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Coding and Robotics

How to teach K-12 coding without computers

April 23, 2025 by Laura Ascione
Beyond individual lessons, it’s important to build a K-12 coding culture that encourages problem-solving and critical thinking.
Teaching K-12 coding without computers may seem like a daunting task, but it can be a powerful way to introduce students to the fundamental concepts of computer science…
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FullBloom Acquires CharacterStrong, Leading Provider of School-Based Mental Health Solutions for Students

February 26, 2025 by ESchool News Staff
PHILADELPHIA – FullBloom, the nation’s leading child development platform, providing academic, behavioral, and mental health interventions and supports to K-12 ... Read more
STEM & STEAM Trends

Early STEM career awareness drives future success for students–and the economy

November 25, 2024 by Jerry Wooden, eDynamic Learning
Engaging, career-connected STEM learning opportunities spark students' interest in emerging technologies and in-demand STEM careers.
With career interests and aspirations forming as early as age 10, the middle grades are the ideal time to start making connections between students’ academic work and their…
Newsline

EmpowerU Expands Tier 2 Student Mental Health Offering

October 30, 2024 by ESchool News Staff
PHILADELPHIA – EmpowerU, Catapult Learning’s mental health and resilience solution, today announced the expansion of its Tier 2 programming to ... Read more
Computer Science Education

High school computer science classes might expand in Michigan–will that address equity issues?

August 16, 2024 by Alex Klaus, Chalkbeat
Under-resourced schools may struggle to offer high-quality computer science courses due to a lack of certified staff and equity divides.
In her two years of high school at Dearborn Public Schools’ Virtual K-12 school, rising junior Weaam AlAliyi has already learned about computer programming, understanding algorithms, and data…
Newsline

Say hello to Alvik: Arduino’s game-changing robot is the beginning of a great learning adventure!

May 14, 2024 by ESchool News Staff
LUGANO, SWITZERLAND – As part of its mission to make robotics fun and accessible for all, Arduino is launching a ... Read more
Newsline

American Student Assistance Announces Strategic Alliance with Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship

December 1, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
BOSTON – American Student Assistance ® (ASA), a national nonprofit changing the way kids learn about careers and navigate a ... Read more
College and Career Readiness

Career and technical education needs a mental health revolution

June 16, 2023 by Michele Morgan, Chalkbeat Detroit
Our school-based occupational therapy labs use career and technical education (CTE) to teach job skills taking the whole student into account.
As a longtime public school occupational therapist, I know what students look and sound like when they’re ready to transition from the work lab to the workforce.
Newsline

Paycom Donated Nearly $300,000 To Local Public School Districts

May 12, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
OKLAHOMA CITY – Paycom Software Inc. (NYSE:PAYC), a leading provider of HR software, celebrates the end of the 2023 school ... Read more

Introducing New Tech in Your Agency

February 4, 2025April 20, 2023 by Jeff Festa
Introducing technology is an exciting and approachable process. Technology can make staff’s lives more accessible and enhance programming. Explore a ... Read more

How Lenovo Partnered with Dallas ISD Career and Technical Institutes to support STEM needs in an educational environment

July 5, 2023March 22, 2023 by Jeff Festa
Download this whitepaper to learn when looking for long-term technology solutions, the Dallas ISD’s Career and Technical Education Institutes partnered ... Read more
Newsline

Millwood Public Schools receives $116,000 from Paycom, benefitting marching band, music program

February 17, 2023 by ESchool News Staff
OKLAHOMA CITY –  Paycom Software Inc. (NYSE:PAYC),  a leading provider of HR software, gave $116,000 to the Millwood Enrichment Foundation ... Read more
Online & Hybrid Learning

5 ways virtual tutoring reinforces our after-school program

January 12, 2023 by Lisa DeLacey & Tom McGee, Manchester School District
Our hope is that our virtual tutors will help our students recapture their knowledge and get back on track after the pandemic
We’ve been working to reinforce and reinvigorate our after-school program with the goal of reaching more students who need it. Staffing shortages and not enough hours in the…
Newsline

