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The STEM Careers Coalition Celebrates Manufacturing Day with Resources to Inspire the Creators, Doers, Makers, and Makers of Tomorrow in the Classrooms of Today

September 30, 2021September 29, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SILVER SPRING, MD (Wednesday, September 29, 2021) – Members of the STEM Careers Coalition – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative ... Read more

Newsline

Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with a New Virtual Field Trip hosted by NBC’s Jenna Bush Hager from 9/11 Day and Discovery Education

September 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Silver Spring, Md. (Thursday, September 2, 2021) – To honor the 20th anniversary of 9/11, Discovery Education and the 9/11 ... Read more

Creating a Better Work Experience for School Staff in 2021-22

February 4, 2025September 2, 2021 by Jeff Festa

Outdated back-office technology is costing districts more than just time, dollars, and lost grant monies — it’s costing them their ... Read more

Curriculum

3 reasons to use spaced repetition

September 1, 2021 by Tyler York, Founder and CEO, Achievable

Spaced repetition offers a method of scheduling review sessions to maximize memory retention

When we learn in classrooms, there is a built in sequence of events that helps us go from initially learning a topic to full mastery. Our mastery of…

Newsline

Edsby Introduces New Social Emotional Check-Ins for K–12 School Districts and Regions

August 23, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

ANDOVER, MASS (August 23, 2021) – Edsby®, a multi award-winning, next generation K–12 learning management system (LMS), today introduced a new system ... Read more

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Wasted Technology: Why Many Teachers Don’t Use the Programs Their Districts Provide

August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

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Virtual Education in a Post-Pandemic World

August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

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Virtual Education Vs In-Person Classes

August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

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Returning to School When the Pandemic Isn’t Really Over

August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

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The Emotional Impact Covid Has Had on Our Teachers

November 3, 2021August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

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How Bullying in Schools Affects Our Children

August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

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How to Combat the “Hey Look! A Squirrel!” Syndrome

August 19, 2021August 17, 2021 by ESchool News

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

Newsline

Alma Announces System Upgrades to its Student Information System

August 13, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Portland, Ore. (August 12, 2021) – Alma Student Information System (SIS) has updated its award-winning SIS platform with several new ... Read more

Newsline

Experience the Power of a Spoken Word Poetry

August 12, 2021August 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Good Deed Entertainment announced today that their spoken word, Rotten Tomato certified-fresh hit film SUMMERTIME, directed by Carlos López Estrada ... Read more

Newsline

NetSupport further enhances classroom.cloud’s online safety provision by including integration with Microsoft Teams

August 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NetSupport today announced that its newest solution for classroom management and online safety, classroom.cloud, will now further enhance students’ online ... Read more

Featured on eSchool News

6 ways edtech tools help teachers save time

August 3, 2021 by Josiah Torvik, Teacher, St. Cloud Area School District 742

Edtech tools can prove invaluable to teachers who have limited time to juggle planning, teaching, and grading during the school year.

According to the National Council on Teacher Quality (2012), the average teacher in the United States gets 45 minutes of ... Read more

College and Career Readiness

3 ways students can be ready for college and a career

December 7, 2022July 27, 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…

Curriculum

3 ways to create curriculum with real-life relevance

July 16, 2021 by Daniel McGee, Director of Technology & Library Services, Laurel School

An independent girls’ school gives teachers significant autonomy to contribute to original curriculum planning

When a school is fortunate to have exceptional teachers with diverse backgrounds, those teachers can draw on their experiences and interests to create a strong, engaging, and original…

Newsline

New Features Added to Discovery Education’s K-12 Learning Platform Gives Teachers New Ways to Engage Students with Digital Content Everyday

July 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SILVER SPRING, MD (Tuesday, July 13, 2021) — Discovery Education today announced new features and enhancements to its award-winning K-12 ... Read more

District Management

Post-pandemic tools are focusing on engaging digital content for all learning scenarios

July 13, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Discovery Education updated its K-12 learning platform to offer new ways to immerse students in digital content at home or in the classroom.

New updates to Discovery Education's K-12 learning platform combine engaging new tools with the timely, vetted, and easy-to-access content. The updates give educators and students new ways to seamlessly create…

District Management

3 changes that will outlast the pandemic

July 12, 2021 by Mickey Revenaugh, Vice President of Business Development, Global Online Learning at Pearson

Remote and online learning gave parents and students an education reaching far beyond core subjects during the 2020 pandemic.

