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BetterLesson Appoints Seasoned Educational Technology Leader Matthew Kennard as CEO

February 25, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

BetterLesson, a leading provider of high quality virtual and in-person K-12 professional learning, announces Matthew Kennard as its new CEO. ... Read more

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Interactive Field Trips Offered to Educators for Black History Month, President’s Day, Women’s History Month and Earth Day

February 8, 2023February 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

In preparation for several upcoming significant historical, cultural and societal events, the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration (CILC) has ... Read more

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Rise Vision Creates Free Black History Month Posters for Schools

February 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

In honor of Black History Month, Rise Vision has released 10 FREE Black History Month posters for schools to print ... Read more

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Kids Discover Partners with Rhino Records to Release Free Units Celebrating Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, and Curtis Mayfield for Black History Month

February 1, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Kids Discover, a leading provider of high-interest nonfiction for social studies and science, has partnered with Rhino Records, the catalog ... Read more

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Discovery Inc. and Discovery Education Partner to Present Exclusive Virtual Field Trip Behind the Scenes of the Inauguration

January 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Inc. and Discovery Education are partnering to present I Do Solemnly Swear: The U.S. Presidential Inauguration to help educators, students, and families across ... Read more

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Infobase Announces Launch of Issues & Controversies in History

January 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Here’s how educators can use evidence-based best practices for literacy lessons, no matter where students are

Infobase, the award-winning provider of the Infobase Media Cloud and the Infobase Learning Cloud, announced the launch of Issues & ... Read more

District Management

Is this the moment in history when K–12 school systems get disrupted?

March 15, 2021January 8, 2021 by Thomas Arnett, Senior Research Fellow in Education, Christensen Institute

The nation's schools could be experiencing Disruptive Innovation--and it means more than just upheaval for the K-12 system

With COVID-19 cases again on the rise, schools are once again closing their doors this year. Meanwhile, the toll on many educators, students, and families feels crushing. It…

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Kanopy Enhances Kanopy Kids with Short Films from Sesame Workshop and Highlights

January 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

According to a soon-to-be released Kanopy survey of more than 730 librarians — primarily in the U.S. –50% of public ... 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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Schell Games’ Virtual Reality Educational Tool HistoryMaker VR Now Available For Free

October 26, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

This VR headset at night shows how you can use AR and VR in the classroom to engage students.

With a majority of schools participating in distance learning this year, Schell Games announced its virtual reality education tool HistoryMaker ... Read more

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Savvas Launches New Interactive US and World History Series

October 15, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Savvas Learning Company, a next-generation learning solutions provider for K-12 education, today announced the release of its new print and ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

5 tips to build academic integrity

October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 by Maryna Dibrova

Ensuring academic integrity in an online environment isn't quite as challenging as it may seem--and some simple steps can help

The importance of academic integrity can’t be underestimated, especially when it comes to blended learning. And these aren't just words. Statistics show there was a 68 percent increase…

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New “Testing America’s Freedom” Podcast from NWEA Examines Equity in Education

October 6, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

6 strategies help school leaders and educators fight discrimination and promote equity in schools.

NWEA, the not-for-profit educational assessment provider, announced today the launch of its new podcast, Testing America’s Freedom. Hosted by Dr. Aaliyah ... Read more

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Trump vs. Biden: Which candidate do educators support?

September 22, 2020September 17, 2020 by ESchool News

The 2020 Presidential Election is shaping up to be one of the most-watched in the nation's history. In the middle of a global health pandemic, Democratic presidential nominee…

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Dean Transportation to treat all vehicles with MicrobeCare™ antimicrobial

August 19, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

For over 50 years, Dean has placed the safety of its passengers above all else, having a long history of ... Read more

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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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CASEL, with More Than 40 Partners, Releases Guidance for Reopening School

July 9, 2020 by ESchool News

Here’s how Cincinnati Public Schools uses a student safety platform to monitor students’ online activity and ensure high levels of student safety both on and off campus

On Thursday, The Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) and more than 40 expert partners will release detailed ... Read more

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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

District Management

How we found budget for student programs in our printers

October 2, 2019October 2, 2019 by Bob Reichert

A printer printing money illustrates the concept of how printing processes can be amended to find funding for student programs.

Demographics Hatboro-Horsham School District, located in suburban Philadelphia, has a strong history of academic excellence. Serving approximately 5,000 students, the ... Read more

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Digital teaching and learning in the smartphone era

February 13, 2020September 3, 2019 by Rick Selby

Digital teaching and learning is different in the smartphone era--this circle of hands holding smartphones illustrates connectedness.

For much of the past two decades, educators have commonly referred to millennials as “digital natives.” Given that they are the first generation to grow up with access…

Classroom Innovations

Learn to fight fake news in your classrooms and schools

August 27, 2019August 27, 2019 by Karthik Krishnan

Here are some stellar ways to fight fake news every day.

In the 1930s, Upton Sinclair was one of the most prominent writers in the United States. But no amount of fame could protect him, when he ran for…

STEM & STEAM

Lockhart Ed Tech

May 6, 2019November 26, 2018 by Ellen Ullman

David Lockhart started teaching high school history in 2004. He had to find that thing that made his lessons stand out, and he saw it with technology. For…

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Beware of ransomware: Here’s how to protect your district

July 13, 2018July 12, 2018 by Sam Curry

A new, disturbing pattern has cropped back up that is reminiscent of some nasty behavior from the early days of Internet nefarious exploits: targeting schools and students and…

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