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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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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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3M and Discovery Education Announce State Merit Winners in the 2021 3M Young Scientist Challenge

June 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SILVER SPRING, Md. & ST. PAUL, Minn. (Wednesday, June 23, 2021) – 3M and Discovery Education today announced 30 State Merit ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

3 ways to meet students’ emotional needs

May 27, 2021 by Laura Cantrell, Lead Teacher, Virginia Virtual Academy

Educators need to meet the emotional needs of virtual students after a wholly unexpected year--here's how to do just that

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

May 17, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

BrainPOP Science helps teachers inspire the next generation of scientific thinkerswhile navigating fundamental shifts in teaching and learning science, technology,and ... Read more

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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.

May 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SILVER SPRING, MD (Friday, May 14, 2021)—For many American elementary and middle school students, a field trip to Washington, D.C. ... Read more

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New Investigations Now Available for Middle School Science Teachers to Help Engage Students in Three-Dimensional Learning

May 13, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Teachers can help spark curiosity and collaboration among students with standards-aligned curriculum BEAVERTON, Oregon, May 13, 2021 — Vernier ... Read more

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Blackbird Announces First Ever Educational Version of JavaScript

May 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

First Educational Version of a Programming Language Enables Middle School Code Education – Bridging the Middle School Gap PORTLAND, May ... Read more

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Blackbird Announces First-ever Purpose-built Middle School Coding Education Platform

April 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Courses that help students build technology skills increase students’ tech literacy and their ability to contribute to the workforce

Created to Address the “Middle School Gap” – Blackbird Teaches Real-world Computer Science Skills, Aligned to Educational Standards PORTLAND, April ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

5 tools to amplify student voice

April 13, 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…

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Vernier Software & Technology Recognizes Kansas Science Educator Tyson Vrbas with the 2021 Engineering Award

April 6, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Vernier Software & Technology recently announced science educator Tyson Vrbas of Manhattan Catholic Schools in Manhattan, Kansas as the 2021 ... Read more

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Every single middle school student can benefit from financial literacy education according to new study

March 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

University of Massachusetts Donahue Institute study holds promise that financial literacy education can help students nationwide build important financial foundations Newly ... Read more

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3M and Discovery Education Open Call for Entries for America’s Next Top Young Scientist

February 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

3M and Discovery Education are excited to announce that the 2021 3M Young Scientist Challenge ( #YoungScientist) is now open ... Read more

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3M and Discovery Education Open Call for Entries for America’s Next Top Young Scientist

February 12, 2021February 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

3M and Discovery Education are excited to announce that the 2021 3M Young Scientist Challenge ( #YoungScientist) is now open to ... Read more

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Wizrobotics launches Wizprodigy, a new online competition experience for STEM students

January 28, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Scary, out-of-control robots have long been a favorite Hollywood narrative--but sometimes that narrative becomes reality, like this vintage tin robot.

Wizrobotics, an online live learning platform for teaching and inspiring K-12 students to explore STEM fields, announced the launch of ... Read more

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Calling STEM Educators: Vernier Software & Technology Now Accepting Applications for its 2021 Engineering Award

January 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

No matter where students are physically located, educators can incorporate hands-on manipulatives to promote playful STEAM learning in early childhood

Vernier Software & Technology is now accepting applications for the 2021 Vernier Engineering Award. The annual award, with prizes valued ... Read more

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Flinn Scientific adds New Labs to Science2Go

December 9, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Flinn Scientific, a flagship provider of science lab materials and safety and STEM solutions for the K-16 education market, has ... Read more

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Flinn Scientific Partners with the Texas Technology Student Association to Support Virtual STEM Competitions

December 9, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Remote STEM instruction that's both engaging and impactful is possible--with a little determination and creativity

“Whether in person or remote, WhiteBox Learning allows students to experience the STEM engineering design process in a dynamic and ... Read more

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Oklahoma’s State Textbook Committee Unanimously Approves Discovery Education Science Techbook