Many have labeled the pandemic’s run as our “lost year”--lost activities, lost vacations, lost connections. More commonly, however, it is a reference to the loss of an academic…

Featured

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

June 28, 2021June 24, 2021 by Content Provided By Preply

Online learning has become more mainstream ever since COVID--here are 5 ways to manage online tutoring as an online tutor.

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.

Newsline

Countdown to eSN Hero Awards nominations!

August 30, 2021June 21, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were beginning in March 2020 and continuing up to present day, and never before has their resilience been…

Newsline

SETDA Names Dr. Karen Richardson the Recipient of the 2021 Candice Dodson Influencer Award

June 17, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

June 17, 2021 (Washington, D.C.) – The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) announced that Dr. Karen Richardson, Executive Director, ... Read more

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Data-informed instruction can affect every lesson; here’s how

June 18, 2021June 13, 2021 by Stacey Pusey, Contributing Writer, edWeb

Teachers from previous decades may have focused on “What did I teach?,” but the new focus is “What did the students learn?”

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Early Education Grant Provides STEAM Learning for Jewish Day Schools

June 10, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The David Lear Sulman Fund provides over 50% off research-based KIBO robot kits (Waltham, MA) June 10, 2021 – KinderLab ... Read more

Newsline

Students Learn with Fewer Interruptions Thanks to New Library Check-Out Charging Solutions

June 9, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

2020 was a rough and unpredictable year for students and teachers, to put it mildly--and the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted some interesting learning trends

Power access issues in schools solved by a new portable charging solution. Bradenton, FL.—May 25th, 2021—JAR Systems has launched a ... Read more

Newsline

Vernier Software & Technology Enhances Physics App and Publishes New E-book to Engage Students in Video Analysis

June 9, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Vernier Video Analysis® app and new e-book help students learn important physics concepts in both in-person and remote learning environments BEAVERTON, ... Read more

District Management

eSchool News welcomes Hero Awards nominations through June 30

June 7, 2021June 4, 2021 by Laura Ascione

To acknowledge educators' efforts, and to tell their stories, eSchool News is proud to announce the Hero Awards program.

Newsline

The Social Institute Expands Team To Meet Increased Demand For Modern Day SEL

June 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

$Connecting with students and boosting engagement during remote learning is key--especially in STEM classes such as math$

Durham, NC – As schools wind down a year like no other, The Social Institute is increasing staff, updating curriculums, ... Read more

COVID-19 Update

3 ways COVID has changed education for the better

May 31, 2021 by Ted Tucker, Executive Director, Foundation for Teaching Economics

Access to engaging edtech and increased innovative practices could be much-needed benefits to remain in schools thanks to virtual education.

As millions more Americans are vaccinated against COVID-19 every day, many are now wondering what society will look like in a post-COVID world. The American educational system, having…

District Management

5 reasons to not pass on password protection

May 26, 2021 by Zachary Jetson, Director of Information Security, University Technology Office at Arizona State University

Password protection is key--especially as more learning goes digital and as cybercriminals become more adept at hacking networks

Although no password is uncrackable, increasing the complexity of the password can make the process more difficult and has proven an effective method for dissuading hackers, ultimately keeping…

Classroom Innovations

3 ways to keep your online classroom engaged

May 25, 2021 by Wesley Blauvelt, Computer Literacy Teacher, Digital Academy of Florida

An engaging online classroom and online class means that every single subject and every single class should be interactive in some way

I teach computer literacy at Digital Academy of Florida (DAOF) and I’ve found numerous ways to keep my students engaged in my short time there. I start by…

Newsline

Swing Education Recognizes Substitute Teachers for Their Positive Impact on Students and the School Community

May 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Three exemplary educators – Wanda Drayton, Marcella Kerbein, and Valerie Pierce – to be inducted into Swing Education’s Substitute Teacher ... Read more

District Management

5 great things the pandemic revealed about schools

May 12, 2021 by Erin Werra, Writer, Advancing K12 Blog

After a rollercoaster year, schools are slowly reopening—and keeping with them some of the surprising positives that emerged from COVID

The light at the end of the tunnel shines a little brighter every day, and it makes it easier to reflect on a handful of hard-won positives to…

COVID-19 Update

6 tips to give students a skills refresh

May 11, 2021 by Aubrey Vance, Educational Services Manager, Pitsco Education

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many students have been victims of ‘if you don’t use it, you lose it’--here's how to refresh their skills.

