eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2023

Nearly 60 percent of teachers indicate that although teaching STEM is challenging, it offers educators unique rewards by engaging their student’s curiosity and enhancing their motivation, according to Samsung Solve for Tomorrow’s “The State of STEM Education” survey. The positive impacts that U.S. Solve for Tomorrow challenges U.S.

STEM

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Educational robotics can turn this downward trend around by incorporating all aspects of STEM in an engaging way that helps students reach success in problem-based learning challenges early on. “Our job is to arm teachers with tools so they can introduce young students to authentic, engaging, fun activities.

STEM

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Storytelling can be an effective way for teachers to make topics like inflation relevant to students. Related : Why we should be teaching students economic literacy Problem-based learning helped boost my underserved students’ engagement. Here are three ways storytelling can make a dry topic like inflation interesting.

Students

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2022

Once you can start proving the benefits of adding computer science concepts into your school’s curriculum, more support from teachers, parents, and the school board will naturally follow. Empowering your teachers. Our program uses our existing staff, who were not previously computer science teachers.

Science

eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2018

According to a study conducted by game-based learning platform, Kahoot!, nearly two-thirds of teachers are using technology to encourage students to work in teams, and 58 percent are using it for problem-based learning. More than half of teachers are using technology to encourage creative thinking.

Technology

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

I began this incredible career as a music teacher and there’s no question, every student was unique in his/her vocal development, especially with the adolescent changes that occur. We consider physical changes as being individual and unique, yet do we recognize that each person’s learning journey can be just as individual?

Teachers

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company , a K-12 next-generation learning solutions leader, introduced its newly updated enVision Mathematics series with many exciting enhancements inspired by feedback from math teachers, including brand-new family engagement resources to support student learning at home.

Math

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

The purpose of my position as an Academic Technology Specialist is to help teachers feel comfortable embedding new technology into their classrooms. Working alongside teachers and helping their students with rapidly evolving technology is an incredible experience. In this case I model out loud so they hear my thinking.

STEM

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2017

The purpose of my position as an Academic Technology Specialist is to help teachers feel comfortable embedding new technology into their classrooms. Working alongside teachers and helping their students with rapidly evolving technology is an incredible experience. In this case I model out loud so they hear my thinking.

STEM

eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The findings point to an urgent need to ramp up student education and teacher professional development to better prepare students for future success. And 84 percent consider it important or very important to offer teachers extra training on how to incorporate AI into the classroom. public middle and high school students.

STEM

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2017

Problem-based learning through Discovery Education and NextLesson are changing the way students learn and teachers teach at Cox Middle and across the district. — One-third of the students are enrolled in advanced math and English. Student engagement is high. Parent and community support are strong.

Middle School

eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Samsung today announced the launch of the 11 th annual $2 million* Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest , which challenges students in grades 6–12 and their teachers to use STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) to tackle local issues of national importance. Now through December 13, 2020, public school teachers across the U.S.

Problem-Based Learning

eSchool News

MAY 20, 2021

With its adaptive learning and differentiated instructional design, enVision provides an innovative and engaging curriculum with extensive customization options to empower teachers and increase student achievement.”. enVision Mathematics is a comprehensive, standards-based curriculum in a research-grounded lesson design.

Problem-Based Learning

Edsurge

MAY 15, 2024

Preparing future global innovators takes a district-wide team of facilitators, classroom teachers and school administrators. The BrowardSTEM team leads and supports with experience, expertise and agility in core content standards, STEM implementation, instructional technology and interdisciplinary applied problem-based learning.

STEM

eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2016

Tennessee’s Maury County Public Schools announced a new partnership with Discovery Education focused on building challenging, problem-based learning (PBL) environments districtwide that help support students’ college and career readiness. Partnership will highlight approaches contributing to college and career readiness.

Problem-Based Learning

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Teachers from Citrus County Schools highlighted the ease of use and intuitiveness of the BenQ Board smart boards. Eduverse.com is a revolutionary online learning environment providing a safe and secure ‘metaverse’ for K-12 schools. ClassVR / Avanti’s World ensured that educators know that everyone can come to Eduverse.com.

Mobile Devices

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

What is an example of an active learning process? Active learning examples in K-12 education often involve hands-on activities that engage students in the learning process. For instance, in a science class, a teacher might conduct a hands-on experiment where students investigate chemical reactions.

