eSchool News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Key points: More than half of surveyed students say they will opt out of the traditional four-year undergraduate path This decision to pursue alternative post-secondary options hints at an evolving postsecondary landscape. Thirty percent of the class of 2023 graduates were unaware of available career and technical education (CTE) programs.

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2024

Rather, teams and tournaments promote collaboration, critical thinking, communication skills, and offer inclusive environments that welcome students from all backgrounds and with all abilities. Like any new venture, this is something that takes time to fully understand. Is esports a good career?

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2024

Key points: A new report urges policymakers to help students develop career-ready skills at each level of education 3 lessons on perseverance from a honey badger Are you tackling the durable skills challenge? SREB’s Dual Enrollment Initiative includes a focus on skills for careers of the future.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2024

A decade ago, Latisa Kindred fought to bring back the electricity program at Simeon Career Academy, which had been shut down by the school’s principal due to low enrollment. The effort by Kindred, students, alumni, and elected officials paid off – and the program was reinstated.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2021

Today’s guest, Starr Sackstein, author of Assessing with Respect: Everyday Practices That Meet Students’ Social and Emotional Needs , shares an overview of what is needed so that every student feels respected even as they are given the necessary feedback to improve and level up their learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 5, 2022

Social Media or COVID: Which is more dangerous to students? Guiding Students through the Crisis in Ukraine. A Lesson Plan for Addressing What’s in the News. Here’s a preview of what’s coming up in April: Preparing for College or Career. Here are the most-read posts for the month of March. Easter Websites.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Before enrolling, students have to consider their own skills, their career prospects, and their ability to thrive within the department at large. Before enrolling, students have to consider their own skills, their career prospects, and their ability to thrive within the department at large.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

As a result, 28 percent of the students said workers will need to acquire new skills to thrive in the new AI workplace, and more than two thirds are looking to their schools to help position them for future success. The survey polled 825 11th and 12th grade students from across the U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

The findings not only highlight the benefits of college recruiters introducing high school students to STEM-related opportunities, but they can also help increase and diversify the STEM workforce in the United States. He also remembers the classes being disproportionately made up of international students.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2023

But I did not choose this career path because I had an amazing school counselor in middle school. I was desperate for guidance about my future and was overlooked due to the high student to counselor ratio. I do not want what happened to me to happen to other students. This is my passion and the focus of my efforts every day.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Did you know that despite similar interests and abilities in STEM subjects (defined here as science, technology, engineering, and math), women are considerably less likely to end up in STEM careers? The good news: educating and empowering girls in STEM from a young age can overcome some of these barriers. Latinas in STEM.

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Discovery Education

JUNE 11, 2023

For many teachers and students, June marks the end of a school year and the start of a much-deserved summer break.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Key points: Esports is more than gaming–it helps students develop critical skills How esports can help students in the classroom (no, seriously!) 4 tips for creating an elementary esports program For more news on esports, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub I first started trying to get an esports program at my school in 2011.

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eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2024

Computer science principles give students critical computational thinking skills that will serve them in any career field or professional endeavor. Computer science is a rapidly advancing field; educators have to make those changes if they are going to prepare their students for the modern world.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

When students come into Danielle Insel’s college and career advising office with their sights set on higher education, she has a checklist of next steps ready. For those students, there’s no equivalent checklist. Insel has one student this year determined to be a tattoo artist. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 23, 2024

Last year, he approached Philip’s principal, Yasmeen Sampson, and asked to pilot a new, accelerated program to help prepare more students for Algebra 1. State test math scores remain a cause for concern, as Newark’s overall passing rate sits at 15% for students in grades 3 to 9. How and when did you decide to become a teacher?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

When Kim Rider and her team contact a former student, they aren’t just checking in — they’re also gathering data. Rider oversees career and technical education in Allen Parish, a region of rural Louisiana known for pine forests and the state’s largest casino. In effect, students fall off the states’ radar when they start working.

