August 2015

District Management

Report: Professional development is ineffective and wastes money

March 29, 2024August 6, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor

District PD spending does not equate to teacher improvement, a new study finds. Can the waste be curbed?

District Management

Stopping teacher turnover in its tracks

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 by By Kristi Cole

According to research, teacher turnover is increasing. How do you retain the best educators? Observation and lots of feedback, says one school.

News

Baltimore’s ‘thriving’ ed-tech scene

August 6, 2015 by By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun

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District Management

Discovery launches new STEM services for PD and curriculum

August 5, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Discovery Education, a provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, is launching three new services designed to help school systems nationwide grow capacity for STEM…

Curriculum

Lesson development tool lets you search by student interest

August 5, 2015 by Laura Ascione

NextLesson, a K-12 developer of personally relevant curriculum, has launched InterestID, a student interest and lesson discovery tool, at EdmodoCon 2015. InterestID enables teachers to discover their students'…

District Management

In Wisconsin, poorly performing virtual charters won’t affect their districts

August 4, 2015 by By Matt Kulling, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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District Management

Michigan expands access to online speech therapy for underserved students

August 4, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Michigan schools are now eligible to receive Medicaid reimbursement for speech telepractice services, just as they do for on-site services. According to the Michigan Department of Health and…

Featured on eSchool News

Providing free wireless hotspots helps this district close the equity gap

August 4, 2015 by By Robert Dillon

A new device and hotspots program is helping students in a St. Louis district connect to devices and internet after the last bell. Often, the biggest hurdle is…

Teaching Trends

Primal Play

August 4, 2015 by Jeff Festa

Bloomfield Public Schools has created a remarkably effective blueprint for narrowing and eventually eliminating the achievement gap using parent and ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Zombie fish

August 4, 2015 by Jeff Festa

Zombie Fish Bits is the most entertaining and effective math game that excites players without looking like school. Now available ... Read more

Teaching Trends

8 things every teacher can do to create an innovative classroom

September 4, 2015August 3, 2015 by By Trevor Shaw

Innovation can’t be tested or graded, but it can be built up. Here's how.

STEM & STEAM

How to get more girls into high tech

August 3, 2015 by By Marjie Lambert, Miami Herald

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News

Rand McNally launches new digital edition classroom atlas

August 3, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Rand McNally's Classroom Atlas is now available in digital format to help students interact with the world with the touch of an iPad. This is the latest innovative…

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