eSchool News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

on a recent Wednesday, and the school stage hadn’t yet transformed into a reading room. But this year, a group of fifth graders were instead sitting on the school’s stage, reading aloud about the life of Rosa Parks as they worked on reading fluency and comprehension. This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. newsletters.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 29, 2025

When a student struggles with math anxiety or needs encouragement after a tough day, they need more than algorithmic responses–they need human connection. Teachers read facial expressions, sense classroom mood shifts, and build the trust that makes learning possible. With AI support, each classroom develops its own rhythm.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

One of our schools provides advanced math and computer courses for various IT certifications, while another has a dual enrollment program that allows high school students to graduate with an associate degree and a high school diploma. According to the U.S. We utilize hands-on, innovative STEM curriculum to bring learning to life.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

10, 2022) – Renaissance , the global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, is honored to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the community reading initiative Read on myON , a first-of-its-kind partnership between Renaissance and Hillsborough County Public Schools. We look forward to continuing to support them for many years to come.”.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2017

Click here to read the full app review. Cons : Math content is mostly traditional, decontextualized and dry. Bottom line : For kids who crave a traditional mastery-style math learning experience and have good self-regulation skills, this is a great option. What’s It Like? .

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

And conversely, if a student can’t read or understand the words “add” and “subtract,” they won’t do well on a math test. Related : How to help ESL students improve writing skills Designing fair and inclusive tests for non-native speakers For example, the word “plot.”

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eSchool News

APRIL 17, 2017

Click here to read Part 1 on Gen Z and parents , and click here to read Part 2 on Gen Z and librarians. Check back every Monday in April to read the next installment!]. [ Editor’s Note : This story is Part 3 of our month-long series on “What it means to teach Gen Z.” Next page: Gen Z curriculum in action).

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2016

Research indicates math, reading achievement in early grades also influences later science achievement. Math and reading achievement also were associated with science achievement in those grades, which suggests that improving math and reading skills in lower-performing students might help improve their science achievement gaps.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

Math teachers: This is for you. Here are some great suggestions from efriend and math afficionado, Matt Kim: Before I was ever a high school math teacher, I was always a hardcore technophile. It really is an exciting time for technology in education and the tools available to us to use today in our math classes is no exception.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

But they weren’t reading from a textbook. One student, standing up and projecting his voice, declared: “Virginia objects to New Jersey demanding that She give away Her fair and right voice in the new government. Therefore, it is right and fair we have more influence on the actions of government.” They were roleplaying.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

We must ensure students have the basic reading and math competencies they need to succeed in any trade. While 2019 NAEP scores show just under half of white fourth-grade students were reading at or above proficiency, the number drops to 18 percent , or roughly one in six, for Black students. Several efforts are underway.

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Teach Hub

MAY 16, 2025

Use it in math to talk through different ways to solve a problem, in science to make predictions, in reading to dive into character choices, or in social studies to unpack big ideas like fairness or impact. You Can Use It Anywhere, With Any Grade Think-Pair-Share isnt tied to one subject, it works anywhere.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Cultural norms have long dictated the foundation they need to ­survive in ­society and the workforce — reading, writing, math and science. . Project-based learning and science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education give students the tools to solve real-world problems while also building their critical-thinking skills.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2016

Each session includes expert video screencasts, classroom video clips, readings and resources, and assignments that will help participants create a strong foundation of communication within the classroom. Read more. K-12 classroom instructors, instructional coaches, and educational administrators are invited to enroll.

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Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2017

It started with an underwhelming science fair—the type we’re all familiar with: students standing next to handmade posters, listlessly describing their projects, usually alone. We often neglect to tell students that reading, writing and communicating are just as necessary to success as technical skills,” Longcor explains. “In

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Even years later, San Francisco Unified School District casts a shadow over attempts to quash long-standing disparities in math. In 2014, the district pushed algebra to ninth grade from eighth grade, in an attempt to eliminate the tracking, or grouping, of students into lower and upper math paths.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2024

Not only was I unprepared for the levels of math and study skills required, but as a bleeding-heart, 17-year-old, I wanted to do something to help my community. These attributes make them ideal candidates to thrive in science, but the curriculum requires a level of math and reading that makes the science itself hard to grasp.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

For instance, it now groups student users who are at the same level of mastery together, to make competition more fair. When it comes to core curricular needs like math or reading, and measuring learning outcomes, that’s when you may still need a bit of competition, believes Clarence Tan. Quizizz is embodying this shift.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. In high school math teacher Joe Sowinski’s classes, technology has changed class structure. The Pennsylvania Legislature is joining the U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

Oregon teachers wish they didn’t have to give their students Smarter Balanced English and math tests because the tests take too much time, have confusing directions and are unfair for students who don’t have computers at home or who have inadequate technology at school. A new survey reveals discontent with length, logistics.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

I’m a big advocate of rediscovering the joy of reading for pleasure. People read less and less for pleasure and spend way too much time looking at screens. But I think rediscovering the joy of reading for pleasure is important, and research supports that. On that note, what have you recently read?

