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Early STEM career awareness drives future success for students–and the economy

November 25, 2024 by Jerry Wooden, eDynamic Learning

Engaging, career-connected STEM learning opportunities spark students' interest in emerging technologies and in-demand STEM careers.

With career interests and aspirations forming as early as age 10, the middle grades are the ideal time to start making connections between students’ academic work and their…

STEM & STEAM Trends

Despite rising interest in STEM, girls face persistent obstacles

October 23, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

A new report reveals that internal factors outweigh demographics in shaping girls' STEM trajectories and longevity in the subject.

While efforts to increase girls' interest and participation in STEM learning and careers are working, girls still confront significant obstacles in STEM endeavors, leading to drops in their…

SEL Trends

SEL implementation soars across U.S.

October 18, 2024 by CASEL Staff

New findings show educators who instruct their students in SEL are more likely to report higher student interest and more positive climates.

A national survey of educators and principals shows a record number of K-12 schools reporting social and emotional learning (SEL) implementation, according to new research from CASEL and…

Curriculum & Assessment

How edtech is shaping financial literacy for students

October 16, 2024 by Sam Bowman, Contributing Writer

Digital tools and edtech can help teach students key financial literacy concepts related to saving, spending, investing, and budgeting.

Financial literacy is greatly undervalued in today’s digital age. Half of all U.S. adults are financially illiterate, as millions don’t know how to calculate interest or protect themselves…

AI in Education

Exploring generative AI products: Essential recommendations for schools on privacy and accessibility

October 16, 2024 by Fernanda Pérez Perez, CoSN 2024 Blaschke Fellow

GenAI tools should protect student data and comply with accessibility standards to create an inclusive and secure environment.

Districts must carefully select the right AI tools to meet their unique needs. This rapid adoption brings significant risks, particularly regarding data privacy and accessibility.

STEM & STEAM Trends

A surefire way to make science relevant to kids

October 2, 2024 by Neil Thompson

When students think critically about solving science problems, they will become the innovators of tomorrow.

By eighth grade, almost 50 percent of students have lost interest in science or don’t believe it will be relevant to their education or future plans. Want to…

STEM & STEAM Trends

Cultivating STEM excellence in an all-girls Catholic high school

September 4, 2024 by Dr. Cynthia Smith-Ough & Patrick Burton, Mercy Academy

Implementing initiatives like STEM education and performance-based learning requires a commitment to beliefs and values.

Although Mercy Academy is one of four all-girl Catholic high schools in Louisville, Kentucky, we’re the only one that is STEM certified. In fact, Mercy was the first…

Teaching Trends

4 ways to balance rigor and fun in the ELA classroom

August 20, 2024 by Hannah Roudebush, Gale/Cengage Group

A former teacher shares key tips to student engagement in ELA: offering a variety of sources, classroom experiences, and ways to show learning

As a former teacher and current teacher trainer, I have seen first-hand how challenging it can be to create English language arts (ELA) lessons that deeply engage students.

College and Career Readiness

Gen Z students worry about AI, student debt, and careers

June 25, 2024 by Laura Ascione

When it comes to Gen Z, the next generation is weighing in on AI, workforce training needs, and other issues impacting their future.

More than half of Gen Z youth (59 percent) say they believe AI will have a more negative than positive effect on society in the next 10 years…

Live @ ISTE 2024

5 can’t-miss events at ISTELive 24

June 14, 2024June 13, 2024 by Laura Ascione

Each year without fail, ISTELive connects thousands of educators--from school and districts leaders to classroom teachers and technology directors--to education experts, industry leaders, and in-depth content sessions.

Digital Learning Tools

5 can’t-miss events at ISTELive 24

June 13, 2024June 11, 2024 by Laura Ascione

Venture into the future of learning at ISTELive 24 and connect with thought leaders, industry influencers, educators, and more.

Equity

Black students need more STEM career exposure

April 4, 2024 by Laura Ascione

A new report analyzes data from students across the U.S., highlighting significant career exposure gaps in STEM for Black students.

Black students across the nation possess the aptitudes for in-demand STEM careers, but lack interest in pursuing them, indicating that a significant career exposure gap exists.

