May 23, 2024 | John Jennings
Is EdTech Research a Sham? How to Be a Healthy Skeptic
“Is this actually good for students?” This seems like such a simple question. It’s one we, collectively, have answered wrong [...]
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March 22, 2024 | Sarah Irwin
Survey Report: The State of AI for Teachers
In just over a year since ChatGPT’s launch, generative AI has ignited explosive discourse about its implications for education, frequenting [...]
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February 16, 2024 | John Jennings
The Science Behind eSpark Writing
The addition of writing to eSpark’s curriculum marks one of the most anticipated product enhancements in recent history. This AI-powered [...]
February 13, 2024 | John Jennings
Research Roundup: Promising Evidence on AI for Math Instruction
Artificial intelligence is the flashy new thing in education today. Large language models, especially GPT-4, are already being used by [...]
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January 31, 2024 | John Jennings
eSpark Enhancements Lead to More Engagement, Better Outcomes
Every update to the student experience in eSpark is held to the highest standards of excellence. We follow a rigorous [...]
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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 | eSpark Contributor
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 Thirty [...]
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