eSchool News

JULY 29, 2025

Is it to brainstorm, generate ideas, verify knowledge, or seek clarification? This aligns with cognitive science research on the “generation effect,” which shows that learning improves when students create their own responses rather than passively consuming information. or “What part did you still need to figure out on your own?”

Critical Thinking

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

This uncertainty can be daunting, but one thing is clear: Foundational knowledge in computer science will be essential, no matter what paths they choose. How can we ensure that all students develop the computing skills and knowledge necessary to thrive in an increasingly technology-driven workforce?

Science

k12 Digest

JUNE 23, 2025

Nam’s work is grounded in the belief that education must be both empowering and compassionate—equipping learners not only with knowledge, but with resilience, empathy, and the confidence to shape a better world. It should extend our ability to listen, relate, and empower learners to co-create knowledge within a community of care.

Interdisciplinary

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education empowers individuals to become well-rounded to handle complexity, diversity, and change by providing broad knowledge of the world and in-depth study in a specific area. This knowledge is deepened by engaging with significant, both contemporary and enduring, real-world problems.

Art

Faculty Focus

JULY 24, 2025

The increasing internationalization of higher education does not automatically lead to global knowledge and skill exchange in the classroom. Such a method enables international students to share their diverse expertise and breakdown assumptions about where and in whom relevant knowledge and information lies.

Ethics

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2025

Our study evaluated Core5’s impact on more than one million California elementary students’ ELA achievement during the 2022-23 school year. For more than 40 years, Lexia has been a thought leader in literacy education, delivering award-winning, research-based solutions grounded in the science of reading.

English

Faculty Focus

JUNE 22, 2025

Liberal arts education empowers individuals to become well-rounded to handle complexity, diversity, and change by providing broad knowledge of the world and in-depth study in a specific area. This knowledge is deepened by engaging with significant, both contemporary and enduring, real-world problems.

Art

Faculty Focus

JULY 24, 2025

The increasing internationalization of higher education does not automatically lead to global knowledge and skill exchange in the classroom. Such a method enables international students to share their diverse expertise and breakdown assumptions about where and in whom relevant knowledge and information lies.

Ethics

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2025

In 2019, GCPS, in collaboration with multiple partners, created an AI readiness framework that focuses on six core areas: Data Science, Mathematical Reasoning, Creative Problem Solving, Ethics, Applied Experiences and Programming. They were split into two groups alphabetically by last name to evaluate the two “parallel” sets of items.

Ethics

Faculty Focus

MAY 15, 2025

From Curiosity to Campuswide Inquiry The project began in two large general education courses I teach at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: FSHN 101: The Science of Food and FSHN 120: Contemporary Nutrition. These were not standard end-of-semester evaluations. Together, we weren’t just evaluating survey results.

Disabilities

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

Research indicates that students thrive in environments where teachers act as facilitators rather than mere dispensers of knowledge. To summarize, while hybrid learning models offer promising solutions, their success hinges on thoughtful execution and consistent evaluation.

Hybrid Learning

Teachers Pay Teachers

JULY 30, 2025

Navigate the Ruins with Estimations: Use estimation to evaluate expressions and solve complex problems while exploring uncharted ruins, unlocking treasures, and finding the way out. Escape the Science Fair: Solve puzzles comparing experimental and theoretical probability to repair science projects and open the lab doors.

Math

Teaching with a Mountain View

JUNE 19, 2025

Summer brings the chance to slow down, evaluate what matters most, and set new goals for next year. Hope Rising – Learn how the science of hope can inspire students, educators, and communities to thrive. The Knowledge Gap – An eye-opening exploration of the importance of building knowledge-rich curricula in education.

Reading

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The evolving needs of the IT workforce are constantly discussed–even people who are far from it understand the constantly growing needs for computer science. high schools don’t consistently offer computer science education and IT classes. And yet, U.S. Minnesota (only 43.5 percent) and Louisiana (45.8

Science

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

Here are five powerful resources that can transform how you evaluate student progress. For a science project, I ask students to create an Adobe Express web page explaining the water cycle. Through the easy-to-use templates, educators can create real-time polls to assess knowledge, check for misconceptions, or gather feedback.

Evaluation

eSchool News

AUGUST 15, 2024

Key points: Building science literacy skills takes creativity and grit 3 free STEAM education resources to nurture student curiosity 4 essential resources for building research skills in high school For more news on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM hub Science literacy is a crucial skill for modern students.

Science

eSchool News

MARCH 27, 2023

Science is more than just a body of knowledge; it is the process of discovering new knowledge. Therefore, science education needs to involve more than just memorizing what scientists have already figured out. In other words, it involves understanding the Nature of Science.

Science

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

In the coming year, that broad trend will continue, with a shift to looking beyond knowledge building as schools, districts, and states begin improving capacity and creating systems aligned to the science of reading.

