Edsurge

OCTOBER 29, 2019

This article is part of our upcoming guide, Social Studies: It's Time to Reinvest. What’s at stake in social studies education? The content of modern social studies curricula is highly contested, and evolving rapidly and sometimes radically.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Schools where students completed at least 40 reading activities (on average once per week) with the Achieve3000 Pro Georgia Edition saw the greatest growth, outperforming schools that weren’t using Achieve3000 by an average of 74 Lexile ® points. fourth-grade science and social studies. eighth-grade social studies.

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

To close knowledge gaps and support every student, IXL equips Missouri educators with its award-winning PK-5 ELA curriculum, which personalizes learning and is grounded in the Science of Reading methodology. About IXL Currently used by 16 million students and in 96 of the top 100 U.S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Chief Academic Officer for 95 Percent Group Laura Stewart noted that 95 Phonics Core Program® Word Study, Grades 4 and 5 is a natural evolution for the company’s phonics ecosystem, a cohesive suite of products and professional learning services aligned with the Science of Reading.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2023

They are building in Minecraft Education to demonstrate skills and knowledge, Brooks said. Older students could recreate houses, villages, or other structures that figure prominently in assigned readings. Building structures or settings can also bring social studies lessons to life. Start small, with teachers and kids.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

The company is offering a limited number of invitations to educators to engage students in knowledge building and understanding through creative agency and inclusion. Through multimedia projects, students assemble language and general knowledge that helps them to become stronger readers, writers, listeners, and speakers.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2023

They are building in Minecraft Education to demonstrate skills and knowledge, Brooks said. Older students could recreate houses, villages, or other structures that figure prominently in assigned readings. Building structures or settings can also bring social studies lessons to life. Start small, with teachers and kids.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

But they weren’t reading from a textbook. Students routinely arrive in my classroom lacking even a basic understanding of civic principles, constitutional knowledge and U.S. With an increased emphasis on improving test scores in reading, writing, math and science, social studies fell to the wayside.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Like many educators, Christy Stanley wants her students to practice close reading and deep learning. They don’t know how to slow down their reading.” Three years ago, Stanley’s district discovered a powerful ally in its quest to get kids to pause and really process what they’re reading. I was impressed,” says Stanley.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 22, 2023

Consider how their thoughts have changed, evolved, or expanded as they’ve gained more knowledge or insights. Reading a Story: After reading a story with a surprise ending, the teacher could guide students to discuss how their predictions evolved as they read.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Pro-censorship groups do not represent the vast majority of parents or guardians in their beliefs about librarians, reading, education, and civil society.” One state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all. More than 50 years of research has illuminated the most effective way to teach children to read.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

When longtime educator Zachary Cote first read about the release of ChatGPT about 15 months ago, he says his first instinct was to be “concerned” about its impact in the classroom, worried that students might simply ask the AI tool to do work for them. He has long argued that U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

The very first year I taught middle school science, I found myself teaching more reading lessons than I had ever expected—and that didn’t change when I switched to a middle school math classroom two years later. It’s not just the Language Arts or Reading teacher’s sole responsibility to teach literacy. Social Studies / Current Events.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2015

With a new video, standards-based exercises and an interactive creative challenge each week, the dynamic series provides a unique platform to teach core subjects through real-world news and promote the development of important skills like reading, writing and critical thinking. “We The series starts weekly production in early September. “In

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

A study of public schools in Texas found that those using IXL Math or IXL English Language Arts outperformed other schools on STAAR exams by as much as 11 percentile points in math, 17 percentile points in reading and 8 percentile points in writing. IXL’s TEKS alignment has been independently reviewed by Learning List.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Or, as the “Out of the Box” report says: “Imagine, for example, elementary classes that deeply embed the science of reading, making use of phonics instruction to the degree appropriate for each student and using technology and artificial intelligence to support building the requisite vocabulary and content knowledge to access rigorous text.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2025

Seventeen characters with diverse backgrounds help students practice speaking skills by engaging with content in academic subjects such as math, science, social studies, and general knowledge. For more information, visit lexialearning.com.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2021

Schools and districts in the state can now support blended learning with IXL and implement the Real-Time Diagnostic to assess students’ knowledge levels in math and reading. Pinpoint knowledge with the Real-Time Diagnostic. The IXL family of products also includes Education.com , ABCya and Vocabulary.com.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2018

Through lectures, readings, discussions, graphic representations, videos, and hands-on artistic models, teachers have ways to share information. Sixth grade social studies teacher, Ashlynn Sandoval provides content by showing a video that has captions. With this in mind, we ask, “How do you share content with your students?”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Through this partnership, all 33 schools in the district will use IXL to supplement math, English language arts, science and social studies instruction. One of the district’s priorities was to fill knowledge gaps that arose during school closures. Laredo ISD is located in Laredo, Texas , on the border with Mexico.

