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Teacher Tips for the 21st Century Educator

May 22, 2023

Edmentum Content Team

Take advantage of all of the new resources and ideas circulating in the education community, and start experimenting in your classroom! To help you get started, we’ve put together this list of tips, tricks, and ideas for 21st century teaching and learning.

Simple Strategies to Keep Students Engaged at the End of the Year

May 12, 2023

Edmentum Content Team

There’s no denying that teachers everywhere are feeling a little burnt out as the year ends, but there are many ways to keep your students focused and engaged until the very end that don’t include searching through YouTube for another video to watch.

Free Resources: Learn All May Long with Free Downloadables from Edmentum

Apr 24, 2023

Brittany Voges

May kicks off the winding down of another school year and the start of summer break, which means there is so much to celebrate and yet still so much to learn.

4 Ways to Keep Students Learning This Summer with Study Island

Apr 24, 2023

Brittany Voges

Research shows that students can lose two months of math skills every summer and that two-thirds of the achievement gap in reading between low-income students and their middle-income peers can be attributed to summer learning loss in elementary school. Because of this, 9 in 10 teachers spend at least three weeks re-teaching lessons when school begins again. Why accept summer learning loss when you can overcome it with Study Island?

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Check out our free guides, blogs, worksheets and other resources to ensure students are growing, accelerating, and meeting grade level expectations.

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[Teacher Tips] Keeping Students Engaged Before Winter Break

Dec 14, 2022

McKenna Wierman

At Edmentum, we know all about what it’s like to try to teach a new lesson while students (and teachers) are counting down the days until a nice, long break from school. So, to help, we polled educators for their favorite tips, engagement tricks, and best practices for getting through the pre-winter break hustle.

Edmentum’s Top Educator Resources of 2022

Dec 12, 2022

McKenna Wierman

At Edmentum, we work hard to make sure we have handy, relevant, and well-made resources to offer educators.

[Free Resources] Student Growth Toolkit

Dec 05, 2022

Beth Holine

Now more than ever administrators need the best tools and resources to ensure students are growing, accelerating, and meeting grade level expectations.

6 Ways for Educators to Relax and Rejuvenate over Winter Break

Dec 02, 2022

McKenna Wierman

While it can be hard to turn your brain off completely when school is out, it’s important to take some time for yourself. Here are a few ways to help you relax and rejuvenate over this winter break.

Making the Most of a Modified Class Schedule Around the Holidays

Dec 01, 2022

Scott Sterling

Modified schedules around the holidays compel teachers to get creative in order to avoid the dreaded "free day". Here are some ideas to help keep these shortened days productive and fun!

[Teacher Tips] What to Do with Winter Break Assignments

Nov 28, 2022

Brittany Voges

How can you ensure that winter break assignments are meaningful, and not simply tossed into a basket for you to maybe-or-maybe-not get around to grading later? Here’s five unique ideas to incorporate these assignments once you and your students are back in the classroom!

[Student Engagement] Extending Learning Over the Winter Break with Study Island

Nov 17, 2022

Brittany Voges

To keep your students learning, check out these strategies for using Study Island, Edmentum’s formative assessment and practice program over the winter break.

Using Courseware to Keep Students Engaged with Virtual Learning During Winter Break

Nov 15, 2022

Samreen Saadi

With Courseware, you can work with struggling students over winter break to help them master the skills they struggled with in the first semester and possibly earn some extra credit to boost their grades.