3 ways to meet students’ emotional needs
Since the start of the pandemic, it’s increasingly important to protect our students’ emotional well-being, so that it is conducive to learning the curriculum we work so hard…
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Leading K-8 Educational Company Introduces Middle School Science Solution
BrainPOP Science helps teachers inspire the next generation of scientific thinkerswhile navigating fundamental shifts in teaching and learning science, technology,and ... Read more
First Lady Jill Biden Welcomes Students Across America to the Nation’s Capital in Discovery Education’s City of U.S. Virtual Field Trip to Washington, D.C.
SILVER SPRING, MD (Friday, May 14, 2021)—For many American elementary and middle school students, a field trip to Washington, D.C. ... Read more
New Investigations Now Available for Middle School Science Teachers to Help Engage Students in Three-Dimensional Learning
Teachers can help spark curiosity and collaboration among students with standards-aligned curriculum BEAVERTON, Oregon, May 13, 2021 — Vernier ... Read more
Blackbird Announces First Ever Educational Version of JavaScript
First Educational Version of a Programming Language Enables Middle School Code Education – Bridging the Middle School Gap PORTLAND, May ... Read more
Blackbird Announces First-ever Purpose-built Middle School Coding Education Platform
Created to Address the “Middle School Gap” – Blackbird Teaches Real-world Computer Science Skills, Aligned to Educational Standards PORTLAND, April ... Read more
5 tools to amplify student voice
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…
Vernier Software & Technology Recognizes Kansas Science Educator Tyson Vrbas with the 2021 Engineering Award
Vernier Software & Technology recently announced science educator Tyson Vrbas of Manhattan Catholic Schools in Manhattan, Kansas as the 2021 ... Read more
Every single middle school student can benefit from financial literacy education according to new study
University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute study holds promise that financial literacy education can help students nationwide build important financial foundations Newly ... Read more
3M and Discovery Education Open Call for Entries for America’s Next Top Young Scientist
3M and Discovery Education are excited to announce that the 2021 3M Young Scientist Challenge ( #YoungScientist) is now open ... Read more
3M and Discovery Education Open Call for Entries for America’s Next Top Young Scientist
3M and Discovery Education are excited to announce that the 2021 3M Young Scientist Challenge ( #YoungScientist) is now open to ... Read more
Wizrobotics launches Wizprodigy, a new online competition experience for STEM students
Wizrobotics, an online live learning platform for teaching and inspiring K-12 students to explore STEM fields, announced the launch of ... Read more
Calling STEM Educators: Vernier Software & Technology Now Accepting Applications for its 2021 Engineering Award
Vernier Software & Technology is now accepting applications for the 2021 Vernier Engineering Award. The annual award, with prizes valued ... Read more
Flinn Scientific adds New Labs to Science2Go
Flinn Scientific, a flagship provider of science lab materials and safety and STEM solutions for the K-16 education market, has ... Read more
Flinn Scientific Partners with the Texas Technology Student Association to Support Virtual STEM Competitions
“Whether in person or remote, WhiteBox Learning allows students to experience the STEM engineering design process in a dynamic and ... Read more
Oklahoma’s State Textbook Committee Unanimously Approves Discovery Education Science Techbook
Following a comprehensive evaluation, the Oklahoma State Textbook Committee has unanimously approved the Elementary and Middle School editions of Discovery Education’s ... Read more
Tampa Middle School Receives the Superstar Treatment with Ashly Audio-Backed System
Sligh Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Florida has an audio system worthy of a superstar performance thanks to professional wrestler ... Read more
Vernier Software & Technology Takes Science to the Next Level
To further support collaborative STEM learning, Vernier Software & Technology recently launched LabQuest 3. This standalone data-collection platform takes the ... Read more
All-New Science Techbook for Middle School and STEM Connect
Discovery Education today launched Keeping You Connected to Curiosity, a new initiative keeping the continuity of curiosity alive for teachers and students everywhere. Discovery Education is the global ... Read more
Go Direct Weather System provides a versatile and affordable way for educators to engage students
Vernier recently launched the new Go Direct® Weather System to engage students in hands-on data collection as they learn important ... Read more
Vernier and SAM Labs Help Teachers Incorporate Science and Coding into Instruction
Middle school teachers can now integrate science lessons with data collection and coding using new packages from Vernier Software & ... Read more
Follett Online Book Fairs a Convenient Option to Keep Kids Reading
Whether the 2020-21 school year is starting in the classroom or remotely, Follett is ensuring elementary and middle school students ... Read more
Carolina Biological Launches Remote Learning Add-Ons to Award Winning K-8 Science Curriculum Kits with Teacher Planning Features
Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological launched three new sets of K-8 digital resources for remote teaching this fall: Smithsonian ... Read more
Fame Kids Light the Way for the Next Generation of Names in Lights
High school students from LaGuardia High School, aka the Fame School, have been hosting a series of free public information ... Read more
Teton Science Schools Launches Online Courses
Teton Science Schools opened enrollment for 2020-21 Place Network Online courses for middle school students this week. Three courses will ... Read more
How Owen J. Roberts School District made the remote transition
That COVID “where were you when” moment from last March is still fresh in Paul Sanfrancesco’s mind. Watching neighboring districts announce closures and realizing his own faculty would…
Virtual Tutoring and Mentoring
Grow Your World (GYW) has transitioned its services from in-person to virtual in the midst of social distancing measures required ... Read more
Free access to Mackin’s Distance learning solution
Mackin, one of the world’s largest providers of print books, ebooks, audiobooks, and video is offering access to its ebook ... Read more
Read to Lead free web-based curriculum
Read to Lead is a 100% free and proven blended learning solution that leverages game-based learning to help students in ... Read more
Over 1500 free MackinClassic ebooks available to all K-12 schools
The free MackinVIA digital content management system is available to all schools and is providing users with hundreds of free ... Read more
Teachers: Empower your students and help them prepare for the future
Here are some of eSN’s most popular articles for teachers over the past month: 1. 10 things I do to ... Read more
4 ways to improve digital equity in your classroom
As a former middle school teacher who taught in a lower-income, majority-minority school equipped with lots of "high tech" tools, I often wondered about digital equity. For me,…
4 ways I make learning fun in the classroom
As a middle school Spanish teacher, my #1 goal is to have my students fall in love with learning a language the way I did in middle school.
4 myths about blended learning debunked
When I first started teaching math a decade ago, I gave notes at the front of the room on an overhead transparency projector. The teacher who taught math…
5 resources to help students with information literacy
Information literacy skills top many lists of must-have abilities, especially in the age of fake news. Not all results in a Google search are legitimate--but how many of…
Do you make these common classroom-management mistakes?
The dunce cap, a ruler on the knuckles, kneeling on rice: Modern teachers wouldn’t think of using these methods to correct students’ behavior. But for all the progress…
Blending My Practice
In April 2018, eSchool News launched a new column, “Blending My Practice.” Our columnist, Raymond Steinmetz, teaches seventh-grade math at Portsmouth ... Read more
How to bring global learning to your classroom
The sun was high overhead as we stood in the open, slowly baking in the hundred- degree heat, which was abnormally hot for late October, even by southern…
What? Test scores won’t predict academic growth over time
For years, parents and policymakers have looked to test scores to gauge the effectiveness of school districts and teachers. New research from Stanford Graduate School of Education Professor…
Case Study: Read How Skaggs Schools Embrace BYOD with Google Apps
Skaggs Catholic Center in Utah comprises of a high school, middle school, elementary school, day center and church, all requiring fast, reliable and secure Wi-Fi to keep up…