March 2021 | eSchool News

Blended Learning

5 ways to upgrade paper-based activities for all learners

March 31, 2021 by Jennipher Eisenstein, Instructional Design Facilitator, Garland Independent School District

Transforming traditional modes of instruction from paper-based activities to engaging digital experiences is a key part in the evolution of learning

In my current role as an Instructional Design Facilitator for elementary science, I am challenged to take many of the traditional paper-based activities teachers have used and transform…

Blended Learning

5 top practices for engaging digital teaching

March 31, 2021 by Girija Ramapriya, CEO, Brazen Learning

COVID certainly made the school year unpredictable—but here are some excellent digital teaching strategies to successfully close out the year

Throughout COVID learning, these five practices have emerged as the most helpful to finish the year strong. Therefore, keeping these practices in mind can ensure improved student success.

Osmo For Schools Celebrates Five Years and Upgrades to Plastic Manipulatives in School Bundles for Classroom Hygiene & Safety

March 30, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Osmo Projector App for Teachers Reaches 100,000 Downloads Osmo for Schools, the educational division of Tangible Play that promotes in-classroom ... Read more

District Management

3 pathways for continuous school improvement

March 30, 2021 by Laura Ascione

School improvement is always the goal, but it often falls short--here's how a concept called "continuous improvement" might lead to success

School systems have turned to a strategy called "continuous improvement," which looks at the systemic causes of problems, identifies potential solutions, and refines those solutions based on feedback…

Blended Learning

Supporting students with reading challenges during COVID

March 30, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Students with reading challenges need adequate access to internet and support from caregivers to make the reading progress they need during COVID

A new survey of more than 800 teachers reveals how teachers of students with reading challenges such as dyslexia, cerebral palsy, and low vision encountered even more challenges…

Evoca Leverages its Unique Architecture to Help Create New Type of Educational Resource, “Evoca Learn”

March 29, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Evoca, a revolutionary next-generation television service, today announced a new initiative, Evoca Learn. In addition to its lineup of 60+ ... Read more

CSDE Announces New Partnership to Launch Statewide K-12 Social-Emotional Learning Assessment System

March 29, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SEL in schools is an important step to students' success outside of school.

Universal Screener Provides Data to Strengthen Social -Emotional Skills, Informs Instruction for Students Who Need Additional Support The Connecticut State ... Read more

New NetSupport Classroom Management Platform: classroom.cloud Keeps Students on Task, Whether in School or Remote

March 29, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NetSupport today announced that its new solution for classroom management, classroom.cloud, is available to schools throughout the U.S. and Canada. This ... Read more

Carousel Digital Signage And Moki Announce Partnership

March 29, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Carousel Digital Signage and mobile device management company Moki have announced a new partnership that will simplify the deployment and ... Read more

Discovery Education Presents Three New Virtual Field Trips Connecting Students to Curiosity

March 29, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Education and leading corporate and community partners are offering K-12 educators and students three engaging new virtual field trips ... Read more

How esports boosts teamwork, communication skills

March 29, 2021 by Dennis Pierce, Contributing Writer, eSchool News

Students are also developing self-confidence as they learn key 21st century skills through esports

Teamwork and communication are the top skills employers are looking for, a new survey of hiring managers reveals. That bodes well for the students at a Los Angeles…

District Management

4 tips to streamline parent-teacher engagement

March 29, 2021 by Sara Jane Russell, Principal, Southaven Intermediate School

COVID has made simple and consistent parent-teacher engagement a bit more challenging, but not impossible

Not only have teachers rewritten history with virtual teaching, virtual engagement and new guidelines for health and safety, but they have risen to the challenge of maintaining communication…

District Management

Taking a look at global learning loss

March 26, 2021 by Laura Ascione

A worldwide survey demonstrates that learning loss spans the world--and is, in fact, significant

While many educators found unique and innovative ways to deliver remote and engaging instruction to their students, the majority of ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

6 steps to a culturally responsive classroom

March 26, 2021 by José A. Viana, Senior Advisor, Education Partnerships, Lexia Learning

A culturally responsive classroom is an encouraging and nurturing place for diverse students with different backgrounds and experiences with culturally responsive teaching.

