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5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Even incorporating history, such as the evolution of technology or major scientific breakthroughs, can contextualize STEM subjects in ways that feel relatable and meaningful. STEM storytelling combines language arts with STEM, enhancing students’ understanding of scientific impact through a historical or personal lens.

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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

One of my earliest projects as the Director of Environmental Education for a public school district in New York was in a middle school English Language Arts classroom. Last year, I organized the first-ever PK-12 Youth Climate Summit in history.

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Explore 8+ STEM Activities for Middle School to Get a Reaction

Teachers Pay Teachers

JUNE 4, 2025

Check out STEM activities for middle school that are sure to catch teenagers attention and inspire them to learn more. Construct a thermal insulator device Concepts to Cover in Middle School STEM Prepare for the future with STEM activities for middle school 1.

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offering Free STEM-Focused Resources to Educators and Students Celebrating Women’s History Month

eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering educators and students nationwide a variety of free, STEM-focused resources to support celebrations of Women’s History Month. The Women’s History Month theme for 2023 is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”In

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer Educators and Students No-Cost Resources Supporting Women’s History Month Celebrations

eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, March 3, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Women’s History Month observances nationwide. “I teach with the ‘see it, be it mentality.’ .

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Why Students Don't Love History

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

What do you remember from history class? To history teacher Joe Welch, too many of today’s lessons still call to mind Ben Stein’s classic classroom lecture in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.” Welch, an 8th-grade teacher at North Hills Middle School in Pittsburgh, is charting his own path—one that doesn’t include a textbook.

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His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Brown loves — and has long loved — learning about history, civics, geography and government, in part because he had teachers who brought infectious energy and enthusiasm to those lessons. I did go into an elementary school and I learned that I did not want to be an elementary school teacher. I was always interested in history.

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There Is An Elephant in the Classroom and It Taught Me About My Black History.

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

I first acknowledged it subconsciously in my middle school years. Social studies and history classes weren't just academic discourse, they were social and emotional experiences. Like many people who learned new skills during the pandemic, I immersed myself in Black history, pedagogy, and education reform.

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School libraries are disappearing when students need them most

eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

I remember fondly the book recommendations that my elementary and middle school librarians would give me. I sought to bring that same joy of reading to my high school history and English students. It’s where, in the 1990s and aughts, I discovered my love for historical fiction.

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Hands-on learning will help Gen Alpha reach new levels of technical innovation

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Generation Alpha will likely be the most technically innovative generation in history, but what will they do with that knowledge? For example, if you give a middle school student a project to create their own Bluetooth speaker that plays music from a phone, they experience real-world problems.

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Dog Man vs. To Kill a Mockingbird

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2024

Key points: Encouraging reading is a top priority, no matter how the material is presented Boycotting book fairs no more Science teachers, math teachers, history teachers–we’re all reading teachers For more news on literacy, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub I love a good classic. After all, I named my son Holden. Quite possibly.

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Students are still behind in math–what needs to change?

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Although state assessment data from the 2021–2022 school year suggest that students have begun to close pandemic-related learning gaps , the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results reveal that students’ math scores dropped seven points—the first-ever score drop for math in the assessment’s fifty-year history.

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Why one district’s students studied only STEM for a week

eSchool News

OCTOBER 31, 2016

For one week in October, students in Boston’s public middle schools—6,500 students in 36 schools–set aside their regular lessons and participated in Boston STEM Week , a hands-on, in-depth program connecting students with real-world examples of STEM in action.

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How the maker movement inspires every student to love learning

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2015

A few years ago, my husband left a career in finance and went back to school to obtain his teaching credential. History to the amazing kids at Helms Middle School in San Pablo, CA. history lesson? Where do the maker movement and history intersect? He landed a job teaching eighth-grade U.S.

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Fame Kids Light the Way for the Next Generation of Names in Lights

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

High school students from LaGuardia High School, aka the Fame School, have been hosting a series of free public information sessions for New York middle school students.

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A new teacher’s perspective: Today’s best edtech resources

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

In just a few months, I transitioned from being a student at the University of Montana’s College of Education to leading the instruction of a room of rambunctious middle school students interested in STEM. To say that the year has been a whirlwind is an understatement. Plus, students LOVE AR/VR!

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I’m a Gen Z teacher–schools rely too much on Chromebooks

eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The one place where I was free from the pressure to snap and scroll was school. History and was embarrassingly eager to participate in class debates and discussions. When I started teaching middle school in Brooklyn last year, I realized that my students experienced this tech onslaught so much earlier than I did.

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The Station Rotation Model Tip #3: Practice Rotating for Seamless Transitions

Catlin Tucker

MAY 7, 2023

She spent eleven years teaching English Language Arts and History at the middle school level. Noelle is currently working as a middle school Assistant Principal, where she continues to coach and train teachers. You can also check out this post on frequently asked questions about the station rotation model.