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eSchool News

APRIL 26, 2024

When COVID mandated at-home and hybrid learning, many educators turned once again to virtual trips to keep students engaged in learning during pandemic-related instructional challenges. These trips can help students get a front-row look at STEM outside of the classroom. Is it possible to be creative in a STEM career?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 29, 2024

When Kim Churches took on the job as head of The Washington Center, a nonprofit organization that provides college students with internships, she was on a mission. But these often pay little or no money and require interns to pay for their own travel and housing — thereby excluding many students. It was the fall of 2021.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

As educators, we recognize that each of our students is on their own unique learning journey. Some are following their interests, others are preparing for a future career, while many more are just trying to figure out who they are and where they fit in the world. Engineering requires students to optimize and challenges them to grow.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 18, 2024

COLOGNE, Germany — Neriman Raim, a 16-year-old student in this northwestern German city, thought that after finishing school she’d want to work in an office. Later, a placement working with kindergarteners led her to consider a career as a teacher — but not of kids this young. states, and career exposure programs are expanding.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2023

A student in an elementary school drops an egg wrapped tightly in paper straws and tape to test whether it can survive a high fall. Next door, students engineer a solar oven out of pizza boxes, construction paper and aluminum foil. In another classroom, students construct a “biosphere” using foam balls, fake grass and dollhouses.

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eSchool News

APRIL 25, 2024

My classroom, where I planned to continue teaching after student teaching, even counted toward my student teaching requirement. When she started as an assistant teacher in my classroom nearly five years ago, she was nearing the end of her teacher preparation program with only the student teaching requirement to complete.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

The answer to that question, it turns out, depends a lot on two things: how your school identifies students for advanced math, and where you live. According to a new nationally representative survey released Tuesday, 65% of U.S. But by middle school, nearly 70% of principals said they grouped students in math.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Each year, we dedicate November 8, National STEM Day to encouraging students to explore and pursue their interests in STEM fields of study that propel our world forward. By 2031, the Bureau of Labor Statistics estimates that STEM career opportunities will grow by 10.8 percent compared to a growth of 2.3

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Key points: Schools should focus on teaching skills that have enduring value See also: Here’s why STEM Career Days are a great idea See also: Building a STEM pipeline needs to start in kindergarten For more news on STEM learning, visit eSN’s STEM & STEAM page First came headlines about AI-driven cheating.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The survey explores the perceptions, feelings, and choices of three groups of students pursuing a nondegree postsecondary program, such as apprenticeships, bootcamps, certificate programs, industry certifications, and occupation licenses versus students who are not pursuing postsecondary education or training programs.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2023

As a Black woman who was a teenage mother and had dropped out of high school, I was proud of my career and taking great care to figure out what was next. The current reality, however, holds back rising educators and potential school leaders as well as students of color. I remember feeling grateful that she thought so highly of my work.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Corbett graduated in 2022 from a unique program at the Hinds Career Center in Elwood that trains high schoolers for the little-known underground utility locating industry. The company also provides the two instructors, said Darrin Haynes, senior manager of career and technical education at USIC.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

Study after study has shown that effective library programs can increase student literacy and test scores and create more equitable student outcomes. Having access to the skills needed to decode text and other media impacts our students now and forever. What are the characteristics of a library?

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2023

Charlotte, NC — In celebration of Earth Day 2023, Discovery Education presents K-12 teachers and students a diverse array of cross-curricular digital resources inspiring exploration of the natural world and environmental stewardship. In this video, students learn about the fashion industry’s impact on the environment.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2023

That’s why he decided to spend his summer learning about careers in the mental health field. Diaz is part of the first crop of high school students in a new pilot program offered by the state of California in partnership with the Child Mind Institute. Students like Diaz find out about the program through their schools.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

technology job vacancy postings in September 2022 exceeded 804,000, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a need for 3,800 new aerospace engineers every year until 2031–an industry that is already grappling with employee retention and workforce shortages. The number of U.S. Hyper-focused on standardized testing.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Calculus is a critical on-ramp to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). But getting to those careers means surviving the academic journey. Good news: There's mounting evidence that changing calculus instruction works for the groups usually pushed out of STEM. But eventually, they get it. “[The

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 25, 2023

Tejani’s apprenticeship is run by the nonprofit Apprentice Learning, which introduces young people to careers, starting in eighth grade. Editor’s note: Apprentice Learning receives funding from American Student Assistance, which is also one of The Hechinger Report’s many funders.) Many of us were maybe awkward teenagers.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Unaware that this career choice required medical school — and unable to afford college, much less a graduate education — Petkov changed majors twice and found himself making only halting progress toward a bachelor’s degree. Because he was awarded Pell Grants, he borrowed less than other students.

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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. Learning to code can be a game-changer for students, regardless of country. And Singapore launched a tailored coding class for primary and secondary school students as early as 2014.

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