eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Iowa BIG : A community conversation about the knowledge and skills young people need to become engaged and successful members of the community as adults was linked with an initiative to send 60 community leaders back to school alongside learners over a four-month period. Many electives take advantage of the Village’s flexible format.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2023

“Family physical education” refers to physical activities families do together that promote health and fitness. Health Benefits: like maintaining a healthy weight and improving mental well-being Social Interaction: fostering friendships and social skills Family PE Week is October 2-6 this year, 2023.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2024

Key points: Deeper learning helps immerse students in a more engaging education model Redesigning the educational model after COVID Educational leaders must leverage collaboration for success For more news on district leadership, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Today’s students need to develop a broad and well-rounded body of knowledge.

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eSchool News

MAY 7, 2018

Use your “librarian reference interview” skills to listen, ask questions, and offer suggestions. When I joined physical education teachers on to discuss assessment tools for a two-day lesson on eating lifestyles, I learned they wanted a straightforward research lesson involving simple technology.

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eSchool News

JULY 9, 2018

note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Forecasts report that computer science skills will be essential for the future workforce, creating a need for K–12 experts to work harder to incorporate such lessons into the curriculum. . These findings have put a fire underneath educators and K–12 organizations to refocus efforts to teach computer science skills. “We

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 15, 2023

Part II: Thinking About Thinking Series This is part two of a five-part series focused on using thinking routines to drive metacognitive skill building. Physical Education and Movement Connect: After introducing a new sport or game, ask students if it reminds them of any other games they have played before.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Often referred to as Multi-Sensory Environments, these spaces were designed to support the development of cognitive, motor, social and self-regulation skills with options to individualize and customize activities specifically for each student. Research has shown that physical activity helps support focus, attention, and emotional regulation.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

They actually have materials to support teachers engaging in online experiences, everything from what it looks like to teach physical education online to working with students with special needs,” says Richard Ferdig, a professor of educational technology at Kent State University.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 27, 2015

As the skills expected of today’s graduates change rapidly, school districts have to overhaul their thinking on what it means to be “college and career ready.” Students can take courses otherwise unavailable online, at home and even during the summer, earning valuable credits and skills. New skills for a new economy.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Take physical education, for instance. It’s decidedly more satisfying to teach physical education in-person than over Zoom. While students practice, Cheers is grading nine different skills per student. That’s a lot of assessment, and they think they’re just playing, which is great,” she says.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 14, 2023

The implementation also helped address challenges with certifications and staffing for their early college high school and STEM high school–when they no longer had a university partner providing physical education credits, Edmentum filled that gap with highly-qualified, state-certified teachers and award-winning curriculum.

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Teach Hub

JUNE 19, 2025

But physical education is so much more than just burning off energy or giving kids a break from academics. A truly effective PE class builds skills, confidence, connection, and lifelong habits that carry over well beyond the school years. These actions and discussions are just as important as physical fitness.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2021

As educators eagerly seek to address worsening academic gaps, experts increasingly acknowledge the importance of high-quality SEL instruction and support to equip students to navigate these uncertain times, as well as to make academic progress. We no longer solely prepare students to be college-ready. We seek life-readiness.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

Our education system should be our best effort to provide students with the knowledge, skills, and tools that they need to be prosperous, productive, and employed citizens. Unfortunately, due to our looming crises, the conditions in which all our systems, including education, exist have changed. CTE Gets a Bad Rap All U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The implementation also helped address challenges with certifications and staffing for their early college high school and STEM high school–when they no longer had a university partner providing physical education credits, Edmentum filled that gap with highly qualified, state-certified teachers and award-winning curriculum.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2020

But with SMART Boards in almost every classroom, one-to-one iPad programs in grades 4 through 8 and the district’s investment in Google's ecosystem of classroom tools, digital literacy skills were becoming increasingly crucial for Hauppauge teachers. One of our district goals is to help teachers develop digital literacy skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2019

Technology is a natural education fit in everything from math to Spanish to literacy. The one corner of K-12 learning that is not so obvious is PE — Physical Education. In that class, we think of physical stuff — not digital — like running and exercising. But kids love technology’s apps and software.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2024

As the demand for highly skilled workers in STEM continues to grow, the new curriculum emphasizes supporting students’ “usable knowledge,” meaning students are able to tackle new and complex situations instead of solely memorizing facts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 11, 2020

