6 tips to begin an elementary esports program in your school
The benefits of esports are well documented. A significant body of research has found that students who participate in scholastic esports programs benefit from increased emotional regulation, academic achievement, and graduation rates.
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How you can bring pandemic tech into post-pandemic learning
It is clear that COVID-19 has changed how teachers use educational technologies to support teaching and learning. During the “Emergency Teaching Era” of the pandemic, educators grew quite familiar with edtech resources and developed many new competencies and strategies for integrating those resources into instruction. However, as the education community tentatively moves into what I think of as the post-COVID world of education, the competencies and skills teachers built, and the edtech tools they acquired, can be used in new ways within your classroom.
How esports promotes inclusion and belonging
I grew up a casual gamer, half-decent at a few games like ‘Yoshi’s Island’ and ‘Rush.’ The most intense PC games I ever played were ‘Minesweeper’ and ‘Frogger.’ Esports and gaming weren’t something I thought would be a major part of my career.
4 insights from city school leaders
Media stories about large metropolitan school districts usually focus on their challenges instead of the impactful work they are doing to help students succeed. As a former Council of Great City Schools (CGCS) CIO who spent part of my career working at large school systems, I collaborated with countless talented, intelligent, and inspiring education leaders.
How this teacher uses story coding to spark creativity and collaboration
When coding merges with storytelling, you have story coding, in which students use computational skills and design thinking as they demonstrate creativity across core curricular areas.
Can your schools keep pace with student mental health demands?
Even before the pandemic, a third of U.S. students struggled with anxiety, depression, trauma, or attention issues that made it difficult to focus, stay motivated, and learn. That number has grown exponentially during the pandemic and recovery: now half of students feel persistently sad or hopeless. This is an urgent need that schools can no longer ignore.
6 time-saving tech tricks for school librarians
Is there an educator on the planet who would turn down a bit more time in their day?
The best ways to approach high-impact tutoring
What do we even mean when we say “high-impact tutoring?” As schools grapple with so many of the effects of unfinished learning, tutoring has emerged as a potential approach for addressing students’ educational needs.
Are you teaching with Minecraft and Roblox? You should be
Millions of students use Roblox and Minecraft to create characters and build entire worlds. As educators search for ways to boost student engagement as they inject real-world relevance into their lessons, finding creative reasons to use these platforms in the classroom becomes their goal. Should you start teaching with Minecraft and Roblox?
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Can web filtering really harm the kids?
Web filtering is undoubtedly an essential when it comes to school cybersecurity. However, when the service is not set up correctly or a number of blocked categories is way too high, it starts to annoy both staff, and kids.
5 ways to prepare and teach online classes
Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.
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Human Capital Management: How to Save Money and Keep Employees Happy
Is Your Network Prepared to Meet the Demands of a Tech-Rich Environment?
Using Federal Grants to Hire Personnel: Advice for Districts
Creating a winning K12 esports infrastructure
Modernizing IT to drive K-12 digital transformation
Taking learning online
Rethinking Attendance Interventions for Remote or Hybrid Learning
Act With Confidence: Use Your Data to Prepare for
How to Make Data Safe and Networks Sound for Schools
Teaching K-5 Students Successfully Online
K-12 Security Essentials for Beginners
An emerging threat to educational transformations
Fostering Student Well-being with Microsoft Education Solutions
Strategies for Creating a Successful Collaborative Learning Environment, Virtual or In-Person
Creating a Better Work Experience for School Staff in 2021-22
Putting the Science of Reading Into Practice
Future-Proofing Your District
Do more with less with managed services for K12