Many students have been learning remotely or may have been learning in-person but the structure of the day was far from normal. Without a doubt, many students have…

Students with Special Needs

3 things parents of neurodiverse kids should know

December 7, 2022April 30, 2021 by Suchi Deshpande, Chief Product Officer & Co-Founder, Learnfully

When navigating life and learning with a neurodiverse kid, it’s important to be patient, be consistent, and take things one step at a time

For many parents, this April could be the first time they are recognizing Autism Acceptance Month, or the first time it's been on their radar. Maybe they just…

Student Data Security

3 keys to protecting student data and privacy

December 5, 2022April 29, 2021 by Ben Pierce, Director of Data Services, Xello

How do educators ensure that they keep student data, records, and personal information private and secure?

How do educators ensure that they keep students’ data, records, and personal information private and secure?

eSchool Media

What AI can and can’t do in education

April 23, 2021 by By Gustaf Öqvist Seimyr, PhD, Co-Founder, Lexplore

Artificial intelligence will never replace teachers, but it can provide an objective basis for curricular choices and conversations with parents

When some people hear the term “artificial intelligence,” they think of robots like the ones in the Steven Spielberg movie AI. In education today, AI is something less…

Online & Hybrid Learning

How an online shift increased outdoor learning opportunities

December 7, 2022April 22, 2021 by The Learning Experiences Team at The Ecology School

New online ecology programming aims to better connect students and teachers with the outdoors—just when everyone needs it most

One year ago, we at The Ecology School were confronted with the pandemic reality of cancelled in-person programs in exchange for remote, virtual learning. What we created in…

The STEM Careers Coalition Celebrates Manufacturing Day with Resources to Inspire the Creators, Doers, Makers, and Makers of Tomorrow in the Classrooms of Today

Commemorate the 20th Anniversary of 9/11 with a New Virtual Field Trip hosted by NBC’s Jenna Bush Hager from 9/11 Day and Discovery Education

3 reasons to use spaced repetition

Edsby Introduces New Social Emotional Check-Ins for K–12 School Districts and Regions

Wasted Technology: Why Many Teachers Don’t Use the Programs Their Districts Provide

Virtual Education in a Post-Pandemic World

Virtual Education Vs In-Person Classes

Returning to School When the Pandemic Isn’t Really Over

The Emotional Impact Covid Has Had on Our Teachers

How Bullying in Schools Affects Our Children

How to Combat the “Hey Look! A Squirrel!” Syndrome

Alma Announces System Upgrades to its Student Information System

Experience the Power of a Spoken Word Poetry

6 ways edtech tools help teachers save time

3 ways students can be ready for college and a career

3 ways to create curriculum with real-life relevance

New Features Added to Discovery Education’s K-12 Learning Platform Gives Teachers New Ways to Engage Students with Digital Content Everyday

Post-pandemic tools are focusing on engaging digital content for all learning scenarios

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Countdown to eSN Hero Awards nominations!

SETDA Names Dr. Karen Richardson the Recipient of the 2021 Candice Dodson Influencer Award

Data-informed instruction can affect every lesson; here’s how

Early Education Grant Provides STEAM Learning for Jewish Day Schools

Students Learn with Fewer Interruptions Thanks to New Library Check-Out Charging Solutions

Vernier Software & Technology Enhances Physics App and Publishes New E-book to Engage Students in Video Analysis

eSchool News welcomes Hero Awards nominations through June 30

3 ways COVID has changed education for the better

5 reasons to not pass on password protection

3 ways to keep your online classroom engaged

Swing Education Recognizes Substitute Teachers for Their Positive Impact on Students and the School Community

5 great things the pandemic revealed about schools

3 things parents of neurodiverse kids should know

3 keys to protecting student data and privacy

What AI can and can’t do in education

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

ClassMate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal

School Specialty Honors Top Educators with 12th Annual Crystal Apple Awards

Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards

School Specialty Expands Learning Beyond the Screen with New Outdoor Furniture Line

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