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What are the Examples of Digital Literacy Skills?

January 3, 2024 by ESchool News

In the 21st century, students must develop digital literacy skills to thrive in a technology-dominated landscape. Digital literacy encompasses a range of competencies, including information navigation, critical thinking,…

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Poptential™ by Certell Revolutionizes Social Studies Education with Integration of American Principles and Launch of Engauge™ Teacher Dashboard

November 24, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS — Certell, the creator behind the Poptential™ family of free social studies course packages, announced a significant update to ... Read more

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Learning Through Play Is Powerful – and Students and Teachers Agree!

October 12, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

BILLUND, Denmark — To celebrate the second annual World Play Day, LEGO® Education is inspiring teachers to experience purposeful play firsthand ... Read more

A charter school gets e-learning up to speed with a modern WiFi solution

February 4, 2025October 4, 2023 by Jeff Festa

The mission at The Academy of Hope, a public charter school for kindergarten through eighth grade, is to maximize ... Read more

STEM & STEAM Trends

5 science and technology videos to get students talking

September 28, 2023 by Laura Ascione

With a vast video library and the chance to customize lessons for students, TED-Ed Lessons can be incorporated into all topics and content areas, like on science and technology.

School is back in session, and for many students, that means a major shift from an unstructured schedule to a more regimented school day. It may still be…

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Gale In Context: Literature Launches to Promote Critical Thinking Skills and Better Learning Outcomes in ELA for High School Students

June 9, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Gale, part of Cengage Group, has added a new resource to its award-winning Gale In Context ... Read more

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CAE and Pearson Partner to Bring Critical Thinking Assessment to Secondary Education Students

May 31, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

NEW YORK (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), a leader in designing innovative performance tasks for measurement ... Read more

Digital Learning Tools

Take a peek inside this teacher’s Escape Room learning challenges

May 1, 2023 by Laura Ascione

A high school educator's interactive Hunger Games-themed escape rooms require students to complete gaming-style learning challenges to unlock the next activity

Escape rooms are engaging for people of all ages—they require durable skills such as creativity, critical thinking, determination, and the ability to work in groups to solve challenges.

Durable Skills

4 ways to enhance critical thinking skills

April 17, 2023 by Louis E. Newman, John M. and Elizabeth W. Musser Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus, Carleton College

We should teach our students to adopt critical thinking as a daily practice, and we should model it for them and others whenever possible

Critical thinking is plainly in decline. Everywhere we look, people are uncritically consuming and spreading information that is distorted, misleading, ... Read more

STEM & STEAM Trends

5 essential STEM education reads

April 17, 2023 by Laura Ascione

There's no disputing STEM education's role in today's schools--here are some of the most important STEM concepts today.

STEM education is a critical part of a comprehensive K-12 education--it helps students build and improve critical thinking skills, problem solving skills, and it teaches students to be…

STEM & STEAM Trends

5 ways to make way for science in an ELA and math world

March 20, 2023 by Dawn McCotter and Cory Kavanagh, Van Andel Institute for Education

Science is more than a subject; it’s a necessity for young students to test their curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking skills.

How much time do you think the average K–3 student spends learning about science? Thirty minutes a day? An hour a day? Well, according to the 2018 National…

Education Policy & Funding

The purpose of a K-12 education: Who decides and how do we get there?

March 17, 2023 by Dr. Jana Hunzicker, Professor, Department of Education, Counseling, and Leadership & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Education and Health Sciences, Bradley University

An impactful K-12 education system is one that delivers on what the American public wants it to do--and who is the American public?

In a recent report by Populace (2022), 55 percent of American parents expressed their desire for educators to rethink how today’s K-12 schools are educating our children. The…

Coding and Robotics

Why educational robotics is a critical STEM learning tool

February 24, 2023 by Laura Ascione

STEM learning can be challenging, but educational robotics offers students an opportunity for a hands-on, guided problem solving learning.

