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When embracing the ‘science of reading,’ we can’t leave out older students

March 12, 2024December 22, 2023 by Shira Engel, Chalkbeat New York

As a new middle school teacher, I was shocked by how many students entered my classroom unable to decode text despite the science of reading.

The day before my first day of teaching middle school in 2018, I decorated my Brooklyn public school classroom with quotes from famous people reflecting on the importance…

Big Deals—Khan Academy Boosts National Civics Bee, AI Tackles Campus Safety, and Stanford Offers Online Math

November 27, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation this month announced the launch of the 2024 National Civics Bee. The competition is ... Read more

COVID in Schools

The pandemic is over–but American schools still aren’t the same

November 21, 2023 by Kalyn Belsha, Chalkbeat

Many students and educators say school feels closer to normal than it has in over three years, but profound pandemic-era consequences persist.

On a recent Friday at Gary Comer Middle School in Chicago, you had to squint to see signs of the pandemic that upended American education just a few…

Innovation in Education

Unlocking middle school potential: Exploring career education and soft skills

November 28, 2023November 14, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

McGraw Hill’s Patrick Keeney discusses the topic of career and technical education (CTE) in middle schools

In this special edition of Innovations in Education, Content Director Kevin Hogan speaks with McGraw Hill’s Patrick Keeney about various aspects of career and tehcnical education (CTE).

AI in Education

Like it or not, ChatGPT is our new learning partner

December 11, 2023October 13, 2023 by John Bartucz, Teaching Specialist in Learning Technologies, University of Minnesota

ChatGPT is an unreliable learning partner--educators should provide a way for students to show how much help they received.

With so much publicity, it is reasonable to assume that all students from middle school through post-secondary are aware of ChatGPT's power. Whether you like it or not,…

Aperture Education Launches Two New Solutions to Cultivate Students’ Social and Emotional Competence

August 18, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte N.C. – Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning assessments for K-12 schools, has added ... Read more

Advocating for student mental health starts here

June 20, 2023 by Alma Lopez, Lead School Counselor, Livingston Middle School & ASCA 2022 School Counselor of the Year

With increased awareness of student mental health needs, many districts are examining how to elevate the impact of school counselors

For the last 17 years, I have devoted my career to advocating for comprehensive school counseling programs. This is my passion and the focus of my efforts every…

Increase Student Engagement with 21 Hands-On Science Experiments

October 11, 2023June 7, 2023 by Jeff Festa

Download 21 educator-tested experiments to engage your students in hands-on science learning with Vernier technology. This e-book includes experiments in ... Read more

STEM & STEAM Trends

4 ways to use ChatGPT in your STEM classroom

May 24, 2023 by Allen Antoine, M.Ed., Director of Computer Science Education Strategy for EPIC, University of Texas at Austin’s Texas Advanced Computing Center

AI like ChatGPT isn't going away--educators must helps students understand how to use these tools to enhance their STEM learning experiences.

Back in 2007 when I was teaching Algebra I at the local middle school, the biggest question for mathematics teachers on our campus was whether students could use…

Teacher Well-Being

5 ways to help educators experience more joy

May 2, 2023 by Danielle Sullivan, National Director of Content and Implementation, Curriculum Associates

Helping educators find joy first starts with creating the conditions and providing permission for joyful moments to happen.

I was recently working with middle school educators and asked them about the biggest challenges they are facing. Without skipping a beat, they said dealing with discipline issues,…

Carousel Cloud Scales with Indianapolis School District for K-12 Communications

May 1, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA – The Metropolitan School District (MSD) of Washington Township in Indianapolis is midway through a district-wide Carousel Cloud ... Read more

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…

As we embrace the ‘science of reading,’ we can’t leave out older students

April 11, 2023 by Shira Engel, Chalkbeat New York

science of reading.

The day before my first day of teaching middle school in 2018, I decorated my Brooklyn public school classroom with quotes from famous people reflecting on the importance…

Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 Adds New, Cutting-Edge Edtech Tool to Middle School and High School Curriculum to More Deeply Engage Students in Science

February 8, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte, NC — Illinois’ Shiloh CUSD #1 today announced an expansion of its partnership with Discovery Education that adds a ... Read more

KCAV and Rise Vision Help Middle School Use Digital Signage and Social Media App to Boost Student Motivation and Engagement

February 2, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Derby, Kansas – Derby North Middle School (DNMS) in Derby, Kansas, has found a unique and effective way to build ... Read more

Teacher Professional Development

I’m a first-year teacher. How do I become successful in the classroom?

January 3, 2023 by Dr. Kem Smith, Chalkbeat

For beginning teachers, decide what you value and support students as individuals, build a community of learners, and connect with fellow teachers for support

This is my first year as a teacher and I’m teaching sixth grade, so both my students and I are new to the school. I’m wondering if you…

Discovery Museum Celebrates 30 Years of Delivering Hands-On Science in Elementary School Classrooms

December 29, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Acton, MA – Discovery Museum announced a 30-year milestone for its in-school STEM program, Traveling Science Workshops, having delivered hands-on ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

An OER curriculum brings my students’ lives into our classroom

December 23, 2022 by Megan Euler, Seventh Grade Science Teacher, Culler Middle School

An OER science curriculum has completely revolutionized the way I teach and has transformed the way my students relate to their learning.