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What data is necessary to help students succeed?

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Let’s take an example of a middle school student struggling with systems of equations. Concept mapping can be particularly beneficial in subjects like history and science. Say a student is having difficulty pulling themes from different eras in a history class.

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How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy

eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2017

Stanford History Education Group, 2016. The fact that 70 percent of middle school students in a recent study could not distinguish between fake news and authentic news on the web shows that we, as educators, have to do a better job of teaching media literacy in the digital age.

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3 great tips for experiential learning

eSchool News

MAY 22, 2018

A student who isn’t overly interested in science but loves history may have little interest in looking for dominant and recessive genes, until she examines more closely the links between her grandmother’s brown eyes and her own blue eyes.

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We used technology to increase attendance at PTA meetings

eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2018

When I became principal of a middle school in New Jersey, I heard how supportive our parents were. The only time in recent history attendance jumped was when I presented on the PARCC online standardized assessment. Behind the veil, there’s always something to work on and I wanted to explore that.

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SchoolStatus Selects 2024-25 Customer Advisory Board

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Composed of education leaders with firsthand experience in K-12 districts and schools around the county, this board will play a pivotal role in shaping the company’s strategic direction and product roadmap, building on SchoolStatus’ long history of collaboration with educators. Dr. Shepherd was the Asst.

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Want to improve literacy in your school? Here’s how

eSchool News

APRIL 12, 2018

Last year, Chemawa Middle School faced a huge literacy need. We are a Title I school in Riverside, Calif., To make our literacy plan coherent across the campus, we established a close-reading protocol and crafted goals for English language arts (ELA), history, and science to explicitly teach writing structure.

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What students are reading

eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2023

In the world of nonfiction, students are starting to learn about race and history through books like Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre , We Are Still Here! In middle school, books about middle grade students navigating the world dominate the world of fiction, such as the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and Jerry Craft’s New Kid.

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10 things teachers can do today to prepare students for the future

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Eleven years later, as I walk through the halls in a middle school/high school setting, I see students sitting on a tile floor crowded around a device trying to type, communicate, take videos, and record their voices with background noise and distractions often interrupting their progress. The pedagogy.

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Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

Teachers can help students see how math animates science, history, music, social studies, art, and sports. It’s two baskets for a four-point lead at halftime. Bridge mathematical learning to a world beyond the classroom. Restore, affirm, and sustain positive mathematical identities.

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Critical Thinking Development in Middle School Education

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DECEMBER 26, 2023

Critical Thinking Development in Middle School Education Fostеring critical thinking skills in middlе school еducation is paramount to equipping studеnts with thе intеllеctual tools necessary for succеss.

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Bipartisan coalition issues call to cut chronic absenteeism in half as kids continue to miss school

eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2024

It’s made up of the American Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank; The Education Trust, a leading civil rights group; and Attendance Works, a nonprofit with a long history of working on absenteeism issues.

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Why losing control of your classroom is a good thing

eSchool News

JUNE 19, 2017

“Students are encouraged to engage with topics for breadth and depth, and then are asked to share what they’ve learned/discovered with others, be it during a middle school science project on biomes, or a history project on the country’s memorials, or a Spanish ‘cooking show’-type project on ethnic cuisine,” Lewis explains.

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Flipping the classroom together—from 3,000 miles away

eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2015

The pair joined forces in 2012 after Morris, who teaches sixth grade English and History at Del Mar Middle School in Tiburon, Calif., With Morris focused on middle school and Thomasson on high school, the pair brings different attributes to the planning and flipping table.

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Esri releases free online activities for Earth Science

eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2015

The materials uses ArcGIS Online web mapping and analysis tools to enhance middle school earth science lessons. GISetc is an award-winning, longstanding publisher of GIS curricula materials for primary and secondary school students. Esri plans to release high school level GeoInquiries for U.S. history later this year.

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The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

As of 2022, 38 states required a semester of civics education in high school; that same year, the federal government increased spending on “American History and Civics” fourfold. These are all great steps in the right direction, but I believe there is still a lack of respect for the importance of history and civics education.

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The Station Rotation Model: Tip #1 Maximize Learning and Minimize Distractions with Assigned Seats

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 21, 2023

She spent eleven years teaching English Language Arts and History at the middle school level. Noelle is currently working as a middle school Assistant Principal, where she continues to coach and train teachers. Stay tuned for more easy-to-implement management tips!

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How a sheriff’s department and a school teamed up for SEL

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2017

School has always been a place for learning math, science, history, and art, but now it’s also becoming the place for students to learn other skills that are crucial to their future success and happiness, no matter where they end up. The Sheriff’s Department ended up using funds from assets confiscated in local drug busts.

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Civics Education Is Essential for Creating Engaged Citizens. I’m Hopeful It's About to Make a Comeback.

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

history in a traditional public rural high school and now in a public alternative school, I have learned that the most effective strategies for providing an authentic civics learning experience are rooted in knowledge and require learners to simulate a real-life phenomenon. history and civics for the first time as upperclassmen.

