eSchool News

APRIL 6, 2021

These new digital resources, and supporting professional learning experiences, will play a critical role in continuing each students’ academic progress on any device, whether at home or in the classroom. When planning this initiative, Keysight sought to strengthen equity of access in education with modern digital resources.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

SEL can sometimes feel like “one more thing” we have to do, and can sometimes feel inauthentic to students. This is especially true for secondary students. That’s how I came up with these five strategies and routines that help me cultivate a safe and welcoming classroom for secondary students.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

To help, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) partnered with VHS Learning to create the STEM Advanced Placement Access Expansion Opportunity , which enables up to 1,500 students within the state to take free AP® courses during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Let’s teach our students to steer through the online ocean of data to be both effective researchers and responsible digital citizens. These positive learning outcomes make esports popular in secondary grades, with both students and educators advocating for the addition and growth of scholastic esports in their middle and high schools.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

These durable skills are critical for students during their K-12 years, in college, and in the workforce. And Singapore launched a tailored coding class for primary and secondary school students as early as 2014. Learning is more accessible because virtual robots do not require hardware, space, or other associated costs.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The initiative—made possible by a partnership between Digital Promise and Verizon—works to bridge the Digital Learning Gap by equipping every student and teacher at select middle schools across the country with devices and up to a four-year data plan. Innovation in the classroom leads to student engagement.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 7, 2014

Superintendent Scott Rocco provided me with a great opportunity to not only work with teachers in his district, but to also push me outside my comfort zone, which has always been secondary education. The teachers I was working with only had access to a laptop cart, thus apps that had to be downloaded on a device were not an option.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2017

In the new device-agnostic classroom, educators are taking the opportunity to ensure they are focused on purposeful applications first, with a secondary emphasis on the device itself. Ultimately, it helps to begin by asking three questions: Why am I exploring a digital learning ecosystem for my students? Increased student engagement?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2015

Today’s students have access to far more knowledge than their parents once found in encyclopedias and on maps. With the click of a mouse and without leaving the classroom, they can access the collective knowledge of all mankind via the Internet. But that’s not the only way technology is making it easier for students to learn.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Cyberbullying in particular is fueled by a lack of proper policies and wide access to smartphones and other devices. ” At the center of the study was a new, easy-to-implement protocol for secondary school teachers to use to help increase reading fluency of their students.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2021

30, 2021 – VHS Learning, a nonprofit empowering schools with the industry’s best teacher-led online learning programs, today announced that schools in New Jersey, North Carolina, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, along with Sierra Leone, are now offering their students access to more than 250 core and elective courses online.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2023

Established in 2004, all 11 schools across the state are accredited by the Arkansas Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The district serves over 4,300 students in its mission to provide an academically rigorous college preparatory program that prepares students to succeed in education and in the workplace of their choice.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 1, 2020

Collegeboard is leveraging various digital platforms like YouTube, Twitter, and AP Classroom to keep students engaged in relevant material from a distance. Also, Twitter is sharing these Remote Learning Resources via their AP For Students hashtag. Additionally, students can take screenshots of handwritten responses.

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Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

History class: By the end of class, students will be able to explain how technological advancements during WWI affected soldiers, as evidenced by creating a main claim and supporting that claim with primary and secondary source documents. students will need to complete each task to be well prepared for the lesson.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2021

Additional support for academic, social, emotional, and behavioral needs can ensure students in crisis or who cannot fully participate in synchronous lessons during the day remain engaged and on-track. Try using music to keep students engaged and motivated. Engage parents. . Use distance learning to do more.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Before school libraries would begin to morph into multimedia digital information centers, they supported student literacy-building practices by providing access to their on-site book collections. Access to audiobooks and online tutorials. The Evolution of the School Library. Workshops on internet and information literacy.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 31, 2016

Possibly one of the most important shifts needed in schools is to provide individualized and personalized learning experiences to students. Learning has fundamentally changed with the evolution of the Internet and other technologies that allow for ubiquitous access to information and knowledge.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research studies don’t provide strong evidence that synchronous learning universally leads to better student engagement and learning outcomes than asynchronous learning or vice versa. To increase equity, you should set up your asynchronous learning environments to maximize accessibility.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2021

