ASU Prep Poly students win NASA challenge
April 29, 2022 — When NASA’s Blue Origin rocket launches in January 2023, its cargo will include a 4-by-4-by-8-inch container ... Read more
Month: April 2022
Animalia and Rise Vision Partner to Teach Animal Facts and Statistics Through K-12 Digital Signage
(April 29, 2022) –– Looking for new and exciting ways to teach your students about the animal kingdom? Look no ... Read more
Pikmykid Achieves Success With Positive Reviews and Excellent Ranking
TAMPA, Fla., Apr. 29, 2022 – Pikmykid, the leading provider of school safety and dismissal solutions, today shares its success ... Read more
How to create a multi-layered approach to ADHD treatment
According to the CDC, 9.4 percent of children have ADHD. Teachers are often familiar with the associated behaviors of ADHD. Each child’s presentation of ADHD is unique.
How to flip the classroom and create avid learners
The traditional sequence of teaching using lectures, discussion, projects, and testing was upended during the pandemic as teachers adapted to digital classrooms and students took on more responsibility…
Fill personnel gaps with federal grants
Hiring additional reading and math coaches, counselors, school psychologists, and other support staff is a key strategy for meeting students’ academic and social-emotional learning needs.
Transforming education through the ingenuity of communities
If there is one opportunity that emerged from the political, racial, and pandemic-centered strife of the past two years, it is the recognition that communities are the heartbeat…
2 years after COVID, remote learning lessons are clear
While many American parents and students say they are now ready to move on from the COVID-19 pandemic – 77 percent of the U.S. population has received at…
STEM careers are among students’ top choices
Students' interests in various career fields had an overwhelming STEM and digital focus, according to a survey from the nonprofit American Student Assistance (ASA).
Moving forward: New concerns–and promises–for post-pandemic classrooms
In this week's episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: Mental health tops education leaders’ post-pandemic priorities; how to create a primary computer science curriculum in…
3 strategies to address new school nutrition standards
The summer of 2022 brings changes to school meal requirements for the National School Lunch Program and the School Breakfast Program, as school nutrition programs transition from pandemic-era…
Why girls need more STEM role models
My Advanced Placement computer science course is half girls and half boys. I coach an award-winning robotics team, Retro5ive, that is equally balanced between girls and boys, nearly…
4 tips to start meaningful conversations with students
“What do you want to do when you grow up?” It’s a question we ask students as young as kindergarten. I personally had the pleasure of watching my…
How Mississippi is prioritizing student learning and safety
COVID has undeniably changed education, and as schools, districts, and states move forward with educating students in a new reality, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) is focusing…
AI’s pivotal role in authentic PD
Many people envision artificial intelligence's (AI) role in education with a sci-fi twist, but in reality, AI is already embedded in promising new tools that address student learning,…
Catapult Learning Selected By Illinois State Board Of Education To Deliver High-Impact Tutoring For Recognized Nonpublic K-12 Schools
April 21, 2022, CHICAGO – Catapult Learning, a provider of intervention programs for students and professional development solutions for teachers ... Read more
Celebrating Earth Day with Dynamic Digital Resources from Discovery Education
Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, April 21, 2022) — In celebration of Earth Day 2022, observed on April 22nd, Discovery Education ... Read more
Hemet Unified School District Adopts LETRS for New Two-Year Professional Learning Program
BOSTON (April 21, 2022) – Hemet Unified School District in Riverside County, California, has adopted LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers ... Read more
PresenceLearning and Highlights Partner To Support Children With Special Needs
NEW YORK, April 21, 2022— PresenceLearning, the leading provider of online therapy solutions for schools and clinicians, unveiled a new ... Read more
New York State Education Department Approves IXL’s Real-Time Diagnostic to Assess K-12 students
SAN MATEO, Calif. — IXL, the personalized learning platform used by more than 13 million students, announced that the New ... Read more
Follow the money! Use COVID relief funds to your advantage
School district leaders across the country are cautiously optimistic about post-pandemic teaching and learning--and they're also tracking what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their technology infrastructure…
Mental health tops education leaders’ post-pandemic priorities
Education leaders are beginning to move on from COVID-related safety measures, and are instead focusing on managing mental health and violence on campus, according to a new report…
How to improve literacy through the science of reading
he Fall 2021 PALS Report found that reading skills in young learners are at a 20-year low. Over the past three years, reports have shown there had been…
One way to address student mental health? Bring the clinic to school
Many Michigan school administrators say they’ve often served as stand-in public health officials during the pandemic. So it’s no surprise that districts across the state are eager to…
SEL shines on Sesame Street
A new partnership between Sesame Workshop and Discovery Education leverages social and emotional development and learning for a whole-child approach that will target early learners in grades PreK-2.
Three solutions for top district difficulties right now
Three solutions for top district difficulties right now: 3 critical elements of a K-12 cybersecurity strategy; 3 ways SEL helps students build life readiness; and using federal grants…
3 ways to teach multi-sensory math
Learning mathematics is much more than memorization. Rote drill and practice have not shown to lead to significant improvements in mathematics abilities, but rather, using strategies that engage…
6 ways to create stellar student engagement
Whether your students take the bus to school or run downstairs to the computer room, keeping them engaged in their classwork throughout the day is the best way…
Bringing our history to light can improve our students’ futures
Our job as a community is to actively understand the historical contexts that our kids bring into the classroom and advocate for children and educators who have endured…
3 critical elements of a K-12 cybersecurity strategy
Technology has significantly changed the classroom experience over the last decade, with the ubiquity of the IoT, mobile apps, and teleconferencing ushering in a new era of instruction…
CoderZ Launches League in a Box for “On-Demand” School and District Coding Tournaments
DERRY, N.H. – April 14, 2022 – Schools and districts now can bring the thrill of virtual coding competitions to ... Read more
Discovery Education’s K-12 Learning Platform Earns Learner Variability Product Certification From Digital Promise
SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, April 14, 2022) — Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose digital services support learning wherever it ... Read more
VHS Learning Supports Students’ College and Career Readiness via Expanded Catalog and New “Exploring College & Careers” Infographic
Boston – April 14, 2022 – Giving students the chance to explore subjects beyond those in a standard core high ... Read more
Clever Releases Latest Identity Management Tool, Adding Microsoft Active Directory Support to Google Workspace
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., April 14, 2022 – Clever, the most widely used and trusted digital learning platform in U.S. K-12 ... Read more
Some Students Lose More Ground When School is Out
Portland, Ore. — April 14, 2022 — As we approach the end of the third straight year of learning disrupted by ... Read more
Can we measure personalized learning’s impact?
Personalized learning offers myriad possibilities for teachers and students. And in the wake of the pandemic, as educators try to manage learning gaps, personalized learning is more critical…
3 ways SEL helps students build life readiness
Social and emotional learning (SEL) may still be new to some educators, but the skills it teaches are the same we have been trying to help young people…
How we created a computer science curriculum in 5 steps
Even with a strict budget, limited teacher expertise in computer science, and the chaos of a pandemic, the Metropolitan School District of Pike Township (MSDPT) launched a comprehensive…
3 ways to improve science literacy
While teachers often experience the same year or course again and again, students and their families can really see how students change over the years in school. Families…
Let’s show you the money
In this week's episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: How districts can take advantage of the great federal funding cashout; 6 things you can do…