December 4, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Following a comprehensive evaluation, the Oklahoma State Textbook Committee has unanimously approved the Elementary and Middle School editions of Discovery Education’s ... Read more

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Tampa Middle School Receives the Superstar Treatment with Ashly Audio-Backed System

November 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Sligh Middle Magnet School in Tampa, Florida has an audio system worthy of a superstar performance thanks to professional wrestler ... Read more

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Vernier Software & Technology Takes Science to the Next Level

October 22, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

To further support collaborative STEM learning, Vernier Software & Technology recently launched LabQuest 3. This standalone data-collection platform takes the ... Read more

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All-New Science Techbook for Middle School and STEM Connect

October 14, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

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

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Go Direct Weather System provides a versatile and affordable way for educators to engage students

October 7, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Vernier recently launched the new Go Direct® Weather System to engage students in hands-on data collection as they learn important ... Read more

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Vernier and SAM Labs Help Teachers Incorporate Science and Coding into Instruction

September 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Middle school teachers can now integrate science lessons with data collection and coding using new packages from Vernier Software & ... Read more

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Follett Online Book Fairs a Convenient Option to Keep Kids Reading

August 31, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Whether the 2020-21 school year is starting in the classroom or remotely, Follett is ensuring elementary and middle school students ... Read more

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Carolina Biological Launches Remote Learning Add-Ons to Award Winning K-8 Science Curriculum Kits with Teacher Planning Features

August 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Leading school science supplier Carolina Biological launched three new sets of K-8 digital resources for remote teaching this fall: Smithsonian ... Read more

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Fame Kids Light the Way for the Next Generation of Names in Lights

August 19, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

High school students from LaGuardia High School, aka the Fame School, have been hosting a series of free public information ... Read more

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Teton Science Schools Launches Online Courses

August 17, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A sudden shift to distance learning doesn't have to spell chaos--learn how one school managed the transition with patience and support

Teton Science Schools opened enrollment for 2020-21 Place Network Online courses for middle school students this week. Three courses will ... Read more

District Management

How Owen J. Roberts School District made the remote transition

June 3, 2020June 2, 2020 by Kevin Hogan

A district's new AV implementation positioned it to be uniquely situation to handle learning changes when COVID-19 emerged

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…

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Virtual Tutoring and Mentoring

June 30, 2020May 29, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Grow Your World (GYW) has transitioned its services from in-person to virtual in the midst of social distancing measures required ... Read more

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Free access to Mackin’s Distance learning solution

April 14, 2020April 13, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Mackin, one of the world’s largest providers of print books, ebooks, audiobooks, and video is offering access to its ebook ... Read more

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Read to Lead free web-based curriculum

March 31, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Read to Lead is a 100% free and proven blended learning solution that leverages game-based learning to help students in ... Read more

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Over 1500 free MackinClassic ebooks available to all K-12 schools

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

The free MackinVIA digital content management system is available to all schools and is providing users with hundreds of free ... Read more

College and Career Readiness

Teachers: Empower your students and help them prepare for the future

January 25, 2023June 11, 2019 by ESchool News Staff

Here are some of eSN’s most popular articles for teachers over the past month: 1. 10 things I do to ... Read more

Digital Equity

4 ways to improve digital equity in your classroom

January 21, 2020May 27, 2019 by Kaili Hwang

Expanding digital equity in the classroom isn't impossible--here are 4 tips.

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,…

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4 ways I make learning fun in the classroom

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 by Korey Barkley

Teenager with headphones listening to music

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.

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4 myths about blended learning debunked

August 15, 2018August 7, 2018 by Raymond Steinmetz

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…

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5 resources to help students with information literacy

May 11, 2020July 4, 2018 by Laura Ascione

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…

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Do you make these common classroom-management mistakes?

February 15, 2019May 17, 2018 by Stacey Pusey

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…

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Blending My Practice

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 by ESchool Media Contributors

In April 2018, eSchool News launched a new column, “Blending My Practice.” Our columnist, Raymond Steinmetz, teaches seventh-grade math at Portsmouth ... Read more

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