eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The pass rates in social studies and science were each 9 percentage points higher. Standards — the knowledge and skills students must acquire to master a subject — became universal under the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which mandated annual tests and penalized schools with low pass rates. The school is drawing attention.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Today, I want to talk about podcasts, webinars, and screencasts of knowledgeable educators who quickly can become your trusted advisors on a wide variety of education topics. She is a National Board Certified Teacher and author with broad pedagogical and technical knowledge, down-to-earth honest, and a sense of humor.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

Asynchronous Learning: Students access recorded lectures, complete assignments at their own pace, and submit work within flexible deadlines. Over time, the lack of real-time correction can widen knowledge gaps. This approach mirrors traditional schooling but occurs on platforms like Zoom or Google Meet.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 19, 2015

In a field where lecture-based learning is the norm, I began to reflect on my own education experience and what kept me engaged. In a DBQ, students are given an essay prompt and must use the given documents and their own knowledge to support their response. These were primary source accounts! How could students not be engaged?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

At that moment, a top-down approach to create a “Campus of the Future” was devised by adopting smart signage within lecture halls, hallways, athletic facilities, and executive conference rooms to transform the entire campus. Magill uses knowledge of her students to find opportunities and outside grants to support the learning at the edges.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

This article is part of our upcoming guide, Social Studies: It's Time to ReInvest. The C3 Framework for Social Studies State Standards —already half a decade old—offers a guide on how to build source skills across the grades. The 1898 photograph of the construction of a London underground station drew me in.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

I broke that mold on the day that a substitute lecturer addressed my Ph.D. I don’t even remember exactly what I said, but I know I said it forcefully, interrupting her mid-lecture and vehemently arguing back. You can’t interview Asians because they won’t say anything substantive due to the norms of their culture,” she said.

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