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Show Floor News–Robotics Curriculum for Grades 3-5

January 17, 2025January 16, 2025 by Laura Ascione
KinderLab Robotics, creator of the award-winning KIBO robot, is expanding its curriculum offerings to serve students in grades 3–5 with Exploring with ... Read more
Innovation Insights

Addressing Early Ed Issues

August 12, 2024August 9, 2024 by Kevin Hogan
Engaging pre-K students is important as they prepare for kindergarten.
Any educator will tell you that when it comes to student behavior, the pandemic isn’t over yet, especially regarding early ... Read more
Newsline

Hatch Early Learning Unveils IgnitePanel

May 16, 2024 by ESchool News Staff
Winston-Salem, NC — Hatch Early Learning, the leading provider of comprehensive early childhood education solutions, introduces a newly enhanced IgnitePanel, ... Read more
Classroom Learning

7 principles of outdoor learning for early childhood

May 7, 2024 by Jennifer Fernández, School Specialty
Outdoor learning offers engaging learning opportunities that boost students’ social and emotional, physical, and cognitive development.
Spending time outdoors and engaging in active play has all kinds of benefits for young children. It encourages development of gross motor skills, helps improve coordination and balance,…
Teacher Professional Development

Friday 5: Teacher professional development

March 29, 2024 by Laura Ascione
Finding time for teacher professional development can be challenging, especially when district cannot offer PD during the school day.
Teacher professional development is undergoing a facelift of sorts, moving from static and uninteresting lectures to dynamic video coaching, mentorship programs, and approaches that engage teachers.
COVID in Schools

Young students less prepared for grade-level reading, math

January 31, 2024 by Laura Ascione
Nationwide data offer critical new insights into the pandemic’s academic impact on younger students' learning.
Children who were in early childhood learning programs during the pandemic are struggling to keep up with grade-level learning in math and English, according to School Readiness for…
Teacher Professional Development

How video coaching helps us support teacher growth and retention

December 12, 2023December 7, 2023 by Dr. Sonia Johnson, Lead Teacher, Van Winkle Early Childhood Center
Video coaching encourages early education teachers to reflect on their own practice and helps with teacher retention and growth.
At the Van Winkle Early Childhood Center within Jackson Public School District in Mississippi, we enroll students for one year to prepare them for kindergarten. Family engagement is…
Teacher Professional Development

Investing in mentorship can help the teacher retention crisis

October 19, 2023October 19, 2023 by Emily Sharrock, Associate Vice President, Bank Street Education Center
Mentorship can help teachers and residents establish tangible connections between their coursework to experiences working with children.
Mentorship is an essential aspect of professional growth and development for early childhood educators, but for many training programs, mentorship components are either not well supported or are…
Newsline

Frog Street Pre-K Curriculum Linked to Improved School Readiness

May 12, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
DALLAS (PRWEB) — Frog Street, an early childhood education company designed around the latest science in early brain development, has ... Read more
Teaching Trends

3 ways to ensure kindergarten readiness for all children

May 12, 2023 by Ali Oliver, Vice President of Professional Development, Frog Street
Making kindergarten readiness a top priority for all children is a wise investment that will pay huge dividends for school systems.
Ensuring that children are developmentally ready for school on day one of kindergarten is critical. The better prepared children are for kindergarten, the more successful they are likely…
Newsline

 Learning Without Tears Scores Big in 2023 EdTech Awards

April 7, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
Cabin John MD – Early learning leader, Learning Without Tears, is now among EdTech’s best and brightest, following the announcement ... Read more
Teaching Trends

Why design thinking is important in early childhood education

February 22, 2023 by Dr. Maria Shaheen, Senior Director of Early Childhood Education, Primrose Schools
Design thinking is a lifelong skill that children may use to tackle complex problems throughout their lives, so it is a valuable skill to learn early in life, particularly within the first five years
In early childhood education, most parents are aware of the importance of teaching key academic skills such as early literacy and mathematics skills. Recent research also suggests that…

Social-Emotional Learning in Authentic Ways: Generating Solutions for the Early Childhood Program

May 26, 2023February 13, 2023 by Jeff Festa
In the post-pandemic field of education, the inclusion of social-emotional learning into early childhood education has been stressed as highly ... Read more
Newsline

Clark County School District Gives Educators in 241 Elementary Schools Access to Lexia’s LETRS Professional Learning

January 31, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading ... Read more
Newsline

Learning Without Tears Showcases Assessments to Guide Instruction for Get Set for School®

November 20, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
Washington, DC – Showcasing as part of its new literacy solution at the NAEYC (National Association for the Education of ... Read more
Newsline

