementary School Teachers How Students Can Build Their Own Apps 15 Websites on Natural Disasters Online Sites to Teach Mouse Skills Does Mindfulness Make Your Class Better?

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

Now I realize it is not only about being there for them, but about passing on the skills I have gained to live with my neurodivergence. Vulnerability and Mental Health in Educational Leadership These fellows reflected early and often on what it means to be vulnerable as an education leader and how challenges have impacted their mental health.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2025

The 3Cs of Inclusive Edtech Debbie Tannenbaum, a school-based tech specialist for Fairfax County Public Schools in Virginia, supports an elementary school in which 40 percent of the students’ initial language is not English. Our tight bond helps every student.”

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Organized Classroom

JUNE 11, 2025

It not only instills a sense of social responsibility and empathy but also teaches valuable life skills such as teamwork, leadership, and organization. By involving elementary students in fundraising, educators can create a positive impact on their development while contributing to meaningful causes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Not all online platforms deliver quality education, and the lack of face-to-face interaction can hinder social development and collaborative skills. Relevance to Real-World Applications : Students increasingly seek curricula that align with their career aspirations and life skills.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 25, 2025

The University of Maryland reports that music boosts social, emotional, cognitive, and motor skills. Turn students into rhythm detectives This fun and sneaky rhythm game sharpens auditory skills, focus, and observation. This quick, engaging activity boosts body awareness, motor skills, timing, and teamwork.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2025

And 28 elementary schools in the state did not have a single proficient student. In the intervening years, the state passed a number of changes — including the Alabama Numeracy Act — in an effort to boost K-5 elementary math performance. But a half-decade is a long time. These challenges are severe. The stakes are high.

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Edsurge

JUNE 23, 2025

When Wendy Lundeen began teaching transitional kindergarten over a dozen years ago, it was seen as an unconventional option to help prepare children to one day enter elementary school. The transitional kindergarten program is typically offered within existing elementary schools, and all districts will be required to offer it.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2025

NSF cuts felt from elementary school to college Some researchers are applying for emergency funding from private foundations to salvage what they can. Families also got to put their building skills to the test. And Panchanathan resigned a few days later. But much of their planned work will no longer be possible.

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Lab to Class

MAY 26, 2025

Ways to teach this could include simple things like discussion scenarios or roleplaying, which are already a part of some school’s curriculum for elementary school aged children, but it can also be fun to do riddles together to understand flexible thinking and considering alternatives. Want more like this?

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2025

Most are accompanied with handwritten letters from students extolling the influence children’s television shows had on their journeys to donning the cap and gown — one fresh grad writes that she plans to become an elementary school teacher thanks to PBS. had stronger literacy skills.

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Teacher Toms Blog

JUNE 26, 2025

I know that I didn't think I read at all when I arrived in elementary school, but on my first day in class Miss McCutcheon had placed on our desks a construction paper cut out of the character Ted (a stuffed bear) from the Dick and Jane readers.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Key points: Literacy is critical for students–and elementary years are a pivotal time These online tools help students develop essential literacy skills See related article: How efficacy studies improve literacy instruction For more news on literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Fall is the best time of year in Montana.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

We were using Core5 in just six of our elementary schools prior to the pandemic,” said Dr. Mary Ann Reilly, assistant superintendent for Teaching and Learning. When COVID-19 hit and our schools transitioned to remote learning, we were able to quickly expand Core5 to all our elementary schools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2025

The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also shining a spotlight on an ever-growing inequality in math performance across the country. Early math skills are associated with higher literacy and higher earnings. That has consequences.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

may have fallen critically behind in the basic skills they need to become good readers and be successful in school. The HearBuilder online, research-based, foundational literacy program provides an excellent way for students to build their early education and literacy skills. Sequencing. Phonological/Sound Awareness.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2022

How to make it clear to elementary students (get crafty). How to Teach Venn Diagrams to Elementary School Students. Teaching children Venn diagrams is the beginning of teaching them how to sort and manage data, a skill that is becoming ever more useful in this technological era. How to use it to design games . Get Crafty.

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2022

Social and emotional skills are vital in both school, and the workplace. Those competence areas are Self-Awareness, Self-Management, Social Awareness, Relationship Skills, and Responsible Decision-Making. SEL Competency: Decision-Making Strategy: “Pause Power” Age: Elementary School.

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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

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

MAY 25, 2023

Key points: Interactivity and engaging resources can make science more approachable Elementary school teachers need easy-to-use science tools that will grab students’ attention During my time as a kindergarten teacher, I learned three major lessons about our youngest learners’ relationship to science.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Unfortunately, it’s rare to see students engage in play at school after they’ve left elementary school, but secondary students need this time too. These are the critical ’21st century skills’ the whole world is talking about.” I believe those variations keep it interesting for my students!

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Teaching elementary school was the hardest job I ever had, but there are many parts of the role I miss. As any elementary educator will tell you, seeing a child’s eyes light up as they grow into individuals capable of expressing themselves and exploring their own interests through the written word is one of the greatest joys in life.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

As more and more fields require technical knowledge, it is a good idea to equip our young learners with basic STEM skills early on. With online schools, it is invaluable to start teaching these concepts at a young age, which is why STEM curriculum is now being introduced at the elementary level.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

More than half of today’s adult workers (62 percent) say they were never exposed to STEM-related studies and career possibilities in elementary school, according to a survey from littleBits and YouGov. will not have produced enough highly-skilled workers to fill STEM jobs in the next few years.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2019

What does it take to turn around a chronically under-performing school? If you ask educators at Moseley Elementary School, it takes determined school leaders and teachers with the ability to give students a purpose each day–and a strategy called academic teaming. Moseley Elementary School has a history of struggle.

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eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2020

Teaching students how to learn independently — and giving them the practice they need to develop this skill — can alleviate this concern. They even knew how not to intrude on each others’ slides and other essential digital citizenship skills.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It’s important for teachers to find ways to teach social-emotional learning and character development to help their students build the skills necessary to process the events of 2020 and to persevere and succeed in (for many students) a distance learning or hybrid environment. Dual immersion in elementary 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. Having access to the skills needed to decode text and other media impacts our students now and forever. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Interviewed and profiled here is winner John Arthur , a 6th grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School nominated by Follett. John Arthur, a sixth-grade teacher at Meadowlark Elementary School in Salt Lake City, was the 2021 Utah Teacher of the Year and one of four finalists for 2021 National Teacher of the Year.

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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

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

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

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

A positive recess experience helps youth to develop critical social, physical and emotional skills,” says Elizabeth Cushing, CEO of Playworks, the leading national nonprofit leveraging the power of play to transform children’s physical and emotional well-being. “By

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