Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life
Edsurge
MAY 12, 2025
Currently, they cover about 650 career options for students to explore and for teachers to use in algebra and geometry, according to a spreadsheet sent to EdSurge.
Educators Speak Out About Leadership, Identity and Systemic Change
Edsurge
MAY 27, 2025
In that time, each fellow has managed to speak vulnerably about educational leadership, student engagement and systemic challenges in K-12 education. Burns opening quote is a reminder that teaching is purpose-driven work and that student growth and development depend on supporting teachers and school leaders.
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Is the Traditional Classroom Becoming Obsolete?
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 28, 2025
Research indicates that active participation leads to higher retention rates, which can be upwards of 60% for students engaged in interactive learning. This can result in some students falling behind due to circumstances beyond their control. Cost-effectiveness is another critical advantage.
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St. Patrick’s Day Facts for Kids in Elementary School – 2025
Jodi Durgin
JULY 6, 2025
The fun seasonal theme keeps students engaged and excited about learning during the winter months. GET THE ACTIVITIES GET THE ACTIVITIES Why Students Love this St. Patrick’s Day activities for elementary students. This activity blends reading, writing, and art into one seamless, cross-curricular experience.
This is how we used technology to improve our school’s reading scores
eSchool News
OCTOBER 6, 2017
When looking for the new ELA program for our sixth-graders, we wanted authentic literature and real-life reading experiences that students could use in the classroom and in their everyday lives. The primary goal was to find a digital ELA program that met or exceeded our state ELA standards but also engaged students.
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The simplest elementary school science edtech
eSchool News
MAY 3, 2023
During emergency teaching, the innovative educators I work with sought to implement any edtech tool that purported to help keep students engaged in learning. Today, edtech is as much a part of the fabric of instruction as pencils and paper. More edtech is not the answer.
Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School Selects Discovery Education’s Mystery Science to Support Deeper Student Engagement in the 2022-2023 School Year
eSchool News
JULY 20, 2022
SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, July 20, 2022) —Hawaii’s Kihei Elementary School today announced that it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education, which has supported the school’s educators in creating engaging digital learning environments since 2015.
How we can improve literacy through student engagement
eSchool News
DECEMBER 28, 2023
This year’s 2nd most-read story focuses on literacy and student engagement. In this episode of Innovations in Education , Madeleine Mortimore, Global Education Innovation and Research Lead for Logitech details how classroom technologies, if used properly, can increase student engagement and ultimately test scores.
Use these 5 strategies to boost student engagement
eSchool News
DECEMBER 20, 2022
This year’s 9th most-read story focuses on instructional strategies for better student engagement. Student engagement has long been an indicator of growth and progress, and in the wake of the pandemic, it will prove essential for academic and social-emotional recovery. 4: Hands-on learning.
New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District Renews Multiyear Partnership Driving Student Engagement in Science
eSchool News
MARCH 30, 2023
Charlotte, NC — New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District (AMSD) today announced the renewal of its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in three district elementary schools. Also, all AMSD educators enjoy access to the Discovery Educator Network.
QoreInsights Launches AI-Enabled Professional Learning Grant for Rural Elementary Schools
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.
Inspiration Stations: A Creative Spin on the Station Rotation
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. I’m a big believer in the power of play to inspire, recharge and ignite both curiosity and creativity.
How Smart UX Design Turbocharges Student Engagement
Edsurge
APRIL 7, 2018
Based on what we had learned, we worked to create a simple and tailored interface for the app that would not only engage and delight this specific population of students, but also lower their stress and anxiety levels while working within the platform.
Elementary Schools Across Kentucky’s Johnson County School District Adding to Their High-Tech Toolbox
eSchool News
JUNE 26, 2023
Charlotte, NC — When elementary school teachers and students across Kentucky’s Johnson County School District (JCSD) return to their classrooms this Fall, they will find new resources in their high-tech toolkits thanks to an expanded partnership with Discovery Education.
Iowa’s Southwest Valley Community School District Broadens Partnership with Discovery Education Supporting Science Instruction in Elementary School Classrooms
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.
