eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The other day, my friend’s high school daughter complained, “It’s not fair!” One year into the pandemic, Kwakye and Kibort-Crocker (2021) reported that 23 percent of low-income students received a failing grade during the pandemic compared to 8 percent of average- and high-income students. What’s not fair?”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. North Carolina is a leading state in the number of “early colleges,” which allow students to earn a college degree with their high school diploma.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

With a focus on students in grades 7-12, I’ve made it a mission to help struggling readers become proficient. They don’t want to interact with anyone, and by the time they reach 7 th grade, they definitely don’t want to be reminded of their reading struggles. The consequences of early literacy struggles have been well documented.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

When students reach high school, research shows that close to 66 percent of students are disengaged. But even students who do successfully navigate their schooling emerge with only a specific (and often narrow) skillset that may or may not match their strengths or interests.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Chicago — The San Isidro Independent School District in Texas is embracing the immersive power of virtual reality technology through implementation of the award-winning ClassVR VR/AR headsets in its middle and high school classrooms. ClassVR is an all-in-one VR/AR headset designed specifically for K-12 schools.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

NEW YORK – Students are gearing up for the 2023 school year, and new research from Brainly reveals that AI is an integral element in middle and high school students’ academic life – even as educators debate and worry whether the revolutionary technology belongs in the classroom. Where are students going for help?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2025

As a fourth-grade teacher, Ive seen how gamification can transform a regular lesson into something my students look forward to. “Games are among childrens favorite activities, especially for primary school students. During a social studies unit on the U.S.

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eSchool News

JULY 24, 2017

Other students may not care about their grades or understand how their current education connects to their future success. Spanish 1 was my worst grade in high school, and guess what subject I teach now? Instead of doing another worksheet in social studies, invite a guest speaker. What is a teacher to do?

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Faculty Focus

APRIL 17, 2025

In my mind, the purpose of learning was to get good grades. Grades were everythingsymbols of success and a source of validation. This fear intensified in high school, where frequent tests ranked students publicly. I continued this pattern in college, focused solely on grades and making my parents proud.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

According to Code.org, the majority of Americans want schools to teach computer science , but only 35 percent of high schools teach it. And even though 15 states have adopted a policy to give all high school students access to computer science courses, universities prepare way fewer computer science teachers than we need.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

On a memorable morning in my high school civics class, the students—seniors, full of energy—learned about the formation and function of our legislative branch. Consequently, for the simulations to be effective learning experiences, I must then teach them the foundational knowledge they should have been taught in younger grades.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Preparing teachers to teach these five components–known as scientifically-based reading instruction–can ensure more than 1 million additional students enter 4th grade able to read each year. Require a strong reading test for anyone teaching students in the elementary grades.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

IXL Learning , the K-12 personalized learning platform used by 11 million students, today announced a three-year agreement with Austin Independent School District to bring its adaptive software to approximately 70,000 students. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. Eager to build a career out of his interest in social studies, he thought about museum curation, archival work and practicing law. Caleb Brown : My third grade teacher, Ms. Not Caleb Brown. But nothing felt quite right, until he considered teaching.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

With college application season in full swing and the competition for acceptance into top schools more competitive than ever, students are turning to AI-powered tools for application support, reveals a new survey from Brainly. Five combine reading with other subjects, such as social studies or science.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 28, 2022

But for many students in the nation’s largest school system — particularly girls, Black students, and Latinos — by the time they get to high school, it’s too late. Many get turned off before they make it to the high-level courses Newton-Rodriguez teaches at the Bronx Academy for Software Engineering, or BASE.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Through this partnership, all 33 schools in the district will use IXL to supplement math, English language arts, science and social studies instruction. The district is home to eight National Blue Ribbon Schools and serves a large bilingual and English language learner population. ” IXL’s impact in Texas.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

While I encourage my own students to understand and practice the importance of prompting, I also encourage younger students to begin with a student-friendly pre-prompted AI, such as Magic School , to help guide students through the proper implementation of AI. Esports is one such extracurricular activity.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Teaching digital citizenship across the curriculum is a practice that Jennifer Scheffer is working to bring to the Burlington Public Schools in Massachusetts. In addition, Burlington High School holds a summer session in which incoming freshmen receive their iPads and learn how to use them responsibly.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

At Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation , a Maryland-based Public Charter Organization, we took STEM instruction to the next level by making it the central focus of all of our schools. We are a STEM-based charter school network serving more than 3,900 students in grades K-12 at seven different campuses. This in turn sparks passion.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

In partnership with PM Pediatric Care and located at the Baldwin Middle School, the Baldwin Schools Wellness Center provides immediate access to behavioral health care and resources dedicated to mental wellness for students from elementary through high school, with convenient and flexible hours during and after school.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

When it comes to middle schools and high schools, the average classroom looks more like a typical startup office than the traditional classroom of the past. Today, schools across the country look to educators to customize lesson plans to the learning requirements of their unique classrooms and students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

We asked education experts to share their thoughts regarding student success priorities in 2025 (find 50 edtech predictions for 2025 here )–discover what they had to say: Across the country, there is growing consensus and demand for high school transformation. Students often learn best by doing.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Even with some disagreement about the cost effectiveness of chasing the benefits of small class size, most researches agree that it does have a positive impact, particularly on students in younger grades. More positivity reported about participating in learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

As defined and codified by Education Reimagined , this learner-centered educational design is gaining traction within communities as an emerging alternative to conventional schooling. Consider two public school examples that demonstrate how to create new educational designs aligned with these values.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

But it would be pretty hard to figure that out from most states’ school report cards. A new study from the Center on Reinventing Public Education –CRPE–graded these state report cards on how easy it was to find information about student achievement from before COVID to the present day, as well as on their general usability.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the second-largest school division in Virginia, with 55 elementary schools, 15 middle schools, 12 high schools, and a number of secondary/post-secondary specialty centers.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

A resounding ‘yes’ Gabriel Vogel, 11th grade teacher at Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, Va.: “Yes! I am hoping that parents can appreciate and understand, even more now, all that teachers do to be surrogate parents and help them help their child in the school setting. How can you tell? I think so, yes.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

Stephen Guerriero, sixth grade teacher at Needham Public Schools in Needham, Mass.: “I A Simple Note Is All It Takes Susanna Stratford, third grade teacher at Maple Hills Elementary in Renton, Wash.: “I Kim Booth, sixth grade teacher at Coleman Middle School in Duluth, Ga.: “I This isn't easy for us either.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

So how do we prepare today’s high school journalists (and tomorrow’s mainstream reporters) for such an era? We have it hanging up around Palo Alto High School. And it could easily be a four-week block that could be put into a social studies program. And it could be offered at the middle school level.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Twenty-year-old Asmaa is an example of how constant change and upheaval were hallmarks of the previous school year. in just over 10 months, she became a wife, mother and a high school graduate. A student of mine in an accelerated program for new arrivals to the U.S., Access to computers and Wi-Fi at home was woefully inadequate.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Just as teachers can thoughtfully integrate VR field trips into their social studies lessons, apps like LifeLiQe and Elements 4D by DAQRI can enhance STEM education. One fifth-grade teacher raves about using LifeLiQe to examine 3D models of plants, animals, and geographic features with her students.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2024

I don't do the grading and the discipline anymore.” In any given school, a robust school staff is quietly working behind the scenes to help shape the day for kids. In our Role Call series, we spotlight staff members who sometimes go unnoticed, but whose work is integral in transforming a school into a lively community.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2024

So, the hours students spent writing and the time I spent grading would have no impact outside the four walls of my classroom. As a high school social studies teacher, my job includes helping students learn to use evidence to present arguments, engage in civil discourse and take informed action to bring about change.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela Fleck says this was the typical scene last year in the sixth grade social studies classes she teaches at Glover Middle School in Spokane, Washington: Nearly every student had a smartphone, and many of them would regularly sneak glances at the devices, which they kept tucked behind a book or just under their desks.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2016

Kids are going to learn computers one way or another,” said Bryant, a 10th-grade history teacher at Gadsden City High School. Bryant was one of 25 middle school and high school teachers on Thursday who were learning cyber security techniques at Jacksonville State University.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s about more than tests and grades. My middle school choir teacher recorded and released an acclaimed gospel album. My high school English teacher starred in commercials and made a name for herself as a voice actor. Sometimes I bring home papers to grade or spend my evening talking to parents.

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