Institutionalizing equity through video instruction Using video to teach doesn't have to be intimidating--with a few creative strategies, you can create engaging lessons for all students By Dr. Michael Gaskell August 6th, 2020 While families have had to wait out a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic, I could not help but think about our most at-risk students--those with the least resources, the biggest gaps, and the largest hurdles. Unfortunately, many of these children are already at…
News Turning around data culture and student learning August 6th, 2020 Demographics: Fairfield County Schools is a small, rural, high-poverty school district in South Carolina. The district is composed of five elementary schools and four secondary schools, serving more…
News 5 ways to take STEM outside August 5th, 2020 The weather breaks. The sun is shining. Nature is in full bloom. Imagine a group of students gathering outside in a large grassy area. Their teacher is giving…
News Combining distance learning with interactive, hands-on STEM August 5th, 2020 One of the many challenges with distance learning is finding ways for students to engage in active and interpersonal learning experiences that increase their understanding of STEM. These…
News Time to get real with equity August 4th, 2020 For Todd Dugan, superintendent of Bunker Hill CUSD #8, a small, remote district in southern Illinois, issues surrounding back-to-school COVID-19 style are not abstract but all too real.…
News Teacher resilience: 3 practices of teachers who toughed it out during remote learning August 4th, 2020 2020 has been a tough year to be a PreK-12 teacher. As spring was beginning with all the promise of the final push of the year, schools nationwide…
News During COVID closures, a school was not just a school August 3rd, 2020 At the beginning of March, Nashville was hit by a major tornado. In Metro Nashville School District, where I teach kindergarten, 85 percent of our students are on…
News 6 ways to prep kids for whatever the fall may hold August 3rd, 2020 With only a few weeks before schools are scheduled to reopen, there is still uncertainty about what this school year will look like. Many parents are feeling the…
News How our students avoided the ‘COVID slide’ July 31st, 2020 When the pandemic forced schools to shut down this spring, ensuring that our nearly 250 students remained fully engaged in learning from home was a significant challenge. A…
News An integration specialist meets students–and teachers–where they’re comfortable July 31st, 2020 How has your school shifted to a remote learning model? We actually started planning for remote learning a couple of years ago. We wanted to be prepared in…
4 Reasons to Run a District-wide Reading Challenge Most librarians are familiar with reading challenges — the challenge format is a type of reading program that provides a more engaging way to get students to read.…
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