5 educators share insights into teaching and learning
eSchool News
APRIL 1, 2024
Elementary-level STEM education fosters our future innovators. Dr. Yuvraj Verma, a teacher at Chalkville Elementary School in Alabama, notes that investing in STEM education from an early age nurtures the next generation of innovators, problem-solvers, and leaders.
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Using technology to support learning through movement
eSchool News
MARCH 31, 2025
The NEA encourages teachers to bring physical activity into the classroom by incorporating brain breaks in students daily routines or taking classroom activities outside. Get feedback, work out any kinks, and get it to the point where the teachers love it before expanding it to other classrooms and/or schools. Teachers loved it.
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WeVideo Releases WeVideo Classroom for Educational Multimedia Creation
eSchool News
JANUARY 14, 2022
January 13, 2021) – WeVideo today launched WeVideo Classroom , a cloud-based multimedia creation platform customized for educators to help drive student engagement and ignite deeper learning through the creative process. said Rhonda Jenkins, LMC Director, Kendall Elementary School. Mountain View, Calif.
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If you give a kindergartner a Chromebook…
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 9, 2017
The thought of giving 30 kindergarten students their own Chromebooks might be daunting. But for one classroom, the move yielded some surprising results for student engagement, learning progress, and for students with special needs. “We
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Edsurge
OCTOBER 29, 2019
Today Liberty Hill has Vivi installed throughout its three elementary schools. I think the students are more on task when you're among them,” she adds. Vivi and Nearpod together are a dream because you can project the PowerPoint from your screen, yet you're able to walk around the room,” says Jalufka. “I
Why we love our reading software
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 19, 2018
Without a solid reading foundation, students are more likely to perform poorly or drop out of school. Here, educators share their favorite reading software and offer insight into what makes these specific tools so helpful in supporting students’ reading habits.
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Superintendents: The lessons we learned in 2016
eSchool News
JANUARY 2, 2017
Student engagement is critical in learning. Through student engagement, deeper learning takes place and students take ownership of their efforts while becoming empowered as critical thinkers. Dr. Stephanie Miller, Superintendent and Principal of Congress Elementary School District (AZ).
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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Support In-Home Learning All Summer Long
eSchool News
JUNE 2, 2022
Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, June 2, 2022) — To keep students engaged in learning all summer long, Discovery Education and its Social Impact Partners are offering students and caregivers an array of no-cost dynamic digital resources they can use at home. The contest is open through June 17, 2022.
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4 educator reflections on the 2023-2024 school year
eSchool News
MAY 15, 2024
But it’s not all bad–educators found success as they dedicated their efforts to improving student engagement and achievement, creating community-based approaches to learning, and inspiring students to become lifelong learners. Students are not just passively learning math; they’re actively participating.
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What makes a great principal?
eSchool News
DECEMBER 11, 2019
Great principals lead effective schools. Under the leadership of a great principal, teachers thrive, students engage with core content and school administrative functions run smoothly. Conventional wisdom recognizes the value of school principals, and research backs it up.
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Crunch the Numbers—EdTech Data You Can Use Right Now
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 7, 2023
. “Reading fluency is essential for effective reading comprehension at any age, but it’s especially critical once students go from ‘learning to read’ to ‘reading to learn,” said Laura Hansen, Director of Academic Services at NWEA. phonemic awareness, phonics) to address this problem.”
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Edtech tools to beat our state of emergency in reading and math achievement
eSchool News
JANUARY 4, 2024
From its powerful PK-2 early literacy curriculum to its math literacy tools to their many professional learning opportunities, Waterford.org offers helps teachers and parents’ partner on supporting the developing literacy and math skills of elementary school students.
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8 TED-Ed lessons for Halloween
eSchool News
OCTOBER 23, 2018
Fun topics keep students engaged in learning, and what better way to pull students in than framing a lesson around Halloween? From vampires and ghost ships to bats and pumpkin facts, it’s easy to craft lessons for students in all grades.
eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators
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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Purposeful play helps kids learn–here’s how to integrate it
eSchool News
OCTOBER 27, 2023
Once you see students engaged and learning through play, it clicks and the question goes from how to how do we add more?” For nearly three decades, I used purposeful play in my classroom and have seen firsthand the impact it has on both students and teachers,” said Alicia Miller, a retired elementary school teacher from Evans, GA.
