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Robotics isn’t scary! 4 benefits of working with robots

December 7, 2022October 31, 2019 by Laura Ascione

A campus technology coordinator identifies three major benefits her district's students get from exploring robotics.

Robotics is attracting more student interest, and there's a reason--when students can make real-world connections between what they learn in the classroom and exciting careers, their engagement and…

College and Career Readiness

Inspiring students for college and career—and beyond

December 7, 2022October 29, 2019 by Josh Prater

Educators can deepen students’ college and career interests with dedicated discovery exercises, like this student meeting with a college adviser.

Students are constantly reminded about the importance of preparing for college and career, but the responsibility is a shared one. Educators and parents play a large role in…

Coding and Robotics

5 real examples of coding and robotics in the classroom

December 7, 2022October 21, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Coding and robotics go hand-in-hand, and they're becoming a more integral part of classrooms across the country. Aside from the excitement students muster when they see a robotics…

Coding and Robotics

5 TED-Ed Lessons to introduce students to robotics

December 7, 2022October 14, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Engineer manager checking and controlling automation robot arms machine and robotics in intelligent factory industrial on real time monitoring system software.

Robotics is gaining popularity in classrooms across the country, moving from an old sci-fi concept to a way to engage students in STEM learning by solving real-world problems.…

Coding and Robotics

Great K-12 robotics apps for users of all abilities

December 7, 2022October 11, 2019 by Laura Ascione

A student and teacher work on a robotics project. If you're looking for a way to add another engaging element to your robotics instruction, check out these K-12 robotics apps.

K-12 robotics is having more than a moment--it's on its way to establishing itself as a necessary component of a 21st-century education. While it can seem overwhelming, it's…

Classroom Innovations

How film and a flipped classroom lead to student success

October 10, 2019October 10, 2019 by Brian Edwards

The flipped classroom holds infinite potential for classrooms--here's how to harness that potential and combine it with film.

According to research, in a typical classroom lecture students will generally retain only five percent of the material presented. Today’s teachers are looking to new methods of teaching…

Coding and Robotics

8 resources for robotics education

December 7, 2022October 9, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Robotics education is growing, as evidenced by this student using a robotics kit in technology class.

Robotics education is gaining STEAM (pun intended) in classrooms across the nation, and for good reason--it’s engaging, hands-on, and students learn real-world concepts as they solve challenges. And…

STEM & STEAM

Here’s why robotics education will help students for life

October 7, 2019October 7, 2019 by Laura Ascione

A girl using robotics illustrates why robotics education will follow students throughout their lives.

Much of today’s impactful teaching focuses on the “why” behind the concept being taught. When it comes to STEM concepts such as robotics, educators and students alike may…

STEM & STEAM

eSchool News launches innovative Robotics Guide for educators

January 25, 2023October 1, 2019 by Laura Ascione

We are excited to bring you the very first in a series of eSchool News Guides, which are full of ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

October 2019 Guide: Robotics

January 25, 2023September 25, 2019 by Vcarlson

We are excited to bring you the very first in a series of eSchool News Guides, which are full of ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

How we got the edtech resource we wanted

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019 by Emily Fagan and Jennifer Tatum

Here's how to get the edtech resource and information technology you want.

As classroom teachers, we are always on the lookout for new resources and services that will benefit every student in our school. One day we encountered an edtech…

Classroom Innovations

6 free resources for teachers–just in time for back-to-school

September 9, 2019September 6, 2019 by Laura Ascione

This list of free resources for teachers can help get the new school year off on the right foot.

Although the school year starts at different times across the country, one thing is guaranteed: free resources for teachers are at the top of the must-have list. Free…

Game-Based Learning

5 ways you can use Minecraft in the classroom

December 7, 2022August 28, 2019 by Laura Ascione

It's easy to start to use Minecraft in the classroom--here, a young student plays Minecraft on an iPad.

By now, pretty much everyone knows what Minecraft is. If you're just joining us, however, here's a summary: Minecraft is a "sandbox" game offering open-ended possibilities for building…

Ancillary

How to balance work and study as a teacher

August 21, 2019August 20, 2019 by Content provided by Edith Cowan University

According to LinkedIn’s 2018 Workforce Learning Report, 93 per cent of employees would stay at a company longer if their ... Read more

Four Reasons to Choose Classroom Management in the Cloud — and Four Reasons to Self-Host

August 4, 2022August 13, 2019 by Jeff Festa

As a K-12 leader, you’re looking for ways to get the most out of your ed-tech investment. Classroom management software ... Read more

Game-Based Learning

4 benefits of using Minecraft in the classroom

December 7, 2022August 8, 2019 by Chris Drew

Using Minecraft in the classroom can have a number of benefits for students.

When I met Grade 5 teacher Mark, he came to me with an exciting idea: He wanted me to work with him to teach creative writing through Minecraft…

Classroom Innovations

5 new strategies to integrate digital content into classroom instruction

September 23, 2020July 29, 2019 by Kyle Schutt

Digital content can bring real-world relevance to classrooms and students.

For the past decade of my career, I’ve worked to empower and inspire educators in their use of digital content and technology. From teaching educators in graduate level…

District Management

Getting the most from collaboration tools

February 13, 2020July 29, 2019 by Stacey Pusey

Collaboration tools can help administrators and educators work better and be more productive.

Communication and collaboration are not the same thing. There are many tools that allow educators and administrators to talk to each other, but to take advantage of edtech’s…

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5 ways our centralized LMS supports UDL

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 by Nick Williams

Young students gather with a teacher and learn, as the school's centralized LMS supports UDL.

Applicable to every student in every classroom, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles of offering multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement help teachers leverage…

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Using your LMS for teaching and professional learning

February 16, 2020June 14, 2019 by Tara Amsterdam

A teacher helps a student in a school that uses the same LMS for teaching as for professional learning.

