eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2019

As a middle school Spanish teacher, my #1 goal is to have my students fall in love with learning a language the way I did in middle school. When learning a second language, it’s important to teach reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills. and even like making their own to use as study tools.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Key points: Virtual reality offers learning beyond just verbal communications 3 AR/VR resources that nurture student curiosity Reaching the 4Cs with 3D and virtual reality For more on VR in education, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Multilingual students face unique challenges that can hurt their performance in school. In the U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 15, 2016

Independent academic research of New York City middle school students shows LightSail’s adaptive literacy platform helps sustain, grow reading performance in summer months. The study found that students who read on LightSail for even 15 minutes per day showed growth in their Lexile scores. percent minority, with 88.8

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

The findings come from a new study from K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA. Led by Dr. Chase Nordengren, principal research lead for Effective Instructional Strategies at NWEA, the study zoomed into two schools that have historically shown high growth for diverse populations of students, including through the pandemic. .”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2024

Wow, you guys are quick studies.” Soon, the tone of the workshop changed, and the group of middle schoolers was on its way to gaining proficiency in the fundamentals of full-stack development and adding one more coding language to their repertoire. After the first challenge was cued, a sprinkle of hands rose almost immediately.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2018

A model for any school, department, or level. Here’s how it works at our middle school: Four administrators oversee eight departments: language arts, math, social studies, science, world languages, arts, technology, and physical ed/health. For instance, I was assigned to math and world languages.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Black/African American students, Hispanic/Latino/Latina/Latinx students, and Native American/Alaskan students are less likely to attend a high school that offers foundational computer science.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2021

However, a recent study on the Lexia® PowerUp Literacy® (PowerUp) adaptive blended learning program found that PowerUp users outgained non-users by nearly 30 points. times more effective than typical interventions for both EL and non-EL middle school students. In fact, the program was more than 2.5

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2024

BOSTON In 2024, more than 2,600 districts, schools, and state departments purchased or renewed licenses to Lexia Aspire Professional Learning or the Lexia LETRS (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs. Dr. Akbar also praised the rubrics and assessments in the courses of study.

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eSchool News

JUNE 6, 2024

Key points: Light-touch, low-cost interventions focused on attendance can pay dividends Student success is impacted by issues outside of school, survey finds How bullying contributes to K-12 student absenteeism For more news on student success, visit eSN’s SEL & Well-Being hub One surefire way to support student success?

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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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

Before I get into how edtech enhances social studies lessons, let’s ask a foundational question: What the heck is Social Studies ? According to Brookings , roughly nine percent of educators consider themselves social studies teachers. Here are five ways edtech can kick up your social studies program: Simulations and games.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 21, 2024

We call this high-impact tutoring, and it’s delivered to small groups of students during the school day. This type of tutoring can especially help in the early grades for literacy and in middle school math. The study examines the impact of different tutoring styles on math achievement among ninth-grade math students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA– Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today that elementary students from Buchanan County, Virginia School District achieved unprecedented reading gains using Carnegie Learning’s Fast ForWord ® reading and language program.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

A study in the Journal of Experimental Psychology suggests math-anxious students choose less-effective study methods. Yi Hwang Academy of Language Excellence, Kindergarten Henry M., Notre Dame Elementary School, Grade 1 William D., Episcopal School of Dallas-Lower Campus, Grade 2 Juliana J.,

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

It’s no secret that learning a second language, building on communication skills and absorbing other cultures are important components of success today. In order to best prepare its students to compete in a global world, Missouri’s Nixa Public Schools (NPS) is implementing a new world language program for all students grades 2-6 this fall.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA recently released results of a yearlong study examining the effectiveness of a reading fluency intervention targeting struggling middle school readers from historically marginalized populations or those living in poverty. school district in 2022-23. .”

