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Mississippi’s Vicksburg Warren School District and Discovery Education Launch New Partnership

May 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 20, 2021)—Mississippi’s Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) today launched a new multiyear partnership with Discovery Education ... Read more

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In an Extremely Challenging Year, Innovative STEM Educators Shine to Win 2021 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards

May 19, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Each winning high school and college-level educator awarded cash and technology prizes valued at $5,500 for their creative use of ... Read more

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CAE And Centerpoint Education Solutions Collaborate To Support Mutual College And Career Readiness Goals

May 19, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

How can the education system evolve to help students identify paths to success in a changing world?

Nonprofits will seek opportunities to ensure assessments and curricula measure and teach essential skills most important to secondary and higher ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

5 ways to honor students’ time and advance equity in a post-pandemic world

December 7, 2022May 13, 2021 by Dr. Ben Klompus, Dean of Principal Supervisor Programs, Relay Graduate School of Education

School leaders can make up for lost learning time through actionable strategies—here’s where to begin to advance learning and equity.

Ultimately, making the most of students’ time is the responsibility of school and district leaders. From their positions they can set the expectations, create the systems, provide the…

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Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center Named 2021 CODiE Award Finalist for Best College & Career Readiness Solution

May 7, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Infobase, esteemed provider of the Infobase Media Cloud and the Infobase Learning Cloud, today announced that Ferguson’s Career Guidance Center was named ... Read more

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FLVC offering College 101 video series

April 28, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Tallahassee, FL – April 28, 2021 – The Florida Virtual Campus (FLVC) is offering a series of videos to help ... Read more

College and Career Readiness

Getting students back on track to higher education

December 7, 2022April 19, 2021 by Kevin E. Baird, Chairman, Center for College & Career Readiness

Higher education lost about 400,000 students this fall--who are they, and what can educators, families, and students themselves do to help them towards their goal of college and a career?

COVID-19 has raised a number of major questions for educators, one of which is “Why are college applications decreasing?”

Empowering Students with Equitable Access to Career Experiences

September 8, 2021April 16, 2021 by Jeff Festa

Aiming to help all students succeed beyond high school, a growing number of K-12 school systems are expanding opportunities for ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

5 tools to amplify student voice

April 13, 2021 by Jennifer Hall, NBCT, Educational Technology Specialist, Atlanta Public Schools

These digital resources put the spotlight on student voice as they help foster creativity and collaboration in the classroom

Post-secondary schools and employers are looking for students and a workforce that can communicate effectively, work collaboratively, think critically, problem-solve, and use creativity in various settings. I believe…

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Video: How do Gen Z students feel about college?

April 14, 2021April 1, 2021 by Laura Ascione

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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

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TEL Education Makes Learning Visible with Student Learning Dashboard

March 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The global pandemic is shining a white-hot spotlight on the need for personalized, blended learning in an uncertain educational environment

Students often struggle to make connections between what they learn in their college courses and the skills they need to ... Read more

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

March 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Students with learning differences can benefit from a strong sense of self as they progress through school

Goal-setting and having a voice in their own learning are powerful motivators for students, especially those in high school. To ... Read more

College and Career Readiness

3 ways to prepare students for college and a career

December 7, 2022March 11, 2021 by Alison Bell, Regional Vice President, Western Governors University

Ensuring college and career readiness can be daunting, but these tips can help students prepare for success after high school

The pandemic has made clear over the past year that how one looks for a college, how one prepares for a career and, ultimately, the importance of education…

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High Prevalence of Mental Health Risk Amid COVID Pandemic Taking a Serious Toll on U.S. Students’ Cognition

March 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Neuroscientific research conducted by Total Brain and the Center for Adolescent Research and Education shows students’ focus, planning, memory and ... Read more

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Vernier Software & Technology Uses Food Experiments to Engage Students in Chemistry Exploration

March 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Amid the pandemic, calls for justice, and economic crisis, 100Kin10 examines how to make high school STEM learning more equitable

Vernier Software & Technology recently launched a new lab book that uses food as a means to help high school ... Read more

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Udemy’s Upskilling and Educational Content is Now Available on LenovoEDU Community

March 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

An inclusive online school offers students an equitable and safe place to learn--even in the middle of a global health pandemic

Udemy, the world’s largest destination for learning and teaching online, today announced that the recently launched LenovoEDU community by Lenovo™ will offer Udemy ... Read more

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Today’s Teens Questioning the Status Quo When It Comes to College

February 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

After experiencing an unprecedented year marked by a global pandemic, racial unrest and a turbulent U.S. presidential election, today’s teens ... Read more

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The College Board Partners with PBLWorks to Train Teachers for New AP Courses Rooted in Project Based Learning

February 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the College Board to offer ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

How our coding platform helps us teach STEM

February 22, 2021February 18, 2021 by Debbie Shirey, 6th grade science teacher, Union High School, Pennsylvania