KinderLab Robotics Donates Robot Kits to Connect Schools in Pennsylvania and Guatemala

December 18, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
Waltham, MA — KinderLab Robotics today announced that it has donated four KIBO robot kits to La Puerta Abierta, a ... Read more
Digital Innovation

Only out-of-the-box solutions will fix the real problems in schools

December 12, 2022 by Michael B. Horn, Co-Founder & Distinguished Fellow, Clayton Christensen Institute
The schools we have do exactly what they were built to do—which is at odds with the society we inhabit today and the innovation we want to see
As members of the media have bemoaned the tragic results of students on the latest National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP)—also known as the nation’s report card—many have…
Newsline

Epson Technology Enhances Aquarium Education Programs

December 8, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – As the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, Calif. welcomed students back for in-person learning, ... Read more
SEL Trends

Using data insight platforms to improve SEL strategies

November 23, 2022 by Dr. Delonna Darsow, Product Champion, Sourcewell Technology
An SEL platform that tracks the delivery of SEL interventions and brings them together with other data into one whole-child view is valuable.
Although structured social-emotional learning (SEL) has been around since the mid-90s, schools’ focus on SEL has skyrocketed following the impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on education.
DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

3 ways educators can embrace and enable inclusive programming

December 5, 2022November 7, 2022 by Youn Han, Chief Programs Officer, Girls Inc. of the Pacific Northwest
Having a space where our youth feel seen and uplifted is essential to effectively compensate for societal stereotypes and all the other ways they’re excluded
While the effects of COVID-19 may have diminished for many thanks to widespread vaccine- and infection-induced immunity, the pandemic continues to have a significant systemwide impact and exacerbate…
Curriculum & Assessment

Why universal screening is a more equitable identifier of gifted and talented students

December 5, 2022October 24, 2022 by Anna Houseman, Product Marketing Director, Riverside Insights
Universal screening with both ability and achievement tests allows each student to highlight both their potential and their performance in gifted and talented programs.
School districts have historically relied on a referral-based process to identify students for gifted and talented programming. This means that teachers or parents nominate their students to take…
Coding and Robotics

How this teacher uses story coding to spark creativity and collaboration

December 7, 2022June 30, 2022 by Laura Ascione
Combining coding with literacy into an approach known as story coding offers a wide range of benefits for students across all subject areas.
When coding merges with storytelling, you have story coding, in which students use computational skills and design thinking as they demonstrate creativity across core curricular areas.
Newsline

National Readiness Report: A Look at COVID-19’s Impact on Learner Readiness and How Institutions Can Improve Student Success

June 8, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
PITTSBURGH, PA – It goes without saying that the COIVD-19 pandemic has impacted higher education and students across the globe. ... Read more
SEL & Well-Being

Weaving SEL into curriculum doesn’t have to be hard

May 6, 2022 by Byron Flitsch, Curriculum Content Writer, Instructional Designer & 5th Grade Teacher
Here’s how an educator uses comics to introduce critical SEL concepts, scaffold learning, and connect with his 5th-graders
As an educator and curriculum content creator, I’m always seeking to develop lessons that offer students opportunities to express complex ... Read more
Teacher Well-Being

Don’t forget social, emotional health for district IT staff

December 7, 2022May 3, 2022 by Al Kingsley, CEO, NetSupport
Just like teachers, district IT staff might be tired or overwhelmed after the pandemic's toll and social and emotional health is key
During all the tumult of the last two years of schooling, from remote to hybrid to masked in-person, educators prioritized the social and emotional needs of students. A…
Newsline

Pikmykid and Central Access Announce Partnership to Advance School Safety and Efficiency

February 18, 2022 by ESchool News Staff
TAMPA, Fla., Feb. 18, 2022 –  Pikmykid, the premier school safety and dismissal platform, today announces its partnership with  Central Access, ... Read more
Coding and Robotics

