Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Civics Education Is at a Crossroads This knowledge gap is due in large part to the sidelining of K-12 social studies since the early 2000s, with the implementation of No Child Left Behind. With an increased emphasis on improving test scores in reading, writing, math and science, social studies fell to the wayside.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. Eager to build a career out of his interest in social studies, he thought about museum curation, archival work and practicing law. I did go into an elementary school and I learned that I did not want to be an elementary school teacher.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

One of those educators who used the program is Lynmara Coln, the director of Student Opportunity and Multilingual Services at Prince William County Schools in Virginia. After a pilot, the district has allowed individual middle and elementary schools to purchase Lexia English during the 2024-2025 school year.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the second-largest school division in Virginia, with 55 elementary schools, 15 middle schools, 12 high schools, and a number of secondary/post-secondary specialty centers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

With the belief that STEM skills are best acquired starting at a young age, we start building foundational skills early in elementary school. But what about when you’re teaching English or social studies? Our vision statement is, “We inspire students to become STEM innovators and responsible global citizens.”

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

MADISON, WI – Today, Open Up Resources and Kiddom announced Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD ) has selected its top-rated EL Education K-5 Education Language Arts (ELA) curriculum for its 31 elementary schools in support of the district’s efforts to prioritize early literacy and beyond. Share assignments digitally; ?

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2019

When Kimberly Head-Trotter, a teacher at McKissack Middle School in Nashville, Tenn., realized how enthusiastic her social studies students were about the civil rights movement, she decided to help them explore the rich history of their own city through project-based learning. marquita.brown_tC0Z. Fri, 06/21/2019 - 14:43.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Peter McKenna and his principal developed the Maker Space pilot program now used in all five elementary schools in their district. Computer Teacher, Scarsdale Schools, NY. Sergio Anaya started out as a social studies teacher. Head of Strategic Initiatives for Global Education, littleBits.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

Buckle up and join us on this delightful journey through tech-savvy classrooms – from elementary school to high school – we’ll unlock a treasury of innovative ideas guaranteed to amuse the young minds while also preparing them for their future. Let’s dive in!

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2020

Math (everything from elementary school arithmetic to calculus and statistics). Where was this when I was in high school?). Social Studies. Online tutoring Our local public library has a free online tutoring service that not only offers tutoring in every subject a student might ever need. Science (Even physics!

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2016

The Odeum games focus on Social Studies, Language Arts, and Foreign Languages for grades 6 through 12. Now, a group of parents, educators and game developers have come together to create a game theater for modern age scholars.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2016

Tynker’s STEM and PBL courses challenge students with real-world problems in all subjects, including Mathematics, Earth Sciences, Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Social Studies, and Language Arts. STEM Courses and Project-Based Learning. 12 STEM courses are included for grades 3-8.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

This is an urgent and growing national problem, and immediate attention is needed to help these students who likely missed the benefits of an evidence-based curriculum for foundational literacy skills in early elementary school, especially during the COVID crisis. –Dr. .

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2019

To illustrate to educators that they’re already taking these first core steps, a collaborative team from Michigan State University and New York City’s Hunter College School of Education ran a professional development workshop in July 2019 with NYC elementary school teachers based on a tour guide activity grounded in the New York subway system.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For 14 years, Laura Johnson has taught a variety of subjects, including social studies, psychology, and music and art appreciation–all virtually within ALVS. She started as a part-time teacher while she was still at a brick-and-mortar school, where she drove 38 miles each way to teach.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Linda Dickinson, Media and Educational Technology Instructor, Abbotts Hill Elementary School How does the Vanguard Team mobilize when you start working with a new tool or technology partner like Adobe? Magazine covers demonstrating understanding of various social studies topics.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2023

Although it’s not as obviously contentious as say, social studies, educators and researchers (not to mention students and families) have strong feelings about math instruction (remember New Math ? It’s common for her to hear, “Oh, you know, I decided to be an elementary school teacher because I don't want to teach math.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2024

PHOENIX – ASU Prep Pilgrim Rest announced a new partnership with Dreamscape Learn , making it the first elementary school in the country to offer students a dynamic new learning experience that blends the power of experiential pedagogy, cinematic engagement, and advanced virtual reality (VR) technology.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2019