Newsline

Enrollment in VHS Learning’s Flexible Self-Paced Courses Soars by Over 400%

March 29, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – Across the nation, flexible self-paced learning is capturing the interest of students and their families due to the ... Read more

STEM

3 ways to build engagement in STEM classrooms

January 24, 2024 by Steve Millam, Physics & Astrophysics Teacher, Chaparral High School

For as long as I can remember, I’ve been in awe of science, space, and the world around us. And, after watching Star Wars and Star Trek for…

Literacy

Excite, expand, equitize: Using data to support reading

December 5, 2023 by Amy Johns, Director of Technology & Rachel Barcus, Associate Director/Instructional Technology, Fayette County Public Schools

Five years on, following the data has helped us make reading more accessible and exciting to students across demographics.

Five years ago, we were already well into discussions about investing in a digital reading application. A priority was to give students seamless connection to the digital collections…

CoSN Corner

Digital citizenship, digital literacy, and education

December 11, 2023August 23, 2023 by Kathleen Stephany, Technology Integration Coach, Oshkosh Area School District

The Oshkosh Area School District is actively addressing digital citizenship in schools with students in elementary, middle, and high schools.

Sometimes it feels as though social media has taken over the world. We live in an age of competing attention to hold our interest. If you have ever…

Newsline

CompTIA ChannelPro 2023 Cecilia Galvin Scholarship Winner Announced

August 8, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Las Vegas (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CompTIA, the nonprofit association for the information technology (IT) industry and workforce, announced that Sirihaasa ... Read more

Innovation Insights

Data Dump

July 11, 2023July 11, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

Highlights from the CoSN 2023 State of EdTech Leadership Survey; PowerSchool 2023 Education Focus Report Spotlighting Top EdTech Challenges and Priorities; and the Department of Education’s State of…

Beyond the classroom today

April 19, 2024July 7, 2023 by Jeff Festa

The long-tail impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues in K-12 education, providing rich lessons learned from the experience for both ... Read more

Newsline

AeroFarms Celebrates World Environment Day with Bronx School PS 85

June 13, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Newark, New Jersey (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AeroFarms®, a Certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, will celebrate World ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

Outsourcing student assessments can revitalize teaching

June 5, 2023 by Thomas Arnett, Senior Research Fellow, Clayton Christensen Institute

Leveraging technology and creating new staffing models could help create new and better systems for student assessments and grading.

As a restaurant manager, how would you feel if you were suddenly tasked with inspecting the food in your own kitchen? Or as a gymnastics coach, how would…

AI in Education

ChatGPT is the shakeup education needs

December 8, 2023June 2, 2023 by Joshua Sine, VP of Higher Education Strategy, Qualtrics

As technology evolves, industries must evolve alongside it, and education is no exception, even when it comes to ChatGPT.

Since its launch in November 2022, ChatGPT has dominated conversations in the media landscape and within the education industry. A key conversation focuses on weighing its benefits versus…

Online & Hybrid Learning

Flexible, hybrid learning is key to student success

January 4, 2024May 15, 2023 by Dr. Sarah Holman, Director, Riverside Insights

Schools should reimagine the learning processes and leverage in-person and hybrid learning to help students achieve the best possible results

In the business world, we've seen a sea change in the way people work. While some have returned to the office full time, some are still working remotely,…

STEM & STEAM Trends

How a middle school teacher grew students’ math scores despite pandemic challenges

April 19, 2023 by Amelia Pak-Harvey, Chalkbeat Indiana

$Throughout the pandemic, this middle school math teacher held students to high expectations whether they were learning in person or virtually$

As a senior at Indianapolis’ Ben Davis High School, Jacob Gregory enrolled in an Exploratory Teaching program. He thought of it as an easy way to leave school…

STEM & STEAM Trends

Why aren’t female students sticking with STEM?

March 30, 2023 by Laura Ascione

Data from female middle and high school students shows high aptitude for careers in STEM fields, but limited interest due to exposure gaps.

