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Whitney Brothers® elevatED™ CollectionReceives Design Journal BEST of 2024 Award

February 28, 2025 by ESchool News Staff

Keene, NH – Acclaimed furniture brand Whitney Brothers® today announced its new elevatED™ Collection of furniture for young learners received ... Read more

AI in Education

Revolutionizing storytelling with AI: Empowering ELLs

March 31, 2025February 7, 2025 by Nesren El-Baz, ESL Educator

Integrating AI tools responsibly with storytelling empowers ELLs to find their voice and share their unique stories with confidence.

As educators, we constantly seek ways to help students overcome these barriers. Enter artificial intelligence (AI)--a powerful tool that transforms storytelling into an accessible and engaging experience for…

AI in Education

Harnessing generative AI to revolutionize educator growth

January 17, 2025 by Jordan O’Connell & Dr. Steve Baule, Winona State University

AI-driven PD tools can help educators focus on meaningful professional development and growth instead of administrative requirements.

Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping education as we know it. AI’s potential and pitfalls continue to be debated for classroom and student use, as well as for…

Classroom Learning

21 priorities for student success and learning in 2025

January 3, 2025 by Laura Ascione

K-12 student success plays a pivotal role in equity, innovation, and the future of the global economy--here's what experts have to say.

Improving student learning and student success is necessary for students to compete in a rapidly changing world that requires critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability.

ELL

Beyond translations: Effective scaffolds to support ELLs

November 26, 2024 by Timothy Montalvo, Iona University

Translations can serve as temporary support, but scaffolds can help to boost ELLs' English acquisition and engagement.

As schools continue to serve an increasingly diverse student body, many educators face the challenge of meeting the needs of English Language Learners (ELLs) in content-rich classrooms.

District Management

Moving beyond compliance: Building relationships in education

October 30, 2024 by Marcela Andrés, designEDengagement, PBC

When we take time to deeply understand our students and building meaningful relationships, we can make a generational impact in education.

The current system continues to incentivize and pressure teachers to focus on compliance--fitting kids into neat boxes, sticking to standards, and checking off those never-ending lists.

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The Congressional Medal of Honor Society Launches Student Platform “Path to Honor” Encouraging Self-reflection and Character Exploration

June 17, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the legacy of the ... Read more

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St. Vrain Valley Schools Becomes First District-wide Adoption of Avantis Education’s Eduverse VR Platform

May 28, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

Chicago — Avantis Education has partnered with the 33,000-student school district, St. Vrain Valley Schools, in Colorado to provide Eduverse ... Read more

Digital Learning Tools

How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S.

March 21, 2024 by Abbas Manjee

Bilingual education will only continue to grow, but we need to look at it as a strength to support and develop with the right edtech tools.

Millions of students within the United States public school system are non-native English speakers. As this increases, true bilingual education is becoming more vital to equitably support student…

Literacy

3 keys to successful summer reading (regardless of the languages students speak)

March 14, 2024March 12, 2024 by Claire Hagen Alvarado, Ed.L.D.

A great summer reading program for students is buoyed by focusing on student strengths and maintaining excitement by checking in.

When I began teaching English as a second language (ESL), I had anywhere from seven to 13 different languages in my classroom because our district was in an…

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Spring ISD Selects BenQ Boards for Classrooms

March 4, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

COSTA MESA, Calif. — BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display and collaboration solutions, today announced the Spring Independent ... Read more

School Library Innovations

Beyond simple search: The benefits of topic browsing in library databases

December 20, 2023 by Tammy Ross, MA, MLIS, Senior Product Marketing Manager, EBSCO Information Services

Laying the foundation for lifelong learning by building essential research skills begins in library databases and extends beyond the classroom

Library databases, packed with rich and reliable content, are more than simply resources for students to reference when a research paper is due. They are also valuable teaching…