The U.S. reached an important milestone several years ago—minority students now comprise the largest demographic group in our nation’s public ... Read more

7 Mindsets Introduces SELEQUITY Platform to Help K-12 Schools Prioritize SEL and Equity

March 25, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

While social emotional learning (SEL) and equity have always been important, the events of the past year have brought these ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

Using comics across the curriculum

March 25, 2021 by Susan McLuckie, MPH, MS, Teacher & Director of the Honors Academy, Toby Farms Intermediate School

Creating comics is an engaging cross-curricular activity that levels the playing field, helps students demonstrate learning, and scaffolds bigger projects in any subject

Comics are a fantastic tool for inspiring student engagement, leveling the playing field so students can demonstrate their learning even if they aren’t great writers, and scaffolding intimidating…

Blended Learning

Building critical thinking skills online

March 25, 2021 by Megan O’Reilly Palevich, M.Ed., Head of School, Laurel Springs School

The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed new challenges around teaching essential skills such as critical thinking—here are some strategies to help critical thinking skills

As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. What we hear about less, however, are the most effective techniques for…

reDesign Seeks 250 Content Experts to Reimagine the K-12 Educational Content Map this Summer

March 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Educators, academics, and industry experts are invited to apply or nominate others for a paid one-week Design Studio to create ... Read more

Aver Launches Configurable 16 Device Build Your Own Cart Classroom Charging Solution

March 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The AVerCharge X16 is an Adjustable and Configurable Student Device Charging and Storage Cart Designed for Today’s Ever-Changing Classroom AVer ... Read more

McGraw Hill Acquires Kidaptive, an Adaptive and Personalized Learning Company

March 24, 2021March 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

McGraw Hill today announced that it has acquired Kidaptive, Inc., an adaptive learning platform company with industry-leading expertise in learning ... Read more

New Data Analysis from CatchOn Finds Digital Engagement in K-12 Districts Increased Despite Pandemic Challenges

March 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

These tips for remote teaching during COVID-19 are relevant for teachers at the elementary level straight on up through higher education

“Student Level Data Engagement Analysis” aggregates device and app usage data to assess student engagement New analysis from CatchOn, an ... Read more

21st Century Skills

3 ways to help students do efficient online research

March 24, 2021 by Lesley Vos, Contributing Writer, eSchool News

Teaching students how to be critical evaluators of information they encounter during online research is an essential life skill

Educators can help students evaluate online information efficiently. Its volume keeps growing, and it's significant for young people to know how to separate the gems from the garbage…

District Management

Curiosity, collaboration, and connectedness during a pandemic

March 24, 2021 by Angel Bradford, Innovation and Technology Coordinator, The Village School

Digital learning is a critical part of education in 2020 as districts navigate the COVID-19 pandemic--here's how one school keeps students engaged

Regardless of how your school responds to COVID-19, teachers and students are at the heart of it all. One of the most valuable lessons we can learn during…

Blended Learning

5 tech tools and strategies for the final end-of-school push

March 23, 2021 by Elizabeth Peyser, National Director of Content and Implementation, Curriculum Associates

Tech tools have been among teachers' greatest resources as they engage students during remote and hybrid learning

Now that we are heading into spring, there is about one-fourth of the school year remaining. Many schools are opening or converting to hybrid, so in a push…

Classroom Innovations

How to use VR for engaging art lessons

March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 by Greg Thomas, Art Teacher

Using VR to give students engaging art education experiences isn't complicated--check out these resources to get started

There’s no shortage of interactive digital tools for the classroom, and virtual reality is no exception. Virtual reality can help engage students in all manner of lessons, including…

New Innovative SEL Tool from Aperture Education helps High School Students Build Skills for College and Career

March 22, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Potential learning gaps are alarming, but just as worrisome is a lack of SEL skills as students feel increasingly isolated at home

