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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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. I studied relentlessly under immense pressure, and my hard work paid off when I was accepted to my desired university. They told me a good education would guarantee a bright future.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Educators throughout the state can now administer the diagnostic as a beginning-of-year and mid-year assessment to measure students’ overall grade-level proficiency in math and English language arts based on Virginia’s Standards of Learning. To learn more about the IXL Diagnostic, please visit [link].

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

The goal of the study was to determine IXL Math’s efficacy on students in grades 3-5. In fact, studies show that schools using IXL Math consistently outperform others, ranking as much as 15 percentile points higher on state assessments. About IXL Currently used by 15 million students and in 95 of the top 100 U.S.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2023

As part of the collaboration, the state’s second-largest K-12 school system will now use IXL’s award-winning platform district-wide to boost academic achievement in math, English language arts, science, social studies and Spanish. About IXL Learning Currently used by 14 million students and in 95 of the top 100 U.S.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

A resounding ‘yes’ Gabriel Vogel, 11th grade teacher at Grassfield High School in Chesapeake, Va.: “Yes! Lisa Mims, fifth grade teacher at Colonial School District in New Castle, Del.: “YES! A Simple Note Is All It Takes Susanna Stratford, third grade teacher at Maple Hills Elementary in Renton, Wash.: How can you tell?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Through this new collaboration, Wilson County educators will, beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, integrate Discovery Education’s Science Techbook (Grades K-12), Social Studies Techbook (Grades 6-8) and Math Techbook (Grades 6-12) into classroom instruction.

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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 I wish the public knew how creative a teacher must be to motivate students. And, give the teacher some grace. Teaching them.

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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. The NEA examined the research on STAR students and focused on the long-term results from the follow-up studies.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

“This survey shows how out-of-touch politically motivated book banning and censorship groups are,” said John Chrastka, EveryLibrary Institute Executive Director. Five combine reading with other subjects, such as social studies or science. Just six exams are rated “strong” and four are rated “acceptable.”

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Priceless Ponderings

APRIL 14, 2025

Priceless Ponderings The Best Homeschool Social Studies Curriculum for Busy Parents Finding the perfect homeschool social studies curriculum can feel overwhelming. If you’re a busy parent, you need a curriculum that simplifies your life while making social studies exciting for your child.

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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

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

We spoke with ninth-grade History Teacher Nick Pant, from Dayton Regional STEM School, about successfully implementing Unreal Engine in the classroom. I am a social studies teacher who got introduced to game design as a result of trying to motivate students to study history. I am by no means a game designer.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

For example, if you’re working on improving your grade in history, you might set a goal to raise your exam score by 10% over the next month. Digital tools like Grade Calculator or My Study Life can help you track your grades and monitor your progress in real-time.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

Thinking Nation , for instance, a nonprofit dedicated to improving social studies education, recently switched from paying educators to grade essays based on a rubric to an AI chatbot. The chatbot is getting trained on the same rubric to instantly give students feedback on their ability to critically evaluate historical text.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

The practice is known as “data walls,” and is designed to serve as a motivational tool. Students are told that “everyone is working to move their number” even higher, says Demetria Tumpkin, a second grade teacher at the school. Back when she was a third grade teacher at a school in Virginia, Hall put up a data wall in her classroom.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2019

While it got its start as a way to help computer scientists think more logically about data analysis, lately it’s been catching on with instructors in a diverse number of subjects—from science to math to social studies. So I don’t use that word when I bring it into social studies. One reason for its emerging popularity?

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Despite ground-shifting conditions ranging from motivated activism to waves of funding, shifting our schools can seem like an exercise in futility. Its learners receive all of their core academic content—English, history, social studies, and math—through competency-based online courses. The takeaway?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2024

With the flexibility that came with pandemic-era school, they’re not used to firm deadlines or strict grading. Today’s students also report greater mental health struggles , which some experts attribute to excessive social media use. So being open about ‘this is why I'm asking you to do it.’”

