Bob Turner, Field CISO for Education, Fortinet, Author at eSchool News

What school leaders need to know about organized cybercrime

March 24, 2023 by Bob Turner, Field CISO for Education, Fortinet

Increasingly, schools are becoming targets of organized cybercrime organizations, and federal groups urge caution

Cyberattacks against K-12 schools continue to climb in both number and scale. Such attacks can have serious repercussions; according to a recent report from the Government Accountability Office,…

Academic Esports

How esports is creating scholarships, jobs, and school investments

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 by Tony Bocage, Esports Specialist for Education, LG Business Solutions USA

Esports has become an important school activity and will continue to be an enrollment driver as the industry matures

Educational institutions in the United States have long promoted and prided themselves on their campus grounds, endowments, opportunities and student achievements.

Literacy

6 ways to help reluctant readers become booklovers

March 22, 2023 by Patricia Jimenez, Media Center Director, Sunnyslope High School

helping reluctant readers isn't as complicated as it might seem

Not everyone loves to read. Even in schools with strong reading cultures, some students just don’t feel the spark—yet.

Literacy

How to evaluate literacy programs that pledge to accelerate learning

March 22, 2023 by Liz Brooke, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Chief Learning Officer, Lexia

Schools should be able to verify the literacy programs they choose is grounded in the science of reading and has proven itself in classrooms.

The NAEP results in late 2022 revealed that reading scores fell for both fourth and eighth grade readers as a result of the pandemic. Only 33 percent of…

Student Well-Being

School social workers fill critical gaps in student care

March 21, 2023 by Michelle Williams, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Special Education Services, Inc.

School and community leaders can recognize the essential role that school social workers play in promoting student well-being.

As a social worker for in-district classroom inside of a Texas elementary school, I have the honor of serving some of the most vulnerable students in our community.…

STEM & STEAM Trends

5 ways to make way for science in an ELA and math world

March 20, 2023 by Dawn McCotter and Cory Kavanagh, Van Andel Institute for Education

Science is more than a subject; it’s a necessity for young students to test their curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking skills.

How much time do you think the average K–3 student spends learning about science? Thirty minutes a day? An hour a day? Well, according to the 2018 National…

Equity

Addressing the digital divide’s effects on education and the workforce

March 20, 2023 by Alison Bell, Regional Vice President, Western Governors University

Closing the digital divide and increasing access to online education supports workforce development across the country.

Our society relies on the internet for education, jobs, and personal needs, yet our country’s digital divide has been an ongoing issue, affecting the 14.5 million Americans who…

Teaching Trends

3 ways to engage students in productive struggle

March 20, 2023March 17, 2023 by Danielle Sullivan, National Director of Content and Implementation, Curriculum Associates

In education, a big challenge is how to teach students what do to do when they don’t know what to do--here's where productive struggle shines

What do you do when you don’t know what to do? Think about it for a minute. You are facing a new challenge – whether it be learning…

Education Policy & Funding

The purpose of a K-12 education: Who decides and how do we get there?

March 17, 2023 by Dr. Jana Hunzicker, Professor, Department of Education, Counseling, and Leadership & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Education and Health Sciences, Bradley University

An impactful K-12 education system is one that delivers on what the American public wants it to do--and who is the American public?

In a recent report by Populace (2022), 55 percent of American parents expressed their desire for educators to rethink how today’s K-12 schools are educating our children. The…

Machine Learning in Education

ChatGPT can generate, but can it create?

March 16, 2023 by Dr. Lee Ann Dickerson, Instructional Designer, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

The AI chatbot known as ChatGPT is taking many of us in education by surprise and startling more of us to attention.

While artificial intelligence (AI) has been a relatively silent partner in higher education’s early warning systems, personalized learning platforms, and more for some time now, we might fairly…

6 benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse

The metaverse is a tool that blends experiences typically associated with either the virtual or physical worlds. It can deliver greater immersive learning for students while also creating some new and exciting teaching opportunities. For educators, it is crucial to not only understand what the metaverse is and its uses within education but to also realize the benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse.

Building a Successful Certification Program at Your Institution

In a world where competition for jobs, pay increases, and academic success continues to increase, certifications offer hope to candidates and educators. Certification helps to build a skilled workforce that meets the needs of local employers and government tech initiatives.

What school leaders need to know about organized cybercrime

How esports is creating scholarships, jobs, and school investments

6 ways to help reluctant readers become booklovers

How to evaluate literacy programs that pledge to accelerate learning

School social workers fill critical gaps in student care

5 ways to make way for science in an ELA and math world

Addressing the digital divide’s effects on education and the workforce

3 ways to engage students in productive struggle

The purpose of a K-12 education: Who decides and how do we get there?

ChatGPT can generate, but can it create?

Paper Acquires Readlee To Address Literacy Crisis With Artificial Intelligence

Classworks Adds IEP Goals, Objectives, and Easy Tracking to CASE-Endorsed Platform

Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) Partners with Scholastic to Create Latino-inspired Book Collection

Equity and Access at the Core of Learning Without Tears’ Breakthrough Literacy Program, Phonics, Reading, and Me™

TeachingBooks, Sora and Pear Deck Announce Collaboration to Expand Student Engagement and Learning

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