eSchool News

JUNE 28, 2024

. — EPS Learning , the leading provider of PreK-12 literacy solutions, is excited to announce that its recent SPIRE® study has earned Level 3 certification for alignment with Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) standards. We are excited to accomplish the next level of ESSA certification as studies continue to be released.”

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

While coaching teachers this month, several expressed a desire to include review and practice activities in their station rotation lessons to help students prepare for end-of-the-semester assessments. Helping students review for an exam often takes the form of a study guide or review game. Student-created Kahoot!

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eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2025

And yet, we are facing yet another heartbreaking report on student performance in reading. At a school-district level, honestly appraise all students reading performance and commit to transformative literacy change, knowing that this is a multi-year commitment. Pull weeds to plant flowers. Well, it is true.

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eSchool News

MAY 30, 2025

Across the country, too many children are struggling to read, and too many teachers are struggling to help them. There are decades of research involving thousands of students and educators to support a structured literacy approach to teaching literacy. And how do we fix it?

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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. Students in grades 3 through 5 were part of the study from rural and diverse North and South Carolina.

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eSchool News

MARCH 12, 2024

It was an entry point for me to begin thinking about what a rich profession teaching is, along with how students develop their early reading skills, especially when they are learning multiple languages at once. Here are three best practices that are effective regardless of the languages your students speak at home.

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eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

In short, according to the National Center on Improving Literacy , the science of reading is “research, over time, from multiple fields of study using methods that confirm and disconfirm theories on how children best learn to read.” Here are 4 simple steps to help educators begin implementing the science of reading.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 3, 2024

At this point in the school year, you have had time to establish classroom routines, nurture your relationships with students, and design and facilitate entire units of study. It’s the perfect time to ask your students for feedback. I like to remind students that all of us are learning in the classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The prospect of preparing students for those exams can be daunting. I work with a lot of teachers who spend hours creating review activities for their students to help them review information in the weeks leading up to those exams. Instead of asking, “How can I help students to review for the exam?”

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2020

They make it possible for teachers to maintain a human connection with their students and guide their learning from a distance. Below are three suggestions for using these video conferencing platforms to continue teaching students as they learn remotely. #1 3 Conferencing with Students. 3 Conferencing with Students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 7, 2023

.– K-12 assessment and research organization NWEA released today a new study that takes a deeper look into instructional practices driving high academic growth. The findings highlight 10 instructional strategies that utilize small changes to teaching practices leading toward growth outcomes for students.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2025

As we start breaking down barriers for girls in STEM, we cannot ignore the similar plight of boys in reading–a fundamental skill that builds upon itself in every subject. What research tells us about stereotypes in the classroom We know students have internalized opinions about performance in school subjects.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

In fact, one state, Iowa, requires no reading licensure test at all. This shortcoming means that, every year, nearly 100,000 elementary teachers across the country enter classrooms with false assurances that they are ready to teach reading. More than 50 years of research has illuminated the most effective way to teach children to read.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2024

Wisconsin is creating a new literacy office and hiring reading coaches. 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.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Once upon a time, educators worried about the dangers of CliffsNotes — study guides that rendered great works of literature as a series of bullet points that many students used as a replacement for actually doing the reading. My students are all using it in different ways.” Today, that sure seems quaint.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Pittsburgh, PA– Carnegie Learning , a leader in artificial intelligence for K-12 education and formative assessment, announced today that elementary students from Buchanan County, Virginia School District achieved unprecedented reading gains using Carnegie Learning’s Fast ForWord ® reading and language program. That’s major.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The approach: Align state standards, curriculum, and teacher training programs with practices rooted in the science of reading, which emphasizes phonics to help students decode words. Now she co-teaches, analyzes student data to see who needs more help, and leads her colleagues through the state’s new requirements.

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eSchool News

JULY 15, 2022

I sought to bring that same joy of reading to my high school history and English students. Study after study has shown that effective library programs can increase student literacy and test scores and create more equitable student outcomes.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Reading fluency the ability to read accurately, automatically and with appropriate expression remains a critical yet often overlooked component of literacy development. students are not reading at proficient levels. By fourth grade, students transition from learning to read to reading to learn.

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k12 Digest

MAY 19, 2025

Teachers are constantly battling for students attention, often losing that battle to smart phones. The impact of technology on the human brain is still being studied, but there is a body of research which is decades old and has increased its capacity to inform education with advances in medical imaging technology.