Coding instruction should follow educational principles

December 7, 2022May 17, 2021 by Ness Blackbird, Co-Founder, Blackbird Code
Students need pedagogical versions of programming languages to practice coding and avoid a dropoff in high school computer science enrollment
We need to give students pedagogical versions of programming languages to practice on. This is different from the “real” professional programming language.
Newsline

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
Newsline

Evoca Leverages its Unique Architecture to Help Create New Type of Educational Resource, “Evoca Learn”

March 29, 2021 by ESchool News Staff
Evoca, a revolutionary next-generation television service, today announced a new initiative, Evoca Learn. In addition to its lineup of 60+ ... Read more
District Management

Reimagining the school help desk

March 8, 2021November 19, 2020 by Steven M. Baule, ED.D., PH.D., Assistant Professor of Leadership Education, Winona State University
In today’s heavily virtual learning environments, the school help desk is a central factor in edtech success
The impact of the pandemic on educational programming has created what will more than likely be fundamental and foundational changes to the traditional classroom environment. In general, the…
Newsline

VuWall Introduces Multi-Video Wall Control and AV Distribution

October 29, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
VuWall, a technology leader in video wall control systems and unified visualization solutions, today announced the introduction of their new ... Read more
Newsline

PresenceLearning Partners with the Council of Administrators of Special Education

October 1, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
A tech director shares how monitoring software helps his schools stay on top of cyberbullying, like this upset teenage girl looking at her phone.
PresenceLearning, the leading provider of live online special education related services for K-12 schools, today announced a new partnership with ... Read more
Newsline

Loyola Blakefield Delivers Professional Audio to Unique Spaces on Campus with Renkus-Heinz Solutions

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
Loyola Blakefield is a Jesuit preparatory school for boys in grades 6-12 that has operated since 1852. Its 60-acre campus ... Read more
Newsline

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

September 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
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Middle school teachers can now integrate science lessons with data collection and coding using new packages from Vernier Software & ... Read more
Newsline

Trinity Elementary School Updates Broadcast Studio Lighting with Adorama Business Solutions

August 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff
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Trinity Elementary School recently enlisted Adorama Business Solutions, the premier technology resource for corporate, educational, and government institutions, to upgrade ... Read more
Newsline

Free classes and practice problems in over 200 subjects

July 27, 2020 by ESchool News
homework gap
Many K-12 schools have closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More closings are sure to come. In response, Varsity Tutors, founded ... Read more
Ancillary

Free computer programming courses

March 27, 2020 by ESchool News
computer science
DataCamp for the Classroom offers free access to data science and analytics educators across the globe to all DataCamp content. ... Read more
STEM & STEAM

Bridging the gap between science and coding

January 22, 2020January 22, 2020 by Eileen Belastock
It's possible to incorporate coding and programming into core subject areas--here's how to get started.
Students exposed to coding and programming at an early age are well equipped to take on higher-level computer science courses in high school—and they also build essential skills…
Coding and Robotics

How this school designed a robotics program from the ground up

December 7, 2022October 15, 2019 by Mike Causey
These students and educators illustrate the importance of building a K-12 robotics program to help students learn valuable skills.
As a former computer engineer with a background in applied math, I’m a firm proponent of STEM education. As a math teacher with 14 years of experience facilitating…
STEM & STEAM

Why I use student-driven ideas in my curriculum

May 23, 2019May 20, 2019 by Dianne Pappafotopoulos
You might think that teaching a high school programming course in which students are asked to code simple games and interactive websites would be motivating and exciting, but…
SEL & Well-Being

How student-created VR can enhance SEL and special ed

May 10, 2019May 8, 2019 by Billy Deskin & Sam Williamson
Quality social-emotional learning (SEL) and effective special education (SpEd) programming look remarkably similar.
STEM & STEAM

11 educators share how they bring coding into the classroom

October 16, 2019March 22, 2019 by Jennifer Prescott
A teacher and student on the floor, testing a Sphero robot
By now, most educators understand the importance of coding. Programmers continue to be in high demand, and coding improves much-needed skills like creativity, persistence, problem solving, and critical…
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