eSchool News

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Tricider is a free online tool that simplifies the decision-making process and makes it more equitable by allowing users to leave plenty of feedback. The feedback is listed in three easy-to-read columns, which helps make even complex discussions easy to digest. Teachers use their phones to capture an audio recording of their lesson.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

Having students reflect upon their station rotation practice is a great way to gauge how students feel about the model. Through student feedback, I have improved my stations to help meet individual needs. She spent eleven years teaching English Language Arts and History at the middle school level.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2025

We were able to accomplish this in a larger-than-life way by installing a system called L that uses projectors and educational games to create an amazing physical learning experience in our school gymnasiums. We installed L systems , featuring Epson laser projectors , in every elementary and middle school gymnasium. Start small.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

Its exactly how we felt before our team at South Park Middle School went on a PBIS journey that produced results and led us to an opportunity to present at training conferences and spread the word to our fellow educators in Pennsylvania. We know what youre probably thinking right now: Thats great, but how do we get there?

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

This interaction helps students connect the dots, understanding that the products they use have origins in distant places, such as the Amazon rainforest. Despite it being thousands of miles away, I challenge students to consider why they should care. Rethinking content teaching at the middle level: An interdisciplinary approach.

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Teach Hub

APRIL 23, 2025

Use Math Apps to Spark Engagement Technology can be a game-changer for keeping young students engaged in math. Engaging Middle Schoolers in Math Middle school is when students start wondering, When will I ever use this? Plus, they give teachers instant feedback on student understanding.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2016

Independent academic research of New York City middle school students shows LightSail’s adaptive literacy platform helps sustain, grow reading performance in summer months. They evaluated the technology’s impact on student learning, impact on reader identity, and perceptions of the technology. ”

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Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2021

Jackson Middle School moved to remote learning, and suddenly the steps to co-teaching weren’t the same. Working in a separate room, Nesler’s co-teacher couldn’t see students' responses to assessments and questions on Pear Deck’s teacher dashboard. She can see answers and add feedback. then the pandemic hit.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Automation can accelerate school administration to help districts save time, cut costs, and better serve their communities. The ELMO Board allows educators to capture ideas and enable student engagement while sharing digital resources. ELMO demonstrated the ELMO Ecosystem of Classroom Solutions.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2017

This spring we are launching 900 middle school science games on our content platform. Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, whose research team worked with us to produce a controlled study that would conclusively report whether game based-learning increased student achievement.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

We know that our students are different, and to capitalize on their strengths, we provide opportunities for students to identify a focused path and to find success. Sometimes elementary and middle school teachers come across as apologetic about how “little” they are doing in relation to personalized learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

Read part one to learn how this teacher improved her student feedback system to increase student engagement. In 2016, our school began putting intentional effort into getting our students to value the learning process and to focus on growth rather than grades. Valentina asked Jayda.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In middle school, I participated in Future City , a STEM competition for middle schoolers. Competition can be thrilling and motivating to those who choose to engage. But it’s important to remember that competition is not a golden key to unlock student engagement.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Remember that heavy feeling you sometimes got as a kid heading into yet another school day? Middle school Guidance Counselor Rachelle Vallon remembers the feeling, too. But she doesn't want that to be how kids experience school going forward. It's very much scaffolded, especially when students come into sixth grade.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Justin Hall, who teaches math at Rancho Cucamonga Middle School , understands this need well. A 16-year veteran middle school teacher, Hall is a big proponent of increasing access to information for all education stakeholders. In what ways does the platform support feedback for students?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Josh Davis spent 14 years teaching high school special education and middle school history, so he’s well aware of a few classroom constants. With GoGuardian in place, teachers had insight into how engaged students were and if they were understanding the lesson. That goes a long way in building relationships.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2017

Griffin Middle School in Smyrna, Georgia. To achieve efficacy, games should engage students and support the curriculum standards of any given school, district, and state—while also being easy to integrate into a classroom. Teacher Feedback Last month, we launched 900 middle school science games.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

candidates at MIT’s Lifelong Kindergarten research group, say it all started with a single piece of feedback: “Just make learning fun.” Scrawled across a form, the advice came from a group of 12 year olds at a mindfulness retreat hosted at a school near MIT. Competing [in a game] doesn’t work as motivation for every student.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

