eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2019

At Marlboro Township (NJ) Public Schools, a K-8 district, we are doing several things to ensure that our students are on a path to college and career readiness before they move on to high school. In light of this knowledge, we revised our units of study when teaching place values, so this misconception wouldn’t happen again.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2022

Prior to the COVID pandemic, technology integration in my high school math classroom was mainly used in two ways: discovery-based activities and homework assignments. Along with that, the curriculum supplement that came with our new textbooks was starting to replace some of the traditional paper-and-pencil work that we had been doing.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2019

Even new teachers struggle because from the moment they graduate from college, their knowledge and skills begin to fall out of date. We have a duty to learn about the latest advances in our fields of study, so we can pass that knowledge on to our students and implement the most effective methods for teaching modern topics and concepts.

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eSchool News

APRIL 20, 2018

Is it by asking them to passively read a textbook or listen to a teacher lecture? In Harmony Public Schools in Texas, we want students to become active learners, problem solvers, and STEM advocates. In our middle and high schools, students work with their teachers to choose their projects.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2019

According to a 2016 study by LendEDU , more than half of 18- to 24-year-olds wish they’d taken a personal finance course in high school. As the business education teacher at Niles North High School (NNHS) in Illinois, I’m passionate about ensuring that every child has access to an equitable and effective financial education curriculum.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Perched in lime green desk chairs, dozens of employees of OpenStax work here to transform physics, calculus and psychology materials into digital textbooks that students can study at no cost. First, OpenStax came for textbooks. OpenStax textbooks are display in a room named for the author of one the nonprofit's economics books. /

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

When I came here two years ago, we had a 60 percent high school graduation rate. There are five magnet schools in the elementary levels—a school for arts, aerospace and engineering, medical science, international studies, and technology. At my first board meeting, I said that we have to take back all these textbooks.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 16, 2018

As a geography teacher at Monrovia High School in California, I’m interested in finding ways to prepare students for the 21st century while teaching them about the complexities of the world around us. In the midst of the ed-tech revolution, teachers are need to make informed decisions about what brings value to the classroom.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Nonprofit VHS Learning is partnering with Continental Han Feng Network Technology (CHF) to develop a full Chinese language high school program. We know there is a huge demand for Chinese language instruction, but not all high schools have the staff or resources to offer these courses.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

The deal provides 83 elementary schools and 17 high schools with access to IXL’s award-winning program to supplement instruction in math and English language arts. Austin ISD is the fifth-largest school district in Texas and serves a diverse student body.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

PITTSBURGH, PA – Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, today announced that its blended core Middle School Math Solution received perfect scores in a new report published by EdReports.org.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2024

“TeachTap is a game-changer for students preparing for AP exams and studying high school courses. Pearson Edgington, a high school senior who piloted TeachTap, shared his experience: “TeachTap made studying for my AP exams actually fun and interesting. Chief Product Officer Phil Hewinson.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

As the skills expected of today’s graduates change rapidly, school districts have to overhaul their thinking on what it means to be “college and career ready.” In Enlarged City School District of Middletown (N.Y.), Vancouver Public Schools (Wash.) By high school, many students are developing their own apps.

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eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

Teachers should include an AI use chart (like this one from Ditch That Textbook ) with their course descriptions and have clear-cut discussions with parents and students about when AI use is and is not acceptable. Then, teachers can demonstrate how and when it’s appropriate for students to use AI to their benefit.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2024

They need access to a rich variety of secondary and primary sources beyond the textbook to set them up with the skills necessary to succeed in their own deep dive. Students also need practice with primary and secondary sources before diving in and analyzing and finding their own.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

In classrooms incorporating drones, students can experience real-world problem-solving scenarios that transcend textbook learning. These projects go beyond theoretical knowledge, teaching students to apply data analytics in meaningful ways.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 21, 2019

The High School technology curriculum prepares students for their college-and-career future not by teaching widgets and programs—though that happens—but by showing them how to use the tech they have acquired throughout their education. How do they self-assess their knowledge, ensuring they acquired what they need? Image Editing.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2023

During a session at FETC 2023 , Samuel explored how blockchain can be used in real world to solve problems like knowledge gaps, student motivation, attendance, teacher compensation. If you aren’t there, you can’t learn what you need to learn and build on previous knowledge. Each time a student shows up, they earn points.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

KidTeachKid’s mission is to provide these educational opportunities to students, believing that kids can be both learners and teachers, and for peers to raise each other to new heights by sharing knowledge and wisdom. Education is not just a resource, but a necessity. Actively combating COVID-19 with public health education.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2015

Thomasson, who teaches English at Forestview High School in Gastonia, N.C., Both were focused on enhancing the learning and knowledge that their textbooks covered, and also on making their curriculums better and more engaging. Starting from scratch. said neither teacher knew much about making videos back in 2012.

