eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Students are benefiting from learning about careers at an earlier age. High schools often hold career days to help students understand various career options, but waiting until high school is too late: Many students have already eliminated entire career paths from their minds by then.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Taylor School District, in the Michigan town of the same name, prides itself on its vision of being the innovative destination district where ALL succeed. Nearly 5,800 students attend classes at one of the district’s eight elementary schools, two middle schools, and high school.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

FuelEd, Vidalia City Board of Education open full-time online school for Georgia students. has partnered with personalized learning provider Fuel Education (formerly Aventa Learning) to launch a new full-time online learning program for K-12. The Vidalia City Board of Education (Ga.)

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Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2020

New York’s Academy of Thought and Industry (ATI) is part of a network of Montessori-inspired middle schools, inheriting fifteen former students of AltSchool and its proprietary learning management system. Bosselman has been speaking to other educators to learn from them and help him make plans for his own school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Wizrobotics, an online live learning platform for teaching and inspiring K-12 students to explore STEM fields, announced the launch of Wizprodigy. During the Wizprodigy competition, students will learn the required code through the Wizrobotics online learning platform.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning. By looking at research into online learning and human development, we can begin to grapple with the advantages and disadvantages of each approach. Let’s start with the basics.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Hatcher’s commitment to providing equitable opportunities for all students, including those with diverse needs, led him to offer services that cater to both traditional and online learning environments, recognizing that some students require different support structures for academic success.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2016

The district’s hypothesis is exposing all students to high-quality, culturally-relevant CS instruction in the lower grades will lead to more students from all backgrounds choosing to pursue related coursework in high school and beyond. The primary goal of camp is to increase the self-confidence of middle school girls in STEM.

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eSchool News

MAY 18, 2015

School officials are looking into allegations the student paid someone to overwhelm district computer systems. School officials suspended the boy Friday and are recommending expulsion.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Now is the perfect time to start a “passion career,” says Rob Kingyens, Founder and CEO of New York-based online learning platform Yellowbrick. Half are high school to college-age, and half are young professionals and career changers. The younger group is thinking about undergrad or what to do after high school.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

MDR reports a “surge,” with 1:1 schools most likely to be high schools (41 percent), then middle schools (37 percent) and finally elementary (22 percent). For this report—as the pandemic abruptly accelerated reliance on online learning—the Institute peppered a national representative sample of just under 600 U.S.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Thats according to a survey of 700 elementary and middle school teachers by Study.com, an online learning platform, that queried educators in January about student achievement. Forty-six percent of teachers surveyed named lack of family prioritization of academics as the primary reason some students have fallen behind.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

As reporter Linda Jacobson noted in the article, online learning has long been used in schools for subjects they couldn’t otherwise offer. But even courses we think of as fundamental—physics, for example—have long been glaring areas where schools haven’t had qualified teachers. She cited A.P.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2018

Renton recently completed the second year of a multi-year program that started with inviting students to codesign the new vision and to become creators of their own learning experience. Students have more agency in their education and are becoming creators and contributors in the learning process.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

It is suitable for middle- and high-school students. Intended for students ages 6-11 and developed by teachers, it provides a free online learning tool designed to help students broaden their worldview through meaningful interactions with peers across the globe.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Moore: We are a small suburban school district (approximately 2400 students in two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school) located in Enola, PA that started the school year completely online. Prior to OTIS, how was your district handling PD?

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

In my visits to elementary, middle, and high schools around the country this past academic year, here are five tips I took away for how educators can get beyond the buzz to implementation. Start where there is nothing Picking a place to implement new ideas and models can paralyze a school.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2025

In recent years, Johnson, along with many other professors, has noticed that students struggle more than ever with the jump from high school to college. Some of that can be attributed to the pandemic and the loss of foundational academic and social skills during online learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

However, many high school classrooms still use outdated college and career preparation models, which can leave high school graduates feeling unprepared for their future. This highlights the increasing need for high schools to incorporate career-connected learning.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

