Judith Sauri, Author at eSchool News

6 ways we improved literacy in our school

October 2, 2018 by Judith Sauri

There are unique challenges that come with being a large urban school district. High mobility rates, socioeconomic conditions, and sheer population size can all impact student success. But,…

STEM & STEAM

4 keys to building an equitable STEM program

August 18, 2020October 1, 2018 by Joel Jacobson

This year in schools across the nation, approximately 136,000 students took advanced placement (AP) computer science, a 31 percent increase from last year. This group included a record…

eClassroom News

Watch out for these red flags to help identify dyslexia

September 28, 2018 by Julia Ottesen

Children cannot grow out of dyslexia. Rather, the dyslexia will only have more severe consequences over time with lack of intervention. It is critical to keep an eye…

District Management

Empowering superintendents to connect technology and learning

September 26, 2018 by Stacey Pusey

“If it’s edtech, it must be good,” used to be the mantra in schools. In fact, many district technology plans fluctuated depending upon the latest fads and what…

eClassroom News

Here’s my secret for better classroom management

February 15, 2019September 25, 2018 by Susan Sebastiani

At Flagstaff Academy in Colorado, I am lucky to head up the SmartLab facility and offer guided lessons to all K-5 classrooms. Couple this with 15 years of…

District Management

10 ways administrators should be collaborating with their librarians

September 25, 2018 by Nader Qaimari

School librarians use technology and tablet technology to help teachers and students.

Whether a principal, superintendent, head of technology, or head of curriculum, there is likely a gem of a resource among your staff who could push your Future Ready…

Teaching Trends

Video: How edtech connects

January 25, 2023September 24, 2018 by The Christensen Institute

At SXSW EDU 2018, The Christensen Institute’s Director of Education Research, Julia Freeland Fisher, reveals innovative schools that are creating learning models that strengthen teacher-student relationships, and emerging…

District Management

Introducing the EdLeader Personality Test

September 24, 2018 by John Jennings

Personality tests are fun. Some people derive valuable insights from them. Others simply use them to validate what they already know about themselves. Most just like to see…

District Management

5 ways to optimize learning spaces for student success

September 25, 2018September 21, 2018 by Amber Jones

As we address the challenges of a highly competitive world, we must enable students to learn and generate new ideas by moving away from the “old school” classroom.…

eClassroom News

Here’s a great way to get to know your students

September 20, 2018 by Korey Barkley

I am always looking for new ways to get to know my students. Over the past two decades, I have attempted dozens of different types of icebreakers in…

eClassroom News

How controversial topics inspire deeper learning

September 19, 2018 by Jeanie Dailey

As a former social studies educator and current learning specialist, my idea of nirvana is to help grow students who can examine issues from multiple perspectives. Getting them…

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The New Librarian: Implementing a district-wide Library Learning Commons initiative

September 18, 2018 by Kasey Fernandez

A few years ago, while working as a teacher librarian at Templeton Elementary School in Oregon, I had the opportunity to redesign the school’s library website to include…

eClassroom News

Defining high-quality project-based learning

September 17, 2018 by Emily Liebtag

A growing number of educators around the world believe that project-based learning (PBL) is an important instructional approach that allows students to master academic skills and content knowledge,…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Disrupting opportunity gaps will hinge on networks

January 25, 2023September 17, 2018 by Julia Freeland Fisher

Recently, Stanford researcher Raj Chetty came out with yet another new study on the jagged landscape of opportunity facing America. Analyzing the relationship between young people’s exposure to…

SEL & Well-Being

Resources for creating a school culture of empathy, inclusion, and kindness

December 13, 2018September 14, 2018 by Erin Wilkey Oh

Since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, we've heard from many educators who are looking for resources to support students’ social and…

District Management

3 ways to improve special education outcomes

September 24, 2018September 14, 2018 by Andrew Henry

When you combine a steady growth in the number of students receiving special education services with rising expectations for the educators who serve these students, all of whom…

District Management

5 reasons we switched to financing edtech instead of buying

September 13, 2018 by Emmett McBride

Like many school districts around the country, D.C. Everest (WI) Area School District purchased a hodgepodge of edtech devices over time to meet the needs of our growing…

eClassroom News

My class is out of control: What’s my first move?