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2024

. – Digital Promise and Edthena are partnering to help train and support teachers on Science of Reading-based instruction by incorporating Digital Promise’s Learner Variability Project resources into the Edthena offerings. Our Learner Variability Project resources are steeped in research and made easily accessible through Edthena’s AI Coach.”

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Teachers all over the country are being asked to teach “concurrent classrooms” in which some students attend class in person and others attend virtually. The teacher in a concurrent classroom attempts to meet the needs of the students in class and online simultaneously. 1 Station Rotation Model. Differentiate learning (e.g.,

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Faculty Focus

MAY 20, 2025

Peer-to-peer conversations can help students to make connections with each other and course content. There has been a noticeable decline in students’ engagement with course materials, evidenced by reduced annotations and superficial reading habits (Deale & Hyun, 2021; Mizrachi & Salaz, 2022).It Stalnaker, J.,

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Key points: Showing up for your students in small ways every day can have a huge impact Students are learning from their teachers all the time–reaching out in thoughtful ways does wonders See related article: Balancing high expectations with relationship building to boost engagement Throughout my career, I’ve held many titles.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Our school is a five-year program that works to create first-generation college students. North Carolina is a leading state in the number of “early colleges,” which allow students to earn a college degree with their high school diploma. I always work to make my lessons both informative and accessible for each kid.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

But there are some strategies that have proven to be more effective than others in helping all students succeed. One of the most basic, yet effective, strategies is giving students choice and agency over their learning. The benefits of student agency Students are more engaged and motivated.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2022

A 2019 Gallup study that included 128 schools and more than 110,000 students found that student engagement and hope were significantly positively related to student academic achievement progress in math, reading, and all subjects combined. Blended Learning Increases Student Engagement.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2023

Technically, the student is correct–Anne hides Peter’s shoes because she is bored and tired of being cooped up in the small apartment she is forced to hide in. The student understands the underlying motives driving the character’s behavior here. These students suffered from “Texting Sickness.”

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eSchool News

MARCH 18, 2024

Classworks®, an award-winning special education and tiered intervention platform, is validated by the National Center on Intensive Intervention (NCII) as an evidence-based reading intervention. We are excited to see Classworks Reading Intervention added to our portfolio of NCII-validated resources. “The

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 25, 2024

A playlist is a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a desired result. Most playlists culminate in a performance task or artifact intended to demonstrate students’ ability to transfer or apply what they learned working through the playlist.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2024

Many are already feeling the pressures that come with it, particularly the load of homework and studying. percent of students reported having a test, quiz, or exam within their first week of school. students, highlighted the significant academic hurdles students anticipate for the year ahead. percent) and science (13.0

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Our main program is HMH Into Reading for younger students and HMH Into Literature for the older students. Our students were pretty excited about using the literacy platform and our teachers liked the “low prep” nature of it. Reward students for their hard work. We like to do things big here at Valley View.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The new findings elaborate on a key factor contributing to the challenges older students face: the decoding threshold. The new findings elaborate on a key factor contributing to the challenges older students face: the decoding threshold.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

In hindsight, we have ample evidence that remote learning during COVID increased hardships for PK-12 students, both academically and non-academically. Some students lacked necessary resources. All of these factors contributed to a substantial decline in student learning during COVID. It was a stressful time for teachers, too.

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eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2024

This upcoming eclipse event is an exciting opportunity to incorporate phenomenon-based learning into your instruction and engage your students through inquiry. Here are some tips for making the most out of this rare occasion as you study it with your students. To do this, choose Set Up Sensors from the Experiment menu.

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eSchool News

MARCH 28, 2023

Homework can be challenging for all children, but for students with autism, it can be challenging. Set aside dedicated study time, designate a quiet space, and make a visual schedule for completing assignments. Incorporate Interests Many students with autism have very specialized areas of interest.

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Faculty Focus

MAY 11, 2025

Balch & Blanck, 2025; Butulis, 2023; Parks & Oslick, 2024) and to provide their students with instruction and practice in using AI in productive and ethical ways (e.g., As the capacity of AI grows to complete increasingly complex tasks, we (as college instructors) may wonder what we can offer our students in the age of AI.

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