Joanna Barney, Gifted and Talented Specialist, Fort Mill School District’s River Trail Elementary School, Author at eSchool News

How technology can support diversity in the classroom

January 19, 2022 by Joanna Barney, Gifted and Talented Specialist, Fort Mill School District’s River Trail Elementary School

Digital resources and innovative teaching strategies can go a long way in supporting--and celebrating--diversity in the classroom

Diversity, according to Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary, is the condition of having or being composed of differing elements, especially the inclusion of people of different races, cultures, etc. in a…

3 ways chatbots can support mental health in schools

January 18, 2022 by Joanna Smith-Griffin, CEO and Founder, AllHere

The pandemic heightened the need for virtual communication, and we’re starting to see how chatbots can be of particular use in mental health support

The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory warning about a mental health crisis for children.

9 social-emotional learning strategies to use in the new year

January 17, 2022 by Lauren Jackson, Instructional Coach, BetterLesson

The pandemic forced educators across the globe to innovate and be creative—and social-emotional learning became a cornerstone of many virtual classrooms

Following the 2020-2021 school year, educators can look back with pride--and exhaustion--on all we have learned. We have learned to teach in brand new modalities like remote and…

Prediction: The future of teacher evaluations is video

January 14, 2022 by Dr. Stephanie Hofer, Assistant Superintendent, Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township

An assistant superintendent explains how her district adopted video for teacher evaluations and why she expects more districts to do the same

Over the last two years, educators have been forced into all kinds of unplanned experiments as we’ve searched for ways to keep students safe while continuing to advance…

When it comes to learning loss, don’t reinvent the wheel

January 18, 2022January 14, 2022 by Melissa Sinunu, President and Chief Operating Officer, Classworks

MTSS interventions can help in learning loss

As we head towards the last half of our second school year in a pandemic, there is no doubt that the impact of learning loss has exceeded all…

Creating classroom community in a digital space

January 13, 2022 by Molly Pernu, First Grade Teacher, Piedmont Elementary School

Online learning changed the way many students learn, but it's still possible to create a strong sense of classroom community

One of my favorite parts of being an educator is the sense of community that is created with each new class of students. Fostering that feeling in person…

Four strategies for helping educators embrace change

January 12, 2022 by Martha and Dustin Jez, Co-Founders, Fair Chance Learning

Digital transformation is key to a district’s success, but it needs the buy-in and support of all stakeholders

Digital transformation is about more than making incremental changes to instruction or layering technology on top of existing practices.

Moving from “the” school to “their” school

January 12, 2022 by Gary Karlson, Assistant Principal, Aquebogue Elementary School

Here’s how to grow an authentic two-way relationship between schools and families

Connected students and families don’t attend and partner with “the” school--they do so with “their” school. They aren’t guests who meet, exceed, or fall short of someone else’s…

5 instructional practices that drive student engagement

January 11, 2022 by Mariana Aguilar, Senior Director of Education, GoGuardian

Teachers must build strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships with their students in order to ensure student engagement increases

Student engagement has long been an indicator of growth and progress, and in the wake of the pandemic, it will prove essential for academic and social-emotional recovery.

Focusing on key standards to accelerate learning

January 10, 2022 by Dave Gibbons, Ed.D., Curriculum Director, Schuyler Community Schools

Each standard is important, but some are critical for future learning--this year, focusing on those critical standards is key to helping students get back on track

While each standard is important and it should not be up to individual teachers which are taught and which are not, the truth is that each year some…

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

How technology can support diversity in the classroom

3 ways chatbots can support mental health in schools

9 social-emotional learning strategies to use in the new year

Prediction: The future of teacher evaluations is video

When it comes to learning loss, don’t reinvent the wheel

Creating classroom community in a digital space

Four strategies for helping educators embrace change

Moving from “the” school to “their” school

Focusing on key standards to accelerate learning

Independent Study Finds that Amplify Science Has Significant Positive Impact on Student Learning

Virtual, Interactive Expeditions for Black History Month Provide Students with a Diverse and Multi-Dimensional Look at African Americans Throughout History

DCSS Launches First-of-Its-Kind Initiative to Bring Apple Products and Innovation to Students, Teachers and Staff

Discovery Education and TrueSport Partner to Present a Unique, Virtual Town Hall Exploring the Life Skills Students Need for Success Beyond Sports

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