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eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2015

Listen Current offers daily current events and lessons for English Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science in middle and high schools. The program gives students opportunities to engage in thoughtful conversations that inspire discussion and debate while reading and writing grounded in evidence.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2023

But what about when you’re teaching English or social studies? A history teacher can take their students to virtually explore a battlefield, versus simply having them read accounts and examine photos. Infuse STEM into all subject areas. When students have a solid foundation in STEM education, opportunities are abundant.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

For example, to become better writers, readers, and critical thinkers, Quill.org offers low-income students an AI-powered literacy tutor that provides students real-time coaching and feedback on literacy activities that pair nonfiction reading with informational writing.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

The pandemic has created urgency to move beyond the status quo, and community-generated portraits of a graduate have swept the nation, highlighting the knowledge and skills many Americans want their young people to possess upon graduation. Advanced technology can now support more ambitious modes of teaching, learning, and assessment.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 1, 2016

Through this new collaboration, Wilson County educators will, beginning in the 2016-2017 school year, integrate Discovery Education’s Science Techbook (Grades K-12), Social Studies Techbook (Grades 6-8) and Math Techbook (Grades 6-12) into classroom instruction. Director of Schools at Wilson County Schools.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Through lectures, readings, discussions, graphic representations, videos, and hands-on artistic models, teachers have ways to share information. Sixth-grade social studies teacher Ashlynn Sandoval provides content by showing a video that has captions. With this in mind, we ask, “How do you share content with your students?”

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eSchool News

JUNE 29, 2022

Prioritize student reading proficiency and content knowledge of science and social studies; ? MMSD’s investment will provide its teachers the ability to utilize the ELA curriculum to: ? Share assignments digitally; ? Communicate with students, and deliver personalized feedback on submissions; ?

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2021

I see a system where students and educators share and acquire knowledge in learning spaces where critical thinking, exploration, respect and community are key. This language has led to conservative backlash and accusations that the new social studies curriculum is promoting an anti-American agenda.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The NEA examined the research on STAR students and focused on the long-term results from the follow-up studies. Some of the long-term results of the students who were in the smaller classes include: Higher student achievement levels in grade seven language, reading, science, math, and social studies classes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2022

They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research. This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Expect them to read closely, but work quickly, and make decisions based on their knowledge of reliable websites.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Social studies and history classes weren't just academic discourse, they were social and emotional experiences. Finding the Elephants Since there was little to no Black representation in my classroom content during my adolescence, I took it upon myself to seek this knowledge out in college.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Making sure the approach to reading and writing across materials created by a bunch of different people is hard. Making sure the approach to reading and writing across materials created by a bunch of different people is hard. The Big History Project’s approach to the teaching of reading comprises four components.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Recently, EdSurge spoke with Chelsey McClelland, a third-year social studies teacher at Lawrence North High School in Indianapolis who recently completed the ISTE U course Artificial Intelligence Explorations for Educators. I knew of ChatGPT from reading articles online, but I didn't know how it worked.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Actively Learn is a freemium online education platform that allows students to read a book (or some other document), make comments, answer questions posed by the teacher, and even collaborate with others. Actively Learn is a high-functioning ereader for ELA, social studies, and science students in grades 2-12.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

In the classroom, AR technology can enhance learning by providing students with interactive and immersive experiences, improving their understanding of complex concepts and enabling them to apply their knowledge in real-world scenarios. AR lets students see things up close or gather background knowledge of topics; it promotes deeper learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

However, if we define personalization as deeply understanding each individual’s unique experience, passions, strengths and areas for growth and then tailoring learning experiences based on that knowledge, then it requires an approach that meets the needs of the whole child. math, literacy, science, social studies, foreign language, art).

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. The English language arts department debuted its curriculum in the 2015-16 school year, and the math, science and social studies departments will introduce curricula during each consecutive school year.

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