The Future of Building Integration Could Be Old Wiring

November 22, 2023November 13, 2023 by Jeff Festa

Companies and organizations around the world rely on networking technology to transmit ever-greater volumes of data, causing demand for cloud ... Read more

Project Tomorrow Beyond the Classroom Today

February 4, 2025October 23, 2023 by Jeff Festa

The long-tail impact of the Covid-19 pandemic continues in K-12 education, both providing rich lessons learned from the experience ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

How I foster an inclusive classroom as a new teacher

August 10, 2023 by Justin White, Special Education Teacher, High Road School of Delaware

A military veteran and special education teacher shares his experiences in creating an inclusive and supportive classroom for students.

As a teacher at High Road School of Delaware, an individualized special education program aimed at strengthening each student’s academic, social and emotional abilities, job skills, and self-esteem,…

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High Schools Worldwide Partner with VHS Learning for Teacher-Led Online Classes

August 4, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Boston – Schools around the world and across the United States have launched partnerships with VHS Learning this year to ... Read more

AI in Education

We gave AI detectors a try–here’s what we found

December 12, 2023July 3, 2023 by Matthew Flugum, Doctoral Student of Education at Winona State University and Digital Learning Coordinator, Edina Public Schools & Steven M. Baule, Ed.D., Ph.D., Faculty Member, Winona State University

AI detection is generating debates around AI's place in education--here's what happens when AI content is run through AI detection tools

Nearly every school or university faculty is having at least a few conversations about how to address a world rich in easy-to-use artificial intelligence tools that can generate…

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Certell’s Poptential™ Addresses 21st-Century Wars With Free Memorial Day Teaching Resources

May 17, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Poptential™, a family of free social studies course packages from Certell, provides rich content to teach ... Read more

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Poptential™ From Certell Offers Content on Tax Day for High School Teachers

April 11, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — As Tax Day approaches, Poptential™, a family of free social studies course packages, offers instructors media-rich content ... Read more

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Curriculum Associates Launches Magnetic Reading™ Foundations for K–2, Expanding the Magnetic Reading Program to Support Grade-Level Success for K–5 Students

October 24, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass.—Curriculum Associates recently expanded Magnetic Reading K–5 with the launch of Magnetic Reading Foundations for Grades K–2. This ... Read more

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Poptential™ Free History Curriculum Helps Teachers Explain the Significance of Labor Day With Media-Rich Content

August 23, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS, (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — When teaching about the labor movement in the United States, instructors often focus on Cesar Chavez ... Read more

District Management

Why we use a multilingual districtwide platform for personalized communications

July 8, 2022 by Kirsten Fitterer, Chief Communications Officer, Yakima School District

When adopting a new platform, consider whether the platform can handle multilingual communications

With more than 15,000 students across 25 different schools in central Washington state, one of our biggest goals coming into this past school year was to develop a…

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Poptential™ Free Curriculum Brings History Alive for Independence Day

May 6, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — (May 6, 2022) — Poptential™, a family of free social studies course packages that pair pop culture ... Read more

AR & VR in the Classroom

Bringing the world to life through augmented reality

December 7, 2022January 28, 2022 by Simon Pile, Deputy Headteacher, Anson Primary School, Apple Distinguished Educator, Into Film Ambassador

Augmented reality connects students to myriad learning opportunities and experiences they may otherwise never encounter

Augmented reality gives educators the opportunity to bring the world to life. But first we need to see the world. We enrich our learning by taking field trips…

Teacher Professional Development

Do your teachers know what good teaching looks like?

December 5, 2022November 30, 2021 by Adam Geller, Founder, Edthena

You can help your teachers develop strong practices with a teaching video library

Pick any high-priority instructional initiative in your district. Can you think of at least one teacher who is excelling in that priority area?

Is Your Network Prepared to Meet the Demands of a Tech-Rich Environment?