Engineering is a critical part of STEM education, and engineers play a role in creating, improving, and maintaining some of today's most valued and essential things, from smartphones…

Explore Interactive Announces Partnership with Award-Winning Curriculum Developer, EiE

February 7, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Explore Interactive and EiE, the award-winning curricula division of the Museum of Science, Boston,are now collaborating ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

How to use alternative assessments in the classroom

January 23, 2023 by Terra Tarango, Director and Education Officer, Van Andel Institute for Education

Teachers can identify their power standards and create alternative assessments for student mastery in a way that’s both fun and effective.

Did you know that a 5th grade teacher is expected to guide students to mastery of 200 standards each year? Given a typical school year of 180 days,…

Literacy

How plagiarism makes the literacy gap worse

December 5, 2022October 3, 2022 by Alon Yamim, CEO and Co-Founder, Copyleaks

When students resort to plagiarism, they lose the chance to develop important critical thinking and important literacy skills.

Plagiarism is becoming ubiquitous in academia as an increase in AI-powered writing tools become more advanced and available to students. As a result, educators are faced with preventing,…

Classroom Innovations

The path to success is paved with durable skills

July 18, 2022July 12, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Better integrating durable skills in K-12 education will help ensure that more learners ultimately find success in their careers and communities

Workforce needs are ever-changing, and in order to keep pace, today's students should develop--as early as possible--the durable skills necessary for technological and interpersonal success.

Literacy

Learn to use books to foster critical thinking

December 7, 2022March 21, 2022 by Britten Follett

While I’m a far cry from a Newbery, once a year, I’ve gotten into the habit of writing a picture book for my nephew Knox. My goal is…

AR & VR in the Classroom

Using VR to radically improve learning outcomes

December 7, 2022February 25, 2022 by Shannon M. Cox, Superintendent, Montgomery County Educational Service Center & Candice Sears, Director of Instructional Services, Montgomery County Educational Service Center

$VR tools can engage students in learning and help them connect classroom lessons with real-world concepts$

We have hovered our proverbial mouse over the 21st century now for two decades. Yet, our education system and structure had shown little to no trace of modernization.…

District Management

Essential time-tested teaching tactics

March 9, 2022February 15, 2022 by Kevin Hogan

In this week's episode of Getting There: Innovations in Education, host Kevin Hogan explores ideas to center educator wellness, using critical thinking in ELA and social studies, and…

21st Century Skills

4 ideas to infuse critical thinking in ELA and social studies

February 11, 2022 by Terra Tarango, Director and Education Officer, Van Andel Institute for Education

When our students are taught to embrace the hallmarks associated with critical thinking, educators can be assured that students are on the road to a bright future

Every teacher knows the importance of critical thinking in education. Strong critical thinkers make better decisions, are more informed, have more career opportunities, and are generally better equipped…

Apps

5 easy tools that support project-based learning

August 13, 2021July 19, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Tools for project-based learning can augment impactful lessons that help students develop key life skills.

Educators know project-based learning isn't simply another teaching strategy--tools for project-based learning are a great way to engage students by solving challenges that link classroom learning to real-life…

Curriculum

Are your students ready for their next step?

July 1, 2021July 1, 2021 by Doris Zahner, Ph.D., Chief Academic Officer, Council for Aid to Education

The case for authentic assessment of essential college and career skills to improve student outcomes in college and career.

After more than a year of virtual learning, many educators and parents are investigating approaches to accelerate learning to ensure students are ready for their next step. Learning…

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Students will crush goals with the multi-grade level student planner, The Navigator!

