eSchool News

MAY 18, 2018

Want to support innovative educactors and focus on STEM development? The 2018 Innovative Educator Prize : The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning has opened the application window for the 2018 Innovative Educator Prize. Do you need to target reading and literacy for younger students? Look no further.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

There’s no arguing the importance of STEM education, but schools and districts don’t always have the money for “extra” STEM activities for students or teachers. Check out the following five grants; we have some for students, some for educators, and they all focus on STEM teaching and learning.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 19, 2021

However, as schools prepare to welcome students back for in-person learning, I’ve had several encounters with school leaders who seem to think that returning to in-person learning means there is no need for blended learning anymore. What Blended Learning Is. Let’s start with a clear definition.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Furthermore, many students are struggling to reacclimate to in-person classes after extended periods of online learning, and attendance rates have dropped as a result. The answer lies in the inclusion of arts in a STEM-centered curriculum.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 30, 2020

STEM and STEAM. In the early years of STEM and STEAM adoption, hands-on experiences for students were limited to isolated classroom activities and computer labs. Related content: 5 reasons to integrate STEM into online learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 26, 2020

This predictability not only reduces stress, but it improves students’ learning and their relationships with their teachers. Related content: 5 ways to take STEM outside. Here are several ways to create more clarity and consistency in online classrooms, and help students feel at ease and valued in an online learning environment.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

Wizrobotics, an online live learning platform for teaching and inspiring K-12 students to explore STEM fields, announced the launch of Wizprodigy. By being a part of the Wizprodigy competition, students have the opportunity to feel connected and interact with other students sharing their common interest in STEM.”.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

CoderZ is an innovative and engaging online learning environment. Developed for students in grades 2 and above, the gamified STEM solution allows students to work at their own pace, easily programming real and virtual robots from anywhere in the world. About CoderZ. For more information go to www.gocoderz.com.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

No One-Size-Fits-All When it comes to research, part of Claffey’s dilemma may stem from the fact that not much has been conducted on the topic at the K-12 level (most has focused on online class sizes in higher education.) Claffey says. What does the research say on that?” So far, she says, she hasn’t received a good answer.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2025

The other, from the president and CEO of Project Lead The Way (PLTW), a national nonprofit organization that provides schools with innovative, hands-on, project-based STEM curriculum designed to develop critical skills and knowledge, while preparing students for careers beyond the classroom.

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eSchool News

MAY 2, 2016

Through a partnership with American College of Education, teachers earning the National Certificate for STEM Teaching with NISE gain access to an affordable, accelerated master’s degree in STEM Leadership. As science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) jobs continue to grow, the U.S.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

CoderZ , an online learning environment where students learn robotics and STEM by coding virtual robots, has been named a 2020 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Coding App or Tool category. CoderZ is an innovative and engaging online learning environment. About CoderZ.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

What’s made the work possible, Schneider says, is a special combination of online learning tools that is helping NAIT educate students so they are prepared for the complexities and responsibilities of real world situations from the day they graduate. Why is it so important that course content be relevant and authentic?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2021

The cloud-based robotics tournament is designed to give participating students the chance to connect with peers, improve their STEM skills and have fun while learning. This Sprint Challenge will enable schools to give STEM classes, various clubs or friends a healthy outlet for competition and a chance to hone collaboration skills.”.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2021

Boston — May 18, 2021 — VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best online learning programs, is celebrating its 25 th year helping schools expand curriculum and provide engaging learning experiences for students. In 2021, VHS Learning received a $1.4 Statewide Partnerships.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2021

One year you’re learning polynomials, the next how to graph them, while social studies gradually becomes more nuanced and comprehensive. Unfortunately, for many children, the turbulence and uncertainty of the past 18 months have resulted in a lack of excitement around studying and learning more generally.

