eSchool News
JULY 13, 2020
In September 2018, my school district approved the creation of my FH Knights esports team –the first middle school esports team in the country. Esports is a great way to teach soft skills. Related content: 4 ways to futureproof school networks for esports. Teaching soft skills is just the beginning.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 2, 2024
As students progress through middle school, STEM learning should focus on building curiosity, confidence, and foundational skills that students will carry with them through high school and beyond. This gives them ownership of their learning and the freedom to follow their natural interests within the curriculum’s framework.
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eSchool News
NOVEMBER 15, 2021
In the past, it was common practice for students to “skip” grades, because there was redundancy in the middle school standards. Every grade has new content and does not re-teach content from the previous grade, but adds to it. With College- and Career-Ready standards, the learning builds.
Catlin Tucker
JUNE 4, 2020
The Teaching Tolerance website has a collection of ready-to-use classroom lessons and resources that span a range of social justice topics and issues while prioritizing social-emotional learning. Lessons include: Lesson objectives Essential questions Materials–teaching strategies, handouts, and texts Key vocabulary Procedure.
eSchool News
APRIL 29, 2025
This year, I judged the middle school career research event, which allows students to explore careers of interest by completing a career interest survey, researching a field, and presenting key details such as education requirements, job outlook, salary, and what a typical workday looks like.
eSchool News
JANUARY 23, 2024
In a recent interview with Chalkbeat Newark, Quijada, who is in his seventh year teaching at the preK-8 school, spoke about his passion for math and his desire to pass it down to Philip’s Academy Charter’s young mathematicians. What’s your favorite lesson to teach and why? It has been the best decision.
eSchool News
JULY 27, 2022
to support engaging, hands-on science learning for middle school students. Our partnership with OpenSciEd gives middle school teachers access to free, standards-aligned, technology-integrated instructional materials to support this work.
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