May 2021

How to take personalized learning to scale

June 18, 2021May 31, 2021 by Eileen Belastock, CETL

iNACOL defines personalized learning as “tailoring learning for each student’s strength, needs, and interests—including enabling student's voice and choice in what, how, when and where they learn—to provide…

District Management

5 steps to build and strengthen students’ networks

May 31, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Students' networks carry them beyond school and into the workforce--here's how to help them create strong connections

Building and strengthening students' networks helps to support student well-being and expand their sense of future possible selves, according to researchers at the Clayton Christensen Institute.

COVID-19 Update

3 ways COVID has changed education for the better

May 31, 2021 by Ted Tucker, Executive Director, Foundation for Teaching Economics

Access to engaging edtech and increased innovative practices could be much-needed benefits to remain in schools thanks to virtual education.

As millions more Americans are vaccinated against COVID-19 every day, many are now wondering what society will look like in a post-COVID world. The American educational system, having…

Newsline

LenelS2 Extends Touchless Visitor Management Experience

May 28, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

New Splan Distribution Agreement Provides Streamlined Deployments PITTSFORD, N.Y., May 27, 2021 – LenelS2 today announced a North America distribution ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

5 unexpected benefits of implementing an SEL curriculum

May 28, 2021 by Todd Nickelsen, Assistant Superintendent for Teaching and Learning, Jackson County School System

Here’s why our district rolled out an SEL curriculum during the global pandemic, and why we’ll keep using it long after the COVID threat has passed

Even with students “connecting” virtually during the pandemic, it quickly became clear that we needed to do more to cultivate connections both in the remote setting and--once it…

21st Century Skills

Using project-based learning to reverse the summer slide

May 28, 2021 by Laura Ascione

After a tumultuous year, students can use project-based learning resources to keep their brains sharp and avoid learning loss.

21st Century Skills

11 resources to avoid the summer slide

May 27, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Learning loss is a big worry among educators, but these activities offer fun learning experiences to keep the summer slide at bay

It's fair to say students have more than earned their impending summer breaks. Still, it's not a bad idea to encourage students to keep reading and to give…

SEL & Well-Being

3 ways to meet students’ emotional needs

May 27, 2021 by Laura Cantrell, Lead Teacher, Virginia Virtual Academy

Educators need to meet the emotional needs of virtual students after a wholly unexpected year--here's how to do just that

Since the start of the pandemic, it’s increasingly important to protect our students’ emotional well-being, so that it is conducive to learning the curriculum we work so hard…

Newsline

EdTech Company ChalkTalk Earns Funding to Help Shape The Future of Teaching

May 26, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Here’s how one school has successfully ramped up its blended learning approach in order to meet the challenges of the global pandemic, school shutdowns, and social distancing

Florida Funders Invests In ChalkTalk, Personalized Learning Program for Real-Time Instruction, Designed to Shape The Future of Teaching & Training ... Read more

Newsline

SplashLearn Announces Winners of SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021

May 26, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Mega success with participation from over 600K students SAN FRANCISCO, CA, May 26, 2021: SplashLearn, the game-based learning program used ... Read more

District Management

How a former music teacher approaches school leadership and learning

May 26, 2021 by Crystal Hernandez, Principal, Oakside Elementary School

Using an “all parts create the whole” philosophy, a principal shares her thoughts on effective and uplifting school leadership

The pandemic has taught us that change is inevitable, but being prepared can set a school apart. It’s important to bring together research and outside learning tools to…

District Management

5 reasons to not pass on password protection

May 26, 2021 by Zachary Jetson, Director of Information Security, University Technology Office at Arizona State University

Password protection is key--especially as more learning goes digital and as cybercriminals become more adept at hacking networks

Although no password is uncrackable, increasing the complexity of the password can make the process more difficult and has proven an effective method for dissuading hackers, ultimately keeping…

Classroom Innovations

3 ways to keep your online classroom engaged

May 25, 2021 by Wesley Blauvelt, Computer Literacy Teacher, Digital Academy of Florida

An engaging online classroom and online class means that every single subject and every single class should be interactive in some way

