eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Yes, kids should learn to code even before learning to read or write. I’m the son of a high school honors English teacher and the husband of an author, but I have learned that teaching coding and computer science to young kids is crucial to lifelong success. I’m not the first person to make this argument.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2023

In this article, discover how high school education is shifting towards personalized learning. The Future of High School Education: Navigating the Shift to Personalized Learning High school – a time of excitement, curiosity, exploration and growth. Read more for more benefits. Here are five benefits.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

A learning disorder that can impact a child’s ability to read or interpret words, letters, and other symbols—but that doesn’t affect general intelligence—dyslexia often goes unnoticed until a student displays significant struggles with reading and/or writing.

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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. To close the skills gap, there are a number of practices, strategies and ideas that any high school can draw from the CTE model.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2024

Creative writing techniques can make essays more engaging and original while maintaining the required objective structure. However, it’s possible to use creative writing ideas to help you come up with a unique essay. Creative writing focuses on originality and encourages you to use your imagination to express ideas uniquely.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company is excited to announce new and enhanced math and reading solutions that engage and inspire students to learn, while giving educators the evidence-based instructional resources they need to accelerate learning and help all students achieve. “At

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 19, 2016

I’ve had several teachers request concrete examples of the types of stations I design for my high school English class. Before using StudySync, I was limited to the texts available on my campus in our school library. The lessons built around the texts are dynamic and develop vocabulary, reading, and writing skills.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2023

As the college essay program manager for Write the World, a nonprofit writing organization for teens, I oversee a group of advisers who guide students through the essay writing process. I have seen firsthand the anxiety that students experience when it comes to writing their college essays.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Many middle school and high school teachers feel immense pressure to move quickly through the curriculum. My students were reading Of Mice and Men and attempting to complete an explicit/implicit chart. Group 3 practiced writing and critiquing theme statements on the whiteboard in the back of the room.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2021

I’ve spent about a decade as the chair of the social studies department at Wissahickon High School, where I teach grades 9-12. I write teacher guides and curriculum for graphic novels for publishers like Macmillan and Scholastic, and I have a book about teaching with comics coming out this summer.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 18, 2015

Unfortunately, many teachers spend the first day of school reading their syllabus to their students and explaining all of the classroom norms and rules. Then they fold the index cards in half and write their names on the front so I can begin learning them. I explain that little kids love, love, love to read.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 28, 2024

Essay writing is a crucial skill for academic and professional success because it teaches clear, logical, and persuasive communication. In this blog post, we’ll unlock the secrets to successful essay writing and share 10 proven tips to help you level up your writing game. What is Effective Essay Writing?

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eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2020

Related content: In a time of crisis, a reading tournament scores big. As it relates to children, through the integration of collaborative assignments as part of a pandemic pedagogy, schools can play an important role in supporting student resilience. Collaborative song writing and art.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2021

Tech literacy, which has become as essential as reading, writing, and arithmetic in preparing students for the future, encourages students to move beyond the role of technology consumers to becoming technology creators. Technology is ubiquitous in the lives of today’s students.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Within the first quarter of this school year, gaps in academic proficiencies such as reading, writing and math have become prevalent. Furthermore, many students are struggling to reacclimate to in-person classes after extended periods of online learning, and attendance rates have dropped as a result.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2023

My sixth-grade teacher inspired me to be a fast typist and gave me independent reading time so I could accomplish my goal of finishing Gone with the Wind. My high school Algebra II teacher made me believe I was, in fact, really good at math. My English literature teacher inspired me to write a book.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 12, 2015

Educators today are facing two major shifts in education–a move to the Common Core Standards and increasing pressure to teach students with the technology they’ll be expected to use in their lives beyond high school. Here are just a few of the creative ideas included in this book: Using Instagram for research and narrative writing.

