eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

I remember fondly the book recommendations that my elementary and middle school librarians would give me. I sought to bring that same joy of reading to my high school history and English students. But how could I inspire them if the room was dusty and the books old, tattered, and mostly irrelevant?

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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. and even like making their own to use as study tools. Quizizz – I love this tool the best because it tests accuracy instead of speed. Students still love Kahoot!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

With school back, let’s talk about the most efficient ways to study. With increasing coursework and extracurricular activities, a structured approach to studying helps manage time effectively, reduces stress, and boosts learning outcomes. These resources can complement your study plan and provide additional support.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2021

Recent research from Gallup and the RAND Corporation shows that BrainPOP is already one of the most widely used digital learning tools that elementary and middle school educators turn to for teaching students science. In the last year alone, more than 3.1 Key features of BrainPOP Science include: ?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Cultivating an early interest in STEM There is a stigma surrounding math and science that typically begins in elementary and middle schools, perpetuating the idea that math and science is ‘scary,’ too hard or challenging, or a topic meant for boys. Hyper-focused on standardized testing. Inadequate or unavailable resources.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2025

Not only do these courses offer students a jump-start on credits once they get to college, but they also equip them with skills like time management, critical thinking and study habits that researchers say encourage them to enroll and stay in college. Some states have eligibility requirements, such as passing a standardized test.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 28, 2015

As students plan investigations to answer a question posed to them, they conduct tests, record and analyze data, and communicate their results. They’re actually “doing science,” not just memorizing terms and concepts for a test. I have students design structures and then test their designs on a simple shake table.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2025

Young people need to start exploring career possibilities, based on their strengths and interests, starting in middle school–and theyre beginning to. Research shows that employers benefit from offering high school internships and want to do so, while many students think they wont be able to get one. Starting early.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

According to a recent study, over 60 percent of educators believe traditional assessments fail to fully measure student understanding. Unlike traditional tests, Wakelet empowers students to demonstrate understanding in a personalized and reflective way. Assessment should be as dynamic as learning itself.

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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. This year’s celebration of all-things-math was no different, and our entire team is in awe of the accomplishments of this year’s top individuals and schools and all the other participants.

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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

OCTOBER 31, 2017

To date, some states have developed standards for teaching financial literacy, but where do schools turn for resources to implement those standards and who do they turn to for advice on what aspects of money management they should teach and when? 22 states (+DC) require a high school class be offered. scored below the OECD mean.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

I invited Rabbi Elchanan Poupko , a middle school teacher, to write a guest blog and share a strategy for pairing and grouping students for after school work. Growing up, once we left school at the end of the day, it was over. In this method, one studies something anew with a partner. The results?

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eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2024

Cyberbullying, increasingly more common, occurred at least once per week in 37 percent of middle schools, 25 percent of high schools, and 6 percent of elementary schools. Attendance and achievement predict students’ probability of graduating high school, which in turn predicts lifetime earnings.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2024

One study showed that high school student interest and motivation in physics were significantly boosted with the introduction of probeware to physics classes, and similar trends have been reported in vocational schools as well as elementary and middle school classes.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2017

The fact that 70 percent of middle school students in a recent study could not distinguish between fake news and authentic news on the web shows that we, as educators, have to do a better job of teaching media literacy in the digital age. If the children are the future, the future might be very ill-informed.”

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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

APRIL 15, 2024

A study co-authored by MIT scholars concludes that widely disseminated school quality ratings reflect the preparation and family background of their students as much or more than a school’s contribution to learning gains. Angrist is co-author of a newly published paper detailing the study’s results.

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

BOSTON, MA – Kids today do not feel adequately prepared to make informed, confident decisions about what they want to do after high school. Research shows that more than 65 percent of students feel they would have benefited from more career exploration in middle and high school.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Our third graders take state standardized tests, and our scores used to be pretty good,” explained Connie Hibbitts, Instructional Coach for all four elementary-middle schools in the county and an educator with 34 years of experience. After just a few months in, students’ hard work started paying off. And this program was it.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Effective feedback is vital for several reasons, allowing for students to adopt new study strategies, identify weaknesses, and chart development over time. Let’s take an example of a middle school student struggling with systems of equations. Identifying gaps in understanding can be addressed by targeted remediation.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2025

What research tells us about stereotypes in the classroom We know students have internalized opinions about performance in school subjects. Find out by taking a test designed to measure bias. However, certain regions in America have moved father from gender neutrality, while other regions move toward gender neutrality.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

In short, according to the National Center on Improving Literacy , the science of reading is “research, over time, from multiple fields of study using methods that confirm and disconfirm theories on how children best learn to read.” Those conversations are preventing further literacy injustice and disenfranchisement.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2015

Naviance Test Prep aims to support students preparing for the redesigned version of the SAT exam. Hobsons has launched Naviance Test Prep, a new online learning platform that is intended to make test prep engaging and personalized for students. Naviance Test Prep was built with schools and educators in mind.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2017

Studying a zebrafish might be the key to increasing students’ science knowledge and attitudes toward science education–at least, that’s what a five-year evaluation of 20,000 K-12 students indicates. Middle school students demonstrated significant positive gains on 8 of 9 knowledge questions.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Key points: Literacy is critical for students–and elementary years are a pivotal time These online tools help students develop essential literacy skills See related article: How efficacy studies improve literacy instruction For more news on literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching page Fall is the best time of year in Montana.

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eSchool News

JULY 2, 2024

Some teachers create their own rules, from zero-tolerance approaches like confiscation to more relaxed policies like allowing phones unless a class devolves into chaos, according to Stephan Menasche, a senior at the 3,400-student school in Queens. She was glad that her school rolled out Yondr pouches in fall 2021. It can get intense.”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

A shortage of trained teachers in Oregon is leaving school districts short-handed, so replacements without educational backgrounds are being recruited from other professions to fill the gap. This school year at Umatilla School District, two science teachers are embarking on a new career after years of real-world experience in the subject.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

Without proof of success, many school districts have opted not to adopt new technologies. students who played edgames outperformed their peers on standardized tests. Efficacy in edtech needs to be determined by conducting well-controlled, large sample-sized efficacy studies. In every district throughout the U.S.,

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2024

Which students get to attempt intellectually stimulating courses like calculus may rely in part on where they attend high school rather than just their aptitude for math, according to a new study. It was the first publication based on RAND’s American Mathematics Educator Study.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The lack of computer science technology educators in middle schools continues to be a genuine crisis, especially considering the critical role of STEM education in preparing students for future careers. But we’re not testing the teachers. We’re seeing more and more middle school students taking.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

In its Back-to-School survey, Brainly , the leading learning platform for all school subjects and grades, highlights a growing trend – a remarkable 66.5% of students in grades 6-12 actively seek external support for their homework and study needs. Forty-five percent of these students spend more than two hours daily on homework.

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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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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

MARCH 31, 2025

Some colleges and universities encourage using standing or treadmill desks while studying, as well as taking breaks to exercise. A student might not remember their score on a math test, but they likely vividly recall that time they shot the winning basket that sent their team to the state championship.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

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.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

A few classrooms down, Baselice’s colleague Jonathan Nardolilli teaches middle school mathematics using a board game he created himself to instruct students about the different angles created by parallel lines intersecting a transversal. It can reduce the onus on the teacher,” Miller says.

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