Riverside Insights Continues to Lead Innovation in Assessments for English Learners

October 27, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
ITASCA, Ill. – Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments and analytics, today announced the launch of the Battelle ... Read more
Newsline

Learning Without Tears Announces Assessments to Guide Instruction; Expanding Impact of Get Set for School®, a Complete Multisensory, Early Childhood Curriculum

September 21, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
Washington, DC – Learning Without Tears’ acclaimed Early Childhood curriculum, Get Set for School® (GSS), will now include the new ... Read more
STEM & STEAM

7 educators share back-to-school action plans

September 9, 2022September 9, 2022 by Laura Ascione
Back-to-school season comes with a mix of excitement and hesitation--here's how 7 educators are handling school openings in their schools and districts
This year, classrooms are opening with a combination of optimism and uncertainty. On one hand, this is the first truly “normal” back-to-school opening since the fall of 2019.
District Management

Why evidence-based solutions are critical for edtech buying

March 25, 2022 by Jason Innes, Director of Curriculum, Training, and Product Management, KinderLab Robotics, Inc.
ESSER has put extra money on the table for districts to spend on evidence-based solutions and programs in the next two school years--here’s how to make sure your classroom tools qualify
As districts budget for the 2022-2023 school year, they’ll have some additional funds to spend thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund created by…
Newsline

Scholastic Launches Early Childhood Program to Start Every Child’s Learning Journey with Both Academic and Social-Emotional Support

May 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
PreK On My Way™, Designed in Collaboration with UTHealth’s Children’s Learning Institute and Yale Child Study Center, Brings Together the ... Read more
Newsline

Rhode Island schools gain new tool for meeting Biden administration’s goals for social emotional learning

March 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
COVID-19 has thrown education for a loop, and paying attention to mental health is critical--these SEL activities can help students maintain peace
Conscious Discipline, a 25-year leader in the field of social-emotional learning (SEL), and SargentRehabilitation Center’s Regional Resource Center have entered ... Read more
Newsline

SDI, Inc. Launches Mobile App for PPE-As-a-Service to Simplify Procurement for Schools

January 28, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
PPE, Masks and Gloves
In light of President Biden’s  executive order supporting the reopening of schools and early childhood education providers,  SDI, Inc., a leader ... Read more
Newsline

Riverside Insights Launches Battelle Early Childhood Assessment with Updated Data Validity

October 7, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments that provide insights to help elevate potential, announced today the official launch ... Read more
Classroom Innovations

How we turned around our disciplinary infraction rate

July 10, 2019July 9, 2019 by Analisa Ficklin and Carissa Janguard
Turnaround Tuesdays feature examples of innovative solutions to problems, such as this district's SEL efforts.
Demographics Cordata Elementary School is a 400-student public school serving grades PreK-5 in the Bellingham School District in Washington. The school has the highest percentage of English Language…
Educational Leadership

What? Test scores won’t predict academic growth over time

January 25, 2023January 15, 2018 by Carrie Spector
test scores
For years, parents and policymakers have looked to test scores to gauge the effectiveness of school districts and teachers. New research from Stanford Graduate School of Education Professor…
District Management

The best PD webinars of 2016—did you watch?

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 by Meris Stansbury
PD webinars
edWeb.net just completed an analysis of their 2016 webinar viewership stats for 2016. The professional learning community hosted 260 PD webinars in 2016 that were viewed by 165,000…
STEM & STEAM

Fab labs to launch in early childhood programs

May 5, 2016May 5, 2016 by Laura Ascione
fab labs
Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM will develop early childhood fab labs in Head Start programs Teaching Institute for Excellence ... Read more
District Management

More than half of students struggle with reading, report says

January 21, 2016August 20, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
reading-literacy
Nearly half of minority students and students from low-income families enter the fifth grade without basic reading skills, according to a new report urging Congress to focus on…
District Management

4 fresh ideas for teaching digital citizenship sooner

April 2, 2015February 16, 2015 by By Carmela N. Curatola Knowles
digital-citizenship-youth
Kids are immersed in technology from a very young age. So why do digital citizenship courses focus on middle school and above? Recently, I was reflecting on how…
District Management

Top ways to choose and use tech in early education

January 21, 2016April 28, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
early-education
Making sure that young children benefit from technology isn't quite as simple as handing a child a mobile device with age-appropriate apps. But using a series of questions…
Teaching Trends

The link between early childhood education and PISA scores

December 12, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Buried under the headlines of the last week about the newly released Program for International Student Assessment results — which showed American 15-year-old students nowhere near the top…

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