This school noticed five major benefits when it made the switch to a coding platform that encourages students of all levels to jump in and learn

In a district where most of our students receive free or reduced lunches, we have next to no access to high-quality STEM programs, computer science classes, or coding…

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CASEL Board Member Dr. Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl Starts as NoVo Endowed Chair of SEL at UIC

February 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

CASEL Board of Directors Member Dr. Kimberly A. Schonert-Reichl has begun her tenure as the next NoVo Foundation Endowed Chair ... Read more

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Personalized, Peer-To-Peer Tutoring and Flexible Jobs for Students

February 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Many educators became virtual teachers overnight when schools closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic--here's how to support them

Few groups were hit as hard by the pandemic as our nation’s youth. According to the National Center for Education ... Read more

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Math Expert Dr. Francis (Skip) Fennell Endorses Hand2Mind’S Hands-On Standards

February 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

$an adorable pigtailed girl looking up at a bunch of math equations$

Today hand2mind, an award-winning educational resource company, has announced a new partnership with the former president of the National Council ... Read more

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Vernier Software & Technology Launches New Wireless Probe for AP and College-Level Chemistry

February 1, 2021January 25, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Ideal for Advanced Placement® (AP) Chemistry and college-level general chemistry, the affordable and durable Go Direct Platinum-Cell Conductivity Probe from ... Read more

College and Career Readiness

Parents are critical to college and career readiness

December 7, 2022January 25, 2021 by Rick Dalton, founder and CEO, CFES Brilliant Pathways

Education leaders and key stakeholders should work to ensure parents have the resources they need to guide their children through college and career readiness preparations

On March 13, Keller, a second grader at Vermont’s Hinesburg Elementary, came home from school and didn’t return for six months. Like 20 million other students across the…

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Calling STEM Educators: Vernier Software & Technology Now Accepting Applications for its 2021 Engineering Award

January 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

No matter where students are physically located, educators can incorporate hands-on manipulatives to promote playful STEAM learning in early childhood

Vernier Software & Technology is now accepting applications for the 2021 Vernier Engineering Award. The annual award, with prizes valued ... Read more

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VHS Learning Students Once Again Exceed National Averages on Advanced Placement Exams

January 19, 2021January 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Students taking Advanced Placement® courses through VHS Learning maintained their decade-plus record of exceeding the national average pass rate on ... Read more

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The National Mentoring Partnership Celebrates January as National Mentoring Month

January 5, 2021January 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

January is National Mentoring Month and this year, MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership, is announcing its Mentoring Amplifies campaign in ... Read more

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New Wireless Sensor from Vernier Software & Technology Expands Opportunities for Scientific Exploration

December 9, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

To engage high school- and college-level students in hands-on physics and data collection, Vernier Software & Technology recently launched the ... Read more

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Xello Partners with National ACTE to Launch Student Career Development Content Series

December 4, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Xello, a modern K-12 college, career and future readiness program, is partnering with the Association for Career and Technical Education ... Read more

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National Study Shows Online Literacy Engagement Minimizes COVID Slide

December 1, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A real-time national education study of more than one million students by two leading not-for-profit education groups has found that ... Read more

District Management

How IT leaders can thrive in the post-COVID era

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 by John Pellettiere, Senior Director and General Manager - State, Local and Education, Nutanix

When looking to enable remote learning effectively and save costs, IT leaders should look towards their current cloud models

This school year is unlike any other. More than 90 percent of households with school-age children are engaged in some form of distance learning from home, while college…

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UWorld Launches New Tools to Support Educators in Fostering AP® Success

November 17, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A building block connects two separate piles of blocks, symbolizing bridging the digital equity gap.

UWorld, the worldwide leader in online learning to prepare for high-stakes exams, today announced the launch of AP® (Advanced Placement®) Learning Tools, ... Read more

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High School Students Dive into Media Production

October 29, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Today's students crave engaging learning experiences, which is exactly why multimedia learning tools have a rightful place in the classroom.

For the last few decades, U.S. school curriculum has centered on college preparation, but in recent years, parents, teachers and ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

Using data to strengthen writing instruction

December 5, 2022October 23, 2020 by Robert Low

Writing instruction is notoriously challenging, but educators can use data to help students build better literacy skills

Writing is often difficult for educators to teach, challenging for students to do, and hard for administrators to monitor and evaluate. Yet writing well—and the high-quality writing instruction…

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Vernier Software & Technology Takes Science to the Next Level

October 22, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

To further support collaborative STEM learning, Vernier Software & Technology recently launched LabQuest 3. This standalone data-collection platform takes the ... Read more

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Discovery Education Names SMASH CEO Eli Kennedy to Board of Directors

October 15, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Education, the Charlotte, NC, based leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms worldwide, ... Read more

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CAE Partners with Education Research and Development Institute

October 14, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), a leading provider of performance-based, authentic assessments measuring essential college and career readiness skills, ... Read more

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