Thanks to the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) and its $6.1 Young students will follow a similar calendar to the one in San Diego, with academic recovery in the morning and afternoons devoted to community theater, robotics or even podcasting.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

By empowering educators to teach STEM effectively in the classroom and fostering equity and access to quality education, the STEM Careers Coalition is building the next generation of solution-seekers. Among the new resources now available to educators, parents, and families are a series of afterschool and post-secondary resources.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Meanwhile, a 2018 UK study found that secondary students aren’t selecting challenging books as they often do in primary grades—a choice that does not support sustained reading comprehension and has concerning implications for success at the college level. Collect old favorites for your students on a school bookshelf.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Some districts mandate lottery admission processes — but voc-tech schools often prefer to review students’ disciplinary and attendance records before admitting them. For instance, if a student engages in horseplay while holding a welding torch, students and teachers could be put at risk. The stakes at voc-techs are high.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Students can directly align their talents, skills, knowledge, and interests to specific programs and majors within colleges to increase college enrollments and completions. Students have access to local, regional, and national employers who offer internships, apprenticeships, or jobs that align with their aptitudes.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Many of the educators at the event said they were attracted by the desire to increase student engagement and to make math more relevant to students’ lives. And when you put compelling questions in front of them, they respond with excitement and engagement.” And I just find that really cool,” he adds.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Students go through a guided, asynchronous course experience, monitored by course coaches and student success champions, that is designed to move students through their coursework efficiently. When students engage with Connect, their individual needs become clear. McGraw Hill Connect® is a complete course platform.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2022

These improvements make it easier for educators to find, build, and deliver compelling lessons that capture students’ attention and drive deeper student engagement no matter the subject.? . More ready-to-use tools to assess student outcomes and address learning gaps. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Through their new startup, Engageli , they want to replicate the social feeling of being in a classroom, layered with live data about student engagement, on a browser-based tool that they hope to sell to colleges and universities. million seed round for Engageli. But they are not done with higher education yet.

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Omega Notes

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Differentiated learning in a post-secondary environment can improve not just student engagement and retention of material but instructor responsiveness to student needs. Ed tech is a tool that can provide faculty with student analytics and insight on how students engage with material, from acquisition to expression.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Maintaining social skills is vital for students with special needs.[13] There are many useful online resources to help students engage with each other.[14] 4] Principals should be in the loop on things like access to the curriculum for special education, need for assistive technologies, and other accommodations.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

With 1:1 computer access for grades 3–8, students engage in coding, inquiry-based learning, and critical thinking beginning with Kindergarten. The school visit demonstrated how they integrate culturally relevant pedagogy, differentiated instruction, and varied assessments to highlight Black brilliance in mathematics.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2018

Regrettably, though, large numbers of students in the United States do not have access to higher education opportunities. Large numbers of students in the United States do not have access to higher education opportunities. This is compounded by the lack of awareness about financial aid options and how to access them.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Ten years ago, when we began building equitable, offline-first education technology for the 2/3 of the world who didn’t have internet access, many people told us to just wait and the gap would close naturally. 2024 will be a mix of states and districts spending their remaining funds while also looking to the future.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Through this multi-year collaboration, educators and students in the district’s elementary and middle schools will return to the classroom this fall with access to award-winning digital resources supporting science instruction. ” SoWashCo Schools educators now also enjoy access to the Discovery Education Community.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

We’re thrilled to support these bold ideas that integrate career education for all students. Propel America’s Accelerate America initiative allows high school graduates to access affordable and quick pathways to a living-wage job and college credits in collaboration with AccelerateU at National Louis University.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 9, 2022

Integrating Resources with Student Inquiry. The pandemic-driven shift to a new paradigm, in which most students have computers and are comfortable using them, can result in greater access to primary and secondary sources that become a focus of learning, rather than just having the teacher provide information.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 8, 2020

In the age of technology, planning for secondary students has become a bit easier as many schools already use platforms like Google Classroom, Schoology, or Microsoft Teams. Additionally, childcare is not as a big of a concern for older children, but what about elementary school students?

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 2, 2020

Laura used choice boards to offer both online and offline choices for students who didn’t have access. Choice boards can also give students enrichment opportunities. You can also direct students to special accommodations and differentiate for students. Student Engagement. Self-Directed Learning.

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