eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2024

In her two years of high school at Dearborn Public Schools’ Virtual K-12 school, rising junior Weaam AlAliyi has already learned about computer programming, understanding algorithms, and data analysis in three computer science courses. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. newsletters.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

In fact, Mercy was the first all-girls school in the country to earn a STEM certification. The interest in our program has been intense; the school’s 500+ students come from 95 grade schools across several counties and even the neighboring state of Indiana.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2021

As a social studies teacher who spends a lot of class time poring over comic books with students, it’s been gratifying to see the attitude about comics in education shifting over the last decade or so. I’ve spent about a decade as the chair of the social studies department at Wissahickon High School, where I teach grades 9-12.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2023

My second-grade teacher made me love Ramona Quimby. I’ve never forgotten my multiplication tables, thanks to my fourth-grade teacher. My fifth-grade teacher taught me to confidently project my voice (much to my husband’s chagrin when I’m on video calls!).

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2025

Its a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. In middle and high school courses, its really difficult to connect math to the real world, says Lindsey Henderson, policy director of math for the nonprofit ExcelinEd. When would I ever use this?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

I was a chemist, not a teacher. As I sat in the principals office interviewing for a teaching role at a school closer to my home than the factory where I conducted polymer research and development, I faced a tough question: Where do you see yourself in five years? Not teaching. Maybe exploring the world.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

There are lots of different ways that high school students earn college credit, but one of the most powerful is also one of the least known. My fellow teachers can attest to how much we all have on our plates, so adding new material is daunting. Modern States has been an essential tool in my classroom.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 1, 2025

I failed to appreciate the value of clear expectations and the inescapable necessity that my students needed to walk out of my class with a grade. For the next four years, I used Kevin Gannons grading contract to implement more structure and Barbara Schapiros third space to reflect on what worked for me and my students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. Meanwhile, just 20% of principals said their school offered the class in eighth grade and that any student could take it. According to a new nationally representative survey released Tuesday, 65% of U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2024

Of the nearly 10,000 students enrolled at Brookdale Community College in central New Jersey, about 17 percent are still in high school. Some of them travel to the campus during the school day to take courses in introductory English, history, psychology and sociology. That push is evident at Brookdale.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2025

Key points: Teachers of color produce additional positive academic, social-emotional, and behavioral outcomes for all students School leaders of color face high levels of burnoutheres what they need to thrive How are you attracting and retaining teachers of color? percent in 2014 to 21.1 percent in 2022.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 17, 2022

How do teachers feel about their work? What factors cause teachers to feel fulfilled by this work? Emotional engagement encompasses a teachers’ feelings about, degree of dedication to, and emotional response to their work (Perera, Vosicka, Granziera & McIlveen, 2018; Klassen, Yerdelen & Durksen, 2013).

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eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

Schools need to assess, and if necessary, revamp their multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) frameworks to ensure they provide processes for identifying students at risk, establishing clear attendance policies and procedures, and developing individualized attendance plans in response to family crises.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2025

Key points: AI’s instant feedback may help students from feeling lost during instruction Most teachers agree AI is a time-saver With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts For more news on AI and instruction, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub This press release originally appeared online.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. The students in our academy are motivated, passionate and dedicated to learning more about the field they are interested in.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

Teachers who complete the course will earn a certificate that can be presented to their district for professional development (PD) credit. Teachers will also learn how to input their specific lesson plans into generative AI tools to get ideas for grade-level appropriate exit activities.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

The company has launched Gale In Context: Literature, a new resource for literature instruction and learning that helps high schoolers engage and thrive in English language arts (ELA). Read our blog about why English teachers will love Gale In Context: Literature. Download/view screenshots of Gale In Context: Literature.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

K-12 teachers report the highest burnout rate among all industries nationally, according to a June 2022 Gallup poll. There is an estimated teacher shortage of over 300,000. But what if every single teacher could have an AI assistant? AI can also provide schools tools to foster a less stressful, more flexible work environment.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

When a public school system in the San Francisco Bay Area explored replacing traditional grading practices with a form of “standards-based grading system” meant to eliminate bias, it sparked widespread opposition from parents. They signed petitions and showed up in force at school board meetings to rail against the changes.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This is my first year as a teacher and I’m teaching sixth grade, so both my students and I are new to the school. You have a toolbox of strategies from your pre-teacher service work. I teach 12th grade now, but when I was a middle school teacher, I was constantly thinking of ways to reach students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. According to research conducted at Stanford University, over 70% of high school students report feeling stressed about their academic workload. Start by identifying the subjects or topics that require the most attention.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Learning has no temporal or geographic borders and is available wherever students and teachers find an Internet connection. 1st Grade A critical skill for first graders is to not only understand the idea of a “digital citizen” but why it’s important to be one. Then, it’s called an avatar. Why is this important?