But in addition to being an important outcome, learner agency may also be an undervalued resource for schools, especially when they have less control over how to structure students’ time and attention. The impacts of COVID-19 are highlighting at least three ways in which schools can benefit from nurturing students’ agency: 1.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The implementation also helped address challenges with certifications and staffing for their early college high school and STEM high school–when they no longer had a university partner providing physical education credits, Edmentum filled that gap with highly qualified, state-certified teachers and award-winning curriculum.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Digital Promise recently spoke with educators from Lone Star Middle School in Nampa, Idaho, an HP Spotlight School. HP Spotlight Schools are part of the Reinvent the Classroom initiative , a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft and Intel, recognizing Powerful Learning with technology.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2021

In addition, the program hones the skills needed to reinforce student engagement, application, exploration and use of communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity. The CoderZ professional development program has received a lot of positive feedback from teachers who have taken it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2017

Provide ongoing feedback from those who understand blended learning AND instructional coaching. When provided with an instructional coach who provided ongoing observations with feedback and targeted coaching, the implementation was quicker and more effective. the changes in student achievement occurs more slowly over time.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

She harnesses the power of many platforms, devices, and peripherals to offer her students personalized instruction, inclusivity, data-driven feedback, cross-cultural exchanges, and the support of other educators at their school. Ramaz School Nominated by: RobotLAB Inc.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. Each approach is best suited to different contexts.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

In all, more than 25 Pioneer choral students and another 15 ukulele students from a neighboring middle school took part in the recording process. When your students are done, help them share it with others. When they experience feedback, they will relish the thrill of sharing their art. Repeat the process.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Through phone calls that allowed her to get to know them and discover what motivates them, she took the extra steps like providing individualized feedback on assessments and checking not just for completion, but for understanding. Hess has led staff and teachers to create a safe, motivating, and positive learning environment for students.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Communication Effective communication between university faculty and students is fundamental for enhancing academic success, student engagement, mental health, and trust. It supports constructive feedback, helps navigate academic challenges, and promotes an inclusive learning environment.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

“Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes. With its adaptive learning and innovative instructional design, enVision provides educators the high-quality curriculum they are looking for to increase both student engagement and achievement.”.

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Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

Her mother was a middle school science teacher whose parenting “really incorporated a lot of that curiosity and wonder and awe, kind of like we saw at the Smithsonian here today,” she says. Rivera grew up to become a middle school science teacher, too. Students give the best feedback,” she says.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

So we set out to design a game that makes news literacy skills relevant to today’s students, crafts a narrative that promotes ownership of gameplay, and stays true to our secret sauce in order to ensure student engagement. Feedback on the game has been enthusiastic. We call it NewsFeed Defenders.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

In 2015, as Arkansas implemented new learning standards and an end-of-year test, educators at Paragould School District received discouraging news: Their test scores were significantly below the state average. Because these custom assessments are administered online, teachers and administrators get immediate feedback on skill gaps.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This distributed model of learning took off and has grown over the years to a network of nearly 300 Fulton County educators who are pioneering new approaches to education technology use, testing new tools and helping others in their schools and communities do the same. You can manipulate anything to make it fit your creative vision.

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k12 Digest

MARCH 4, 2025

He currently serves as the Proud Superintendent of the Texarkana Arkansas School District, where he is committed to making a lasting impact on students, educators, and the community. He later became the Assistant Superintendent of School Leadership for Kansas City Public Schools before taking the helm in Texarkana.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

“I was the poster-child for anti-technology in my district,” says Willie Maddux, an 8th grade World History teacher at Prescott South Middle School in Cookeville, Tenn. The thought of using technology used to leave him, “worried about student engagement because we talk a lot.

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Faculty Focus

JANUARY 9, 2025

Communication Effective communication between university faculty and students is fundamental for enhancing academic success, student engagement, mental health, and trust. It supports constructive feedback, helps navigate academic challenges, and promotes an inclusive learning environment.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2023

This was the reality for many of the students and their families at Luther J. Price Middle School (LJPMS) families after the city of Atlanta condemned property in the Forest Cove neighborhood in 2021. There were over 300 families that resided in Forest Cove, and many of the children from these households attended our school.

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