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Renaissance’s All New Visual Identity Champions a Teacher-Led Ecosystem, Empowering Educators to “See Every Student”

April 14, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

BLOOMINGTON, MINN. (PRWEB) — Renaissance, a leader in pre-K–12 education technology, announces a rebrand and new visual identity reflecting the ... Read more

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VHS Learning Is Awarded Teaching with Primary Sources Grant from Library of Congress

March 7, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – VHS Learning has been selected to receive a $25,000 grant to create a high-quality U.S. History curriculum and ... Read more

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Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offering Free STEM-Focused Resources to Educators and Students Celebrating Women’s History Month

March 2, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte, NC — Discovery Education and its social impact partners are offering educators and students nationwide a variety of free, STEM-focused ... Read more

Digital Learning Tools

Engaging Presidents’ Day videos for students

February 20, 2023February 20, 2023 by Laura Ascione

These videos for Presidents' Day cover the electoral college, how the presidency came to exist, the very first election, and more.

Though schools are closed on Presidents' Day, discussing topics related to the holiday is a great way to engage students in their learning, taking historical processes and events…

Curriculum & Assessment

5 Valentine’s Day videos for students

February 13, 2023 by Laura Ascione

This year, celebrate Valentine's Day in your classrooms by engaging students with some short, fun videos to mark the holiday

Valentine's Day breaks up the winter doldrums and gives students a chance to create heart-shaped crafts and share candy or gifts with classmates.

Newsline

STEM Careers Coalition Offering Educators No-Cost Resources to Celebrate Black STEM Leaders During Black History Month

February 1, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

NC — The STEM Careers Coalition™ – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by corporate leaders and anchored in schools by ... Read more

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Certell’s Poptential™ Free American History Curriculum Highlights Legacy of African Americans for Black History Month

January 26, 2023January 19, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Poptential™, a family of free, award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers ... Read more

District Management

Charting a path forward in K-12

January 9, 2023 by Jamie Candee, President, CEO, & Board Director, Edmentum

Education providers should strive to address today's most complex and ever-changing problems as innovations move learning forward.

After several years of disrupted learning, schools are taking stock of the range of challenges that need to be addressed—challenges resulting from the most significant disruption to K-12…

Curriculum & Assessment

7 Black History Month resources to use the whole year

December 21, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Black History Month teaching materials offer excellent insight to help students grasp the challenging topics surrounding race and prejudice

During Black History Month, educators have the opportunity to delve into the difficult–and often uncomfortable–experiences of Black people in the U.S. and around the world.

STEM & STEAM Trends

Students are still behind in math–what needs to change?

November 29, 2022 by Jeanette Nicholas, Teacher, Belle Fourche Middle School

$Educators face the daunting task of addressing lost instructional time from the pandemic, while also managing drops in math achievement and teaching grade-level content$

As students return to class this fall, K–12 teachers and administrators face many challenges—and math instruction is high on the list.

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

3 ways educators can embrace and enable inclusive programming

December 5, 2022November 7, 2022 by Youn Han, Chief Programs Officer, Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest

Having a space where our youth feel seen and uplifted is essential to effectively compensate for societal stereotypes and all the other ways they’re excluded

While the effects of COVID-19 may have diminished for many thanks to widespread vaccine- and infection-induced immunity, the pandemic continues to have a significant systemwide impact and exacerbate…

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Poptential™ Offers Free Content for National American Indian Heritage Month

November 1, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Poptential™, a family of award-winning social studies course packages that infuse lessons with digital storytelling, offers an ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

Spaced repetition is the secret to overcoming learning loss

December 5, 2022October 28, 2022 by Andrew Cohen, founder and CEO, Brainscape

Spaced repetition can guarantee that your knowledge is constantly building rather than having your brain lose new information almost immediately

Just as “turnt,” “on fleek,” and “adulting” have become trending words in pop culture, so too has “spaced repetition" become a buzzword in education. Some educators are obsessed…

Curriculum & Assessment

Don’t wait to start helping students ace their AP exams

December 5, 2022October 10, 2022 by Kate Beeson, History and Government Teacher, Lake Country Christian Academy & Content Author for College Readiness, UWorld

The road to a 4 or 5 on AP exams starts early and includes serious talk about how hard the exam is, supplementary materials, and free candy.

