“Make high-quality instruction available to all students, irrespective of where they live, bringing equality to education.” Those are the the pitches Proximity Learning and Elevate K12, rapidly ...
WASHINGTON – Rachel Pomeroy tries to be as engaging as one can be when reviewing physics concepts with high schoolers on the eve of summer vacation. The veteran teacher projects images of an “open” ...
West Allis kindergarten teacher Amanda Hendrickson spends most of the day between 8:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m. on Zoom with students. If you ever scroll through videos on the social media app TikTok, ...
When Scott Mandel visited the British Museum last summer, he knew the displays of Egyptian mummies and treasures would captivate students in his ancient-civilizations class at Pacoima Middle School in ...
Studies have shown that students learn better from instructors displaying positive emotions—in other words, an upbeat lecturer is more effective than someone delivering in monotone. But when video ...
(TNS) — Grace Lyons didn't want to go back when schools returned to in-person instruction after more than a year of online learning due to the pandemic. She was an eighth grader at the time and in the ...
REDMOND, Wash. — While some students are excited to get back into classrooms, the decision is much harder for Garett Talcott's kindergarten class. Talcott's unique virtual lessons have made fans out ...
Celebrating its 20th anniversary, Food Detectives has launched a free virtual nutrition program teaching elementary-age ...
Northwest School of the Arts sophomore Zoe Snipes began taking virtual music lessons during the pandemic. She's found the virtual format helpful for learning her saxophone and may stick with it even ...
The conversations on reopening schools across the country has focused on the voices of concerned parents and teachers, as policy makers attempt to recreate a new normal for students. Yet student ...
What does it take to truly engage students in the classroom and their studies? As instructors report a growing disengagement in their curricula, many are beginning to rethink their teaching practices ...
The students in Zsa’Meia Nelson-White’s kindergarten class at Godley Station K-8 School are a bit sluggish on their last Monday of the school year. They muscle through their morning song despite ...