Here are three life-skill classes and online tools that make learning more relevant and fun: 1. Physical Education. It records the action and then shows the athlete how to, for example, refine a fastball, analyze a golf swing, break down a volleyball serve, improve soccer skills, or demonstrate proper weightlifting form.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2016

To get you started, I’ve provided you with information about what you’ll need to get started, and a few ideas on how to bring green screen technology into STEM, language arts, history, performance, and physical education spaces. The Essentials You really don’t need a fancy camera. A smartphone camera that captures video is plenty.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 17, 2023

When preparing to teach a graduate-level curriculum and assessment in physical education & health education course, we asked ourselves, “What is the best way to teach future educators about curriculum and assessment?” I enjoyed it, and I want to implement it into future classes and lessons.”

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2022

On the other hand, researchers have found a positive correlation between physical exercise and particular types of cognitive skills, particularly executive function. Executive function includes many of the core skills needed for learning: memory, attention, planning, and the ability to manage multiple tasks.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 25, 2022

But students in elementary school experience some of the most important growth in relationship building, knowledge, skill development and sense of self.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2018

Creativity is one of those ineffable skills that’s important—especially for jobs of the future —but hard to pin down. For years, personalities like Sir Ken Robinson have taken education systems to task for actually testing the creativity out of students. This risk-taking skill looks different depending on the context.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

As educators eagerly seek to address worsening academic gaps, experts increasingly acknowledge the importance of high-quality SEL instruction and support to equip students to navigate these uncertain times, as well as to make academic progress. We no longer solely prepare students to be college-ready. We seek life-readiness.

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Faculty Focus

AUGUST 17, 2023

When preparing to teach a graduate-level curriculum and assessment in physical education & health education course, I asked myself, “What is the best way to teach future educators about curriculum and assessment?” I enjoyed it, and I want to implement it into future classes and lessons.”

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2022

Murphy teaches life skills to 35 students with a wide range of developmental and intellectual disabilities. Each student has an IEP and needs individualized academic, physical and emotional support. That she arrived at this point was not altogether surprising to Murphy, or to any of the people who know her best.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

She recently left the tech giant to start her own design thinking consultancy, O’Briant Group, which was by Google hired to support educators build design-thinking skills. In Georgia, Google is organizing design-thinking programs for state education officials and districts.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2018

Have you seen any pressure from states or publishers to measure more of the so-called “soft skills” like grit and resilience and other 21st century skills on standardized tests? This is a big problem in the field of education. So far it hasn’t trickled down. It sort of provides a bridge to other content areas.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2018

Yet all too often, when it comes to touch-typing that is exactly what occurs, students are expected to just ‘pick it up’ as they go along because the work required to develop the skill correctly can be viewed as “unnecessary,” “too time-consuming,” or “artificial learning.”.

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2024

Educating about our campus, our services, our college, our department, and any other locations or services helps each of us become better acquainted with our colleagues. Teaming enhances communication skills, fostering contributions not only to our departmental goals but also to those of the college, and ultimately, the broader campus.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2020

I’m still missing one credit for physical education class, and two for my science and technology requirements,” Jiang said. “We A law major at the Macau University of Science and Technology, Jiang Dong said most of her courses have been live-streamed via Zoom. She is also concerned about the fairness of the process.

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Scholarly Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2025

The open access nature of community colleges and the varying levels of academic preparedness of their students require programs and courses that provide remediation and support in foundational skills for nearly two- thirds of students (Chen et al., 2016) and enhance their communication skills (Goff & Lahme, 2003).

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

In addition, research has shown that online learning communities can positively impact teacher and student achievement, further evidence of the value of online learning communities for higher education faculty (Blitz, 2013). Physical Review Physics Education Research , 15 (2), 020147. link] Dancy, M.,

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Faculty Focus

JUNE 11, 2024

Educating about our campus, our services, our college, our department, and any other locations or services helps each of us become better acquainted with our colleagues. Teaming enhances communication skills, fostering contributions not only to our departmental goals but also to those of the college, and ultimately, the broader campus.

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Faculty Focus

JULY 2, 2023

In addition, research has shown that online learning communities can positively impact teacher and student achievement, further evidence of the value of online learning communities for higher education faculty (Blitz, 2013). Physical Review Physics Education Research , 15 (2), 020147. link] Dancy, M.,

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