eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

As a former social studies educator and current learning specialist, my idea of nirvana is to help grow students who can examine issues from multiple perspectives. Eight years ago, our district began training teachers in cooperative learning as a strategy to maximize student engagement.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

While primarily a geography resource, interactive maps can be used across various subjects within the social studies domain. Teachers can integrate maps into lessons related to history, cultural studies, and geopolitics. This program allows the integration of real-time data, so students engage with current information.

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eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2024

During my “freshman year” in the classroom, I made it a point to ask colleagues at my school, members of my professional learning community, educators I met at conferences, and others: “What are the best edtech resources for a new teacher to engage students and ignite their curiosity about learning?”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

With a majority of schools participating in distance learning this year, Schell Games announced its virtual reality education tool HistoryMaker VR is now available for free on Steam for all to use. HistoryMaker VR is an immersive content creation tool that helps students learn history in an entertaining and engaging way.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2024

On the other hand, when students struggle with academic material, these tutoring programs can provide relevant and explanatory examples, practice exercises, and alternative explanations until the student achieves a reasonable mastery of those concepts.

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eSchool News

JUNE 11, 2024

Public acknowledgment : Publicly recognize the efforts of the staff in meetings, newsletters, and social media. Engage students in meaningful activities : Keep students engaged and motivated until the last day of school by planning meaningful end-of-year projects or events.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Teachers in rural areas are exceptionally creative, working around limited library access, funding restrictions, and the ever-present battle with scaling best practices to support their students. Finding interesting resources goes a long way in boosting my students’ engagement with the material, better positioning them for lifelong success.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2022

Through this new collaboration, HCPS’s educators gain access to an award-winning suite of digital resources supporting the school’s mission to provide students with an individualized academic experience that is a catalyst for confidence and curiosity. . Social Studies?Techbooks. Discovery Education’s?Social

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

It went back and forth for a while until a student representing Roger Sherman proposed the Connecticut Compromise , allowing for one chamber in the legislative branch to be based on population and the other on equal representation.

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eSchool News

JULY 16, 2024

AI-powered literacy tools also have the potential to strengthen students’ capacity for historical thinking, and in turn, civic dialogue—an increasingly necessary skill for all individuals. The chatbot is getting trained on the same rubric to instantly give students feedback on their ability to critically evaluate historical text.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2016

ASCD members served as the survey’s participants. Responding educators most want digital content for English/language arts (74 percent), science (62 percent), math (61 percent), and social studies (56 percent). Digital Content Goes to School: Trends in K-12 Classroom e-Learning ,” was released by ASCD and OverDrive.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2020

With a focus on inquiry and critical thinking, the programs’ curriculum boosts student engagement with digital activities, culturally responsive content, and support for integrating social emotional learning skills.

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eSchool News

MARCH 21, 2025

Despite it being thousands of miles away, I challenge students to consider why they should care. As students engage in a simulation of the rainforest, they begin to comprehend the alarming reality of its destruction, driven by the increasing demand for precious resources such as medicines, fruits, and beef.

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eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

In the latest phase of this multiyear collaboration, all district middle school students will receive access to a dynamic digital social studies textbook. Among the skills the district has identified as essential to preparing students for future success is civic literacy. Social Studies?Techbook.?Featuring

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

Civilization by Sid Meier—More than 35 million units sold worldwide; kids apply social studies lessons. The idea behind my company, Legends of Learning , was that a unique approach to game based learning—short, simple edgames specially built and aligned to curriculum standards—would engage and teach students more effectively.

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Edsurge

JUNE 21, 2023

Many students perceive writing as formulaic, disconnected from their life experiences and lacking opportunities for personal agency and expression. When we hand the reins of learning over to our students, the results are more relevant, creative and authentic than we as adults are capable of on our own.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Angela Fleck says this was the typical scene last year in the sixth grade social studies classes she teaches at Glover Middle School in Spokane, Washington: Nearly every student had a smartphone, and many of them would regularly sneak glances at the devices, which they kept tucked behind a book or just under their desks.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Paula Stamey, a seventh-grade social studies teacher in Benton, Tennessee, taught for 20 years before her school became a Verizon Innovative Learning School and adopted one-to-one technology in 2017. Collective Participation. Initially, she resisted this change, feeling it was unnecessary and distracting. “I