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Leading Social-Emotional Learning Provider Expands with New Digital Offering
eSchool News
MARCH 16, 2021
elementary schools. Department of Education, the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL), and other institutions. Today our programs reach more than 16.5 million children annually and are used in 34 percent of U.S. Visit SecondStep.org to learn more.
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3 keys to success when introducing robotics to young learners
eSchool News
OCTOBER 28, 2024
Key points: Robotics may seem intimidating, but student engagement will soar Bringing robots to early education classrooms in rural Nevada Robotics plays a key role in early STEM education For more news on robotics, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub In my role as the school library media specialist and enrichment teacher at Garfield Elementary (..)
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5 essential digital learning reads
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 22, 2023
Let’s teach our students to steer through the online ocean of data to be both effective researchers and responsible digital citizens. These positive learning outcomes make esports popular in secondary grades, with both students and educators advocating for the addition and growth of scholastic esports in their middle and high schools.
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Effective Tech Integration Strategies: From District to Classroom
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 11, 2024
Recently, EdSurge spoke with three educational leaders from Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 in Illinois about their experiences with and strategies for using technology to enrich classroom environments. Shepard Elementary School. Moulton plays a key role in this phase.
Districts Leverage $300,000 Matching Grant Program to Improve Flexible Learning and Address Social Justice
eSchool News
APRIL 8, 2021
Recipients shared how they will utilize grant services: Norwalk Public Schools , Connecticut — Advance student-centered STEM education. The priority focus areas are student engagement, responsive and inclusive teaching and learning, and meeting all learners’ needs. Puerto Rico and 5 countries internationally.
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3 tips to combat chronic absenteeism in high schools
eSchool News
JUNE 6, 2024
Key points: Light-touch, low-cost interventions focused on attendance can pay dividends Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds How bullying contributes to K-12 student absenteeism For more news on student success, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub One surefire way to support student success?
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Learning Through Play Is Powerful – and Students and Teachers Agree!
eSchool News
OCTOBER 12, 2023
Once you see students engaged and learning through play, it clicks and the question goes from how to how do we add more?” For nearly three decades, I used purposeful play in my classroom and have seen firsthand the impact it has on both students and teachers,” said Alicia Miller, a retired elementary school teacher from Evans, GA.
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Kansas’ Shawnee Mission School District Initiates New Partnership with Discovery Education Supporting Elementary Science Instruction
eSchool News
JANUARY 20, 2022
SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, January 19, 2022) — Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) in Johnson County, Kansas has initiated a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education. The district’s partnership with Discovery Education also provides K-6 teachers access to the Discovery Education Community.
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5 ways to create a stellar online elementary learning program
eSchool News
DECEMBER 27, 2022
Online learning has become a growing trend among K-12 students, including elementary students. In fact, we successfully launched our own online elementary schools, which grew by 10,000 students over the past four years.
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53 back-to-school tips and insights for a great year
eSchool News
AUGUST 16, 2023
Our plan for the new school year is to bring KIBO to every elementary school in the district for our after-school enrichment programs, to encourage coding, computational thinking, and problem-solving. They were coding, collaborating, and creating.
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N.C. recommends STEMscopes for state science adoption
eSchool News
MAY 27, 2015
Accelerate Learning’s custom state versions are currently used by nearly 2 million students across the country. Initially STEMscopes was used primarily by Texas elementary school teachers. In just a few short years it has become a comprehensive pre-K-12 science curriculum utilized by nearly 100,000 teachers nationwide.
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188 MobyMax launches K-8 cognitive skills science curriculum
eSchool News
AUGUST 18, 2015
“Cognitive Skills Science is a great addition that will help teachers differentiate instruction, as well as assess students’ understanding of key concepts,” said Elizabeth Was, a teacher at Mark Fine Elementary School in Las Vegas. Was also values Moby’s big-picture approach to teaching.
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Future-forward: How to incorporate the 5th ‘C’ of 21st Century learning
eSchool News
OCTOBER 25, 2017
To help make all of our students aware of the career options available to them, in 2015 I created a virtual career wheel for Kankakee teachers to follow. Each grade focuses on a different segment of careers, so as students move through elementary school they are able to explore a variety of fields and recognize where their interests lie.
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Virginia district launches summer kindergarten readiness initiative
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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