I teach computer literacy at Digital Academy of Florida (DAOF) and I’ve found numerous ways to keep my students engaged in my short time there. I start by…

District Management

Rural districts are quicker to return to in-person learning

May 25, 2021 by Laura Ascione

A new survey examines how decisions around in-person and remote learning can extend equity and learning gaps

About 42 percent of rural school districts in the U.S. offered fully in-person instruction as of February, compared with only 17 percent for urban districts, according to a…

Newsline

North Carolina State Board of Education Names i-Ready® as the Recommended Competency-Based Assessment for Summer Learning Programs

May 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Award-winning Diagnostic, which is already widely used across the state, provides educators with actionable criterion-referenced and normative data to deliver ... Read more

Newsline

Osmo for Schools Supplies Cincinnati School District with Learning Systems for Pre-K to Grade 12 Specialized Learning Units

May 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Palo Alto–Osmo for Schools announces that it has supplied the Cincinnati School District with various Osmo for Schools learning systems ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

8 awesome podcasts for kids, families, and teachers

May 24, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Check out these engaging podcasts for kids--your students might benefit from a new way to discover new topics and ideas

As podcasts skyrocket in popularity, news buffs and true crime addicts shouldn't have all the fun. There are a growing number of podcasts for kids.

District Management

How will the edtech boom transform the existing education system?

May 24, 2021 by Roger James Hamilton, Co-Founder, Genius School

The smartest edtech platforms are able to customize and identify the best learning pathway for each user

For centuries, education has been confined to the walls of schools, colleges, and institutions. Enter the education technology (edtech) boom since 2020 and the very ideology around teaching…

District Management

5 tips for creating a successful math intervention initiative

May 21, 2021 by Kelly Pinkerton, Director of Assessment and Innovative Learning, Vail School District, AZ

$Encouraging staff collaboration and consistent monitoring can help your district build an effective math intervention program.$

Over a decade ago, Vail School District overhauled our math curriculum and intervention plan and have continued to make updates as our students’ needs have evolved. In this…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Creating educational opportunity with equity and fairness

December 7, 2022May 21, 2021 by Irwin Kirsch, Ralph W. Tyler Chair in Large-Scale Assessment & Director of the Centers of Global Assessment & Research on Human Capital & Education, ETS, and Henry Braun, Boisi Professor of Education & Public Policy, Director of the Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, & Educational Policy at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College

Different starting points place children on very different paths, leading to advantages or disadvantages when it comes to educational opportunity and opportunity as a whole

Different starting points in life place children on distinctly different trajectories of growth, leading to an accelerated accumulation of advantage or disadvantage and, ultimately, to vastly different adult…

How to take personalized learning to scale

5 steps to build and strengthen students’ networks

3 ways COVID has changed education for the better

LenelS2 Extends Touchless Visitor Management Experience

Using project-based learning to reverse the summer slide

11 resources to avoid the summer slide

3 ways to meet students’ emotional needs

EdTech Company ChalkTalk Earns Funding to Help Shape The Future of Teaching

SplashLearn Announces Winners of SpringBoard Math Challenge 2021

How a former music teacher approaches school leadership and learning

5 reasons to not pass on password protection

3 ways to keep your online classroom engaged

Rural districts are quicker to return to in-person learning

North Carolina State Board of Education Names i-Ready® as the Recommended Competency-Based Assessment for Summer Learning Programs

Osmo for Schools Supplies Cincinnati School District with Learning Systems for Pre-K to Grade 12 Specialized Learning Units

8 awesome podcasts for kids, families, and teachers

How will the edtech boom transform the existing education system?

5 tips for creating a successful math intervention initiative

CIESC Member Schools Gain Access to Metrasens Ultra Weapons Detection Systems Through New Partnership

SchoolStatus Launches SchoolStatus Boost, an Innovative Educator Development Solution for Enhanced Teacher Growth and Development

Frontline Education Releases Inaugural K-12 Lens Survey Report To Guide K-12 Decision-Making

Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District Supports Innovative Teaching and Learning with New EdTech Resources

AI Educational Partnership to Elevate Classroom Presentations, Assessments

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