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Teachers of the Year Say Educators Deserve More Trust

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2022

Autumn Rivera, 2022 Colorado Teacher of the Year, at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in April. The educators were state winners of the Teacher of the Year program , hosted annually by the Council of Chief State School Officers. Rivera grew up to become a middle school science teacher, too.

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Rethinking student assessment: Tools and strategies for meaningful evaluation

eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

For a history project, I ask students to create a Wakelet collection on the causes of the American Revolution. For example, in a middle school science class, I rely on the Video Quiz feature to assess understanding of the water cycle. It also facilitates peer and teacher feedback, making assessment a more collaborative process.

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Project-Based Learning Engages K–12 Students with Real-World Challenges

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2019

When Kimberly Head-Trotter, a teacher at McKissack Middle School in Nashville, Tenn., realized how enthusiastic her social studies students were about the civil rights movement, she decided to help them explore the rich history of their own city through project-based learning. marquita.brown_tC0Z. Fri, 06/21/2019 - 14:43.

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Can Learning Science Help Teachers Design More Effective Civics Lessons?

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that scores for eight-grade students on civics, history and geography exams all dipped from 2014 to 2018. And perform worse on tests. This health crisis is really a civics crisis in many ways.”

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5 ways music and tech are adding a little STEAM to our lessons

eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2016

As part of our constant brainstorming of new ideas and tools, my team heard about an online music recording studio called Soundtrap that runs on Chromebooks and we developed a curricular program to use it at many schools in our district. I personally use it at both of my middle schools.

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First AI-powered School Year Begins, Ushering in a New Era in Education

eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

No other subject comes close in terms of difficulty, with English (16.8%), history (14.7%), science (12.3%) and world languages (11%) following way behind. and English teacher Mary Ann Rafferty from Williams Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Fla. of students identifying it as their biggest academic hurdle.

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Why Music Education Is More Than Learning How to Play

Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2019

If you were fortunate enough to have music education in school, what were those classes like? Did you listen to the classics and learn about the history of music? The second year, it launched a violin program with instruments that were rescued from a dumpster at a nearby middle school. And they came through.

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26 Meaningful Community Service Ideas for Middle School Students

Teachers Pay Teachers

MAY 5, 2025

Go beyond the classic can drives or tree plantings and encourage your class to try these unique community service ideas for middle school students. Community service ideas for middle school students are also easy to tie into gratitude activities or kindness challenges. Just note that the sheet is not editable.

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5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

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Explore 8+ STEM Activities for Middle School to Get a Reaction

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offering Free STEM-Focused Resources to Educators and Students Celebrating Women’s History Month

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer Educators and Students No-Cost Resources Supporting Women’s History Month Celebrations

Why Students Don't Love History

His Teachers Showed Him Why History Matters. Now He Wants to Pay That Forward.

There Is An Elephant in the Classroom and It Taught Me About My Black History.

School libraries are disappearing when students need them most

Hands-on learning will help Gen Alpha reach new levels of technical innovation

Dog Man vs. To Kill a Mockingbird

Students are still behind in math–what needs to change?

Why one district’s students studied only STEM for a week

How the maker movement inspires every student to love learning

Fame Kids Light the Way for the Next Generation of Names in Lights

A new teacher’s perspective: Today’s best edtech resources

I’m a Gen Z teacher–schools rely too much on Chromebooks

The Station Rotation Model Tip #3: Practice Rotating for Seamless Transitions

What data is necessary to help students succeed?

How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy

3 great tips for experiential learning

We used technology to increase attendance at PTA meetings

SchoolStatus Selects 2024-25 Customer Advisory Board

Want to improve literacy in your school? Here’s how

What students are reading

10 things teachers can do today to prepare students for the future

Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

Critical Thinking Development in Middle School Education

Bipartisan coalition issues call to cut chronic absenteeism in half as kids continue to miss school

Why losing control of your classroom is a good thing

Flipping the classroom together—from 3,000 miles away

Esri releases free online activities for Earth Science

The Future of Democracy Depends on a Quality Civics Education

The Station Rotation Model: Tip #1 Maximize Learning and Minimize Distractions with Assigned Seats

How a sheriff’s department and a school teamed up for SEL

Civics Education Is Essential for Creating Engaged Citizens. I’m Hopeful It's About to Make a Comeback.

Teachers of the Year Say Educators Deserve More Trust

Rethinking student assessment: Tools and strategies for meaningful evaluation

Project-Based Learning Engages K–12 Students with Real-World Challenges

Can Learning Science Help Teachers Design More Effective Civics Lessons?

5 ways music and tech are adding a little STEAM to our lessons

First AI-powered School Year Begins, Ushering in a New Era in Education

Why Music Education Is More Than Learning How to Play

26 Meaningful Community Service Ideas for Middle School Students

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