Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2023

Teaching is about more than curriculum and lesson planning. Teaching, as human work, is to show the beauty and complexity of the human experience in our society. But pursuing dreams and passions requires time and space, and teaching leaves me barely any room to breathe. Teaching has consumed me. Teaching has consumed me.

Teaching 218

Teaching English Culture Social Studies 218

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The app makes complex concepts in algebra, social studies, and ELA more tangible through powerful, interactive visuals. McGraw Hill AR is always expanding – five more social studies activities will be released by December 2023, science activities will arrive in the fall, and Spanish versions are live now.

Technology 335

Technology Teachers Social Studies Learning 335

eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The app makes complex concepts in algebra, social studies, and ELA more tangible through powerful, interactive visuals. McGraw Hill AR is always expanding – five more social studies activities will be released by December 2023, science activities will arrive in the fall, and Spanish versions are live now.

Technology 319

Technology Teachers Social Studies Learning 319

eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2018

I’m not sure if teachers dreaded faculty meetings more than I did, but while standing in an auditorium filled with tired-looking faculty after a long day of teaching, I sometimes had this thought: If I did a dance or paused unsuspectingly, would that gain their attention, even if only for a moment?

Technology 246

Technology Social Studies Art Language 246

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. Then, I moved into a new role as a K-8 STEM Director at my school. Specifically, I teach my students about prompting.

STEM 296

STEM History Middle School Middle School 296

eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2018

Last year, my district—Roosevelt (AZ) School District—was asked by Arizona State University’s (ASU) department of innovation and entrepreneurship to pilot a new educational program for middle school students. I teach social studies, and our middle school’s math and science teachers joined me.

Social Studies 227

Social Studies Students Middle School Middle School 227

eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

We should teach—and students should learn—them simultaneously. Teachers can help students see how math animates science, history, music, social studies, art, and sports. In teaching math, we also can’t lose sight of early numeracy. Excel in math and you can pursue a wealth of STEM and other rewarding careers.

Languages 327

Languages Language Math Culture 327

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

In Oakland, CA, more than 60 students at James Madison Middle School gather to talk about money. Teaching financial literacy in the classroom is one promising way to improve financial capacity for today’s young people. In other schools, digital financial education lessons are built into computer skills and business electives.

Teaching 166

Teaching Social Studies Cognitive Development Middle School 166

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. 14-18, 2016 to provide an introduction to coding skills for elementary and middle school students. Read more.

Middle School 215

Middle School Middle School Education Science 215

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.

Reading 147

Reading Teaching Social Studies English 147

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2020

I am hoping that parents can appreciate and understand, even more now, all that teachers do to be surrogate parents and help them help their child in the school setting. I think the teaching profession and teachers will be looked at much differently now, due to this crisis.” YES THEY HAVE! But we aren’t out there trying to push that.

Teachers 217

Teachers Middle School Middle School Motivation 217

Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

Teachers also said they wish the public knew just how hard they work, how much of themselves they pour into their teaching and some of the lesser-known skills and savvy that teaching requires. The foundation for great teaching is building great relationships.” “I The foundation for great teaching is building great relationships.”

Teachers 218

Teachers Middle School Middle School Grades 218

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2021

This experience is suitable for upper elementary and middle school students. This virtual experience comes from Teaching with Testimony , an educational program from Discovery Education and the USC Shoah Foundation that unlocks the powerful classroom potential of testimony.

STEM 260

STEM Social Studies Education Art 260

eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2023

Discovery Education’s award-winning products and services have long been recognized as the “teacher’s choice” for their high-quality digital content, grab-and-go lessons, and teaching tools that drive deep student learning in all K-12 topics. 10 new learning games from Arcademics.

Student Engagement 235

Student Engagement Education Social Studies Art 235

eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2019

According to Code.org, the majority of Americans want schools to teach computer science , but only 35 percent of high schools teach it. 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.

Elementary School 279

Elementary School Elementary School Science Social Studies 279

Edsurge

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Plenty of students find social studies lessons a bit dull. Eager to build a career out of his interest in social studies, he thought about museum curation, archival work and practicing law. But nothing felt quite right, until he considered teaching. But I did enjoy teaching. Not Caleb Brown.

History 200

History Social Studies Teachers Study 200

eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Currently, the company’s Social Studies Techbooks are used in middle school classrooms districtwide. These resources, sourced from trusted partners, are aligned to state and national standards, and help educators bring the outside world into teaching and learning every day.

Science 241

Science Student Engagement Social Studies English 241

eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2023

A former special education teacher reflected after making the move to edtech, “After 10 years of teaching, I didn’t think I had the option to do anything else. One middle school social studies teacher from Pennsylvania made his decision to make the leap to a corporate role after breaking up fights in the hallways became a near-daily activity.

Education 246

Education Social Studies Learning Special Education 246

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology’s near-constant change. In a prepared statement, the company announced that IntegratePLUS was available to school districts of all sizes immediately.

