Buildings are closed, but this district is still teaching and feeding its students In a small district in Texas, the response to COVID-19 has included setting up a new information hub on the website, loaning hardware and software, and serving kids three meals a day By Cameron Shaw June 5th, 2020 Up until schools started shutting down in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, teachers in Dawson Independent School District didn’t use our website much. This wasn’t because they didn’t want to. It was because, like most teachers, they were more focused…
News Charting a new path for strategic edtech planning June 5th, 2020 Budgets. Student outcomes. Constituent communications. Previously, these were key elements in developing a strategic technology plan. And while those issues are still important, school and district leaders must…
News 6 steps to help children find purpose and resilience from home June 4th, 2020 Some days are great. Others are hard. More than two months into stay-at-home orders, parents and kids are getting used to the concept of learning from home via…
News Here’s the biggest mistake educators are making with remote learning June 4th, 2020 Education thought leader Alan November isn’t shy about discussing what he believes is a key misstep that many educators are making in shifting to web-based instruction during the…
News Promoting digital citizenship during a pandemic June 3rd, 2020 When the coronavirus pandemic forced school closures and stay-at-home orders across the country, the internet became a social and academic lifeline for young people. Students are now engaging…
News 10 ways administrators can collaborate with librarians–even remotely June 3rd, 2020 Whether a principal, superintendent, head of technology, or head of curriculum, there is likely a gem of a resource among your staff who could push your Future Ready…
News How Owen J. Roberts School District made the remote transition June 2nd, 2020 That COVID “where were you when” moment from last March is still fresh in Paul Sanfrancesco’s mind. Watching neighboring districts announce closures and realizing his own faculty would…
News 4 tips to make your media center renovation a success June 2nd, 2020 When I came on board as Georgetown High School’s Media Specialist three years ago, the school was in the planning stages for a revamped media center. The existing…
News 3 ways to boost instructional coaching during the coronavirus closures June 1st, 2020 With the unexpected school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic, teachers are learning how to take a classroom curriculum and move it into a remote setting, while at…
News 10 reasons school librarians are more important than ever before June 1st, 2020 Without question, some of the most important members of the school community are the school librarians. And even now, with most schools still learning remotely, school librarians and…
6 tips to help your students collaborate on awesome podcasts A 2019 Edison Research survey reported that 51% of Americans above the age of 12 have listened to a podcast. Interest in podcasts has increased 122% since 2014,…
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