Picture this: You roll out a new learning management system (LMS) for students, but all of your professional learning is either hosted on a different platform or conducted…

College and Career Readiness

Teachers: Empower your students and help them prepare for the future

January 25, 2023June 11, 2019 by ESchool News Staff

Here are some of eSN’s most popular articles for teachers over the past month: 1. 10 things I do to ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

Using a growth mindset as the foundation for SEL

June 28, 2019June 10, 2019 by Stacey Pusey

A puzzle piece labeled growth mindset is the perfect size to replace a gap labeled fixed mindset.

Research continues to show the benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL), especially with elementary-age students. But as SEL gains ground, educators need to think about best practices for adding…

Digital Equity

4 ways to improve digital equity in your classroom

January 21, 2020May 27, 2019 by Kaili Hwang

Expanding digital equity in the classroom isn't impossible--here are 4 tips.

As a former middle school teacher who taught in a lower-income, majority-minority school equipped with lots of "high tech" tools, I often wondered about digital equity. For me,…

SEL & Well-Being

The whys and hows of SEL implementation

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Eileen Belastock

CASEL, The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning, defines social and emotional learning (SEL) as the “process through which children and adults understand and manage emotions, set…

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‘I teach because’: 7 educators on why they teach

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Laura Ascione

A teacher has strong arms drawn behind her on the chalkboard to illustrate the sentence "I teach because."

Has anyone ever asked you why you teach? What did you say? Maybe you said, "I teach because I love seeing ah-ha moments," or, "I teach because I…

STEM & STEAM

How STEM learning invigorates classrooms

May 2, 2019May 1, 2019 by Ellen Ullman

eSchool News (eSN) recently spoke with Vince Bertram, the chief executive officer of Project Lead The Way

SEL & Well-Being

6 questions to ask to build a culturally inclusive classroom

April 22, 2019April 19, 2019 by Stacey Pusey

different-colored hands doing a puzzle with assorted colored pieces

It’s almost impossible to ignore that K-12 classrooms in the U.S. are filled with students from increasingly diverse cultural backgrounds: race, nationality, religion, economic, etc.

District Management

3 things edtech can’t do

March 8, 2021April 16, 2019 by Thomas Arnett

We’re swimming in a world of technologies that have huge implications for the future of schooling. Computers live in teachers and students’ pockets, the Internet makes information and…

Digital Learning Tools

How we turned around our ability to support BYOD for now and for the future

December 7, 2022April 9, 2019 by Scott Leppelman

Rio Rancho (NM) Public Schools is the state’s third-largest school district; it has 18,000 students and more than 2,000 employees across 19 schools.

SEL & Well-Being

Transform your staff lounge to support teacher wellbeing

March 27, 2019March 25, 2019 by Angileece Williams

According to a study done by the University of Missouri, 93% of teachers are experiencing high levels of work-related stress. Mindfulness has already been proven to boost the…

STEM & STEAM

11 educators share how they bring coding into the classroom

October 16, 2019March 22, 2019 by Jennifer Prescott

A teacher and student on the floor, testing a Sphero robot

By now, most educators understand the importance of coding. Programmers continue to be in high demand, and coding improves much-needed skills like creativity, persistence, problem solving, and critical…

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Why K-12 accounts payable teams should embrace automation

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 by Derrek Blair

A keyboard with Manual Work and then Automate It! in bright green

Across the country, K-12 schools are embracing technology to strengthen learning and engagement inside the classroom. But while technology has an ever-increasing presence in the classroom, the opposite…

eClassroom News

4 ways I make learning fun in the classroom

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by Korey Barkley

Teenager with headphones listening to music

As a middle school Spanish teacher, my #1 goal is to have my students fall in love with learning a language the way I did in middle school.

eClassroom News

Calling all teachers: Who’s up for the 1,000-word challenge?

March 13, 2019March 5, 2019 by Chris DeRemer

Students working independently in a classroom.

How might a lesson run if the teacher were allowed only 1,000 words of whole-group instruction each class period?

District Management

5 things you don’t know about K-12 virtual learning

March 8, 2021February 28, 2019 by Carol DeFuria, President and CEO, VHS Learning

Two virtual students collaborating on a lesson

Online learning has come a long way since its early champions saw it as a supplement to classroom learning.

Innovative Teaching

Explore student agency, storytelling, and more at SXSW EDU 2019

January 25, 2023February 11, 2019 by Stephen Spencer, Lauren Fuhr, and Elizabeth Stein

A presenter at SXSW EDU engaging in storytelling

Student agency is a form of personalized learning that encourages students to take initiative when it comes to their own learning experiences in the classroom. Therefore, students get…

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10 findings about K-12 digital learning

March 27, 2019February 6, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Digital learning in action as smart students study together.

Digital learning itself is expanding in schools, but access to classroom and home technology still remains a major obstacle, according to a new study from Schoology. The State…

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5 steps to successfully run a student-led tech team

February 8, 2019January 29, 2019 by Jeffrey Botteron

One-to-one device initiatives have exploded in popularity and have dramatically changed the classroom environment. Dedicated device access doesn’t just benefit students through improved educational outcomes, but also benefits…

District Management

How to instill an entrepreneurial mindset district-wide

January 24, 2019January 21, 2019 by Chris Funk

Instill an entrepreneurial mindset throughout your district

As the superintendent of a large urban high school district, I have the opportunity to help identify and implement innovative programs that help prepare our students for success.

STEM & STEAM

4 Fresh Approaches to Coding in The Classroom

May 11, 2019January 18, 2019 by Tanner Higgin

Coding is one of the most crowded categories in edtech. And while there are a ton of great tools for students of any ability level, many of these…

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