Activities

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Each “base,” however, has its own take in how best to engage students. During that decade, McMaster University pioneered the problem-based learning approach with its medical students. “We We think they’re two sides of the same coin,” Larmer says of project- and problem-based learning.

Learning

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

This strategy promotes active participation, collaboration, and peer learning. Problem-Based Learning (PBL): PBL tasks students with solving real-world problems or case studies, requiring them to apply knowledge and critical thinking skills to develop solutions. They then share their ideas with the class.

Active Learning

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

They soon realized that their strategy for letting teachers put together their own math instruction was part of the problem. After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons.

Education

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2015

Pasadena Unified School District is addressing the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for California by providing its K-6 teachers and students with STEMscopes California, a hands-on digital STEM curriculum built to meet the California NGSS standards. Material from a press release was used in this report.

STEM

k12 Digest

APRIL 6, 2025

Children in our schools are well served if we embrace new approaches to teaching and learning and stay informed of the growing understanding of how the brain engages with new information while simultaneously finding ways to respect established and effective methodology. Teachers know engagement matters perhaps more than anything.

Motivation

Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 24, 2021

Laura, the principal, told us: “Watching kids, young people, stand up in front of a group of their teachers and peers and families to defend their work is just such a powerful thing.” To get to this powerful point for students, though, requires a lot of previous powerful work on the part of teachers.

Learning

Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2019

As a former middle and high school classroom teacher, my first thought is: What can I do to fix this? Neglecting to Teach Information Literacy As a teacher, I was incentivized to get my students to memorize as many facts as possible so they could regurgitate them on the statewide test at the end of the school year.

Critical Thinking

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

When it comes to using technology, teachers have a lot to learn from their digital-era students who are always up to date on the latest apps or social media applications. In the North Colonie school district, the plan this school year is take advantage of their pupils’ tech savvy by enlisting them to solve problems.

Technology

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Many of you reading this article are online teachers and I would like to start by asking two questions: Are you a good online teacher? One unfortunate consequence of the pandemic was its impact on the perception of online learning. Teachers learned quickly how teaching online is very different from teaching face to face.

Hybrid Courses

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Interactive Lectures : Teachers intersperse lectures with interactive activities like polls, quizzes, or discussions to keep students engaged and reinforce key concepts. Types of active learning methods encompass a variety of engaging instructional approaches designed to promote student participation and deeper understanding.

Active Learning

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Active learning involves engaging students in activities that require them to participate actively in the learning process, rather than passively receiving information. One effective teaching technique within active learning is problem-based learning (PBL). What tools do teachers use?

Teaching

Teach Hub

APRIL 3, 2025

There comes a time in every teachers career when those tried-and-true learning strategies that once worked no longer seem effective. Think-Pair-Share: A Simple Yet Powerful Tool This strategy is a favorite among teachers who incorporate cooperative learning in their classrooms.

Active Learning

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Some key active studying methods and learning strategies include: Collaborative Learning : Students work together in groups to solve problems, discuss ideas, and share perspectives. This promotes teamwork, communication skills, and peer learning. PBL fosters inquiry, creativity, and independent learning.

Study

Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 24, 2023

If there is an inquiry- and problem-based learning school that serves grades K-8 that you think I should try and visit, or if you’d like to learn more about what I’m doing and learning, please get in touch! I also will be sharing my learning at the Getting Smart website and in other spaces.

Middle School

Faculty Focus

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Many of you reading this article are online teachers and I would like to start by asking two questions: Are you a good online teacher? One unfortunate consequence of the pandemic was its impact on the perception of online learning. Teachers learned quickly how teaching online is very different from teaching face to face.

Hybrid Courses

Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

If you spend hours flipping through albums at the local record shop for fun, I suggest you check out Pinterest for Teachers or Facebook for Educators ; the variety of quotes and visuals is infinite. The variety of material ranges from teacher produced content like BloomBoard to self-paced courses at Capella University.

Problem-Based Learning

Scholarly Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2024

However, the scholarship of teaching and learning suggests the importance of using learner-centered pedagogical strategies and the powerful results such strategies have on student learning (Campbell et al., Learning-centered teachers create environments that positively impact students through shared governance of the learning space.

Teaching