The Aperture Student Portal includes gamified goal-setting and SEL self-assessments offering a research-backed approach to understanding students’ needs Goal-setting and ... Read more

vFairs Offers Immersive Virtual Graduations to Schools and Colleges

March 22, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Graduation season is rapidly approaching, and continued restrictions against social gatherings to combat the coronavirus are still in effect in ... Read more

COVID-19 Update

How using data during COVID becomes more important than ever

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 by Kevin Hogan

Data is an integral part of this district’s operations, from student engagement to staff vaccinations

For Matt Reynolds, Assessment and Data Officer for the 64,000+ students that attend Douglas County School District in Colorado, running the usual assessment numbers was obviously useless last…

District Management

4 ways to transform college admissions

March 22, 2021 by Joe Morrison, Founder and CEO, Concourse

Harder doesn’t always equal better—the college admissions process should be easier and more accessible

For decades, the college admissions process has been way too complicated, time-consuming, and stressful. Higher education institutions are bureaucratic and slow to change, often adding more requirements to…

STEM & STEAM Trends

5 ways edtech builds cross-curricular connections to STEM content

December 7, 2022March 19, 2021 by Carrie Willis, Technology and STEAM Director, Valley Preparatory School

There are a number of edtech tools and resources to help educators weave STEM learning into all manner of core courses

Thoughtfully-crafted STEM lessons that leverage technology-rich resources similar to what your students are using outside the classroom are great ways to engage students in interdisciplinary instruction.

COVID-19 Update

5 tips for a great summer reading program

March 19, 2021 by Kelli Bush, Superintendent, Elizabethtown Independent Schools

Summer reading initiatives can eliminate summer slide, but how can you ensure your students—and their families—stay engaged throughout the break? Here are five tips

Planning now for summer programs is more important than ever as schools face widening learning gaps due to the pandemic.

PresenceLearning Hits Three Million Teletherapy Sessions Delivered

March 18, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online special education related services for K-12 schools, reached the milestone of delivering more ... Read more

Sharp NEC Display Solutions Upgrades ME and MC Series Projectors for Classrooms

March 18, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NEC’s breakthrough lamp technology lasts up to 20,000 hours, effectively eliminating lamp maintenance requirements for the life of the projector ... Read more

New Award Celebrates Standout Teacher Leaders from Schools Around the Country

March 18, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

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An educator from each state to be recognized with the Teacher Leader Impact Award for their notable achievements and impact ... Read more

Tightrope Brings Online and OTT Channel Publishing to Schools and More with Cablecast VIO Stream

March 18, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Available immediately, new automated solution lets organizations efficiently deliver live and on-demand video across multiple platforms in their own sophisticated ... Read more

District Management

The U.S. needs billions to close the digital divide

May 25, 2021March 18, 2021 by Laura Ascione

For too long, the digital divide has put far too many students at an unfair disadvantage, and it's about time to seriously address that gap, as seen on this keyboard with a digital divide key

As Americans close out one year of pandemic-related school disruption and head into a second, the digital divide remains a daunting challenge for K-12 public school systems in…

SEL & Well-Being

8 tips for teaching SEL in hybrid classrooms

March 18, 2021 by LeAnn Simmerman, Teacher and Co-President Elect, Tennessee Association for the Gifted

SEL is even more important for students during COVID-19--and these 8 strategies can help establish important connections

Now more than ever, students need us to be aware of and support their social-emotional health and help them cultivate SEL skills.

District Management

9 new podcasts to inform and inspire educators

March 17, 2021 by Ross Romano, Managing Director, MindRocket Media Group

These new podcasts explore a variety of education-related topics, including global education, innovation, and edtech

The following podcasts have all begun since the start of 2020 and are designed to introduce educators to a variety of important ideas and conversations.

District Management

How two districts keep pivoting as COVID evolves

March 17, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Despite COVID's abrupt impact on education, educators have met--and continue to meet--its challenges head-on with innovative solutions

During CoSN's virtual 2021 conference, two school district administrators shared the lessons they've learned--and continue to learn--during the COVID pandemic.

New Award Celebrates Standout Teacher Leaders from Schools Around the Country

March 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

An educator from each state to be recognized with the Teacher Leader Impact Award for their notable achievements and impact ... Read more

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