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New Schools in Six States and Internationally Give Students Courses from VHS Learning

August 30, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – Aug. 30, 2021 – VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best teacher-led online learning programs, ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

How to establish international collaboration with esports

August 13, 2021 by Alexander Gibson, Math and AP Computer Science Principles Teacher, William Penn Senior High School, York, Pennsylvania

A Pennsylvania school's esports team got a firsthand experience in international collaboration using a familiar tool--Minecraft

As the high school esports club advisor for the William Penn Cybercats, I have had the opportunity to work with my students on some pretty awesome projects. From…

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Next Gen TV Prototype Shows How Educational Equity Can Be Achieved For All Students

June 24, 2021 by ESchool News

Washington, D.C. — The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has collaborated with Howard University Middle School of Mathematics and Science, ... Read more

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Accelerate Learning Names Philip Galati as New President and CEO

March 2, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

How we can apply lessons from 2020 to shape a tech-centric education system for the future

Accelerate Learning, developer of the award-winning STEMscopes line of PreK-12 STEM curriculum, today announced the appointment of Philip Galati as ... Read more

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Vernier Software & Technology Partners with Magnitude.io to Engage Students in a Virtual Field Trip to Space

February 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Vernier Software & Technology recently partnered with Magnitude.io to engage students in a virtual field trip to the International Space ... Read more

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KidWind Offers Virtual Workshops on Renewable Energy Education

February 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

The KidWind Project, the international leader in clean energy education, has launched an additional round of virtual workshops for this ... Read more

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Impero Software Acquires Netop

January 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Impero, a leading provider of online student safety and classroom and network management software, today announced that it has acquired ... Read more

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CoderZ Takes First Place as the Education Solution with Greatest Growth Potential

December 9, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

CoderZ was selected as an “Education Solutions: Greatest Growth Potential” awardee in the Edventures Global Business Acceleration Fellowship. The international ... Read more

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KidWind Virtual Workshops Available for Educators

December 4, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

These engineering students work with wind turbines, demonstrating the importance of STEM education.

The KidWind Project, the international leader of clean energy education, created topic-specific renewable energy virtual workshops designed to help educators ... Read more

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Pearson Creates New Direct-to-Consumer Division

November 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, today announces the creation of a new direct-to-consumer division as it looks to further ... Read more

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How to stop the global pandemic of superficial learning

November 12, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The global pandemic of superficial learning characterised by the passive acceptance of information, memorisation of isolated and unlinked facts, and ... Read more

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Aircuity Celebrates National Energy Awareness Month

October 22, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Aircuity (www.aircuity.com), the indoor air quality company, today celebrated National Energy Awareness Month by recognizing the work done by Aircuity’s ... Read more

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Curriculum Associates’ CEO Rob Waldron Appointed to the Association of Test Publishers’ CEO Council

October 6, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The Association of Test Publishers (ATP), the leading international organization for publishers of assessment programs, has named Curriculum Associates’ CEO ... Read more

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PBLWorks and ISTE Partner to Offer New Course for Teachers

October 1, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

PBL challenges students to address real-world issues and take those new skills with them for the rest of their lives

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the International Society for ... Read more

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International Code Council releases recommended practices for remote virtual inspections

August 19, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

– The International Code Council recently published “Recommended Practices for Remote Virtual Inspections,” a guideline document that governmental jurisdictions should ... Read more

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Online research program offers first ever covid-19 independent study

July 28, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Pioneer Academics, the college-accredited online research program for high school students, has launched Pioneer Open Summer Study (POSS), a free ... Read more

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Five ways to build a community of learners online

June 11, 2020June 11, 2020 by Dennis Pierce

5 ways to create a community of learners

Relationships are the foundation of learning. When students feel connected to their teacher and their peers, they’re more likely to thrive. How can teachers forge these connections within…

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Free access to assistive technology products

April 9, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Icons demonstrate digital accessibility, including accessible content for all students.

If you or your students are suddenly at home with no access to your AT software, Freedom Scientific has you ... Read more

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Free resources for middle and high school.

April 6, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Philippe Cousteau, Jr.’s environmental youth leadership organization EarthEcho International offers its free environmental education resources to teachers, students, and families ... Read more

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Online summit for all special education stakeholders

March 23, 2020March 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

The 2020 Special Kids International Summit, presented by Kidskintha in partnership with UNESCO’s New Delhi Office and MindRocket Media Group, ... Read more

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Six things I learned bringing online learning to international schools

January 28, 2020January 24, 2020 by Tracy Arnold

This graduation cap and globe illustrates how online learning can be global.

For the last 15 years, I’ve been introducing schools all around the world to the value of online learning. It started at the Colegio Internacional de Caracas in…

STEM & STEAM

Is STEM getting ‘IT’ right for female students?

