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A Guide to AI-Powered Gamification for Teachers

Posted on July 29, 2024 (July 30, 2024)

In today’s post-pandemic landscape, capturing and maintaining student engagement is more crucial than ever. Students are struggling to pay attention, […]

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Posted in EdTech InsightsTagged Artificial Intelligence, Best Practices, Educational Trends

High Five Week 2024 Recap

Posted on May 24, 2024

A Week of Celebration and Joy From April 15th to April 19th, 2024, classrooms across the nation were buzzing with […]

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Posted in eSpark Updates and FeaturesTagged eSpark Community

How to Redefine Learning in an AI-Powered World

Posted on March 4, 2024 (March 4, 2024)

Imagine you’ve traveled back in time about 40 years and someone asks you, “What is the capital of Poland?” You […]

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Posted in EdTech InsightsTagged Artificial Intelligence, Best Practices, Educational Trends

High Five Day 2023 Recap

Posted on May 4, 2023 (February 1, 2024)

National High Five Day was April 20th and our eSpark Ambassadors took the celebrations to a whole new level to […]

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Posted in eSpark Updates and FeaturesTagged eSpark Community

Teacher Time Travel: Teachers’ Hopes for 2023

Posted on January 18, 2023 (February 1, 2024)

Educators are experts at planning ahead, almost always doing so while also navigating unexpected changes and obstacles. So, we wanted […]

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Posted in ResearchTagged eSpark Community

10 skills rated most important for kindergarten teachers

Posted on November 22, 2022 (February 1, 2024)

Kindergarten teachers must be many things: educators, caregivers, disciplinarians, and exemplars of kindness and patience. eSpark looked at the skills […]

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Posted in ResearchTagged Best Practices

How the US compares to the rest of the world in access to early education

Posted on November 21, 2022 (February 1, 2024)

Early childhood learning is perhaps the most critically important stage in a person’s cognitive and emotional development. Patterns and behaviors […]

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Posted in ResearchTagged Educational Trends, Funding and Budgets

7 Reading Activities to Engage Upper Elementary Students

Posted on October 28, 2022 (February 1, 2024)

One of the biggest challenges that teachers face is keeping kids engaged. Older learners – even older elementary school learners […]

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Posted in Student ActivitiesTagged Best Practices, Reading

15 Activities to Celebrate Media Literacy Week in School

Posted on October 19, 2022 (February 1, 2024)

Every year, the National Association for Media Literacy Education hosts a week of events to encourage kids to think critically […]

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Posted in Teacher ResourcesTagged Best Practices, Reading, Seasonal Content: Fall

5 Free Online Games to Teach 5th Grade Reading Skills

Posted on October 17, 2022 (February 1, 2024)

It takes time to spark a love of learning—and a great activity or two to kickstart the process! If you’ve […]

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Posted in Student ActivitiesTagged Reading

10 Free Online Games to Teach 4th Grade Math Skills

Posted on October 10, 2022 (February 1, 2024)

Sparking a love for learning takes time—and a great activity to kickstart it! If you’ve been searching for 4th grade […]

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5 Scaffolded Math Activities You Can Do Tomorrow

Posted on October 7, 2022 (February 1, 2024)

Math anxiety is a learned trait. While up to 30 percent of people feel some level of anxiety related to […]

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Posted in Teacher ResourcesTagged Best Practices, Math

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