Accessibility 218

Accessibility Social Studies Language Languages 218

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 19, 2017

Today’s educators are looking to Chromebooks , smartphones and maker spaces to enhance their teaching. When it comes to middle schools and high schools, the average classroom looks more like a typical startup office than the traditional classroom of the past. schools have 1:1 device ratios.

Textbooks 238

Textbooks Learning Technologies Technology Learning 238

Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

Ariana Garcia doesn’t take a break as she goes from tutoring a small group of students to teaching a social studies class at the Great Oak Charter middle school in New York City. Next year, I just want to teach,” Garcia exasperatedly tells EdSurge. But in the classroom, Garcia’s training is apparent.

Teaching 139

Teaching Social Studies Teaching Assistants Participation 139

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2019

When Kimberly Head-Trotter, a teacher at McKissack Middle School in Nashville, Tenn., realized how enthusiastic her social studies students were about the civil rights movement, she decided to help them explore the rich history of their own city through project-based learning. marquita.brown_tC0Z. Fri, 06/21/2019 - 14:43.

Social Studies 166

Social Studies History Middle School Middle School 166

Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

In my experience of over two decades teaching civics, law and U.S. history in a traditional public rural high school and now in a public alternative school, I have learned that the most effective strategies for providing an authentic civics learning experience are rooted in knowledge and require learners to simulate a real-life phenomenon.

History 217

History Social Studies Education Knowledge 217

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela Fleck says this was the typical scene last year in the sixth grade social studies classes she teaches at Glover Middle School in Spokane, Washington: Nearly every student had a smartphone, and many of them would regularly sneak glances at the devices, which they kept tucked behind a book or just under their desks.

Schools 200

Schools Middle School Middle School Attention 200

Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2021

Digital Promise recently spoke with educators from Lone Star Middle School in Nampa, Idaho, an HP Spotlight School. HP Spotlight Schools are part of the Reinvent the Classroom initiative , a collaboration between Digital Promise, HP, Microsoft and Intel, recognizing Powerful Learning with technology.

Teachers 208

Teachers Social Studies Learning Schools 208

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.

Social Studies 0

Social Studies Blended Learning Elementary School Elementary School 0

eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2021

The pioneering program empowers educators to teach computational thinking, which are the critical skills that help students solve real-life problems and challenges by expressing them in a way that computers can solve. We are grateful to educators across the country for their efforts to adopt this new approach to teaching and learning.

STEM 245

STEM Science Essay Learning 245

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Advanced technology can now support more ambitious modes of teaching, learning, and assessment. I believe more schools will begin explicitly teaching skills such as analysis, open-mindedness, problem-solving, creativity, and communication as early as elementary school.

Learning 323

Learning Students Critical Thinking Math 323

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

They invited four core curriculum teachers from each school to an on-site PD day at their own school. Avera would teach them the tools in the morning, then take over one of the teacher’s classrooms in the afternoon to demonstrate the lesson. Not every teacher was initially onboard. Next year they will focus on a new tool.

Technology 142

Technology Teaching Education Middle School 142

eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

al (2019), Integrative teaching benefits middle-level learners as it potentially increases student engagement, motivation, and achievement. Educators who do not incorporate technology into their teaching practices are missing an opportunity to enhance student learning experiences. Middle School Journal , 50 (2), 1727.

Interdisciplinary 207

Interdisciplinary Critical Thinking Peer Review Discussions 207

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For social studies educators, a presidential election year is a big deal. I’ve always relished these times because they’re part of what makes social studies special. Social studies teachers must support their students as they encounter: Major attacks on journalism. Evolving forms of media delivery.

Social Studies 167

Social Studies Students Quizzes Evaluation 167

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology’s near-constant change.

English 192

English Education Social Studies Achievement 192

Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Jill Weber, Cheney Middle School. We all strive to develop students with the skills necessary to be successful after high school graduation. The National Council for the Social Studies urges us to find ways for our kids to “take informed action” based on what they have learned.

Writing 153

Writing Social Studies Middle School Middle School 153

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

A couple of weeks ago during a coaching session, a middle school teacher I work with described a fun math activity. In particular, when teachers are teaching and students are learning in such varied and fluctuating settings, I am inclined to focus on the impact of the learning environment on a student’s ability to engage.

Student Engagement 218

Student Engagement Learning Students Middle School 218

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

In the latest phase of this multiyear collaboration, all district middle school students will receive access to a dynamic digital social studies textbook. To empower educators to provide middle school students these essential skills, the district selected Discovery Education’s? Social Studies?Techbook.?Featuring

Social Studies 130

Social Studies Textbooks Middle School Middle School 130

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

If we want to truly equip our students to understand and navigate the political environment that exists today, we have to think about how we teach the discipline of history more broadly. Currently, I serve as the executive director of Thinking Nation , a nonprofit organization working to shift the paradigm of social studies education.

History 198

History Education Social Studies Essay 198

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2023

That’s the question the middle school class was struggling to answer. Fractions hadn’t really connected with the students, says John Barclay, a teacher in Richmond Public Schools in Virginia. The conversation around math instruction suggests that not that much is really known about how to teach K-12 math.

Math 206

Math Teachers Textbooks Critical Thinking 206