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

To date, FEV Tutor has delivered more than 60,000 hours of live one-to-one instruction to 7,000 students in 116 schools in JCPS. The online tutoring sessions are available to students in grades 3-12 and focus on the core subjects of math, English, science, and social studies. Adell, principal of Newburg Middle School.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Whether it’s homework help or a study session, students pair up with their private tutor for a personalized 1-on-1 lesson in the advanced lesson space. Each session is archived, so students can conveniently access past lessons to help them with coursework and studying. square miles in the center of Oklahoma.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

Code.org ’s free online courses teach programming languages or how to create games, apps, and websites. Lesa Wang, STEAM teacher, Marymount Lower Middle School, New York, NY. Related: 20 ideas for teaching coding in math, science, social studies, and ELA. Our robot, Milo , has been a great addition to our school team.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

When I was in middle school, I was diagnosed with a learning disability, so the “typical” school experience was always a challenge for me. School often left me feeling inadequate. A language is something to absorb, not to memorize. I struggled to sit still, focus, engage and memorize.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

North Carolina’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) is equipping each of its 30,000 middle school students with a laptop this year in the district’s latest move to make its classrooms more tech-savvy. Robinson Middle is even using them to create animated movies. A new arts class at Jay M.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2019

Exeter (CA) Unified School District is a small, rural district with approximately 2,800 students, 61 percent of whom are Hispanic and 62 percent of whom are socioeconomically disadvantaged. Approximately one in seven of our students are English language learners. 1:1 devices, renovated classrooms.

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2023

As an English language teacher in an international primary school and a language learner myself, I often think about how many K-12 students in the United States are given the opportunity to study another language in school. were studying a world language or American Sign Language.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Middle school students in grades 6-8 flex their civics knowledge for a chance to win recognition and cash prizes. Chambers of commerce across 27 states will host in-person contests in their communities this school year. The deadline to enter is January 8, 2024. More than one third of U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2024

Studies show that students who are healthy both physically and mentally are more likely to excel in all aspects of academic achievement, including academic performance, education behavior, and cognitive skills and attitudes. Some of the district’s innovative initiatives encompass the school-to-career-based programs—e.g.,

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

These skill-building, multi-player games help students build critical skills in math, language arts, and social studies in a fun and entertaining way.   10 new learning games from Arcademics.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2015

Special education programs have been the target of legal challenges on the grounds of discrimination and racial bias, yet the study found that minority children are underdiagnosed across five disability conditions for which U.S. Next page: Additional findings from the study. schoolchildren commonly receive special education services.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2016

Companies, unsurprisingly, are happy to help "prove" their effectiveness by publishing their own studies, sometimes in partnership with third-party research groups, to validate the impact of a product or service. Is your edtech efficacy study up to par? Digital Promise invites edtech developers to share their studies for review.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

IKNOW will combine the VR aspects of VOISS with AI features such as large language models to enhance the systems capabilities and allow more natural interactions than listening to prerecorded narratives and responding by pushing buttons.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2016

Virginia Beach City Public Schools is the second-largest school division in Virginia, with 55 elementary schools, 15 middle schools, 12 high schools, and a number of secondary/post-secondary specialty centers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2016

million investment awarded to Orlando Repertory Theatre , in partnership with Orange County Public Schools and Arizona State University , to provide dual language learning opportunities to Voluntary Pre-K students in 11 Orlando-area classrooms. Helios Education Foundation announced a $1.6 Read more.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

Erin Haley, middle school teacher at The Bayshore School in Daly City, Calif.: “YES But I’m betting many do have a newfound appreciation for teachers and schools and what we do for kids.” Noppinger, eighth grade math teacher at Dumbarton Middle School in Towson, Md.: “I YES THEY HAVE!

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

Educators across core subjects use lessons such as Build a movement, where students learn how data and algorithms impact something that ‘goes viral’; Outbreak, where students analyze how a virus spreads and can be contained ; and Emoji Essay, where students use abstraction to explore language and communication. “

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

There are certification tracks on Google, Microsoft, Apple, SMART, among other topics, like online assessment, STEM, ELA, Math, Social Studies, and PBL. The program is designed by educators for educators to provide targeted, assessment-driven instruction, reinforcement, and support in math, reading, and language arts.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Specifically, district leaders and teachers sought a digital resource aligned to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) standards, supportive of hands-on learning, and accessible to the district’s English Language Learners. Currently, the company’s Social Studies Techbooks are used in middle school classrooms districtwide.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Learning Upgrade , an ed-tech company providing digital, differentiated literacy curriculum designed for English language learners (ELLs), launched a mobile app to increase accessibility and expand offerings to a wide range of English learners.

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