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2018

Instead of teaching with a math textbook, it’s way more fun to teach with Chrome Music lab, he added.” showed off three Chrome extensions useful for those with reading difficulties. For students with dyslexia, the OpenDyslexic extension converts web page text into a special font designed to make reading simpler, said Monica M.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 4, 2017

Winner: C-STEM — tools to learn math through robotics ( see my review ). Honorable Mention: Zap Zap Math — math app with games and drills ( see my review ). Learning — close reading solutions ( see my review ). Then we looked for the following qualities: how dependable is it. Professional Development.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

The same analysis found kindergarten teachers were about 15 percent more likely to use math and reading workbooks at the end of the decade. Even snacktime has disappeared in favor of extra reading practice. All of the blocks, dinosaurs, paints, puppets and dominoes the class hadn’t had time to explore were now fair game.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

While there’s focus on getting kids to socialize, school leaders and administrators also have one eye trained on the slipping reading and math scores in their districts. These improvised or newly created tabletop games do have to go through a fair bit of testing before being introduced as a lesson plan.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

Theodora: I was looking for the next step in using CGI (Cognitively Guided Instruction for Math) with technology. I feel strongly that in order to truly understand what they are doing in math they need to be able to verbalize how they solve things. Recently I had my students reading about Ancient Rome.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Developers are doing an amazing job building apps to support math. Then we looked for the following qualities: how dependable is it. how versatile is it for time-strapped teachers. does it differentiate for the varied needs of students and teacher. do educators like it (fairly subjective, but there you have it). Honorable Mention: CK-12.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2024

In it, Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy, which has been building a tutoring tool with ChatGPT, sits watching his 15-year old son Imran learn a math concept from a talking version of the chatbot running on an iPad, which can also see what the student is typing on the tablet. Or read a partial transcript below, lightly edited for clarity.

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Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2024

Unlike content standards for math or science, where there is more uniformity across states, social studies standards can vary significantly from one state to another. The Common Core in ELA and math was a set of standards meant to be adopted almost whole cloth by states, and overnight, almost 90 percent of states adopted them.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2022

Then, put yourself in the shoes of a 10-year-old who can't read on grade level, has no concept of math and is expected to do word problems in real-world scenarios with vocabulary they don't understand.” That is something that we all need to understand and absorb. They'll make suggestions to streamline our process.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Honorable Mention: Teach Your Monster to Read. Read Jacqui’s tech thriller series, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days. Then we looked for the following qualities: how dependable is it. how versatile is it for time-strapped teachers. does it differentiate for the varied needs of students and teacher. Lesson Planning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

Or read a partial transcript, edited for clarity, below. This was randomized to middle school math teachers and multiple randomized control trials, and it reduces school-wide suspension rates through the year and even into the next year. EdSurge sat down with Walton after a talk he gave this month at the SXSW EDU festival in Austin.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2017

I may not recall who taught me which specific reading or math concept, but I vividly remember how these educators made me feel. Even if the conference was only five minutes of tracking and creating goals in English and math, multiply that by 24 students, and you 120 minutes, or two hours.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Ithaka S+R , and a group called Transforming Post-Secondary Education in Mathematics , or TPSE Math. One of the students in the course, 19-year old David Boakye, says he likes the software because thinks it saves him time compared to listening to lectures or reading a textbook. The mission? Lately he’s also been studying techniques of.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

The list includes Ryan Hoch (29), a one-time TFA math teacher who in 2013 co-founded the college readiness platform Overgrad. That includes Brown University and Google Student ambassador Cliff Weitzman (22), who founded Speechify to help students with reading disorders and other difficulties.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Interestingly, nearly 72% of MinSpark participants were educators in schools that ranked within the bottom 50% of all schools in their state based on combined math and reading proficiency test data. These educators have impacted roughly 13,982 English language learners (ELLs). . About mindSpark Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2023

Math Assignments: Showcase different types of graphs and their uses, explain how to solve a particular math problem step-by-step, or highlight important mathematical formulas. Create Websites With Canva Yes, you read the headline correctly, you can use Canva to create a simple website!

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