February 4, 2025June 1, 2021 by Jeff Festa

Digital content, BYOD, 1:1 initiatives, and IoT are transforming the education landscape—and often putting maximum pressure on network capacity and ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

How our coding platform helps us teach STEM

February 22, 2021February 18, 2021 by Debbie Shirey, 6th grade science teacher, Union High School, Pennsylvania

This school noticed five major benefits when it made the switch to a coding platform that encourages students of all levels to jump in and learn

In a district where most of our students receive free or reduced lunches, we have next to no access to high-quality STEM programs, computer science classes, or coding…

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Discovery Inc. and Discovery Education Partner to Present Exclusive Virtual Field Trip Behind the Scenes of the Inauguration

January 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Inc. and Discovery Education are partnering to present I Do Solemnly Swear: The U.S. Presidential Inauguration to help educators, students, and families across ... Read more

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Barix Speeds and Simplifies IP Speaker Installations with New Remote Configuration Toolset

January 14, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

As more and more schools obtain high-speed internet connectivity, services emerge to ensure they have the tools to maintain those connections, like this fiber optic internet cable.

IP audio innovator Barix has added a powerful new remote configuration toolset in its award-winning IP Former analog-to-IP speaker upgrade ... Read more

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LenelS2 Introduces OnGuard Security Management System Version 8.0

January 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

LenelS2 today announced the release of the OnGuard® security management system version 8.0, empowering security teams with enhanced situational awareness ... Read more

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Columbus City Schools Adopts Curriculum Associates’ Ready Classroom Mathematics

September 2, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

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

Columbus City Schools in Columbus, Ohio has adopted Curriculum Associates’ Ready Classroom Mathematics to support students’ growth and achievement in ... 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

Blended Learning

7 keys to effective online learning

March 8, 2021April 1, 2020 by Carol DeFuria, President and CEO, VHS Learning

High-quality and engaging online learning programs have a number of common characteristics, like this young girl sitting learning online at her laptop.

Online learning’s reputation has taken a hit in recent years amid reports of poor academic performance and concerns over lax regulation. While there is certainly some cause for…

School Makerspaces

11 resources for STEM, STEAM, and makerspaces

December 7, 2022February 5, 2020 by Laura Ascione

These students with robotics in the classroom demonstrate the importance of STEM resources.

It's easy enough to decide to focus more on a specific topic or skill, such as STEM, in the classroom, but it's sometimes more difficult to find tools…

Teaching & Learning

What is student agency–and why do we need it?

June 26, 2019June 13, 2019 by Jennifer Davis Poon

A student writing in class works independently and is an example of student agency.

It’s only recently that I’ve become much more disciplined in my use of the term “student agency” and how I apply it.Thanks to a research assignment on behalf…

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What is student agency–and why do we need it?

June 26, 2019June 13, 2019 by Jennifer Davis Poon

It’s only recently that I’ve become much more disciplined in my use of the term “student agency” and how I apply it.Thanks to a research assignment on behalf…

eClassroom News

4 tips for incorporating safe, engaging, tech-rich material into early elementary ed

May 1, 2019April 30, 2019 by Victoria Mendoza

a group of kindergarteners using safe technology in the class

I love incorporating technology into my curriculum and introducing it to my students in meaningful ways. The good news is that teaching them to use technology isn’t difficult.…

Ancillary

The other gap that schools aren’t talking about—relationships

September 5, 2018August 28, 2018 by By Julia Freeland Fisher, director of education research at the Christensen Institute

The NAEP scores released in April set off a flurry of headlines about the sobering state of achievement gaps across ... Read more

Teaching Trends

In the marketplace: Digital learning, NGSS resources, IT partnerships, and more

January 25, 2023October 19, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support ... Read more

News

Classroom displays new interactive learning technologies

May 12, 2016May 11, 2016 by Laura Ascione

BOXLIGHT Corp., an interactive classroom technology manufacturer and K-12 education solutions provider, has partnered with Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn to create a showcase classroom that will enable…

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