K-12 Archives

Edsby making cloud service available on Microsoft Azure

February 2, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Edsby, a cloud-based learning management system for K-12 school districts that connects teachers, parents and students using modern technologies, will soon be available on Microsoft Azure, Microsoft's hyperscale,…

IT Management

Acer launches no risk laptop seed program

February 1, 2016February 1, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Acer has launched its new Acer Education Seed Program, which offers K-12 schools across the United States an opportunity to test either a cloud-based Acer TravelMate B117 notebook…

STEM & STEAM

Will your students excel in the Innovation Age?

January 29, 2016January 29, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Each Friday, I’ll be bringing you a recap of some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of…

District Management

N.J. experiments with new engagement platform

January 27, 2016January 26, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Evolution Labs and The New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA), the state’s professional association of school leaders, have partnered to further develop and make available to NJASA…

News

These are the 5 most in-demand K-12 languages

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Foreign language skills are increasingly important for students to have as they enter college or the workforce, and technology-based programs have made learning new languages easier for students.…

District Management

New professional development focuses on engagement through gaming

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by Laura Ascione

The ever-increasing omnipresence of digital media in student’s lives can be challenging for teachers as they compete for kid’s attention in and out of the classroom. With this…

STEM & STEAM

K-12 science teachers in dire need of PD

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

K-12 science teachers are often left to deal with a lack of coherent and sustained professional learning opportunities that researchers say are needed to support science teachers inside…

Teaching Trends

The Hour of Code’s nationwide momentum

December 15, 2015December 11, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Each Friday, I’ll be bringing you a recap of some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of…

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A helpline for schools tackling cyberbullying

May 16, 2019August 24, 2015 by By Bridget McCrea

First-of-its-kind pilot gives schools a new tool for combating cyberbullying on social media -- a helpline with close ties to Facebook and Twitter.

District Management

5 steps to move technology purchasing into the 21st century

March 3, 2015February 25, 2015 by By John Carver

Choosing and buying the right technology can be a daunting process, especially if you don’t know where to begin With ... Read more

eClassroom News

Top 10 of 2014, No. 10: Mobile devices and mobile learning

December 14, 2015December 22, 2014 by Laura Ascione

Each year, the eSchool News editors compile 10 of the most influential ed-tech developments and examine how those topics dominated K-12 ed tech conversations. No. 10 on our…

STEM & STEAM

The 10 best resources for K-12 STEM projects

February 27, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

There’s a whole lot more to STEM projects these days than baking soda volcanoes (but those are still fun, too) ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

NBA great promotes STEM education at event

May 6, 2019November 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar bent down Monday to study the solar-powered car being demonstrated by sixth-graders from Miller’s Hill School in Shingle Springs, the Sacramento Bee reports.

Teaching Trends

$750 stipend for American history workshops

March 13, 2025January 2, 2009 by ESchool News

As part of the National Endowment for the Humanities' We the People program, Landmarks of American History and Culture Workshops for Schoolteachers are offered to provide the opportunity…

Will your students excel in the Innovation Age?

N.J. experiments with new engagement platform

These are the 5 most in-demand K-12 languages

New professional development focuses on engagement through gaming

K-12 science teachers in dire need of PD

The Hour of Code’s nationwide momentum

Top 10 of 2014, No. 10: Mobile devices and mobile learning

The 10 best resources for K-12 STEM projects

NBA great promotes STEM education at event

$750 stipend for American history workshops

North Carolina District Wins ISTE 2025 Distinguished Award for AI Leadership and Parent Engagement Innovation

10 (and counting…) Google goodies for your classroom

ISTE Takeaways—What It Takes To Win the Impact Award

Look Who’s Talking—Bringing STEM Up To Speed

5 strategies to get your students talking

With AI coaching, a math platform helps students tackle tough concepts

First AI-Powered Special Education Management Platform Helps Districts Reach 100% IEP Compliance

Students Using Lexia Core5 Reading Outperformed Their Peers On the Smarter Balanced English Language Arts/Literacy Assessment

Otus Awarded Practitioner-Informed Design Product Certification from Digital Promise

Counslr Launches in Texas to Increase Access to Mental Health Support for Staff and Students

Ignite Reading Again Approved as 1:1 High-Dosage Early Literacy Tutoring Provider in Massachusetts

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