Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

They signed petitions and showed up in force at school board meetings to rail against the changes. The approach is more prevalent in some “pockets” of the country, Townsley says, particularly New Hampshire , Maine and Wisconsin , with more recent adoptions in schools in Connecticut , New Mexico and Oregon. They want to skate by.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Brunswick City educators in grades K-12 will accelerate the creation of authentic digital classrooms by integrating Discovery Education’s Science Techbook into instruction, while middle school educators will begin integrating Discovery Education’s Social Studies Techbook into teaching and learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 12, 2016

In response to this growing need, Tynker’s comprehensive, fun, game-based curriculum has been used by more than 50,000 schools to introduce students to computer programming. Tynker’s drone curriculum offers a structured approach to get elementary and middle school students flying drones in minutes. Tynker’s Drone Curriculum.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

With price packages that range from from 499 rupees (about $7) a month to 1,499 rupees (about $20) for two years, EduRev offers videos, notes and practice tests on subjects that range from business and programming to engineering and economics. The platform hosts more than 500 courses and 100,000 videos, documents and tests.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

There are more than 50,000 courses available, ranging from traditional subjects (middle school social studies) to hobbies (card tricks), games (Pokémon), performance arts (piano) and whimsical science ( why animals fart ).

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

In Oakland, CA, more than 60 students at James Madison Middle School gather to talk about money. We’ve seen social studies teachers include personal finance in their civics curriculum and math teachers use digital courses to teach topics like unit cost. The conversation is robust.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2023

It’s about more than tests and grades. My middle school choir teacher recorded and released an acclaimed gospel album. My high school English teacher starred in commercials and made a name for herself as a voice actor. Teaching is about more than curriculum and lesson planning.

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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. Those schools, Brown says, really focus on regular testing and assessment. Is 2/7ths larger than 4/11ths?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 21, 2015

“I like that it teaches you more about science, social studies and reading,” said the 12-year-old Ooltewah Middle School student about the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) training program called Learning Blade. “The early numbers show a tremendous return on investment.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

homework, lecture notes, practice tests). This systematic approach allows you to quickly locate the resources you need when studying or completing assignments. High school students often have a mix of core subjects, such as math, science, and English, along with electives or advanced placement (AP) courses.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

For the past 13 years, I have been a social studies teacher at the middle school level. As a middle school teacher, my students need to learn conflict resolution tactics, so my solutions usually entail letting the students problem-solve together. The period couldn’t end fast enough.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2015

Sean entered Locust Grove Middle School as it was implementing “competency-based” learning, which tailors schooling to each child’s ability. He says test data back that up. The pass rates in social studies and science were each 9 percentage points higher. The school is drawing attention. “So

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2017

This spring we are launching 900 middle school science games on our content platform. Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development, whose research team worked with us to produce a controlled study that would conclusively report whether game based-learning increased student achievement.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This distributed model of learning took off and has grown over the years to a network of nearly 300 Fulton County educators who are pioneering new approaches to education technology use, testing new tools and helping others in their schools and communities do the same. PSA project on human-created environmental problems.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

At Inkster Preparatory Academy outside Detroit, students track their scores on the high-stakes NWEA Map test on the walls of their classrooms. Students are told that “everyone is working to move their number” even higher, says Demetria Tumpkin, a second grade teacher at the school. At South Newton Elementary School In Newton, N.C.,

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Over the last year, she’s noticed ads peppered throughout the communications app, which is used by most students, parents and teachers at her 13-year-old’s middle school. Most of the ads seem innocuous—a virtual charter school or a set of digital worksheets, for example—and don’t bother her much. They’re middle-school kids.

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Middle School Middle School Quizzes Communication 165

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

It was 2006, and Miller—then an investigative reporter in the Washington bureau of the Los Angeles Times—had just spoken to 175 sixth graders at his daughter’s middle school about his job as a journalist and why it mattered. The journalists were one part of that. (A

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. IXL is one of the most widely-recognized and popular educational websites for literacy and math.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

The grant allowed Two Rivers to partner with the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning, and Equity (SCALE) to design assessment tasks that would measure whether students could apply the problem solving skills they were learning in class to novel sets of information that weren’t testing specific academic skills.

