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Discovery Education Celebrates Human Rights Day by Offering Educators, Families, and Students No-Cost Digital Resources

December 11, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Education and leading corporate and community partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to ... Read more

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CoderZ Takes First Place as the Education Solution with Greatest Growth Potential

December 9, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

CoderZ was selected as an “Education Solutions: Greatest Growth Potential” awardee in the Edventures Global Business Acceleration Fellowship. The international ... Read more

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KidWind Virtual Workshops Available for Educators

December 4, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

These engineering students work with wind turbines, demonstrating the importance of STEM education.

The KidWind Project, the international leader of clean energy education, created topic-specific renewable energy virtual workshops designed to help educators ... Read more

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PBLWorks Expands its Online Services for 2021

December 4, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), is expanding its selection of online offerings ... Read more

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Free Thanksgiving video lessons from The Character Tree

December 1, 2020November 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The lessons for first and second grade students teach the character trait of gratitude through short, engaging online videos and ... Read more

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Free Veteran’s Day video lesson from The Character Tree

November 6, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The Character Tree is providing teachers and parents with FREE access to a Veteran’s Day video lesson about gratitude. The ... Read more

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Discovery Ed and Leading Corporate and Community Partners Offering Access to Digital Resources Supporting STEM

November 6, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Education and leading corporate and community partners are partnering to offer engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, ... Read more

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CVS Health and Discovery Education Team Up for Substance Misuse Prevention Day of Learning

October 26, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

CVS Health and Discovery Education are coming together to present a Day of Learning on October 27, 2020. This event ... Read more

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Digital signage offers teachers the tools they need to succeed

October 23, 2020 by Content Provided By Samsung

New and innovative capabilities put digital signage within reach of K-12 classrooms--and the technology plays a powerful part throughout the day

Many of us can recall scratchy, static-muddled murmurs of elementary and high school administrators making announcements over the public address system, accepting such antiquated technologies as the norm.…

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New Mexico Adopts Rave Panic Button to Improve School Safety

October 7, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Technology plays an important role in mitigating threats that could turn into school violence and security incidents.

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, announced New Mexico as ... Read more

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Vernier Software & Technology Launches New Vernier Graphical Analysis™ Pro App for Science Instructors and Students

October 5, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

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

Expanding upon its award-winning Vernier Graphical Analysis™ app, Vernier Software & Technology is launching the Vernier Graphical Analysis Pro app ... Read more

COVID-19 Update

In an uncertain fall, remote assessments and focus skills offer clarity

June 10, 2021October 1, 2020 by Content provided by Renaissance

Research shows that reading at least 20 minutes a day, every day, all year long, can make a world of difference for students at all levels. We know…

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Free classes and practice problems in over 200 subjects

July 27, 2020 by ESchool News

Many K-12 schools have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More closings are sure to come. In response, Varsity Tutors, founded ... Read more

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eLumen Introduces Professional Services to Help Institutions of Higher Learning Lead Change and Improve Outcomes

July 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Minneapolis, MN―eLumen, the all-in-one platform that helps institutions of higher learning and all individual stakeholders succeed on purpose, today announced ... Read more

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Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex announces Virtual Camp KSC

July 9, 2020 by ESchool News

Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex is taking camp to the ionosphere. This year’s Virtual Camp KSC will launch its first ... Read more

Online & Hybrid Learning

10 distance learning writing lessons

January 25, 2023July 6, 2020 by Sara VanderWel

Early elementary school teacher Sara VanderWel shares distance learning video lessons she created for her kindergarten class

When we were just a couple weeks into distance learning, I started to really miss writing workshop time. Over the years, I’ve come to cherish this part of…

STEM & STEAM

8 STEM learning challenges students can do at home

November 6, 2020May 15, 2020 by Mandi Dimitriadis, Learning Director, Makers Empire

STEM learning is critical for students' academic and future success--here's how to continue it while schools are closed

I was chatting with my brother the other day about how things are going with my two nieces learning at home while their schools are closed due to…

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Let’s Talk About Your Job Search

June 30, 2020May 1, 2020 by Pat Brothwell

A record 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week. It’s the biggest jump in new jobless claims in US history. There ... Read more

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New Science Kit Series for Educators

June 30, 2020April 30, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Early elementary school is a perfect time to introduce STEM learning, and building equitable STEM programs is essential, like this girl enjoying science class.