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“It’s never too early for teachers to engage students in discussions about the history of the stock market, its impact on economic growth or decline, and how it can potentially empower students to invest in their own futures,” said Julie Smitherman, a former social studies teacher and director of content at Certell, Inc.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2024

Through the words of superintendents, district leaders, teachers and students engaged in the Inclusive Innovation model, and in showcasing the solutions they have co-created, we demonstrate the tenets that drive the work, the resulting R&D shifts and the solutions and outcomes that have emerged.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2017

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. Student Engagement. Give badges for growth and mastery and keep all your students engaged.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

This article is part of our upcoming guide, Social Studies: It's Time to ReInvest. Along with most of my peers, I did not have an opportunity to face our history, to recognize our individual lives as part and parcel of a larger and ancient story and to imagine ourselves as participants in making and contributing to that history.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2019

In Jill Armstrong’s social studies classes, when students learn about other countries, they don’t just learn from textbooks and news articles, which she says can seem abstract and elusive to teenagers. and Kharbeet is 5,000 miles away in Turkey. and Kharbeet is 5,000 miles away in Turkey.

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Elevate k12

APRIL 10, 2025

based educators deliver engaging, standards-aligned instruction from a remote location while students participate from their school buildings. In this model, expert teachers make core content accessible to multilingual students while also helping them build their English language proficiency.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

The pandemic tasked her to meet an influx of students who faced new sets of challenges, while maintaining high standards and helping students cope with new learning environments. Teachers were very appreciative to have more flexibility and are seeing an increase in student engagement and participation.

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Teaching with a Mountain View

APRIL 25, 2025

This post will cover how to get started, how to increase participation, and specific competitions to consider bringing to your school. Benefits of Academic Competitions Academic competitions are an excellent way for students to strengthen content knowledge while engaging in friendly challenges.

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Elevate k12

APRIL 8, 2025

Student Office Hours: Personalized academic support outside of class. Helps students stay confident, engaged, and on trackwithout adding to your staffs plate. District Planning Sessions: Invite Elevate teachers to participate in professional development and planning sessions.

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k12

APRIL 14, 2025

Our STEM classes for elementary students are taught by state-certified educators who guide students through STEM topics with enthusiasm, breaking down complex ideas into lessons that make sense. We use a variety of virtual simulations, games, and hands-on projects to help students grasp new ideas and bring abstract concepts to life.

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k12 Online Schools

MARCH 6, 2025

These schools offer a unique blend of traditional academic frameworks and innovative teaching strategies that prioritize student engagement, emotional intelligence, and practical skills development. Participating in an online school can help students develop skills in self-discipline and time management.

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k12 Online Schools

APRIL 22, 2025

This includes live classes, watching recorded lessons, completing assignments, and independent study. Flexible programs allow students to spread their workload across the day. Can my teen still participate in extracurricular activities while studying online? Who Typically Chooses Online High School Programs?

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2024

Unfortunately, this portrayal isn't unique and reflects a broader issue with how social studies is perceived. In my experience, allowing students to investigate historical events can increase their engagement because it appeals to their inherent curiosity. Students now question and eagerly await answers.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

In comparison, young American voter registration is much lower and participation spiked in 2018 — when 28 percent voted , a record percentage — though it’s dipped since then. But Jung and her co-authors found that the mandates did not increase voter participation. Youth are motivated to participate , she says.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

According to another study of teenagers and their smartphone usage conducted by Common Sense Media and the University of Michigan’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, found that “ over half of participants received 237 or more notifications per day. Kiuhara, S. A., & MacKay, M. Review of Educational Research , 90(2), 179-226.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2020

An Opportunity for Social Studies Teachers This is familiar territory for history and civics teachers. In short, social studies teachers already know how important the census is. That’s why it’s so essential that they urge their students and families to fully participate in the census, in 2020 and beyond.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2024

The most challenging part has definitely been trying to keep students engaged in the classroom and interested in their learning. But to compete with TikTok, social media and talking to their friends makes it that much more difficult. For the past 1.5 What has been the most challenging and rewarding part of your job?

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