eSchool News

APRIL 4, 2023

Throughout my career as a science educator in Colorado, Washington, and now in Florida , I’ve collaborated with many tremendous educators to solve the challenge of engaging students in science.

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eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2023

Utilizing a Roblox Community Fund grant , the organization will explore innovative ways to use 3D immersive experiences to engage students in the study of science and assess their achievements in the subject. This is especially true when exploring Next Generation Science Standards.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2023

Computer science has the potential to level this playing field and prepare students for the future. We use Computer science to visualize and analyze data, design, and develop complex, yet intuitive, visual interfaces for digital tools. Not all teachers are comfortable teaching computer science if they don’t have the skills themselves.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 10, 2021

high schools–51 percent–offer foundational computer science, up from 35 percent in 2018. The new statistics come from the 2021 State of Computer Science Education: Accelerating Action Through Advocacy , released by Code.org, the Computer Science Teachers Association, and the Expanding Computing Education Pathways Alliance.

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eSchool News

MARCH 6, 2023

As a former molecular biologist turned college and 7-12 educator, I have taught laboratory science classes for the past 3 decades. I’ve seen a lot of changes in science education (especially digital content) over the last 30 years, but one challenge has remained the same: students have to learn laboratory skills.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

More often than not, these are the tools that have prioritized learning science in their product design, to guide product vision and focus. Aligning your Development Team Aligning your team around key educational outcomes is the first step towards integrating learning science into the product development process.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2024

Washington Depot, Connecticut Slooh , the pioneer in offering live online telescope feeds of the universe and an NGSS-aligned curriculum to school communities worldwide, is launching a new Earth science curriculum for students in grades 5-9. To learn more about Slooh and its new Earth science curriculum, visit. www.slooh.com.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

At Sewickley Academy , we have taken that collaboration to the next level by having Grade 5 students step into mentoring roles for our kindergarteners who are just being introduced to computer science. We had a Remake Learning night with a computer science focus last year, and some of the Grade 5 students volunteered to show off the robots.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The 7th annual report on K-12 computer science in the United States dropped today. It provides an update on national and state-level computer science education policy, including policy trends, maps, state summaries, and implementation data. of high school students are enrolled in foundational computer science.

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2025

Participating students have made impressive gains, averaging more than 2.5 Dayspring Academy announced results from its ongoing partnership with Ignite Reading to deliver online, one-to-one literacy tutoring for K through 1st graders.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 18, 2023

Since introducing a new computer science curriculum in 2019, my students at Redlands Unified School District have consistently shown engagement, genuine enthusiasm, and joy in learning. For example, only 30 percent of K-8 schools offer computer science education even though 71 percent of U.S.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Dozens of states are moving to align their teaching practices with the science of reading, a body of research on how children learn that emphasizes explicit phonics instruction alongside helping students build vocabulary and knowledge about the world. It is brain science. Ohio is dedicating millions to a curriculum overhaul.

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2023

Charlotte, NC — New Mexico’s Aztec Municipal School District (AMSD) today announced the renewal of its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in three district elementary schools. Mystery Science simplifies prep for teachers, making the integration of this resource into classroom instruction simple.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2025

.–( BUSINESS WIRE )– The Smithsonian Science Education Center and Carolina Biological announced new independent study results showing the Smithsonian Science for the Classroom curriculum improved students scores in N.C. Keiser Director of the Smithsonian Science Education Center. Lapp and Anne B.

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eSchool News

MAY 19, 2023

The renewal of this partnership ensures students and teachers in the district’s K-5 classrooms will continue to use the company’s award-winning Mystery Science service to explore the natural world and more deeply engage in science instruction. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2022

In the latest phase of this collaboration, a new edition of the award-winning Mystery Science service built especially for Texas educators is helping CCISD teachers in K-5 classrooms districtwide engage students more deeply in science instruction. Each lesson begins by posing a question commonly asked by young students.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2023

CHARLOTTE, NC — Wisconsin’s Stevens Point Area Public School District today announced it has renewed its multiyear partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in grades K-5. Then, students participate in easy to prepare hands-on labs that use simple science supplies commonly found in classrooms or at home.