Carolina Biological introduced a new Next Generation Science Standards® (NGSS)-aligned science kit series for educators of elementary students in both ... Read more

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Educational materials for middle and high school from PBS

April 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

On the heels of Earth Day, WGBH Education launched a collection of digital resources featuring content from the new film H2O: ... Read more

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Online reading instruction during school closures

April 15, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

BrightFish Reading is offering FREE access to their online instruction during school closures. You can sign up for your account ... Read more

District Management

How to thoughtfully implement panic buttons into your school safety plan

March 3, 2021April 15, 2020 by Amy Jeffs

Panic buttons, when used properly, can go a long way in keeping students, teachers, and school buildings safe and secure

During an emergency situation, there is nothing more important than response time. A single minute can be the difference between help arriving on time versus too late. In…

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Free math learning resources

April 13, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

$Real-world math can help students find a "reason" to learn math in school.$

ORIGO Education is offering a collection of free math learning resources to support teachers, parents, and caregivers as they strive ... Read more

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Coronavirus online learning solutions center

April 6, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

FuelEd works with thousands of school districts every day to empower teachers and students through online learning. FuelEd is available ... Read more

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Keeps kids engaged with free one-a-day brainteasers

April 6, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

MindAntix, a learning company that provides all students with the opportunity to build creativity and problem-solving skills, announced it is ... Read more

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Remote Monitoring Software Free to Districts

March 31, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A new report offers insight on the ways in which school network security is compromised--and how IT leaders can prepare.

In order to help teachers keep students on task throughout the school day, when they are at learning at home, ... Read more

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Read to Lead free web-based curriculum

March 31, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Read to Lead is a 100% free and proven blended learning solution that leverages game-based learning to help students in ... Read more

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Dreambox Learning Math provides 90 day free trial

March 26, 2020March 26, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

DreamBox Learning Math is an award winning K-8 online math program. Our truly adaptive engine looks beyond the answer at ... Read more

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Test Grading Cloud available to all teachers for free

March 26, 2020March 25, 2020 by ESchool News

Remark Test Grading Cloud available to all teachers for free, including electronic bubble sheets for distributing and grading assessments. In ... Read more

Universal Design for Learning

5 ways a centralized LMS can support UDL

December 7, 2022March 25, 2020 by Nick Williams

A group of students gathers for a team task to illustrate how 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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Free Math Program for iOS and Android

March 23, 2020March 18, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

In response to the demand for learning at home, Bedtime Math has taken their research-proven after-school math club activities and ... Read more

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Solution to Support Remote Learning in Schools

March 23, 2020March 18, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

ClassTag today announced the launch of Schoolwide, a solution for parent communication and expanded remote learning capabilities amid the chaos ... Read more

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Teletherapy Support Sessions for Students

March 23, 2020March 18, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The response to the COVID-19 virus is unprecedented. Global Teletherapy services K-12 schools virtually with therapeutic services. Because of our ... Read more

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5 tips to avoid the summer slide

March 3, 2020March 1, 2020 by Content provided by <a href="https://www.renaissance.com/?utm_source=eschoolnews&utm_medium=web&utm_term=renaissance&utm_content=hyperlink-03-01-20&utm_campaign=Awareness" target="_blank">Renaissance</a>

This group of students is reading at the library to avoid the summer slide.

Research shows that reading at least 20 minutes a day, every day, all year long, can make a world of difference for students at all levels. We know…

Classroom Innovations

4 ways educators can combat rural brain drain

January 23, 2020January 17, 2020 by Maureen Pollitz

These students are working in a lab with circuits and robotics to avoid rural brain drain.

More than 30 years ago, the Department of Justice researched and concluded that stronger families and communities create successful school environments. Fast forward to the present day, the…

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…

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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.

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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.

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5 key network steps for supporting educational technology

February 13, 2020February 27, 2019 by Frankie Jackson

Today’s K-12 students are coming to the classrooms toting three or more mobile devices, from smartphones and laptops to tablets and smart watches.

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6 things to prepare teachers for Digital Learning Day

February 22, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Students learning on a tablet during Digital Learning Day.

Digital learning plays an integral part in helping students build the skills they need for academic and personal success. In fact, it's so important that it has its…

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