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New Collaboration Gives Online Teachers a Standard for Improving Successful Outcomes

March 5, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

The move to distance learning has laid bare the disconnect between schools and families—and showed us a way to heal the rift

Standard for Success, the industry-leader in teacher evaluation software, and Stride, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of online and blended ... Read more

Udemy’s Upskilling and Educational Content is Now Available on LenovoEDU Community

March 2, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

An inclusive online school offers students an equitable and safe place to learn--even in the middle of a global health pandemic

Udemy, the world’s largest destination for learning and teaching online, today announced that the recently launched LenovoEDU community by Lenovo™ will offer Udemy ... Read more

Photomath, the World’s Most Popular Math Learning App, Secures $23 Million in Series B Funding

February 24, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

$Dynamic math resources are key in boosting teaching and learning success.$

Photomath, the #1 math learning app with over 220 million downloads, announced it had secured $23 million in Series B ... Read more

Math Expert Dr. Francis (Skip) Fennell Endorses Hand2Mind’S Hands-On Standards

February 5, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

$an adorable pigtailed girl looking up at a bunch of math equations$

Today hand2mind, an award-winning educational resource company, has announced a new partnership with the former president of the National Council ... Read more

Covid’S Hit on Education and Literacy Levels Will Impact a Generation – Can Ebooks Help Us?

February 5, 2021 by eSchool News Staff

Scholastic US research indicates that of children who had read an eBook, 26% of boys and 16% of girls said ... Read more

5 ways to bridge the gap between in-person and online learning

February 2, 2021February 2, 2021 by Michael S. Kuhrt, Superintendent, Wichita Falls Independent School District

Here are some key ways districts can develop a successful hybrid instructional approach--a blend of online learning and in-person learning--during the pandemic

Before the pandemic hit, our district was rocking right along and getting ready to go on spring break. Like many other districts around the country, we never went…

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

3 tips to cultivate meaningful parent engagement

March 4, 2021January 20, 2021 by Jenny Fry, Elementary School Teacher, Kansas City

Parent engagement and two-way communication are critical for a successful school experience in the middle of COVID-19

With the onset of COVID-19, parents have stepped-up and continued to play an active role in their children’s daily education activities. Teachers, schools, and districts have put their…