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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. It can give suggestions for how to write a college application essay for those who lack writing skills, too.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2023

MONTREAL – Paper , the leading Educational Support System (ESS), today announced that it has acquired Readlee, an innovative learning tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and speech recognition technology to help students improve their reading skills. A lifetime of opportunity is lost when a person can’t read.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2023

This post will introduce you to some quick tips for writing a research paper along with the importance of samples. Simple Steps for Research Paper Writing and the Importance of Samples Research papers are academic writings that offer rigorous analysis, evaluation, assessment, and interpretation of a specific topic.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2025

This is what the city of Fresno, California, is doing with its Central Valley Pathway to Prosperity initiative, a cradle to career community partnership between city officials, Fresno Unified School District employees, local industry representatives, Link2Literacy, and CLEAR, or the Center for Leadership Equity and Research.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2021

Practicing reading and getting comfortable with language helps you become a better writer, helps you become a better critical thinker, and allows you to express yourself better when you’re speaking,” he explained. Digital devices inhibit the development of deep reading skills. Phalen is a firm believer in the power of literacy.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

High school English teacher John Fallon is what you might call an early adopter. Exploring New Worlds Narrative digital games aren’t just for high school students. We leveraged this format to mitigate the known weaknesses of read alouds, where students read portions of a text in class before a discussion.

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Edsurge

MAY 27, 2025

True leadership involves not only encouraging teachers to reconnect with their purpose but also ensuring that they are seen, heard and supported, writes Ryan Burns, an instructional coach and adjunct professor in Warwick, Rhode Island, and a 2024-2025 fellow of the EdSurge Voices of Change Writing Fellowship.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

As a former high school teacher and current content author for AP History and Social Sciences, I’ve learned several key strategies to help your students earn the AP scores they need to assist them in their academic careers—and retain the material that they have learned.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2023

Reading skills are the gateway to success in every classroom subject. The need to read is not limited to English Language Arts classes; literacy skills are essential in math, history and all other content areas. Not being able to read has a profound effect on our self-esteem, social-emotional skills and imagination.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2023

There are plenty of reasons that K–3 teachers tend to be less likely than their middle and high school peers to use technology in the classroom. Here are a few tips and tricks for integrating technology into your reading lessons. Get to know the tech you already have. Related : The phonics fix? Take it slow.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

This article is part of the guide, What Does Reading Well Looks Like? “I In this discussion of the benefits of Sustained Silent Reading, it’s apparent that encouraging his students’ love of reading was an effort to extend his curious nature to them—an effort that, after almost four decades in the classroom, clearly paid off.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2021

Tech literacy, which has become as essential as reading, writing, and arithmetic in preparing students for the future, encourages students to move beyond the role of technology consumers to becoming technology creators. Technology is ubiquitous in the lives of today’s students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 8, 2024

Key points: The role of school librarians/library media specialists is a dynamic one Innovative ideas for school libraries Modern students need modern librarians For more news on school librarians, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub I love the flexibility that comes with working in a school library.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

The course’s modules include how to use generative AI tools to modify content for different reading levels, structure activities to students’ interests, and accelerate everyday tasks like writing emails and creative assessments. This responds to the need for continuous innovation in our school district,” said Jose L.

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eSchool News

JULY 4, 2022

For those of you who have ever found yourselves searching for creative ways to inspire your students to write while also reinforcing important skills related to story structure, having your students “write around the room” is a fun way to get your students excited about writing. The real fun is in the reading of the stories.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

As another survey conducted on September 3, 2024, by Brainly.com of 1,500 students revealed, 72 percent of high school students are stressed about returning to school this year. percent), and writing papers or essays (44.1 This post originally appeared on Brainly’s blog and is republished here with permission.

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Teach Your Kids

MAY 6, 2025

A couple months ago, I wrote a post entitled “the end of reading,” predicting that in the next couple decades reading would outlive its usefulness and become extinct. Reading has a unique role to play in the world of education. “But, I taught myself to read at the age of two”, you say!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

This research dovetails with the science of reading practices that have been transforming reading instruction to favor a phonics-based approach. My daughter in high school needs explicit instruction. Chalkbeat is a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools.

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Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 3, 2023

In August of 2022, I read the book “Making Thinking Visible: How to Promote Engagement, Understanding, and Independence of All Learners,” (Richard, Church, and Morrison, 2011). I set off on a year-long journey to implement them into the academic writing process. There were other exposures to VTR but nothing as notable.

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eSchool News

JUNE 13, 2022

“This is a perfect merger of capabilities,” says Al Noyes, CEO of Walch, “Walch brings a platform that has been used for over 50 years and now we are adding the engagement applications for reading and writing in the classroom.” The company provides a competitive writing platform that can be integrated into a variety of curriculum.

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