When I was growing up, I assumed that my teachers knew everything, including all of the “right answers.” Now that I’ve been a teacher for 15 years, I…

Treering Yearbooks Launches New Donation Feature

November 22, 2022November 21, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

SAN MATEO, CA — Treering Yearbooks – a company modernizing traditional yearbooks – enables schools across America to make yearbooks ... Read more

NWEA Shares Progress on Using AI to Identify and Remove Barriers Within Mathematics for Students with Visual Impairment

October 18, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Portland, OR – NWEA, a not-for-profit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, today announced progress it has ... Read more

Why Career Exploration Should Begin in Middle School—and How to Make It Happen

November 22, 2022September 12, 2022 by Jeff Festa

Many school systems build career exploration into the high school experience. However, evidence suggests that middle school is actually the ... Read more

Slooh Partners with TransAstra to Add to its Network of Student-Controlled Telescopes – This Time in Space

August 10, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Washington Depot, Connecticut, August 10, 2022 – Slooh, the pioneer in offering live online telescope feeds of major celestial events ... Read more

Vernier Software & Technology Launches E-Book to Support Hands-On Science Learning for Middle School Students

July 27, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

BEAVERTON, Oregon, July 27, 2022 — Vernier Software & Technology has launched Light & Matter: Vernier Supplement to OpenSciEd Unit ... Read more

3M and Discovery Education Recognize 31 State Merit Winners in 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge

June 29, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md. & ST. PAUL, Minn. – 3M and Discovery Education announced 31 State Merit Winners in the 2022 3M ... Read more

STEM Educators Demonstrate Innovative Uses of Data-Collection Technology to Win 2022 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards

April 8, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

BEAVERTON, Oregon, April 8, 2022 — Vernier Software & Technology and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) are pleased to ... Read more

KIPP Public Schools Expands Partnership with YouScience Bringing Student Aptitude Assessments to 48 Schools Across the Nation

March 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Today, YouScience announced its career guidance tool, YouScience Discovery, is now available for students in 48 ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

Using the book club model in the classroom

December 7, 2022February 22, 2022 by Britten Follett

A book club can help reluctant readers become engaged with reading while also encouraging students to share with peers

Middle school English teachers like Carrie Friday at Southwest Middle School in Palm Bay, Florida are using the book club model.

College and Career Readiness

Why self-discovery increases college and career success

December 7, 2022February 7, 2022 by Edson Barton, Founder and CEO, YouScience

As students map out their futures, a path of supported self-discovery can help increase the odds that they find college and career success.

What do you want to be when you grow up? As we get older, the answer often changes from highly visible and glamorous endeavors, such as being an…

Search for America’s Top Young Scientist of 2022 Begins

February 3, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

St. Paul, Minn. and Silver Spring, Md. (Wednesday, February 3, 2022) – 3M (@3M) and Discovery Education (@DiscoveryEd) are excited to ... Read more

Independent Study Finds that Amplify Science Has Significant Positive Impact on Student Learning

January 28, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

BROOKLYN, NY (January 26, 2022) — Amplify, a publisher of next-generation curriculum and assessment programs, announced today that a gold-standard ... Read more

Kiddom Expands Partnership with Kendall Hunt Publishing

January 14, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

SAN FRANCISCO — January 12, 2022 — Kiddom, the first all-in-one education platform for high-quality digital curriculum, today announced an ... Read more

District Management

Focusing on key standards to accelerate learning

January 10, 2022 by Dave Gibbons, Ed.D., Curriculum Director, Schuyler Community Schools

Each standard is important, but some are critical for future learning--this year, focusing on those critical standards is key to helping students get back on track

While each standard is important and it should not be up to individual teachers which are taught and which are not, the truth is that each year some…

District Management

4 reasons to rethink middle school math acceleration practices

November 15, 2021 by Liz Peyser, National Director of Content and Implementation, Curriculum Associates

$Given past research and present COVID learning gaps, district leaders may want to evaluate current middle school math acceleration programs$

As the pandemic continues to impact another school year, a lot of focus has been on “accelerating learning,” which is about maintaining on-grade level instruction or infusing pre-requisite…

Twig Education Launches Twig Science Next Gen for Middle School

November 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

(Los Angeles, Calif.) October 28, 2021 — Twig Education, creators of the leading elementary level science program Twig Science, today ... Read more

The Social Institute Partners with Additional Public Schools to Bring Modern, Engaging SEL to More Students Across the Country

September 10, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Durham, N.C. – The Social Institute today announced that its newly enhanced social-emotional learning curriculum is reaching even more students, ... Read more

Illinois’ Decatur Public Schools Selects 7 Mindsets for District-wide Implementation

September 1, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

ROSWELL, Ga. – Sept. 1, 2021 – Decatur Public Schools in Decatur, Ill., has selected 7 Mindsets, the leader in ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

How to engage at-risk students through esports

August 18, 2021 by Dr. Kristy Custer, VP of Educational Innovation, High School Esports League

Involving students in esports gives them a 'why,' which is a powerful motivator in helping involve them in school each day.

It is well documented that extracurricular activities boost academic success. In recent years, schools have tried to broaden the traditional extracurricular definition to appeal to a more diverse,…

Classroom Innovations

5 tools for student voice

July 12, 2021 by Jennifer Hall, NBCT, Educational Technology Specialist, Atlanta Public Schools

These digital resources put the spotlight on student voice as they help foster creativity and collaboration in the classroom

Post-secondary schools and employers are looking for students and a workforce that can communicate effectively, work collaboratively, think critically, problem-solve, and use creativity in various settings. I believe…

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

3M Young Scientist Challenge Announces 2021 National Finalists and Honorable Mentions

June 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md. & ST. PAUL, Minn. (Thursday, June 24, 2021) – 3M and Discovery Education today announced the top 10 ... Read more

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