Science

Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 26, 2023

It helps students understand what is expected and how they will be evaluated. Next Generation Science Standard Grades 3-5 ETS1-2 Engineering Design ETS1.B: Rubric Criteria Analysis and evaluation of historical interpretations Step 2: Limit Your Criteria Teachers must limit the number of criteria they assess when using a rubric.

Fairness

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

169 tech-centric situations—tech topics most important to your teaching as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations Today’s tip: Evaluate websites Category: Parents When students use the internet to research a topic, likely they get hundreds—or thousands—of possible resources. Is the website unbiased?

Evaluation

eSchool News

MAY 26, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022) —The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected Discovery Education — the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place— to support science and social studies instruction in all grades.

Social Studies

eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In the latest phase of this collaboration, a new edition of the award-winning Mystery Science service built especially for Texas educators is helping CCISD teachers in K-5 classrooms districtwide engage students more deeply in science instruction. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

Science

eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2017

Studying a zebrafish might be the key to increasing students’ science knowledge and attitudes toward science education–at least, that’s what a five-year evaluation of 20,000 K-12 students indicates. Of eight knowledge questions, elementary students demonstrated significant positive gains on seven.

Science

Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2019

I encourage teachers to think about the purpose of the work students are doing and evaluate whether it makes sense for them to invest their time and energy grading that work. If my students wrote an informative paragraph about a topic or issue, I would evaluate that paragraph for specific standard-aligned skills.

Grades

eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Knowledge Graph helps developers enhance AI system inputs by aligning them with learning science research, state academic standards, and curricula, while Evaluators help developers assess AI system outputs to ensure they meet the accuracy, rigor, and quality essential for teaching and learning.

Intelligence

eSchool News

JULY 10, 2024

In this new phase of partnership, students in grades K-8 will this year return to classrooms that feature innovative science lessons powered by Science Techbook for Texas by Discovery Education.

Science

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

And his teachers simply weren’t equipped with the right tools–approaches based on the science of reading–to help him. Eventually, I felt I had no choice but to finally take my son for a thorough evaluation that revealed not only ADHD but also dyslexia and dysgraphia, a writing-related learning disability.

Evaluation

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Following a comprehensive evaluation, Virginia’s State Board of Education has approved Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience for statewide use as a core instructional resource through its state adoption process. Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience is aligned to Virginia’s 2018 Standards of Learning.

Science

Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2021

To make these decisions, we need information and a way to distinguish credible sources from the rest—and that starts with a solid understanding of basic science. Too often, though, this understanding we’re using to make decisions is obtained solely from our experiences in school science settings.

Science

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

It is well-documented and often repeated in teachers’ professional development that the right type of co-learning can deepen understanding and long-term knowledge gains. Despite many efforts , there will never be a tool that can evaluate how much of an assignment was influenced by AI. How do we evaluate their knowledge?

Essay

eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

In a time when we are expecting students to graduate with authentic learning experiences and real-world skills in addition to academic knowledge, vibrant learning projects like this will become much more popular and widespread. By 2025, well see districts moving toward comprehensive enterprise AI plans that benefit all areas of the system.To

Teaching

Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2018

The last eight years I have been teaching in a science lab. I’m always striving to find new ways to make their transition easier while providing meaningful science instruction. Science text, however, can be difficult to read, even for advanced English-speaking students. This is my 15th year as an elementary teacher.

Science

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

Over several decades, the federal government has allocated resources to strengthen education in science, technology, engineering, and math, the report notes. This involves a cycle of planning, implementing, evaluating, and adjusting, with engagement of pertinent individuals to ensure ongoing relevancy.

STEM

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

This encourages them to synthesize their knowledge, form their own interpretations, and express their perspective on the matter. This phase underscores the significance of critical evaluation, research skills, and reasoning. During the Evidence step, students are tasked with supporting their claim with relevant and compelling evidence.

Questions

eSchool News

JANUARY 12, 2024

While we recognize that some of these elements require large systems change, we also want to challenge all computer science educators to be the example.Taking computer science, with its long history of exclusion, towards an inclusive future will cause ripple effects across all content areas. Computer Science Teachers Association.

Education

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2024

On a bright, sunny day, a group of first-graders eagerly begins a science investigation called “Shadow Town.” Through this exploration, they begin to apply their newfound knowledge to solve a real-world problem: why the town of Rjukan, Norway, spends much of the year in shadow and how different solutions could work.

Science

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2024

Two truths and one lie I often share with my class are: I am a physics teacher I hate science I love dogs The lie, unfortunately, is that I love dogs — they’re fine; I’m just not a pet person. In this case, I really am a physics teacher who, at one point , hated science; in fact, I spent the better part of the past decade trying to escape it.

Science