April 22, 2021April 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

School Mate® is proud to introduce our new, multi-level student planner—the Navigator. It’s the ultimate combination of functionality and value ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

6 ways to embrace the messiness of math education

January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 by Michele Israel, Contributing Writer, edWeb

$Some traditional approaches to math education might not be as useful as previously thought--here are some tips for a new strategy$

Math is not easy to teach or learn. So, teachers use a variety of strategies to boost their students’ numeracy skills as they progress through math education. But…

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MiEN Company Releases White Paper on How Flexible Furniture Creates Active Learning Environments

January 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Districts and schools are increasingly adopting active learning practices in order to address businesses’ demand for employees capable of creative ... Read more

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Mentoring Minds Joins Google for Education Partner Program

December 4, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Mentoring Minds, a leading provider of K–12 instructional and critical thinking materials, today announced it has been certified as ... Read more

Digital Learning Tools

3D printing, STEAM are on the rise in classrooms

December 7, 2022November 10, 2020 by Laura Ascione

A new report outlines how 3D printing is used as a learning tool to drive student engagement

3D printing is becoming an increasingly important part of educators' interactive and engaging STEAM learning strategies, a new survey reveals. As teaching methods progress from more traditional learning…

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Savvas Launches New Interactive US and World History Series

October 15, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Savvas Learning Company, a next-generation learning solutions provider for K-12 education, today announced the release of its new print and ... Read more

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Mentoring Minds Launches Mobile App to Support Instruction and Student Success

October 1, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

These back-to-school apps can help teachers organize their teaching strategies.

Mentoring Minds, a leading provider of K-12 instructional and critical thinking materials, announces the availability of the Mentoring Minds Resource ... Read more

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Super Duper Publications Provides Unique Educational Materials for PreK-5 Distance Learning and Teletherapy

August 19, 2020August 19, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Distance learning has become a staple of our current educational system. With the launching of its new Digital Library, which ... Read more

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Online research program offers first ever covid-19 independent study

July 28, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Pioneer Academics, the college-accredited online research program for high school students, has launched Pioneer Open Summer Study (POSS), a free ... Read more

Featured Archived Article

15 skills students need for success — and how to teach them

November 13, 2020July 28, 2020 by Katrina Salazar

Some skills aren’t easily taught, but they’re essential as students leave school and enter the global workforce

21st century skills. Social and emotional learning skills. “Soft” skills. Whatever you choose to call them, there is a set of skills that are essential for success in…

School Library Innovations

7 tips for future-proofing school libraries

December 12, 2023June 24, 2020 by Suzi Tonini

The future of school libraries is all about providing equitable access for all students

Schools in urban districts like Denver Public Schools often struggle to fund library programs, which only exacerbates already existing equity gaps for students of color. And while it…

School Library Innovations

10 ways administrators can collaborate with librarians–even remotely

December 7, 2022June 3, 2020 by eSchool News Staff

School librarians use technology and tablet technology to help teachers and students.

Whether a principal, superintendent, head of technology, or head of curriculum, there is likely a gem of a resource among your staff who could push your Future Ready…

STEM & STEAM

9 ways to create better makerspaces

December 7, 2022February 24, 2020 by Laura Ascione

Children sit at a makerspace table and create things with art and science to demonstrate the importance of makerspaces.

Makerspaces and maker culture have quickly become a favorite of STEAM advocates, and new research shows that makerspaces can be highly effective at helping elementary students develop skills…

Classroom Innovations

5 tools to help with project-based learning

January 28, 2020January 27, 2020 by Laura Ascione

STEM & STEAM

Here’s how to put coding and robotics programs in K-8 classrooms

August 26, 2019July 26, 2019 by Eileen Belastock, CETL

Coding and robotics programs are easily manageable if educators follow certain strategies.

Coding and robotics programs in classrooms reflect how integral technology is in our lives. Educators like Angie Kalthoff, a technology integrationist in St. Cloud, MN, and Ann Bartel,…

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…

STEM & STEAM

Early coding can greatly benefit students–here’s how one school does it

February 5, 2019January 24, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Coding for students and computer programming are slowly becoming part of the core curriculum in schools and districts across the U.S.--and some educators say the earlier students start…

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