
November 17, 2023 | Kelsey Jern
Digital Promise Awards eSpark Research-Based Design Product Certification
With so many options for online learning available, one thing that can set a program apart from the others is [...]
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September 26, 2023 | Kelsey Jern
Trending Student Interests: Back-to-School 2023 Report
Find out what elementary student interests drove the most choice reading activities this August! [...]
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January 18, 2023 | Rachel Albrecht
Teacher Time Travel: Teachers’ Hopes for 2023
Educators are experts at planning ahead, almost always doing so while also navigating unexpected changes and obstacles. So, we wanted [...]
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January 4, 2023 | Kelsey Jern
Looking Ahead: Administrators’ Predictions for 2023 and Beyond
Educators are no strangers to change, but the last few years have brought forth enough change to overwhelm even the [...]
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November 22, 2022 | eSpark Contributor
10 skills rated most important for kindergarten teachers
Kindergarten teachers must be many things: educators, caregivers, disciplinarians, and exemplars of kindness and patience. eSpark looked at the skills [...]
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November 21, 2022 | eSpark Contributor
How the US compares to the rest of the world in access to early education
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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October 22, 2022 | Kelsey Jern
What Teachers Want Admins to Know About the Science of Reading
“I wish I had known that this was how we should have been teaching.” – Kindergarten teacher in Texas [...]
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September 27, 2022 | Kelsey Jern
3 Ways to Make the Most of Your Benchmark Data This Fall
Benchmark assessment results are full of insights that can help both staff and students start the year strong. One of [...]
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August 19, 2022 | eSpark Contributor
The Top 10 Most Challenging Common Core Standards
Common core state standards are universal lessons that every student needs to know in dozens of states throughout the country. [...]
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April 29, 2022 | eSpark Contributor
25 Things to Know About Student Engagement
An engaged student is a happy student. They sit forward and listen when you explain new concepts. They ask questions [...]
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April 20, 2022 | eSpark Contributor
The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning
eSpark’s Theory of Learning is grounded in seven research-based elements – teaching practices or curriculum design elements – that are [...]
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April 19, 2022 | Kelsey Jern
5 Research Studies that Shape eSpark’s Curriculum Design
At eSpark Learning, we place a high importance on using cutting-edge educational research from leading experts to guide our curriculum [...]
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