We didn't know who was in charge of the dashboards at each school or what budgets they were all coming out of. If there was a program at the elementary school, and the high school had the same thing, it wasn't always clear to us. Whatever Your Role, CatchOn Empowers You to Make Data-Informed Decisions.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Students are told that “everyone is working to move their number” even higher, says Demetria Tumpkin, a second grade teacher at the school. At South Newton Elementary School In Newton, N.C.,

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

Space was limited for the first year of the Backpack League initiative, so students were selected to participate from elementary schools whose math and reading scores need improvement. As students complete parts of the summer program, they add material to their backpack that demonstrates learning in various skills.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2025

Jami Rhue thought her first stint as a school librarian would be a quick detour in her career as a classroom teacher. But by the time she was heading up her own elementary school classroom in Chicago, she found herself missing the library and longing to teach media literacy again. So it was back to the bookshelves for her.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

And that means equitable resources, intentional efforts to integrate our schools so that kids have the experience of diverse peers and diverse teachers. There was a study done recently of elementary school reading curricula that suggests there are more characters that are animals than characters who are people of color.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2018

We have a pullout Gifted and Talented program at the elementary school level. Our science teachers use it, our social studies teachers use it. Achieve3000 doesn’t allow for that; it continues to push the high achievers and accelerate their learning. Michael Ballone How do you bring equity and energy into the classroom?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

In Loudoun County, Virginia, fourth-graders from Goshen Post Elementary School took up the challenge personally. In the process, they also learned plenty about social studies and civic engagement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2023

Social Studies Projects: Present different cultures, religions, or political systems. I’m a former elementary school teacher turned homeschool mama who has always loved finding ways to integrate tech in the classroom. Now get creating! Author Bio: Hi, I’m Tori and I’m the founder of homeschoolnewbie.com.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

Regulations and work rules, leaders say, inhibit the ability to create a school with one strong culture as opposed to, say, 24 distinct ones in each classroom. My visit to Maple Hill Elementary School in the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, NY blew that notion to shreds.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Written by Meghan , a science and social studies coordinator at an elementary school in Virginia. EdSurge: What was the problem in your classroom or school that you were trying to solve when you implemented Defined STEM? Meghan : Our school division was looking for a way to scale PBL in more schools.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2023

She enrolled in an online undergraduate program to pursue her bachelor’s degree, with plans to become a high school social studies teacher. I do remember being very young and helping one of my aunts, like every year, set up her classroom before school started. She decided to give college another shot.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 7, 2025

Inquiry-Based Learning Projects for Middle and High Schoolers After being introduced to this type of learning in elementary school, secondary students can feel confident about asking questions in all their classes. Help students use their inquiry skills in social studies classes, including history, sociology, and world cultures.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

If you had to summarize what the big differences are between what the pilotED School is going to look like and what a regular public school on the Southside of Chicago looks like, what would you say are going to be the biggest differences? We are going to be building a K-8 elementary school.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Photo Credit: Marisa Kaplan This week I talked with other educators who shared their powerful stories: Elaine Mendez (an instructional coach from Belleville Public Schools) and AJ Bianco (a 7th and 8th grade Social Studies teacher from Harrington Park School)—who learned to make mistakes and show off their nerdy sides.

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k12

APRIL 14, 2025

Elementary students begin to explore the world around them, ask big questions, and develop the critical thinking skills that make STEM subjects so exciting. At K12, we know that early exposure to elementary school STEM education helps students build confidence, creativity, and a love for discovery that lasts a lifetime.

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Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

Tier 6: Test Pulling Nate When I was in high school, I cheated on a social studies test. Extra work with symbols: Students with dyslexia or other language-based learning differences may struggle with the vocabulary of math, calling an inequality sign by its elementary school name, “the alligator mouth thingy.”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2024

Walz, who served several terms in Congress before becoming the governor of Minnesota in 2018, is a former high school social studies teacher and football coach who, to this day, holds those identities close. is a high school alternative education and social studies teacher in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation. Becky Alexander is the principal at Morris Elementary School in Morris, Oklahoma. She has inspired change at the school by leading its faculty and staff to embrace technology and enrich their strategy toward 21st century learning.

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