May 6, 2019June 4, 2018 by Richard Gerver

March 8th was memorable for many reasons. Not only was it International Women’s Day, but Meghan Markle made one of her first official public appearances with her future…

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CoSN 2018 Annual Conference and Global Symposium

March 5, 2018March 5, 2018 by Keith Krueger

For three days in March (12-15), almost 1,000 edtech leaders will descend on Washington, DC to connect, learn, network, and share solutions. Starting with an international focus, CoSN/UNESCO…

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ISTE issues Digital Citizenship Week challenge

October 16, 2017 by ESchool News

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) will leverage Digital Citizenship Week (Oct. 16-20) to raise awareness of the importance of teaching digital citizenship to students of…

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Report warns a decline in language learning could spell bad news for U.S.

December 16, 2016December 11, 2016 by Laura Ascione

A diminishing share of United States residents speak languages other than English--a trend that could have important consequences for business, international affairs, and intellectual exchange, according to a…

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ISTE seeks your opinion on its Standards for Teachers

December 1, 2016 by ESchool Media Contributors

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) announced that it is seeking public comment on the first draft of the refreshed ISTE Standards for Teachers. More than…

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Are you using your school’s PLC to its fullest?

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

When professional learning communities (PLCs) meet frequently to examine and analyze student work and data, higher levels of teacher morale emerge, according to a new report from the…

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What’s next in ed-tech? These 18 trends

September 14, 2016September 14, 2016 by Keith R. Krueger

I do a lot of speaking about technology trends in education, and none of my talks seem to get larger ... Read more

Teaching Trends

College Choice releases 2016 rankings for best business schools in the world

August 9, 2016 by Laura Ascione

College Choice, which focuses on college and university rankings and resources, has published its 2016 rankings for the Best Business ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Florida Virtual School migrates to Brightspace

August 4, 2016August 2, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Florida Virtual School (FLVS), a statewide public school district in the state of Florida and international provider of education products ... Read more

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Teach students to communicate effectively in the Innovation Age

February 29, 2016January 25, 2016 by Sharon "Sam" Sakai-Miller

Communication looks different in the Innovation Age compared to the Information Age of yesteryear. Here's how to help students succeed

STEM & STEAM

Research: Digital media could aid early math skills

January 21, 2016November 23, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Children who used media content from PBS KIDS' series PEG + CAT showed improvement in critical math areas involving ordinal numbers, spatial relationships, and 3-D shapes, according to…

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Is there enough diversity in your social media?

December 15, 2015October 19, 2015 by By Torrey Trust

As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. That's a problem -- for us and for students.

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8 ways to improve your digital teaching

January 21, 2016May 18, 2015 by By Diana Bidulescu

Good teaching is what makes digital age environments meaningful to students. There are countless recipes for digital teaching out there, but here are just a few tips to…

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The fetishization of international test scores

November 14, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Not one, not two, but 10 national educational organizations are planning to host a blowout digital event to talk about (what else?) international standardized test scores, the Washington…

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U.S. education extends international handshake

November 11, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

With so much emphasis on comparing the nation’s education to its global counterparts, it’s only fitting that the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of…

New Schools in Six States and Internationally Give Students Courses from VHS Learning

How to establish international collaboration with esports

Next Gen TV Prototype Shows How Educational Equity Can Be Achieved For All Students

Accelerate Learning Names Philip Galati as New President and CEO

Vernier Software & Technology Partners with Magnitude.io to Engage Students in a Virtual Field Trip to Space

KidWind Offers Virtual Workshops on Renewable Energy Education

Impero Software Acquires Netop

CoderZ Takes First Place as the Education Solution with Greatest Growth Potential

KidWind Virtual Workshops Available for Educators

Pearson Creates New Direct-to-Consumer Division

How to stop the global pandemic of superficial learning

Aircuity Celebrates National Energy Awareness Month

Curriculum Associates’ CEO Rob Waldron Appointed to the Association of Test Publishers’ CEO Council

PBLWorks and ISTE Partner to Offer New Course for Teachers

International Code Council releases recommended practices for remote virtual inspections

Online research program offers first ever covid-19 independent study

Five ways to build a community of learners online

Free access to assistive technology products

Free resources for middle and high school.

Online summit for all special education stakeholders

Six things I learned bringing online learning to international schools

Is STEM getting ‘IT’ right for female students?

CoSN 2018 Annual Conference and Global Symposium

ISTE issues Digital Citizenship Week challenge

Report warns a decline in language learning could spell bad news for U.S.

ISTE seeks your opinion on its Standards for Teachers

Are you using your school’s PLC to its fullest?

College Choice releases 2016 rankings for best business schools in the world

Florida Virtual School migrates to Brightspace

Teach students to communicate effectively in the Innovation Age

Research: Digital media could aid early math skills

8 ways to improve your digital teaching

The fetishization of international test scores

U.S. education extends international handshake

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

ClassMate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal

School Specialty Honors Top Educators with 12th Annual Crystal Apple Awards

Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards

School Specialty Expands Learning Beyond the Screen with New Outdoor Furniture Line

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