Female middle and high school students have a high aptitude fit with, but low interest in, STEM careers, such as technology, manufacturing, and architecture, among others, according to…

Newsline

Intelitek Opens the First of 20 STEAM centers in the Republic of Ghana

December 23, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

DERRY, N.H. – In partnership with the Ghanaian Ministry of Education and Israeli government, Intelitek and its parent company, Robogroup ... Read more

STEM & STEAM Trends

NASA’s latest mission can fuel STEM engagement

December 15, 2022December 9, 2022 by Dr. Robert Ambrose, Chairman of Robotics & Artificial Intelligence, alliantgroup & Former NASA Software, Robotics and Simulation Division Chief & Deirdre Ricketts, Lead Science Teacher & STEAM Lab Facilitator, Stevens Elementary School & Director of STEAM Education, alliantgroup

If we don’t address the STEM education challenge, America will continue to struggle to compete in technology, engineering, and beyond.

STEM Education is in crisis in the United States. It’s predicted there will be 3.5 million STEM jobs in the U.S. by 2025--incredible news if not for the…

STEM & STEAM Trends

Gen Z students want STEM careers

December 1, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Gen Z students have a keen interest in STEM--an interest that continues to grow particularly among women and students of color

Many high school and college students chose STEM as their No. 1 preferred career path, according to a survey of 11,495 Gen Z students conducted by the National…

Newsline

Reading Horizons Launches Free Online Community to Support the Science of Reading

November 29, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

KAYSVILLE, UT — Reading Horizons, a company committed to partnering with educators to eradicate illiteracy, has launched the Science of ... Read more

Online & Hybrid Learning

4 tips for online learning success in schools

December 7, 2022November 11, 2022 by Nga Huynh, Assistant Principal & VHS Learning Program Primary Site Coordinator, Shrewsbury High School

School leaders can use these tips to increase the impact and successful outcome--and fully leverage the power--of online learning

Our school has been using online learning since the mid-1990s when we became one of the first to sign up for VHS Learning. Since then, we’ve expanded our…

Newsline

YouScience Releases National Student Ability Report, Indicates Widening Gap Between Students Aptitudes and Workforce Needs

July 26, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, July 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience, the leading student engagement platform that leverages data science to improve student success and ... 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

Unistellar Research: Got Questions About Outer Space? Forget Google—Just Ask Your Kids

February 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

San Francisco—February 3, 2022— A pathbreaking study just confirmed something that many parents already suspected: young Americans have a voracious ... Read more

Newsline

The State of Utah Empowers Educators to Close the Career Exposure Gap for Students Across the State

January 27, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — YouScience, the only fully-integrated platform provider of highly accurate aptitude-based assessments, personalized career guidance, ... Read more

Newsline

Discovery Education and Social Impact Partners Support Families with New No-Cost Resources to Ignite Student Interest in STEM

September 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Silver Spring, Md. (Thursday, September 16, 2021) — To accelerate student learning and ignite student curiosity in STEM, Discovery Education presents ... Read more

Newsline

OverDrive Education Donates Juvenile & Young Adult Titles to Schools Worldwide

September 1, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

CLEVELAND – September 1, 2021 – To help schools meet growing demand for digital content without increasing budget, OverDrive Education ... Read more

Newsline

Carolina Biological Supply Company’s New Young Innovators Program Inspires Students with K-12 Students’ Inventions

August 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

BURLINGTON, NC, Aug. 2, 2021 – Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological launched the Young Innovators program to highlight student ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

How teletherapy enables access to special education services

June 8, 2021June 4, 2021 by Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, PresenceLearning

Amid post-pandemic shifts to private schools, teletherapy can play a key role in ensuring students receive essential services

Whenever families shift from public education into alternative modes of education, there is a particular need to pay attention to services for students with disabilities.

Ancillary

How to take personalized learning to scale

June 18, 2021May 31, 2021 by Eileen Belastock, CETL

iNACOL defines personalized learning as “tailoring learning for each student’s strength, needs, and interests—including enabling student's voice and choice in what, how, when and where they learn—to provide…

eSchool Media

What AI can and can’t do in education

April 23, 2021 by By Gustaf Öqvist Seimyr, PhD, Co-Founder, Lexplore

Artificial intelligence will never replace teachers, but it can provide an objective basis for curricular choices and conversations with parents

When some people hear the term “artificial intelligence,” they think of robots like the ones in the Steven Spielberg movie AI. In education today, AI is something less…

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