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2024

In a time when technological advancements shape our daily lives and drive economic growth, focusing on STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education in K-12 schools is not just a trend but a necessity. By 2021, 91 percent of schools in New York City offered computer science (up from 76 percent in 2019).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In recent years high schools across the country have been adding computer science courses, and there is a movement to make them ubiquitous. The study found that taking a computer science course had the greatest impact for female students, Black students and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

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eSchool News

MAY 1, 2025

Starting this fall, Alabama high school students can choose to take these classes–or any other state-approved career and technical education courses–in place of upper level math and science, such as Algebra 2 or chemistry. The most popular classes, he said, are financial management and family consumer science.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Through this new multi-year collaboration, K-12 educators in all 15 Rivermont campuses across Virginia will integrate Discovery Education’s suite of innovative digital resources into instruction to create dynamic learning environments that more deeply engage students in science.  Discovery Education Professional Learning.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

Through this new phase of collaboration, educators at Kihei Elementary School will add Mystery Science , an award-winning digital resource for K-5 teachers and students, to their suite of Discovery Education resources used across the school during the 2022-2023 school year.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2023

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Geneva School District 304 (Geneva CUSD 304) today announced it has renewed its multi-year partnership with Discovery Education supporting science education in grades K-5 through the year 2026. Mystery Science simplifies prep for teachers, making the integration of this resource into classroom instruction simple.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2024

The company announced last week that it is offering elementary educators nationwide the unique opportunity to participate in the development of its latest product, Mystery Writing by Discovery Education , through a free, year-long trial. Individual educators interested in claiming their free trial can visit the Mystery Writing website here.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2023

Charlotte, NC – Minnesota’s Gibbon-Fairfax-Winthrop Public Schools (GFW) today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting the creation of engaging science lessons in K-12 classrooms districtwide. The Discovery Education Science Techbook series is a comprehensive, research-backed science solution for grades K-12.

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eSchool News

MAY 8, 2025

Additional grants include: $200,000 from the Bezos Family Foundation , which is a directors gift supporting early and adolescent learning through grants and programs that advance the science of learning. TAP addresses the nationwide teacher shortage crisis by providing a built-in path to teaching, inspiring a new generation of educators.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The human subjects, meanwhile, were told that a chatbot would be doing the online interview rather than a person, and they were identified to participate using a system called Prolific, which is commonly used by researchers to find survey participants. And the reason is that they feel like the AI is a non-judgmental entity.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2025

percent of participants identified hands-on lab work as the key factor inspiring them to pursue STEM degrees and careers. These tools bring science to life, allowing them to collect, graph, and analyze real-world data with precision while making a measurable impact in their community. In one study , 92.6

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

CoderZ, an award-winning, cloud-based robotics and STEM platform, is helping educators introduce computer science in elementary and early middle school with its new Code Farm coding and robotics course for grades four through six. For more information on Code Farm, visit [link]. About CoderZ.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Brain science research is increasingly bolstering the idea that math instruction rooted in culturally relevant problem-solving helps students draw from their lived experiences and activates distinct areas of the brain, producing durable and deep learning. This science suggests that all teachers can make use of these approaches.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2024

During COVID, the platform provided a virtual option so students could still participate in robotics, and I’ve been using it ever since. Even though it was a hard year to do anything in person, the computer science and coding platform helped keep our students interested in robotics. It’s mostly hands-off for the teachers.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2025

He and his co-researchers have received several National Science Foundation grants over the years, indicating that the outcomes have succeeded in furthering scientific inquiry. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Targeted in Report Many of the terminated awards were included in an October 2024 report by Sen.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2025

“Meet the Magnets” Virtual Field Trip (Grades K-5) Hosted by Sesame Workshop and the National Science Foundation (NSF), this interactive experience takes young learners to NSFs Magnetic Field Laboratory, igniting their curiosity about the everyday applications of magnet science in our lives.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2021

NASEF’s core values include diversity and respect , and its club members must adhere to the Code of Conduct to participate in tournaments and challenges. Organizations play an important role in fostering DEI among students. Likewise, HSEL competitors agree to abide by behavior standards in community events. Photo provided by Mark Godinez.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Without adequate reading, students will be reluctant, or unable, to participate in class discussions and conversations for lack of understanding and fear of not measuring-up to peers (Severe, E., If a student is reluctant to participate in any of the focused reflections, they are given a doodle paper and three colored pencils.

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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. The number of U.S. This was the case for myself. Inadequate or unavailable resources.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. The Museum of Science is the first Roblox Community Fund (RCF) recipient to launch their experience since the fund’s introduction in November of 2021.

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