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Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2020

Past Teachers-in-Residence include a middle school science teacher, a kindergarten teacher and a performing arts teacher, but for this year’s program, the library specifically wanted to bring on a civics teacher to build out its digital collection of civics-focused curriculum materials. I think the power of civics.

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History Social Studies Study Writing 180

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Or maybe the frenzy of testing is finally over, giving way to a chance to relax and unwind. Social Studies teacher at Elizabeth Middle School in Castle Rock, Colorado. Perhaps it was the soft jazz playing in the background, or the tranquil turquoise blue accenting all the signage. Kelley Patin.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2025

I tell my middle school students, you're going to have to sign applications for high school, for college, for financial aid, for scholarships. Young people want to trust you, but they're going to test you first to see if you're trustworthy. I also teach cursive writing, which is a lost art. I also teach media literacy.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2019

Sara Rowe and Lennelle Gilpin, who teach middle school geography in Wentzville, Mo., Michael Milton, a high school history teacher in Burlington, Mass., The sweet spot for Carmen has always been pegged at about middle school, when kids are just old enough to get the puns and the geography.

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History Exams Culture Knowledge 166

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

Secondary and middle schools in Ontario, Canada , are banning the use of cell phones during classes effective from September 2019. Whatever way the argument skews, one thing is for sure: schools need to come up with policies to address this issue. Author Bio: Andrew Carroll is a former high school social studies teacher.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

For 14 years, Laura Johnson has taught a variety of subjects, including social studies, psychology, and music and art appreciation–all virtually within ALVS. She started as a part-time teacher while she was still at a brick-and-mortar school, where she drove 38 miles each way to teach.

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Education Exams Motivation Elementary School 269

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 29, 2024

In my work with kids, if I’m going to get a 12-year-old to talk about something they feel vulnerable about — not reading fluently, failing the test, not understanding the homework — then I need to be both vulnerable and honest with them. Sarah If you teach middle school, you already know about math anxiety.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

And I think one of the problems is that the testing is really forcing everybody to be very directive. In fact, the classroom is completely directed by the test. I've heard you say this at a few different events that you've been at: talking about the testing system and how it's hampered teachers and also advocating for student autonomy.

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Priceless Ponderings

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

with Activities Your Students Will LOVE Economics is not just for the big kids in middle school or high schoolits actually the perfect topic for 2nd-4th graders. Oh, and did I mention Ive created an easy-to-use social studies worksheet unit packed with a comprehensive collection of economics resources?

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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. It focuses on enhancing problem-solving skills through timed, written tests.

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Critical Thinking Essay Participation Math 52

Cult of Pedagogy

MAY 21, 2023

While these students — a group we’re calling experienced multilinguals — are probably quite comfortable and fluent with speaking English socially, they may still be unfamiliar with the academic language used in science, social studies, math, and other content areas. And that’s when his language support ended.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 26, 2025

Establish School Hours Set clear learning hours that mimic traditional school timings, with blocks allocated for live classes, independent study, breaks, and meals. Solution: Test all equipment before the school year starts. Encourage interaction during live classes and group projects.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In recent years, a number of states have passed civics testing mandates to pressure students to become more civically active. Challenging the Gentrocacy Compared to test scores and academic performance, people often forget about how vital civic development is, says Jilli Jung, a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

No matter what you do you are still going to be accountable for the test score.It Carl Brownlee, middle school teacher Here’s a popular movie plot: Great teacher goes into a troubled neighborhood and turns around a low-performing school. During the 2015-16 school year, only 0.7

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2025

Make it easier to become a teacher Laura Patranella, fourth grade English and social studies teacher at Vogel Elementary in Seguin, Texas I want President Trump to know: The basic economics of becoming a teacher really dont make sense. Schools are built on a mass production concept. There are challenges in the curriculum.

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