Staying Connected During COVID-19 [Teacher Spotlight]: Madeline Caballero
What inspired you to be a teacher? When I grew up in the 60s and 70s in New York, I didn’t have a lot of great teachers. They…
Month: September 2020
How educators are battling pandemic stress
In a recent principal training session, a participant raised his hand and asked: “How can I afford to invest in ... Read more
Trump vs. Biden: Which candidate do educators support?
The 2020 Presidential Election is shaping up to be one of the most-watched in the nation's history. In the middle of a global health pandemic, Democratic presidential nominee…
3 ways to improve online learning security
Over the coming weeks, students, teachers and caregivers alike have adjusted to the modern-day classroom – many of which consist of a full or hybrid online learning model.…
4 ways teens can jumpstart their careers from home
For teens, summer usually means playing sports, volunteering at summer camps, hanging out with friends, or working a summer job. Because of the pandemic, many of these activities…
What Are Students’ Top Interests for 2020?
What do Billie Eilish, Serena Williams, Albert Einstein, and SpongeBob SquarePants have in common? They rank among students’ most popular ... Read more
GoGuardian Finds Three Factors That influence K-12 Student Engagement Online and In-Person
The GoGuardian Research and Insights team today announced its comprehensive findings on the factors that create an engaging learning experience ... Read more
Discovery Education Experience Updates Tailored to Support Students and Educators for Remote, Hybrid, or In-Person Learning
Discovery Education–the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources and professional learning for K-12 classrooms–today introduced updates to the award-winning Discovery Education Experience platform ... Read more
Copyright Clearance Center and EL Education Make it Easy for Schools to License Trade Book Content During Pandemic
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, in coordination with participating publishers, is ... Read more
Loyola Blakefield Delivers Professional Audio to Unique Spaces on Campus with Renkus-Heinz Solutions
Loyola Blakefield is a Jesuit preparatory school for boys in grades 6-12 that has operated since 1852. Its 60-acre campus ... Read more
Impero Creates Cloud-based Solution to Help Schools Record Student Health and Safety Concerns
Student safety leader Impero has created Impero back:drop, a new free cloud-based solution to help schools manage and record student ... Read more
BIOZONE Launches Comprehensive Environmental Science Program
BIOZONE has just published an exciting new AP Environmental Science title (in print and eBook) dedicated to addressing the College ... Read more
Two Kentucky School Systems Select Discovery Education to Support STEM and STEAM Instruction
Two Kentucky school systems—Fayette County Public Schools (FCPS) and the Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS)—recently selected Discovery Education to support STEM/STEAM education in their ... Read more
LearnWell Acquires Comprehensive Counseling
LearnWell, a leading mental health services company in K-12 education, announced it has expanded its services through an agreement with ... Read more
AMD COVID-19 HPC Fund Adds 18 Institutions to Fight COVID-19
High performance AMD EPYC CPUs and Radeon Instinct GPUs to power COVID-19 focused research at Stanford School of Medicine, The ... Read more
New York State Education Department Approves Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Sponsor
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., September 14, 2020—The New York State Education Department has approved Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and ... Read more
Lexia PowerUp Literacy Wins Best Personalized/Adaptive Learning Tool
For the second time in two months, Lexia Learning, a Rosetta Stone company (NYSE: RST) has had two of its ... Read more
Are you measuring students’ social capital? You should be
It's common knowledge that students have to have access to the right resources sand opportunities to follow their interests and excel in school and beyond--and key among those…
How to make hands-on physics approachable during remote learning
When our school closed in the spring, my physics class still had two units left to cover for the school year – waves and electricity. I immediately thought…
Game on: Esports in a remote learning model
James O’Hagan is not playing around. As Director of Digital and Virtual Learning for the Racine Unified School District in Wisconsin, his job entails not just managing the…
4 best practices for remote testing as schools reopen
As America’s schools reopen this fall, most are returning at least partially--if not fully--virtual. While policymakers, health experts, parents, and educators continue to debate the right course of…
5 steps to great remote instruction
Remote instruction is new to a lot of teachers, but not to everyone--some of us have been doing it for years. I personally have developed curricula for 17…
4 ways to prioritize cybersecurity education in schools
What would happen if we didn’t have the millions of cybersecurity professionals needed to fight hackers and prevent cyberattacks? Unfortunately, that’s not a hypothetical question. Data suggests that,…
5 tips for overcoming low-level reader challenges
As the sole literacy director and reading specialist for our entire district, I work with students—including those with low-level reader challenges--in elementary, middle, and high school, and I…
Stacking interventions to institutionalize equity in schools
We don’t suspend students too often in my school because it’s something I’m convinced doesn’t work. Years of research shows that. In fact, it not only affects the…
5 skills teachers need during COVID-19
We find ourselves working in some interesting places these days. Today, my office is the home of my great-grandparents in a small Minnesota town. It’s a simple house,…
Staying Connected During COVID-19 [Teacher Spotlight]: Missy Butki
What made you want to become an educator and what makes you so passionate about the work that you do? I am in my 23rd year of education.…
Gaggle Reports Over 95% of School Districts Renew Their Partnerships
Many districts across the United States are starting the 2020–21 school year using hybrid or fully remote learning, so students’ ... Read more
CAE Announces Stacey Sparks as Senior Director of Content Design and Development
Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), a leading provider of performance-based educational assessments measuring 21st century skills, as well as custom assessments, today announced ... Read more
Made By Us, First Book and AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate Launch the Wishes For Books Giveaway
Today, Made By Us, First Book and AMERICAN HERITAGE® Chocolate announced they are now accepting submissions for the Wishes For ... Read more
Pocketalk Donates Devices To ELL Teachers Through First-Ever Back To School Program
Pocketalk, the global leader in connecting conversations and removing language barriers, today announced the donation of 100 devices to educators ... Read more
Coolsys Partners with Ecmc Education to Launch Online Hvac-R Technician Training Program
As it expands its growing team of HVAC-R technicians, CoolSys™, a parent of market-leading refrigeration and HVAC services companies nationwide, ... Read more
Curriculum Associates’ New Blog Provides Solution-Focused Content to Support Teachers and Leaders
Curriculum Associates has launched a blog to help support teachers and building-level leaders navigate today’s educational environment. The blog, which ... Read more
Samsung’s Display Solutions Help Reimagine the Classroom for one of the U.S.’s Largest Charter School Support Organizations, Academica
Samsung Electronics America, Inc. announced today its partnership with Academica – one of the largest charter school support organizations in ... Read more
How tech supports students’ emotional well-being during school shutdowns
Schools around the world are in uncharted waters right now as they strive to balance shutdowns and social distancing regulations with the need for educational continuity as schools…
Why mass notification systems can help during the pandemic
The ongoing pandemic has forced schools and districts to change the way they operate. Depending on local guidelines, the new school year will look very different for many…
For many students, online learning may not have improved much
America is about to embark on Round 2 of its unplanned experiment in online education — and, for millions of ... Read more
Data isn’t a 4-letter word
In the midst of a deadly pandemic and a presidential election, both of which are generating conflicting claims that may or may not be based on real data,…
10 tips for a successful virtual school board meeting
When they can’t meet in person, school boards have to find ways to connect and conduct their business. During the global pandemic—and generally in any emergency circumstances—many states…
How COVID brought this district closer together–even when everyone was apart
Jenith Mishne is a relentlessly positive person. Not even a global pandemic can dampen her enthusiasm when talking about her job as Director of Education Technology in the…
