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Why Career Exploration Should Begin in Middle School—and How to Make It Happen

Many school systems build career exploration into the high school experience. However, evidence suggests that middle school is actually the ... Read more

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Discovery Education and Illumina Corporate Foundation Present a New Virtual Field Trip for Students to Explore the Power of DNA

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and The Illumina Corporate Foundation today announced a new virtual experience – Genomics: Decoding the ... Read more

Curriculum

3 reasons literacy is essential in child development

Literacy is linked to things like graduation rates, socio-economic status, and even the development of social-emotional skills like empathy

Literacy is a fundamental element of a child’s development. Literacy means much more than just knowing how to read a book. It can also impact the ability for…

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Education Arm of The Buck Institute – PBLWorks – Receives a $2.9 Million Grant from the Bezos Family Foundation

Novato, California – The Buck Institute for Education (dba PBLWorks) was awarded a $2.9 million grant from the Bezos Family ... Read more

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Kentucky Department of Education Approves Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment for Grades K–3 as a Universal Screener for Early Literacy

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—The Kentucky Department of Education (KDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Reading as an approved universal ... Read more

Five Keys to Success with Virtual Education

Virtual education meets the needs of so many students who aren’t being served well in a traditional school setting, which ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

One district’s push to help students feel like they belong

Student belonging is a critical component of a school culture that supports social and emotional learning, which is important for both academic success and student well-being

Bullying is prevalent in high schools and can lead to a lack of a sense of belonging. According to a new study, 51 percent of high school students…

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Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment Named to the Georgia Department of Education Approved List of Gifted Identification Screeners

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., August18, 2022—The Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) has added Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment for Grades K–12 to ... Read more

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West Ada School District Approves Seven-Year Adoption of i-Ready® Classroom Mathematics as Its Core Math Curriculum

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. (July 13, 2022) — West Ada School District in Meridian, Idaho has adopted Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Classroom ... Read more

COVID in Schools

5 insights about post-pandemic education

Post-pandemic education will look different--here's what research says about administrators' and teachers' priorities

This school year marked the first "almost normal" school year since the 2018-19 school year. Most began the school year with mask mandates, and many quarantined entire classes…

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3M and Discovery Education Recognize 31 State Merit Winners in 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge

SILVER SPRING, Md. & ST. PAUL, Minn. – 3M and Discovery Education announced 31 State Merit Winners in the 2022 3M ... Read more

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Council of the Great City Schools Presents Norfolk High School Graduate Ayana Askew with $10,000 Dr. Michael Casserly Legacy Scholarship for Educational Courage and Justice

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., June 17, 2022—The Council of the Great City Schools (CGCS) recently presented Ayana Askew, a 2022 graduate ... Read more

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Two Discovery Education Services Win 2022 SIIA CODiE Awards

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, June 16, 2022) – The Discovery Education K-12 learning platform won the Best Education Platform award ... Read more

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New Jersey’s Middle Township Public Schools Initiates New Partnership with Discovery Education to Enhance Middle School Science Instruction

SILVER SPRING, MD (June 12, 2022)—New Jersey’s Middle Township Public Schools (MTPS) announced it has initiated a new partnership with ... Read more

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Minneapolis’ Aim Academy of Science and Technology Selects Discovery Education to Support Science and Social Studies

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, May 26, 2022)—The Aim Academy of Science and Technology in Minneapolis, MN, today announced it has selected ... Read more

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Good News Network and Rise Vision Partner to Help Schools Foster Positive Learning Environments

(May 26, 2022) –– Wichita, KS – With childhood depression and anxiety rising during the pandemic and disturbing news stories ... Read more

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Inspiring STEM Creativity and the DIY Spirit with a New Virtual Field Trip from The Home Depot and Discovery Education

Silver Spring, MD (Friday, May 20, 2022) — To empower students to embrace STEAM and tackle DIY projects, Science Fair ... Read more

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Trane Technologies and Discovery Education Launch a New National STEM Education Initiative to Inspire Students to be Climate Innovators

Davidson, NC and Silver Spring, MD (Monday, May 16, 2022) — Today, Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

4 steps to a successful SEL implementation

In this district, SEL helps support students’ and teachers’ well-being, mental health, and success--all critically important post-COVID.

After several years of using a homegrown social emotional learning (SEL) approach, our district decided it was time for a more official curriculum that would support our middle…

Classroom Innovations

Will gamification replace paper tests?

