Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

The website also reports that teachers can "receive an official Apple Teacher logo" after "completing online quizzes" providing knowledge of apps and tools. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Cary Hoste—Casey Middle School, Boulder, CO In this first video, math teacher Cary Hoste explains how her middle school's new one-to-one program has given her the opportunity to make her own teaching more effective—in any given moment. Woot Math in an Algebra 1 Classroom. How to use Woot Math as a Scaffolded Worksheet.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In middle school, I participated in Future City , a STEM competition for middle schoolers. I figured that what gave me joy in elementary school would do the same for my students. Influenced by my own experiences and the philosophy of my school, competition became a staple in our classroom culture.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

. — Deepak Cheenath That puts CoCo’s strategies to keep students engaged or motivated to learn at complete odds with what many edtech companies have been trying to do to teach literacy or STEM — mimic online games like Robolox or Minecraft that children spend hours immersed in outside of school.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Users can now add images (or graphs, for the math teachers) to quizzes, either as part of a question or as a multiple choice answer. Mary Jo Madda ( @MJMadda ) is Senior Editor at EdSurge, as well as a former STEM middle school teacher and administrator. Google Forms is also getting an update, in the form of images.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2019

“Differentiation can take hours and hours and hours, but I’ve found a super-efficient way to differentiate well,” enthuses Dorseyville Middle School teacher Cathie Gillner. So what’s her secret, and how can you replicate it? It’s BrainPOP.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Challenge: The Education Trust also found that only 4% of typical classroom assignments teach higher order thinking , a troubling statistic that proves teachers desperately need instructional tools that go beyond worksheets, apps, online games, and quizzes. Consider the ways that technology can streamline these processes for teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Aimed at school-age children, categories include, earth, animals, STEM, family, create and play, know and learn, technology, and more. Many of the books include complete lesson plans and quizzes. Listen and Read.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2017

But more importantly, every single one of them is listening attentively for their next instructions—right in the middle of math class. Middle school math students ready to save the world What may seem like an odd day in a “typical” math class is just the beginning. Students let out a sigh of relief, realizing it’s all pretend.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

Academic competitions can be exciting and rewarding additions to your school club options. For upper elementary and middle school students, these challenges not only promote academic growth and productive struggle but also social connections. Encourage students to practice in pairs or groups to strengthen their teamwork skills.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Specialized Programs: Online schools often offer a wider variety of courses, including advanced placement (AP), STEM, languages, and arts, compared to some traditional schools. As the benefits of K12 online schooling become more evident, families are taking a proactive approach in exploring this new frontier in education.

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Edsurge

JULY 4, 2017

Blanca Herrera Just Because It’s Digital Doesn’t Mean It’s Better A contingent of educators expressed frustration over a collection of edtech tools that merely turn something fairly problematic, like a worksheet or a constant streams of quizzes, into a digital format (same item, just on a computer).

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Back in May 2016, Curriculet , a venture-backed startup that built a student-facing platform with digital books, articles and quizzes, announced that it was shutting its doors. Since then, the organization has predominantly produced literacy and STEM curriculum materials for Pre-K through 2nd grade students.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Schoology) Lindsey Own, a STEM educator at the Evergreen School and lover of the Canvas LMS platform, agrees—though to her, the most important part of a simple design comes in the form of the long, narrative stream (like the one shown above). We’re not doing any training for students on our new LMS because we don’t need to,” she says.

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