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Resources to encourage students’ civic engagement

October 23, 2024 by Valencia Ann Abbott, Rockingham Early College High School

Content that nurtures students' curiosity around civics helps them participate in class as informed, engaged, and inspired students.

Finding interesting resources goes a long way in boosting my students’ engagement with the material, better positioning them for lifelong success. I do that by finding content that…

AI in Education

The state of AI: Who is leading AI adoption?

August 30, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

Despite reported benefits of AI adoption, stark differences between high school and higher education adoption emerge.

Eighty-two percent of college students say they've used AI technologies, compared to 58 percent of high school students, and students are now near even with teachers in adoption.

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Brainly’s New AI Test Prep Helps Students Boost Test Scores

May 30, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

NEW YORK – Brainly, the AI Learning CompanionTM used by 15 million monthly active users, announces the release of Test Prep, the ... Read more

STEM & STEAM Trends

Gen Z students want STEM careers

December 1, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Gen Z students have a keen interest in STEM--an interest that continues to grow particularly among women and students of color

Many high school and college students chose STEM as their No. 1 preferred career path, according to a survey of 11,495 Gen Z students conducted by the National…

District Management

Education’s Great Resignation

September 21, 2022 by Britten Follett

For the first time in history, district officials say veteran teachers are considering jobs outside of education in the Great Resignation.

Is it another symptom of The Great Resignation facing many sectors in America? Is this an esoteric threat to public education?

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New Physics E-Book Helps High School and College Students Explore Mechanics Concepts Using Video Analysis

September 1, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

BEAVERTON, Oregon — To support high school and college physics instruction, Vernier Science Education has released Vernier Video Analysis: Conservation ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

3 ways gamification engages students

June 8, 2021 by Arushi Gupta, Founder and CEO, AlgoSTEM

Gamification can help students overcome some of the troubles that accompany virtual learning--here's how

Gamification, defined as using game-like elements in non-game contexts, can help motivate online learners and solve this issue. In the context of education, gamification elements typically include digital…

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High Prevalence of Mental Health Risk Amid COVID Pandemic Taking a Serious Toll on U.S. Students’ Cognition

March 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Neuroscientific research conducted by Total Brain and the Center for Adolescent Research and Education shows students’ focus, planning, memory and ... Read more

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Vernier Software & Technology Uses Food Experiments to Engage Students in Chemistry Exploration

March 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Amid the pandemic, calls for justice, and economic crisis, 100Kin10 examines how to make high school STEM learning more equitable

Vernier Software & Technology recently launched a new lab book that uses food as a means to help high school ... Read more

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Personalized, Peer-To-Peer Tutoring and Flexible Jobs for Students

February 11, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Many educators became virtual teachers overnight when schools closed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic--here's how to support them

Few groups were hit as hard by the pandemic as our nation’s youth. According to the National Center for Education ... Read more

District Management

How IT leaders can thrive in the post-COVID era

November 18, 2020November 18, 2020 by John Pellettiere, Senior Director and General Manager - State, Local and Education, Nutanix

When looking to enable remote learning effectively and save costs, IT leaders should look towards their current cloud models

This school year is unlike any other. More than 90 percent of households with school-age children are engaged in some form of distance learning from home, while college…

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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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Discovery Education Names SMASH CEO Eli Kennedy to Board of Directors

October 15, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Education, the Charlotte, NC, based leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms worldwide, ... Read more

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Codecademy Expands Online Coding Education

September 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Codecademy, the online education platform empowering millions of people to learn code, announced two new initiatives for students and teachers, ... Read more

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McGraw Hill Offers Learners Two-Month Free Trial of ALEKS MathReady to Help Combat ‘COVID Slide’

August 21, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

In an effort to help ensure that students are prepared for fall classes, McGraw Hill is offering new customers a ... Read more

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Online STEM Summer Camps for High School and College Students

June 30, 2020May 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

$mathematics readiness$

Numerade—an online education platform founded with a mission to provide equitable access to high-quality STEM instruction—today announced the launch of ... Read more

Innovative Teaching

What education inspiration looks like on a global basis

January 25, 2023August 23, 2017 by Charles Sosnik

The Imagine Cup competition, and competitions like it, are so inspiring. This year’s competition, though large and very well done, is only a small representation of the vast…

Blackboard Hackboard Hackathon

May 31, 2017 by Laura Ascione

This contest challenges developers and college students in the United States to create a unique, user-friendly and impactful application that ... Read more

District Management

What are college students talking about on Facebook?

November 5, 2013June 1, 2012 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

General confusion might be the key ingredient to an engaged crop of incoming freshmen on a college or university’s Facebook page.

IT Management

College students sound off on social networking likes and dislikes

August 4, 2010 by Maya Prabhu

Google is talking to several top online game developers about creating a broader social networking site that would offer social games and could compete with Facebook—and in interviews…

Resources to encourage students’ civic engagement

The state of AI: Who is leading AI adoption?

Brainly’s New AI Test Prep Helps Students Boost Test Scores

Gen Z students want STEM careers

Education’s Great Resignation

New Physics E-Book Helps High School and College Students Explore Mechanics Concepts Using Video Analysis

3 ways gamification engages students

Vernier Software & Technology Uses Food Experiments to Engage Students in Chemistry Exploration

Personalized, Peer-To-Peer Tutoring and Flexible Jobs for Students

How IT leaders can thrive in the post-COVID era

Vernier Software & Technology Takes Science to the Next Level

Discovery Education Names SMASH CEO Eli Kennedy to Board of Directors

Codecademy Expands Online Coding Education

McGraw Hill Offers Learners Two-Month Free Trial of ALEKS MathReady to Help Combat ‘COVID Slide’

Online STEM Summer Camps for High School and College Students

What education inspiration looks like on a global basis

Blackboard Hackboard Hackathon

Illustration, Comic & Animation App Clip Studio Paint Named Best for Large Screens by Google Play

Savvas Learning Company Extends Collaboration with Cognizant, Leader in Driving Enterprise Transformation

AI-Enabled Personal Professional Learning Rural District Grant Winner Announced

Otus and Discovery Education Forge New Strategic Partnership to Maximize Student Achievement Nationwide

VHS Learning Among 136 Organizations Committed to Advancing Computer Science Education through CSforALL

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