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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. But they weren’t reading from a textbook. The effect is further exacerbated in high school, where in many states, students encounter U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2021

The Be Vape Free initiative has at its core the proven-effective CATCH My Breath program which equips students in Grades 5-12 with the science-based background knowledge and practical refusal skills necessary to avoid risky behaviors like vaping. This virtual field trip is appropriate for students in grades 5-12.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

Designed with Jackson Charitable Foundation for family fun, these activities and engaging videos for K-6 students are informal learning opportunities that provide the tools and knowledge for kids to grow up to be money smart. Social-Emotional Learning and Social Awareness Resources.

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eSchool News

JULY 27, 2018

As a 22-year-old first-year teacher, I was introduced to one of the biggest challenges within our schools. While setting up my classroom, my principal came by to deliver a set of fifth-grade textbooks and an analysis of the starting points for each of the 28 students in my class. of breaking up a large high school into smaller ones.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2023

And what’s preventing that knowledge from making it into classrooms where students are falling behind? The focus is more on showing teachers how to implement curriculum rather than on growing teachers’ depth of knowledge or pedagogy, she says. and competing ideas about why so many kids struggle with this core subject.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

For students at Central Valley middle and high schools, accessing classroom lessons rarely involves opening a book. In high school math teacher Joe Sowinski’s classes, technology has changed class structure. By and large, it’s working.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

This school year at Umatilla School District, two science teachers are embarking on a new career after years of real-world experience in the subject. He said the STEM classes allow him to design the curriculum, and he plans to utilize his real-world knowledge.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

And even when we do poorly on our Socrative quizzes, we can take solace in knowing, as does Socrates, that “true knowledge exists in knowing that we know nothing.”. The average high school textbook costs $70 and weighs about a million pounds. Have you ever tried to pick up a high schooler’s backpack? I’m serious.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2019

Imagine learning math and science from the perspective of a middle or high school student. The student’s mental image of the subject is more than likely that of a textbook—dense, daunting, and dry—accompanied by a sigh exclaiming, “Please, anything but this!”

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k12 Digest

APRIL 26, 2025

A school is more than just classrooms and textbooks; its a place where young minds take shape, dreams take flight, and lifelong connections are made. At Gulliver Preparatory School , this sentiment has held true for nearly a century. Krutulis, becoming a symbol of academic excellence in South Florida.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2025

elementary, middle and high schools, and the results were striking. Dr. Evans highlighted a high school student from one of the studys focus groups who took his request one step further when he asked, Why arent all our textbooks in large print?

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2024

The goal is to improve science literacy among high school students by making lessons meaningful and relevant to their lives through a teaching method called project-based learning. Now the STEM curriculum is poised to enter high school classrooms in the rural South. Department of Education and will last five years.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

The once novel technology behind chess- and gameshow-playing computers is all but commonplace today; it’s in everything from medical diagnostic applications to Gmail spam filters—and as some high school and college students are finding out, a new generation of online tools for foreign language learning.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Take a trip to Canada for the annual polar bear migration to learn all about the science of polar bears and their Arctic habitat in the second 2020 Tundra Connections virtual event designed for middle and high school students.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2025

In contrast, the ungraded, complex assignments I encountered in college allowed me to struggle through difficult concepts, ask questions, and refine my understanding in a way that simply wasnt possible in high school. A teachers role is not just to impart knowledge but also to teach students how to learn.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

Early studies, such as ones from international researcher Richard Van Hooijdonk , show that virtual and augmented reality tools can increase student engagement and motivation while increasing knowledge construction. I hope that it’s used to provide greater access to high quality educational content and tools.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The Struggle for Recognition and Its Impact on Student Identity In my school, untested and non-mandated subjects face specific constraints and limitations. For example, after reading through the Ohio Department of Education standards , I noticed disparities in budget allocations that limit the availability of Arabic textbooks and materials.

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