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News from Discovery Education: Virginia’s Rivermont Schools Selects Discovery Education to Support Science Education Statewide

February 24, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

CHARLOTTE, NC— Virginia’s Rivermont Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education, the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform ... Read more

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95 Percent Group Unveils 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades 4 and 5

February 2, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Lincolnshire, Ill. – 95 Percent Group LLC, the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, launched 95 Phonics Core Program® ... Read more

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Utah State Board of Education Approves 95 Percent Group Resources as Evidence-Informed, Recommended Supplemental Programs for Grades K-5

January 31, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Lincolnshire, Ill. – 95 Percent Group LLC, the trusted source for comprehensive, proven literacy solutions, announced today the Utah State ... Read more

Digital Innovation

Top Techniques for District Management

January 31, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

Engaged students are students who are excited to learn--and increased engagement can lead to better literacy learning

On this week's episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 8 predictions about literacy learning in 2023; 6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy…

Teaching Trends

How to engage your students in order to build literacy

January 25, 2023January 24, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

On this week's episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 8 predictions about literacy learning in 2023; 6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy…

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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

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HMH to Acquire NWEA

January 13, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Boston and Portland, Ore.—Learning technology company HMH and NWEA, a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, announced today ... Read more

District Management

5 ways video improves school-home communication

January 9, 2023 by Leslie Ortego, Director of Customer Success, SchoolStatus

Here are some tips and strategies for using video to increase parent engagement and school-home communication success.

Increasingly, district leaders are incorporating video into school-home communication. Many districts that tried video options out of necessity during the pandemic are seeing the benefits that video can…

Literacy

6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy classroom

January 6, 2023 by Stacy Hurst, Assistant Professor of Teacher Education, Southern Utah University & Chief Academic Advisor, Reading Horizons

Teachers in K–3 classrooms may be wary of technology, but with the right approach it can enable and extend teacher-led literacy instruction.

There are plenty of reasons that K–3 teachers tend to be less likely than their middle and high school peers to use technology in the classroom. From their…

Meet Objectives for Individualized Instruction & Expanded Teacher Capacity

March 29, 2023January 3, 2023 by Jeff Festa

Tutoring solutions can address district goals for accelerated learning, 1:1 instruction and expanded teaching capacity, with teacher-assigned, high-dosage and on-demand ... Read more

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.

Teaching Trends

5 tips to help students master foundational skills

November 25, 2022 by Lisa O'Masta, President, Learning A-Z

After the pandemic, many teachers, schools, and districts want to reassess their foundational skills instruction

English language arts (ELA) standards identify a set of foundational skills students must master in their progression to becoming skilled readers. These skills include alphabet recognition, concepts of…

Curriculum & Assessment

Schools can do better than retaining struggling readers

November 21, 2022 by Paul Black, Ed.S., NCSP, School Psychologist & Lead Education Specialist, Reading Horizons

Grade retention is ineffective and expensive, but 17 states and Washington, D.C. mandate it (and at least 12 more states allow it) for students who are not reading…

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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

Are you connected for digital classroom success?

March 8, 2023November 17, 2022 by Jeff Festa

The 21st century classroom requires reliable, high performance, and secure Wi-Fi to support the wide variety of teaching methods and ... Read more

Innovative Teaching

Sharing best practices

January 25, 2023November 8, 2022 by Kevin Hogan

When something works--in the classroom, at the district level, or in the IT department--educators want to share

In this episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 3 reasons instructional audio is a must-have in classrooms; 4 tips for using data to differentiate instruction;…

STEM & STEAM Trends

We can teach math better–here’s how

December 7, 2022November 7, 2022 by Nigel Nisbet, Vice President of Content Creation, MIND Research Institute

$Just as the science of reading has shown that some instructional practices are more effective than others, research points toward a more effective ‘science of math’ and how to teach math$

In 1997, the National Reading Panel issued a report on the findings of dozens of studies looking into the most effective methods of teaching and learning reading. The…

Universal Design for Learning

3 reasons instructional audio is a must-have in classrooms

December 5, 2022November 4, 2022 by Stephanie Meyer, Audiologist, Rio Rancho Public Schools

By leveraging instructional audio’s evolving role and uses in the classroom, teachers will find more engaged students and more energy for themselves

When I conduct training for school employees, I like to start my presentations speaking in a “normal” voice. About halfway in, I turn on the instructional audio solution…

Personalized Learning

4 tips for using data to differentiate instruction

December 5, 2022November 2, 2022 by Daniella Parra, 3rd Grade Math, Social Studies, & Science Teacher, Aventura Waterways K-8 Center

For this educator, data has been an invaluable tool for sustaining differentiated learning and for supporting a growth mindset.

Finding ways to help all students grow academically – regardless of where they are starting from – can be challenging. From my experiences teaching special education, general education,…

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Curriculum Associates Launches Magnetic Reading™ Foundations for K–2, Expanding the Magnetic Reading Program to Support Grade-Level Success for K–5 Students

October 24, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—Curriculum Associates recently expanded Magnetic Reading K–5 with the launch of Magnetic Reading Foundations for Grades K–2. This ... Read more

News from Discovery Education: Virginia’s Rivermont Schools Selects Discovery Education to Support Science Education Statewide

95 Percent Group Unveils 95 Phonics Core Program for Grades 4 and 5

Utah State Board of Education Approves 95 Percent Group Resources as Evidence-Informed, Recommended Supplemental Programs for Grades K-5

Top Techniques for District Management

How to engage your students in order to build literacy

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

HMH to Acquire NWEA

5 ways video improves school-home communication

6 tips for tech-enabled instruction in the early literacy classroom

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

5 tips to help students master foundational skills

Schools can do better than retaining struggling readers

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

Sharing best practices

We can teach math better–here’s how

3 reasons instructional audio is a must-have in classrooms

4 tips for using data to differentiate instruction

Curriculum Associates Launches Magnetic Reading™ Foundations for K–2, Expanding the Magnetic Reading Program to Support Grade-Level Success for K–5 Students

EPS Learning Programs Selected by Virginia Board of Education as Recommended Literacy Solutions

Vernier Science Education Selects 10 Inspiring STEM Teachers to Join Its New Vernier Trendsetters Community

Vivi for Teachers Launches to Bring Free Classroom Technology to Educators

Cecilia Cruse Joins MiEN Company as a Special Needs Consultant

Discovery Education Offers New Financial Literacy Resources Supporting National Financial Capability Month Activities

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