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Interestingly, before this point, Jeslyn and her peers had always needed my guidance on these kinds of projects; all of a sudden, they were working bell-to-bell, motivated by their passion for the issue. Due to the expectation that teachers can cover unrealistic grade-level standards, they are often strapped for time.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Kahlfeldt has touched on the census many times in his 15 years as a middle school social studies teacher at Winfield School District 34 (22 years total as an educator). He also shares how his zesty attitude toward social studies makes lessons on the census—and many other topics—pop for his students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2017

To find out, I spoke to educators from across grade levels and content areas who are actually using VR with their students. Anthony Caccavo is a middle school curriculum coordinator and social studies teacher at St. Based on their experiences, it appears VR has plenty of potential—especially when it comes to engagement.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2016

He teaches 7th grade social studies in Highland Park, Illinois. What motivates you, both as a teacher and an entrepreneur? That really motivates me to continue. Failure also motivates me. Chris Hull is a busy guy. He also helps run. Teachers … we share and we steal. And not steal in a bad way.

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Failure Motivation Writing Culture 161

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

MobyMax is a K-8 learning platform (and Chrome app) for math, literacy, science, and social studies equipped with adaptive tests, test-prep lessons, and motivational tools such as games and badges. Grades : K-8. Click here to read the full app review. What’s It Like? Price : Free/paid. Rating : 4/5.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For years, the school had been searching for ways to reverse the pattern of disengagement, build motivation to complete schoolwork and get students over that finish line at graduation. This program will continue this year with the same group of motivated educators thanks to the successful contributions of Laura.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. This adds motivation and enables real-time feedback for reflection and skill improvement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

No doubt, these are excellent sources, but if students aren’t motivated by them, they won’t get a lot out of them. This is a great primary source for students third grade and up in researching almost any topic, but especially history.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Being very goal-driven and seeing the relationship between how well you read and the kind of job you’re looking for helps students develop the motivation and energy to actually give it a try. How would that work in a class of ninth graders, if one student reads at a sixth grade level and another reads at an eleventh grade level?

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Reading English Motivation Secondary Education 167

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

In practice, however, teachers tend to seek out specialists for a technological solution that makes an assignment or grading practice more efficient: A teacher takes a new tool or technique and applies it to previous content or assignments. These interactions are transactional rather than transformational; they enforce the status quo.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

From upper elementary to 12th grade, students are unable to resist standing up, moving around the room, and even cheering at the results. A common tool seen in the world language and social studies classrooms at my school is Quizlet Live. is a go-to because the music alone gets students moving.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2015

When third grade students use the internet to research a topic, do they know how to do that safely and legally? No matter the class, that teacher–be s/he history, literacy, social studies, math, reading, writing, or tech–reminds students of the right way to keyboard. As the New Teacher, set the example.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2016

Students interact with educational content in a meaningful and motivating way,” says Lynette. According to Secondary Science Teacher-Author Kristin Lee, “Boom Learning provides a level of reporting, differentiating, and self-grading that has the potential to save a teacher hours of data organizing.”.

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Leaving the work completely up to the students might give a teacher anxiety, but students can do great work when they are motivated and have freedom of choice, creativity, and expression. Are these freedoms only limited to the area of English Language Arts or Social Studies? What are my options?

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Learning Essay Social Studies Language 112

Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In a fifth-grade class at Redlands Unified School District in California, students sit in pairs, building LEGO® Education robots that hop. These include physical, social, emotional, cognitive and creative skills, developed through collaboration, problem-solving, dealing with uncertainty, reasoning, curiosity and confidence.

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Cult of Pedagogy

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

” At an evocative point in a story (or a point of uncertainty in science or social studies), we ask open questions like: “What are you thinking?” Her question requires the students to construct the causal relationship between inviting in the quiet student and the quality of the ensuing experience — a self-interest motive.

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Language Languages Teachers Discussions 111

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 2, 2025

Psychology “Do Now” Writing Prompts & Slides By Loosli Learning Grades: 9th-12th Subjects: Psychology Ideal for psychology classes or any subject focused on critical thinking, these do now writing prompts are an intriguing way to start the day.

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