eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

During a time when many kindergarten through 12th grade education leaders are facing many challenges, including teacher shortages , declining math and reading scores , funding issues, student mental health , and more, it’s critical that superintendents maximize their resources.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2021

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on student engagement and online or hybrid learning strategies related to pandemic teaching. Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Beanstack , an edtech platform that helps schools encourage kids to read through gamification, demonstrated the importance of engaging readers. Beanstack helps educators and librarians encourage reading by making it easy to create and promote reading challenges for their communities.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Keep reading to discover how this district keeps learning going in the middle of a global pandemic. When the district’s schools were forced to transition to online learning in March 2020, access to devices was paramount. Here, eSchool News highlights the Taylor School District–one of its K-12 Hero Awards finalists.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A 2019 Gallup study that included 128 schools and more than 110,000 students found that student engagement and hope were significantly positively related to student academic achievement progress in math, reading, and all subjects combined. Blended Learning Instructional Strategies.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For example, features like Reading Progress and Reading Coach, built directly into Microsoft Teams, allow teachers to assign students self-directed exercises to boost reading fluency, whatever the skill level. Reading Progress lets students practice reading and helps teachers see where they need additional support.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Trends in K-12 education in 2023 will continue into 2024, most notably immersive technologies, artificial intelligence, personalized learning, and online and hybrid learning. Immersive technologies such as virtual and augmented reality are redefining traditional learning methods.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Keep reading to discover how this district keeps learning going in the middle of a global pandemic. It has been a helpful tool for students online and in the classroom during a school year of hybrid learning. Nominee : Brooklyn Emerging Leaders Academy. Nominated by : Wacom. What makes this nominee a hero?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories. Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. Well, it did–but it also didn’t.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 21, 2025

Support at home: Determine if students have the necessary support at home to assist with their learning. Reading levels: Tailor courses to accommodate varying reading levels to ensure all students can understand and benefit from the content.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2022

As we wrapped up 2020, we thought for sure that 2021 might bring us a reprieve from pandemic learning. Virtual and hybrid learning continued into the spring, but then classrooms welcomed back students for full-time in-person learning in the fall. Well, it did–but it also didn’t.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

This program also provides the educator with the ability to assign the same science article to students to read, but at their reading level. Some lessons also have virtual labs that students can complete on their own to further their exploration.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2021

With the abrupt move to online learning in the spring of 2020 to the introduction of hybrid and full-time in-person learning today, educators have been innovative and determined as they remained dedicated to teaching each and every one of their students during the global pandemic. .

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2020

Their regimented schedules disappeared as well, leading many to wonder: How much time should students spend each day on remote learning? We break down the guidance state by state, and share what online learning experts believe is actually a better approach to managing remote learning days. Actually, Yes.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The district formed a partnership with HMH—purchasing HMH Into Math, HMH Into Reading, HMH Into Literature, and Waggle programs, along with professional services, which are all accessed via Ed, HMH’s learning platform. Epic Charter Schools offers online learning to more than 30,000 students in the state of Oklahoma.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Others paid attention to the data and rising number of coronavirus cases and used their summers more wisely to design for better remote/hybrid learning and teaching than the mostly-low-level direct instruction, digital worksheets, and paper homework packets that we saw last spring. All of this work was virtual.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2020

The challenges faced by most students and families reeling from the shift to online learning was heightened for children with visual impairments, says Rosenblum, many of whom have additional special needs. Their report , titled “Access and Engagement to Education Study,” surveyed over 1,400 parents and professionals in the U.S.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

By immersing students in dynamic activities, stimulating discussions, and collaborative endeavors, educators can transcend the limitations of the digital realm and revolutionize online teaching. To facilitate collaboration in an online environment, use collaborative tools such as virtual whiteboards and group projects.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 8, 2023

By immersing students in dynamic activities, stimulating discussions, and collaborative endeavors, educators can transcend the limitations of the digital realm and revolutionize online teaching. To facilitate collaboration in an online environment, use collaborative tools such as virtual whiteboards and group projects.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This article aims to share ideas and strategies that can help reduce barriers to learning, ensuring equal access to education and the opportunity for all students to achieve their full potential, regardless of ability. Group problem-solving and peer learning approaches can enhance their educational experience.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 13, 2023

This article aims to share ideas and strategies that can help reduce barriers to learning, ensuring equal access to education and the opportunity for all students to achieve their full potential, regardless of ability. Group problem-solving and peer learning approaches can enhance their educational experience.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Playing was taking my bicycle apart, putting Legos together, and learning as many facts about cars as I could. I knew every car’s 0-60 acceleration time and horsepower, by reading every car magazine and online blog. Should learning about bridges be kept only to “playing time?”

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k12 Online Schools

MAY 9, 2025

The structured schedules, frequent assessments, and increasingly rigid curricula have drained the joy out of learning for students across the globe. Online learning, while offering flexibility and accessibility, has further complicated the relationship students have with school. We need to make school fun again.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Inspired by Alexander’s success, educators at Morris Elementary also use Istation’s reports and printable resources to promote academic growth in reading and math. HCISD even had children entering kindergarten the following year learning math at a second-grade level! My Reading Academy, an?adaptive, My Math Academy?and

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Over the summer, photos began to circulate of children, bundled in warm coats, mittens and thick hats, reading books at their desks, outside, in the New York City winter. and since learning inside was deemed dubious at best, the classroom was moved outdoors, where group gatherings were considered safe. And in the Chicago one, too.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2021

To better understand the issues and tactics for improvement, let’s review current state laws for provisioning technology and WiFi access, exame how they are falling short, and propose policy changes to better support K-12 distance learning. First, there are states that lack any laws about what connectivity should be provided for education.

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eSchool News

MAY 28, 2025

Among the most effective strategies my team and I have implemented is blended learning. Blended learning rose to prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic as an effective way of combining the best of face-to-face instruction with adaptive online learning or other technology-based resources.

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