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How scholastic esports helps students’ academic achievement

December 1, 2021 by Dr. Brooke Haag, Board Member, NASEF

Scholastic esports offers many benefits, key among them its ability to boost learning outcomes and career interest for select student groups.

According to Newzoo, the live-streaming audience for games will hit 728.8 million viewers in 2021 globally. For reference, the NFL is projected to hit 141 million viewers. Clearly,…

4 ways online tutoring helps our at-risk, low-income district achieve goals

November 30, 2021 by Dr. Mark King, Executive Director, Community Learning Network #6 (CLN-6), Baltimore, Maryland

Here’s how we’re using our online tutoring platform to break through the barriers of running a district where 78 percent of the student population is at-risk

Our urban Title I district serves a population of 78 percent at-risk students and 84 percent low-income families. We were already managing low proficiency rates on math and…

4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

November 29, 2021 by Cyreena Boston-Ashby, CEO, Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest

Purposefully designing STEAM-centered curriculum can make fields like computing and space exploration interesting and approachable for youth.

A few months into the 2021-22 school year, teachers, parents, and students are once again confronted with the devastating reality of pandemic-prompted learning loss. The global health crisis…

3 approaches to help students become responsible cyber citizens

November 26, 2021 by Dr. Hanine Salem, Managing Partner, Novus Consulting Group

A holistic and proactive approach will help educators empower students to become responsible cyber citizens in an increasingly tech-centric world

Children are getting more screen time than ever—a side effect of the pandemic’s impact on our usual routines.

How math learning supports the future of work

November 26, 2021 by Manan Khurma, Founder, Cuemath

$Students don't have to dread math learning$

Math is everywhere around us, whether we realize it or not. Every time we conduct an internet search, order something online, or automatically get recommendations for products that…

4 ways to incorporate student voice, choice, and SEL into learning

November 24, 2021 by Emily Parker, Research Assistant, Aperture Education

SEL assessment data can enhance student voice and choice frameworks and help facilitate important conversations

Research shows that giving students agency and influence in their learning makes them more engaged and invested in their education. It also empowers them to take control, show…

3 ways to prepare for rigorous math learning

November 24, 2021 by Dr. Gene Kerns, Vice President and Chief Academic Officer, Renaissance

$With middle schoolers 11 weeks behind where they would be in a ‘normal year,” teachers should focus on the math skills that trip students up.$

While students across all grades have shown growth during the pandemic-related learning disruptions, that growth hasn’t kept pace with what we’d expect to see in a typical year.

Leveraging digital testing to build student confidence

November 23, 2021 by Kevin Stringfellow, Associate Director of Client Solutions, ExamSoft

With digital testing, multiple data points become key to creating confidence in students and helping them achieve academic goals.

Year after year and in study after study, we see the same thing: Confident students are better students. But, as one student pointed out in a 2019 survey,…

Building the ‘why’ into a districtwide literacy implementation

November 22, 2021 by Mellissa Douglas, Dean of Elementary Literacy, Rockford (IL) Public Schools

Building a "why" into district literacy programs

At Rockford Public Schools, we have a strong commitment to literacy growth. We take a comprehensive approach beginning with our foundational curriculum.

How online education serves special needs students

November 18, 2021 by Beau Neal, CEO & Founder, SYS Education

The right approach to online learning can allow for even more customization and individualization of curriculum for special needs students

Over the past few years, the pandemic made online education the de-facto schooling format for nearly all Americans. While it proved viable for many, it also exposed some…

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

Classroom Innovations

How scholastic esports helps students’ academic achievement

4 ways online tutoring helps our at-risk, low-income district achieve goals

4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

3 approaches to help students become responsible cyber citizens

How math learning supports the future of work

4 ways to incorporate student voice, choice, and SEL into learning

3 ways to prepare for rigorous math learning

Leveraging digital testing to build student confidence

Building the ‘why’ into a districtwide literacy implementation

How online education serves special needs students

American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Discovery Education Partner to Unlock Student Success Through Engineering

Kansas Provides Statewide Access of LETRS Professional Learning in Literacy for Educators Responsible for Prekindergarten through Grade Three

Head into the Holiday Season with New Dynamic Digital Experiences from Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners

IRIS Wins ‘Educators Pick Best of STEM 2021’ Award for Earth Science

Delaware Department of Education, DuPont and Discovery Education Launch First-of-Its-Kind Partnership Supporting STEM, Career, and Technical Education Statewide

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