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eSchool News

APRIL 15, 2024

Key points: Video-based coaching offers insight on teacher practices and makes feedback more effective I’m a first-year teacher. Department of Education looked at video-based coaching in about 100 elementary schools. A group of 350 4th-, 5th-, and 6th-grade teachers were split into groups.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

This shortcoming means that, every year, nearly 100,000 elementary teachers across the country enter classrooms with false assurances that they are ready to teach reading. This shortcoming means that, every year, nearly 100,000 elementary teachers across the country enter classrooms with false assurances that they are ready to teach reading.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

As a senior at Indianapolis’ Ben Davis High School, Jacob Gregory enrolled in an Exploratory Teaching program. He thought of it as an easy way to leave school for a few hours, but it ended up sparking “an unknown interest in teaching,” he said.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

  CHARLOTTE, NC — Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) today announced it has expanded its partnership with Discovery Education supporting the district’s five-year strategic plan, Expedition to 2025: Purpose. The school system has 13,000 students enrolled throughout the city and approximately 2,100 staff members working each day.

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Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Perfect as bell-ringers, exit tickets, or brain breaks for high school , these five-minute writing ideas are a great way to get students into a writing state of mind right after the bell rings. What is the first sign that youre going to like or dislike a teacher? What are your goals for high school ?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Teacher tech use continues to grow The survey shows a high percentage of digital adoption and reliance on education technology. “Teachers also acknowledged the critical ability to personalize learning for each student and to accommodate diverse learning needs through technology.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2023

This is my first year as a teacher and I’m teaching sixth grade, so both my students and I are new to the school. You have a toolbox of strategies from your pre-teacher service work. I teach 12th grade now, but when I was a middle school teacher, I was constantly thinking of ways to reach students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2024

In high school, wrote one student on an anonymous survey I give at the start of the semester, I stayed far away from the tool because it was emphasized to me as a way of cheating rather than a study tool. This seems to be the norm: AI as the mortal enemy of all classroom teachers. Keyword Generation What are the key ideas?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Moreover, he points to the product’s assessment strategies focused on student outcomes, employing a combination of automated evaluations and teacher-led assessments to ensure comprehensive learning assessment. If you’re a computer science educator, you go teach in high school or university. 00:00:41 Speaker 2 Right.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A few months into the 2021-22 school year, teachers, parents, and students are once again confronted with the devastating reality of pandemic-prompted learning loss. From kindergarten through third grade, students can use pictures to unpack scientific processes such as photosynthesis or draw charts to learn counting patterns.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2023

history teacher Travis Malekpour hesitated assigning his students work in the classroom that required a computer. Three years later, Malekpour, who teaches in Queens, doesn’t think twice about assigning and grading in-class work that requires a device. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. newsletters.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

When Salvador Quijada, a seventh and eighth grade math teacher at Philip’s Academy Charter School, thinks back on his own journey as a mathematician, he gives credit to one high school math teacher who pushed him to take on AP calculus. How and when did you decide to become a teacher? newsletters.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2022

After several years of using a homegrown social emotional learning ( SEL ) approach, our district decided it was time for a more official curriculum that would support our middle and high school students’ mental health, academic achievement, and overall well-being. 4 steps to a successful switch.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Newark, NJ – Offshore wind company Bluepoint Wind is announcing today the winners of grants to further STEM education for 10 teachers from schools across New Jersey. We are proud to support New Jersey teachers who are instrumental in fostering students’ passions for STEM and its critical role in building our energy future.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

The annual report comes from Code.org , the Computer Science Teachers Association , and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance and offers a comprehensive analysis of national progress in providing computer science education. It features national and state-level policy and implementation data, focusing on high school data.

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