In 2019, after moving into a position teaching Algebra I and II at a high school in a new district, I began to search for a solution. During the first semester of the school year—when my classes were meeting face-to-face—I began putting these practices in action. I knew there had to be a better way. This approach isn’t new.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Here are five online math resources that will turn boring math into a favorite subject: Mathletics. Mathletics is a captivating online learning space that provides students with all the tools needed to be successful math learners both in the classroom and beyond. BarGraph Sorter. Caesar Cipher. Equation Solver. Function Machine.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The footage acquired was edited into a series videos demonstrating the power and benefits of HMH’s digital-first, connected solutions in a hybrid learning environment. Nominee: Juliann Koehn , Epic Charter Schools Nominated by: EmpowerU, Inc.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

The company got its start in late 2010, spurred by founder Anthony Kim’s work with KIPP Empower , an elementary charter school in Los Angeles. Kim had previously been an Executive Vice President at Edison Learning, a for-profit education management organization.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

Are they pleased with their experiences, or wishing they could return to the brick-and-mortar, traditional schools where they started? Virtual High School in Ontario, Canada, and Kiaha Raigoza, a product of California Virtual Academies and the Flex Program through the University of Wisconsin. Amanda Regan: Thanks for having me!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2017

Sown to Grow is well-aligned with school missions that include Depth of Knowledge, John Hattie’s Visible Learning, and other philosophies that place importance on learning to learn. You provide the learning objective; they provide the feedback and reflection.

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k12 Online Schools

JULY 5, 2024

With the advent of online school programs and virtual learning platforms, homeschooling has evolved into a comprehensive and accessible option for students all over. or exploring online homeschooling in India , these programs provide both quality education and the convenience of learning from home.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

Last year, only 61 percent of students who took the ACT high school English achievement test were deemed college-ready. An option several school districts I converse with are trying is called “mastery-based learning” — MBL. If your school wants to move away from grading.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

An entrepreneur throughout middle and high school, he remembers selling friends 25 cent tickets to watch Flintstones movies projected on a wall in his basement. I love doing and learning new things. It’s a blended learning approach that combines online learning with face-to-face instruction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Here are great ways to use Sown to Grow in your classes: Sown to Grow is well-aligned with school missions that include Depth of Knowledge, John Hattie’s Visible Learning, and other philosophies that value learning to learn. Teachers provide the learning objective; students provide the feedback and reflection.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2017

In addition to existing IT support, technology integration staff, or librarians/media specialists, some schools have student technology teams that are on call for assistance when needed. A few middle schools and high schools go even further and assign teachers their own individual student technology mentors.

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

.” For many, school feels more like an obligation than an opportunity. The structured schedules, frequent assessments, and increasingly rigid curricula have drained the joy out of learning for students across the globe. Real School Example One middle school teacher at K12 Schools designed a Grammar Quest for English class.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Jamie Wong Baesa , a middle school math teacher who hasn’t seen her students’ faces since March. Geri Zamora , a high school history teacher who nearly lost a student to COVID-19. Frazier , a fourth grade teacher who says remote learning reaffirmed the career path she chose. Meet the First-Year Teachers.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2020

He started his career as an elementary school teacher. Then he became a high school guidance counselor and dean of students. After that, he founded his own public middle school in the Bronx and served as its principal for 10 years. At the end of my school career, I moved to Sayreville, N.J.,

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The official announcement of winners of the XQ: Super School Project. In September 2015, Laurene Powell Jobs and the nonprofit Emerson Collective challenged the country to redesign the American high school with the launch of the XQ: Super School Project. I’ve never been to school on a barge,” former U.S.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

Most recently, issues with its online learning platform mired the remote learning experience for many students and teachers in Miami-Dade County Public Schools, leading the district to terminate its contract. That high-profile announcement was followed by a selloff in company shares.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2021

The high school sophomore’s grades were not where they needed to be when schools first closed for the coronavirus pandemic. For the first time all school year, the 10th-grader suddenly found herself with straight As. “I Kali took to online learning immediately. I was able to get a lot of my grades up.”

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2025

. — Ken Cook, Director of School Safety & Advocacy, Allegion In 2025, expanding successful access to higher education will depend on bold partnerships between colleges and schools, and with employers, to better support historically underserved communities.

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