Evaluation, Social Studies and Textbooks

In a Contentious Year, Can Social Studies Be Taught Free of Bias?

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Consequently, the use of discovery—a loaded term if there ever was one—in older history texts is one of the most common examples of how bias can creep into social studies classrooms and can inform (or warp) our worldview. We’ve seen a real shift in terms of state standards for history and social studies. Perhaps not.

Social Studies

Social Studies Study History Evaluation

Minneapolis’ Aim Academy of Science and Technology Selects Discovery Education to Support Science and Social Studies

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

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The Intersection of Inquiry-Based Learning and High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2024

They can include textbooks, lesson plans, digital resources and other materials carefully crafted to meet the needs of diverse learners and facilitate meaningful learning experiences. While the concept of HQIM has been established and embraced in other core academic disciplines, applying this concept to social studies has been more complex.

Social Studies

Social Studies Study Learning Laboratory

Enhancing classroom learning with interactive maps

eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

While primarily a geography resource, interactive maps can be used across various subjects within the social studies domain. Teachers can integrate maps into lessons related to history, cultural studies, and geopolitics. Interactive maps help students develop a more comprehensive understanding of spatial relationships.

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Connecticut’s Jumoke Academy Charter School Selects Discovery Education Social Studies Services to Propel Student Success

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2022

Noted civil rights leader, educator, and child advocate Thelma Ellis Dickerson founded the Academy in 1997 to prepare children to overcome any cultural, social, or economic challenge and successfully compete in the global marketplace. Social Studies Techbook.

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Utah STEM Action Center Adds IXL Math to K-12 Personalized Learning Grant List

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Before adding IXL Math to the state’s grant list, the Action Center and Utah Education Policy Center (UEPC) rigorously evaluated the platform to determine its efficacy. IXL skills also match popular textbooks used in the state, helping teachers easily incorporate IXL’s curriculum into daily lessons.

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Austin Independent School District Selects IXL to Support Classroom Instruction and Distance Learning

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The district turned to IXL because of its ability to align perfectly to Austin ISD’s textbooks and curriculum, plus IXL’s broad range of skills that individualize instruction and empower every student. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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Alabama’s Huntsville College Preparatory School Selects Discovery Education to Support the Creation of Individualized Academic Experiences for All Students

eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

Social Studies?Techbooks. Featuring standards-aligned, core-curricular resources that use an inquiry-based approach to enhance literacy and critical thinking skills, Discovery Education’s Social Studies?Techbook? Discovery Education’s?Social Math Techbook.

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Texas’ Corpus Christi Independent School District Expands Partnership with Discovery Education by Selecting New, TEKS-Aligned Mystery Science to Support Deeper Student Engagement in Science

eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Currently, the company’s Social Studies Techbooks are used in middle school classrooms districtwide. From stories of ancient cultures to in-depth explorations of civics and government, this comprehensive digital textbook takes concepts off the pages and brings lessons to life. .

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Pivot to Remote Learning Allows TCS’ Ignite My Future in School Program to Reach 1 Million U.S. K-12 Students

eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

The program helps my district by bringing teachers together to engage transdisciplinary lessons for our students and evaluate their current content and practices to ultimately change how and what we teach and learn with students through the hands on and engaging lessons that IMFIS provides.”.

STEM

STEM Science Essay Learning

Connecticut’s Bristol Public Schools Deepens Long-Term Partnership with Discovery Education to Enhance Civic Literacy

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

In the latest phase of this multiyear collaboration, all district middle school students will receive access to a dynamic digital social studies textbook. Social Studies?Techbook.?Featuring leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes?place.

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How Augmented Reality Helps Teachers Reach More Students

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

AR can also create digital overlays on printed textbooks, allowing students to access additional content, such as videos or animations, with their mobile devices. This is followed by an evaluation section, which is a self-assessment with questions aligned directly with what students will see on standardized tests.

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Curriculum-based Assessments–A Powerful Diagnostic Tool

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 24, 2020

These will be beyond what is required of the State or National standards and may or may not align perfectly with the textbooks you use. A new resource guide from Kiddom: Standards-based Grading for ELA and Social Studies. They are developed by you, likely in conjunction with grade-level teammates and your school administration.

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Oklahoma’s Millwood Public Schools Partners with Global EdTech Leader to Create Dynamic Learning Experiences

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Oklahoma City, OK —Students and teachers in classrooms across Oklahoma’s Millwood Public Schools (MPS) now have access to a host of dynamic digital resources supporting science and social studies instruction thanks to a new partnership with Discovery Education.

Social Studies

Social Studies Science Learning Schools

How Effective Are Publishers at Delivering Inclusive Materials?

Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2023

In November, the Virginia Board of Education tossed out its plan to revise the state’s standards of learning for history and social studies. A number of states are fiercely battling over curriculum standards, and not just in history and social studies. The fusion of politics and education is hardly unusual.

Textbooks

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IXL Wins 2021 CODiE Awards for Best Math and English Language Arts Solutions

eSchool News

JULY 15, 2021

IXL’s skills are aligned to content in 21 popular textbooks, making lesson planning easier. In addition, IXL guides teachers to the specific skills that align to more than 35 math textbooks. . About IXL Learning Currently used by 12 million students and in all of the top 100 U.S.

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Educators Like Their Curricula More When the Training Is Good, Survey Finds

Edsurge

JULY 8, 2020

Educators ranked OER above commercial publishers in nine of the 10 “deeper learning dimensions” the survey asked about, including how well the curriculum helped students to understand key principles of the content, apply their knowledge to situations, communicate complex ideas, collaborate with others and evaluate multiple sources of information.

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Achieve3000 updates blended learning, differentiated instruction tools

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

To support schools and districts across the country and around the world, the company has created state-customized editions of its patented, nonfiction blended learning literacy solutions: · KidBizPro®, TeenBizPro®, and EmpowerPro® for English language arts, science and social studies in grades two through 12.

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Pivot to Remote Learning Allows TCS’ Ignite My Future in School Program to Reach 1 Million U.S. K-12 Students

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

The program helps my district by bringing teachers together to engage transdisciplinary lessons for our students and evaluate their current content and practices to ultimately change how and what we teach and learn with students through the hands on and engaging lessons that IMFIS provides.”.

STEM

STEM Science Essay Learning

5 Resources to Gamify Student Writing

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2017

Ask a Tech Teacher guest blogger, Karen Dikson, has put together a collection of online gamified sites that will help your students with their writing: You think the textbooks for today’s generations of students are way more interesting than the once you had? Ask your students to play and you’ll evaluate the results in the classroom.

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Use Unconventional Research Sites to Inspire Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

I have a list of eight research sites that walk the line between stodgy (textbooks) and out-there (Twitter and Facebook), designed by their developers with an eye toward enticing students in and then keeping their interest. It’s notable that most are free, but include advertising. Info Please. NOVA Videos .

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Quizzes History Students Middle School

Facebook and Fake News: Esther Wojcicki On Teaching Digital Journalism in High School

Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

I propose teachers do the traditional lecture, textbook method for 80 percent of the time. I remember a study came out last October from Stanford , and it talked about how students struggled to evaluate the credibility of information they find online. I think my technique is a combination. Everything else is there.

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In a Contentious Year, Can Social Studies Be Taught Free of Bias?

Minneapolis’ Aim Academy of Science and Technology Selects Discovery Education to Support Science and Social Studies

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The Intersection of Inquiry-Based Learning and High-Quality Instructional Materials in Social Studies

Enhancing classroom learning with interactive maps

Connecticut’s Jumoke Academy Charter School Selects Discovery Education Social Studies Services to Propel Student Success

Utah STEM Action Center Adds IXL Math to K-12 Personalized Learning Grant List

Austin Independent School District Selects IXL to Support Classroom Instruction and Distance Learning

Alabama’s Huntsville College Preparatory School Selects Discovery Education to Support the Creation of Individualized Academic Experiences for All Students

Texas’ Corpus Christi Independent School District Expands Partnership with Discovery Education by Selecting New, TEKS-Aligned Mystery Science to Support Deeper Student Engagement in Science

Pivot to Remote Learning Allows TCS’ Ignite My Future in School Program to Reach 1 Million U.S. K-12 Students

Connecticut’s Bristol Public Schools Deepens Long-Term Partnership with Discovery Education to Enhance Civic Literacy

How Augmented Reality Helps Teachers Reach More Students

Curriculum-based Assessments–A Powerful Diagnostic Tool

Oklahoma’s Millwood Public Schools Partners with Global EdTech Leader to Create Dynamic Learning Experiences

How Effective Are Publishers at Delivering Inclusive Materials?

IXL Wins 2021 CODiE Awards for Best Math and English Language Arts Solutions

Educators Like Their Curricula More When the Training Is Good, Survey Finds

Achieve3000 updates blended learning, differentiated instruction tools

Pivot to Remote Learning Allows TCS’ Ignite My Future in School Program to Reach 1 Million U.S. K-12 Students

5 Resources to Gamify Student Writing

Use Unconventional Research Sites to Inspire Students

Facebook and Fake News: Esther Wojcicki On Teaching Digital Journalism in High School

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