Students across the country take AP exams in hopes of earning high exam scores that help them opt out of college prerequisites and ultimately save money on tuition.…

District Management

Education’s Great Resignation

September 21, 2022 by Britten Follett

For the first time in history, district officials say veteran teachers are considering jobs outside of education in the Great Resignation.

Is it another symptom of The Great Resignation facing many sectors in America? Is this an esoteric threat to public education?

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Poptential™ Free History Curriculum Helps Teachers Explain the Significance of Labor Day With Media-Rich Content

August 23, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — When teaching about the labor movement in the United States, instructors often focus on Cesar Chavez ... Read more

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Poptential™ Free Economics Curriculum Adds Content to Explain Today’s Inflation, Recession Woes

August 18, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — With inflation reaching a 40-year high and talk of a looming recession, high school students are coming ... Read more

Digital Learning Tools

5 digital tools to enhance your social studies instruction

January 4, 2024July 25, 2022 by Stacey Higgins NBCT, GT Endorsed, Fourth Grade Team Leader, Forest Lake Elementary School

Social studies is critical to students’ lives beyond the classroom--educators should use every possible tool to engage students in this critical discipline

Over the span of my 22-year career as South Carolina public school educator, I’ve taught in self-contained classrooms and I’ve been in departmentalized settings. Although I love teaching…

STEM & STEAM Trends

Powerful strategies to motivate girls in STEM

December 7, 2022July 22, 2022 by Dawn McCotter, Teacher Programs Manager, Van Andel Institute for Education & Ryan Duncan, Editorial Specialist, Van Andel Institute for Education

Classrooms that make STEM learning a priority and encourage girls to get involved are paving the way for future success.

The history of STEM is filled with amazing women who revolutionized our understanding of science. Take Grace Hopper, one of the first computer programmers who went on to…

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New Collegiate Partnerships with Central High School Advances Student Learning Opportunites

June 7, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Phenix City, Ala.— In the upcoming school year, high school students will have a selection of dual enrollment courses offered ... Read more

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Is the education system working?

May 17, 2022 by Maxim Sindall, Former Student, Think Global School

Helping students develop key life and social skills beyond academic competencies will better prepare them for life beyond the education system, and pisa will measure this.

PISA, the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment, measures 15-year-olds’ ability to use their reading, mathematics, and science knowledge and skills to meet real-life challenges. Its league table…

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Poptential™ Free Curriculum Brings History Alive for Independence Day

May 6, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — (May 6, 2022) — Poptential™, a family of free social studies course packages that pair pop culture ... Read more

District Management

Bringing our history to light can improve our students’ futures

April 15, 2022 by Dr. Mark Bedell, Superintendent, Kansas City Public Schools and Doug Roberts, CEO, Institute For Education Innovation

As educators, we must work tirelessly to advocate for students and educators who have endured generations of inequity.

Our job as a community is to actively understand the historical contexts that our kids bring into the classroom and advocate for children and educators who have endured…

Newsline

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Offer Educators and Students No-Cost Resources Supporting Women’s History Month Celebrations

March 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, March 3, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital ... Read more

Curriculum

How teachers can make history current this Presidents’ Day

February 4, 2022 by Fred Fransen, CEO, Certell.org

Educators universally agree that the key to success is finding quality digital resources for Presidents' Day instruction

Social Studies teachers seem to have an impossible challenge: take events that happened hundreds or thousands of years ago and make them relevant to today’s teens. That explains…

Newsline

Honoring Black History Month by Celebrating Black STEM Leaders with Career Readiness Resources for Students from the STEM Careers Coalition

February 2, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Silver Spring, MD (Tuesday, February 2, 2022) — The STEM Careers Coalition™ – the first-of-its-kind national STEM initiative powered by ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

7 Black History Month resources for February and beyond

January 25, 2023February 2, 2022 by Laura Ascione

During Black History Month, educators have the opportunity to delve into the difficult–and often uncomfortable–experiences of Black people in the U.S. and around the world.

Curriculum

3 resources for building engaging paperless lessons

January 31, 2022 by Daniel Tobias Flint, United States History Teacher, Westside High School, Duval County Public Schools

Digital tools help this educator turn historical events into even more engaging paperless lessons that bring complex history to life.