Gamified assessments can provide richer data for a more holistic analysis of students skills and progress

Nearly everyone remembers the stress of taking a test in school. In-class exams have the power to make even the most dedicated of students quake with fear, not…

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Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready® Assessment Named to the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) Approved List of Dyslexia Screeners

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., April 3, 2022—The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) recently named Curriculum Associates’ i-Ready Assessment to its approved ... Read more

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Saga Education and Littera Education Partner to Boost Student Achievement in Mathematics

March 24, 2022 – A newly announced partnership between Saga Education and Littera Education means that schools will be able ... Read more

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Latest Research from Curriculum Associates Highlights Importance of Grade-Level Readiness for Student Growth

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.,March 17, 2022—Whether students are prepared for grade-level learning matters more to their progress over the course of ... Read more

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Discovery Education and Venture Valley Partner to Launch New Educational Initiative Teaching Financial Literacy Through Games and Resources

Silver Spring, MD. (Monday, March 7, 2022) – Venture Valley video game team and Discovery Education announced today a new ... Read more

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Bamboo Learning’s “Comprehension Through Conversation” EdTech Solution for K–5 Students Gaining Momentum

SEATTLE—March 7, 2022—Bamboo Learning, Inc. today announced that Bamboo learning EDU, the first “Comprehension Through Conversation” learning application for students ... Read more

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Savvas Learning Company Acquires Rubicon Publishing, Canada’s Leading Digital Learning Provider for Math

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — March 3, 2022 — Savvas Learning Company, a leading provider of next-generation learning solutions across all ... Read more

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Louisiana Department of Education Rates Lexia Reading Core5 as Highest Tier of Efficacy

BOSTON (Feb. 10, 2022) – The personalized literacy solution Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) from Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

How technology can support diversity in the classroom

Digital resources and innovative teaching strategies can go a long way in supporting--and celebrating--diversity in the classroom

Diversity, according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, is the condition of having or being composed of differing elements, especially the inclusion of people of different races, cultures, etc. in a…

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Curriculum Associates Selects 35 Standout Teachers for Its 2022 Class of Extraordinary Educators

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., January 10, 2022— Curriculum Associates recently named 35 teachers to the 2022 class of Extraordinary Educators, an ... Read more

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Panasonic and Olympian Katie Ledecky Partner to Inspire Student STEM Innovation and Unlock the Power of Technology

Las Vegas, NV (Tuesday, January 4, 2022) – To inspire student innovation in science, technology, engineering, and math (“STEM”), Panasonic Corporation ... Read more

District Management

Focusing on key standards to accelerate learning

Each standard is important, but some are critical for future learning--this year, focusing on those critical standards is key to helping students get back on track

While each standard is important and it should not be up to individual teachers which are taught and which are not, the truth is that each year some…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

3 ways to promote diversity in the classroom

As an educator, with over 17 years of experience, I’ve heard the word diversity used in various contexts throughout my career. However, over the last 16 months or…

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Carolina Biological Announced South Carolina Adopted New Grades K to 12 Science Teaching Materials

COLUMBIA, SC, Dec. 16, 2021 – Carolina Biological announced that two of its elementary school science programs are among the ... Read more

Teacher Well-Being

How educators can make time for self-care

The pandemic and return to in-person learning have led to widespread teacher burnout—here’s how to prioritize self-care

This time of year sees email in boxes filled with information about how to prepare for the next year, reminders that grades are due, and papers await grading.…

Literacy

5 reasons we greatly value our online literacy platform

With 640 students in grades K-4, our Mississippi elementary school serves a diverse population. In 2020, we were at a point with the third-grade reading test where we…

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Kansas Provides Statewide Access of LETRS Professional Learning in Literacy for Educators Responsible for Prekindergarten through Grade Three

BOSTON (Dec. 1, 2021) –– The Kansas State Board of Education is providing statewide access to LETRS® (Language Essentials for ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

4 ways a STEAM-centered curriculum is critical to youth education

Purposefully designing STEAM-centered curriculum can make fields like computing and space exploration interesting and approachable for youth.

A few months into the 2021-22 school year, teachers, parents, and students are once again confronted with the devastating reality of pandemic-prompted learning loss. The global health crisis…

STEM & STEAM

3 ways to prepare for rigorous math learning

$With middle schoolers 11 weeks behind where they would be in a ‘normal year,” teachers should focus on the math skills that trip students up.$

While students across all grades have shown growth during the pandemic-related learning disruptions, that growth hasn’t kept pace with what we’d expect to see in a typical year.

Curriculum

Leveraging digital testing to build student confidence

With digital testing, multiple data points become key to creating confidence in students and helping them achieve academic goals.

Year after year and in study after study, we see the same thing: Confident students are better students. But, as one student pointed out in a 2019 survey,…

Ancillary

3 steps to better edtech integration

Burnout in the education system highlights the importance of technology integration to improve edtech processes

The pandemic forced a significant shift from traditional classrooms to virtual and hybrid teaching environments--often before schools and districts were ready. It quickly became apparent that reliable virtual…

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