Learn how STEAM supports creativity and confidence Looking to reinvigorate students' motivation and engagement in learning? STEAM is the answer. By Michele Israel January 24th, 2020 Creativity and play are children's work. They build confidence, encourage risk taking, and ultimately shape the soft skills young people need to negotiate school and careers. But, as children get older, their playfulness and creative spirit wane. They aren't so…
News Six things I learned bringing online learning to international schools January 24th, 2020 For the last 15 years, I’ve been introducing schools all around the world to the value of online learning. It started at the Colegio Internacional de Caracas in…
News This district uses micro-credentials to boost PL January 23rd, 2020 Nationally, distance is a barrier to traditional in-person training opportunities for teachers and administrators in many rural areas. Four years ago, the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) decided…
News A district sees promising early literacy results in a K-5 pilot January 23rd, 2020 Sadly, the latest NAEP results have dropped significantly since 2017. Despite years of widely-available early literacy tools, average reading scores for 4th and 8th graders in the United…
News Bridging the gap between science and coding January 22nd, 2020 Students exposed to coding and programming at an early age are well equipped to take on higher-level computer science courses in high school—and they also build essential skills…
News Could technology addiction help students in school? January 22nd, 2020 Instead of a game of dodgeball, kids are playing Fortnite, and instead of assembling building-block castles, they’ve swapped to Minecraft and so forth. Digitalization is on its sharpest…
News 4 ways school counselors can use tech to support students January 21st, 2020 Between my years as a high school counselor and current role as a school counselor specialist for the Arizona Department of Education, I’ve become familiar with the changes…
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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