As an inner-city U.S. History teacher of 17 years, I often reflect on my instructional practice in an effort to find new ways to improve. As I recently…

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Virtual, Interactive Expeditions for Black History Month Provide Students with a Diverse and Multi-Dimensional Look at African Americans Throughout History

January 28, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

North Mankato, Minn. (January 28, 2022) – The Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration, a veteran expert and thought leader ... Read more

District Management

With family engagement, universal pre-K will be a success in 2022

January 21, 2022 by Candra Morris, Director of Family Partnerships, Waterford.org

Universal access to pre-K is a laudable goal, but to succeed, family engagement must be part of the plan.

The next few years could be a turning point for those of us involved in early education, and even for education in general.

Newsline

Texthelp Names Christine Mullin as Chief Operating Officer

December 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

WOBURN, Mass., Dec. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Texthelp, a global leader in literacy and accessibility technology, announced that it has named Christine Mullin as ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

5 ways to teach students about Veterans Day

November 8, 2021 by Rita Mortenson, Educational Technology Coach and District Personalized Learning Coach, Verona Area High School & Lisette Venegas, Curriculum and Learning Specialist and Transformational Coach, Country View Elementary

A new virtual field trip explores the history of Veterans Day and the importance of service

The history of Veterans Day is one of the most important we can share with our youth. Learning about how our nation was shaped, the various perspectives that…

Curriculum

How peer feedback can improve student writing skills

October 29, 2021 by Sherry Wynn Perdue, Director, Writing Center at Oakland University; Pam Bromley, Writing Associate, Scripps College; Mark Limbach, CEO, Peerceptiv; & Jonathan Olshock, COO and Head of Partnerships, Peerceptiv

If students leave campus without refined writing skills, we’ve done them a great disservice--peer feedback plays a critical role in the development of strong writing skills

The art of writing, invented roughly 5,000 years ago, represents a blip in human history. It’s younger than agriculture, music, and construction. And as recently as the Revolutionary…

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If Not You, Then Who? Children’s Book Series Launches Classroom Program Encouraging Students To Explore The World Of Inventions And Inventors

October 1, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

DALLAS (October 1, 2021) — If Not You, Then Who?, the popular book series for early and grade school children, ... Read more

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APM Studios Inks Partnership With Listenwise To Bring Award-Winning Science Podcast Brains On! Into Classrooms

September 30, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

ST. PAUL, Minn., September 30, 2021 — APM Studios, the podcast production division of American Public Media (APM), today announced ... Read more

Curriculum

3 ways to teach about Juneteenth all year long

August 27, 2021 by Tracey Matthews, Content Strategist, K-12 Databases, Gale, part of Cengage Group

Juneteenth is not just a holiday--it is knowledge, and making the effort to teach about Juneteenth helps everyone, from students to teachers

Research shows that only 8 to 9 percent of class time, equivalent to 1-2 lessons, is currently dedicated to Black history. Juneteenth being established as a federal holiday…

21st Century Skills

Here’s why civics education should teach students how to self-govern

July 6, 2021 by Fred Fransen, Ph.D, CEO, Certell

A strong civics curriculum begins in school, but it continues with lifelong learning--here's what civics education should teach students.

Self-government has never been easy, and we are witnessing a true division of opinion about how our government should work. A solid civics education can prepare students to…

District Management

5 ways IT leaders can inspire digital transformation post-pandemic

July 5, 2021 by Lauren Basile, Senior Marketing Communications Professional, ENA

As districts prepare for next school year, IT leaders continue to push technology progression forward

After a year of awe-inspiring progress, Hillsborough County Public Schools CTO Jeremy Bunkley believes K-12 IT leaders need to keep the momentum going to ensure the year’s gains…

Classroom Innovations

8 awesome podcasts for kids, families, and teachers

May 24, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Check out these engaging podcasts for kids--your students might benefit from a new way to discover new topics and ideas

As podcasts skyrocket in popularity, news buffs and true crime addicts shouldn't have all the fun. There are a growing number of podcasts for kids.

School Library Innovations

Defining Future Ready by reflecting on the past

December 7, 2022May 13, 2021 by Britten Follett

Libraries and librarians play a critical role in every aspect of teaching and learning—discover what it means to be Future Ready

In a panel discussion about the future of libraries in McHenry, Illinois, librarian, Future Ready Librarians spokesperson, and Washington State Teacher of the Year Mark Ray said, “There…

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