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eSchool News

MAY 23, 2025

Many of the challenges of using AI in education center on the type of learning approach used, accuracy, and building trust with the technology, said Nhon Ma, CEO of Numerade an online learning assistant that uses AI and educators to help students learn STEM concepts.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

As we continue to navigate these trying times, it’s imperative that students, parents, and teachers feel supported by their education systems as we all face new challenges stemming from online learning. Related content: During COVID closures, a school was not just a school.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2018

They’re also valuable tools for educators who wish to access on-demand resources for students, who want to learn more new instructional strategies, or who want to expand their professional learning.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2025

This is where Explore Learning Gizmo comes into play. Gizmo is an interactive STEM learning experience for grades 3-12. It is a paid online school program, but does offer demo accounts. Explore Learning Gizmo is really user-friendly for teachers and students alike.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 11, 2024

The schools that participated in this phase ranged from award-winning STEM schools to less-resourced ones, with all types of schools reporting the curriculum was a success and that students were engaged and excited to learn.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2021

The Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge provides a unique learning experience for students in grades four and up where they can explore and practice coding skills while taking an inside look at real-world industry. Participating students will see how what they learn in class relates to future job opportunities. About CoderZ.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Sustaining high quality online teaching and learning is best achieved through professional development derived from collegial relationships among online teaching faculty and high touch faculty support provided through an online mentoring model, the Online Learning Community (Pearson & Kirby, 2018).

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eSchool News

APRIL 22, 2015

Curriculum News Online Learning STEM Top News' Next page: More components of the virtual field trip.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2021

30, 2021 – VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best teacher-led online learning programs, today announced that schools in New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, along with Sierra Leone, are now offering their students access to more than 250 core and elective courses online.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

It gives teachers the ability to show their students aspects of history, travel, and STEM subjects in an immersive experience. Some districts have already been relying on blended learning for students to make up missed classes due to temporary school closures.

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Edsurge

MARCH 30, 2021

STEM courses in higher education need labs, but that doesn’t mean labs are being used online. Home Is Where the Homeschooling Is Could greater public approval of homeschooling be an unexpected result of the pandemic’s forced experiment in remote online learning? And the pandemic year has taken a toll on U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

On the STEM front, Clinton’s plan called for greater support for local initiatives such as makerspaces or technical after-school programs and involving more underrepresented populations. She also hopes to push and incentivize colleges toward accepting credits from these programs.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Eduverse.com is a revolutionary online learning environment providing a safe and secure ‘metaverse’ for K-12 schools. For The Win Robotics focuses on fostering critical thinking and lifelong curiosity through the power of experiential STEM and computer science education through drone technology.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2020

As the pandemic unfolded, our team at SMASH, a nationwide summer residential program for STEM education serving students of color, had to move an established, 17-year program into a virtual learning environment. STEM is relevant to a wide range of fields—even beyond STEM professions.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of K-12 and college students have transitioned to online learning. Because online learning cannot easily foster the social and emotional connections that in-person learning does, students have a more difficult time staying motivated in classes.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

Sustaining high quality online teaching and learning is best achieved through professional development derived from collegial relationships among online teaching faculty and high touch faculty support provided through an online mentoring model, the Online Learning Community (Pearson & Kirby, 2018).

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eSchool News

JANUARY 27, 2022

These schools, districts, and consortiums helped to pioneer the use of VHS Learning’s online program to build equity and expand educational opportunities for their students. . “In In 1996 we were awarded a U.S. Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Washington Depot, Connecticut – Slooh, the pioneer in offering live online telescope feeds of the universe and an NGSS-aligned curriculum for school communities worldwide, recently launched the next generation of its online learning platform to make space exploration even easier and more engaging for students and educators alike.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 28, 2025

What innovations might redefine the learning environment? The Rise of Online Learning Online learning has increasingly become a staple in education, with studies showing that over 30% of students now prefer it over traditional classroom settings. You might wonder why this preference exists.

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eSchool News

MARCH 16, 2018

For these reasons, developing a successful online learning program isn’t easy. Still others need more STEM or computer science options, but don’t have access to qualified course instruction for these subjects. A quality online learning program can help districts achieve their goals and do more with less.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2016

Franklin West Supervisory Union , a rural district in Vermont, is adding the district’s first full-time computer science teacher next year to work with a K-4 Science STEM teacher and our K-8 technology integrationist to provide opportunities to learn coding for its elementary school students. There are, however, endless ways to try.

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