September 13, 2018 by Julia Ottesen

Bad behavior is a snowball effect—it grows and grows until it can’t be stopped. If teachers don’t have a system in place for addressing that behavior from the…

District Management

6 steps to help your district systematically personalize education

September 11, 2018 by Bill Shields, Ed.D.

For the past decade, personalization has been a hot topic in education. You may have wondered if it’s a real and attainable goal for your school system or…

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Get organized and take your lessons digital

September 11, 2018 by Kortney Nichols

I’m a fourth-grade teacher in North Carolina. If you’re a teacher, you know I didn’t just spend my summer lounging by a pool. I spent much of my…

District Management

How to start the school year on a happy note

September 10, 2018 by Tracey Smith

I have a hot pink sign that’s right beside my computer that says, “If you want people to embrace your vision, you must continue your pursuit of them.”…

Teaching Trends

Mapping the Universe of Edtech That Connects

January 25, 2023September 10, 2018 by Julia Freeland Fisher

I’m excited to share a tool that my colleagues and I have been working on for the past few years: a market map of what we’re calling Edtech…

District Management

9 common leadership missteps to avoid

September 10, 2018 by Matthew Joseph, Ed.D.

The role of school administrator is evolving from a building manager into an instructional leader. This shift is not easy, and all leaders strive to be the best…

eClassroom News

5 tips to engage students in courageous conversations

September 7, 2018 by Tyrone Shaw

For the past six years, I’ve taught high school students in Washington D.C. about race, class, and gender in an elective course I created on social justice and…

District Management

How to find, curate, and assess OER

September 6, 2018 by Steve Baule

As schools and districts try to reduce textbook costs and digitize instructional resources, one of the struggles many teachers have is finding good repositories of open education resources…

SEL & Well-Being

8 ways I practiced mindfulness this year

March 8, 2019September 6, 2018 by Korey Barkley

Mindfulness has become a buzzword in schools over the past few years. Many schools have hired mindfulness professionals to work with their students and faculty. According to scientist…

eClassroom News

5 questions teachers should ask before investing their time and money in edtech

September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 by Angela French

As someone who has dedicated her career to making the world a better place through the education of our children, I was excited to learn that tablets and…

eClassroom News

4 evidence-based ways parents improve student achievement

September 5, 2018 by Hilary Scharton

In recent years, the push for educators to base teaching policies and practices in evidence has been growing stronger. Topics like seat time, retention, class size, and learning…

District Management

It’s another year of change: Can you answer these questions?

September 4, 2018 by Jennifer Abrams

Here we go: another opening, another show. The school year has started. The new ideas are ready for rollout. The excitement is present. Are you ready? The roll…

SEL & Well-Being

How wearables, AR, and VR help students to develop SEL skills (part 2)

December 13, 2018September 4, 2018 by Jason Swanson

In my previous post, How wearables, AR, and VR help students develop SEL skills (part 1), I explored the ways in which wearables, augmented reality (AR), and virtual…

STEM & STEAM

The 2 stages of successful early STEM education revisited

September 3, 2018 by Kristen Fudale

I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. My classroom…

Teaching Trends

The other gap that schools aren’t talking about—relationships

January 25, 2023September 3, 2018 by Julia Freelance Fisher

The NAEP scores released in April set off a flurry of headlines about the sobering state of achievement gaps across the nation. The general consensus? Despite pockets of…

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This cool new program helps kids develop better tech habits

August 30, 2018 by Stacey Pusey

Dignity—it’s not a word often associated with social media and online interaction. However, as part of a new education program from Seton Hall Law School’s Institute for Privacy…

STEM & STEAM

Inspiring students to become global problem solvers

August 29, 2018 by Edgar Ochoa

Last year, my district—Roosevelt (AZ) School District—was asked by Arizona State University’s (ASU) department of innovation and entrepreneurship to pilot a new educational program for middle school students.…

eClassroom News

Recipe for back-to-school success

August 29, 2018 by Kimberly Zajac, MA CCC- SLP/A, C/NDT-A

Are you interested in expanding your comfort zone, building relationships with your students, and boosting the culture of your classroom in the new school year? Read on!

District Management

10 steps for bringing connectivity home

August 28, 2018 by Frankie Jackson

This fall, Cypress-Fairbanks (TX) Independent School District is particularly excited about welcoming back 150 of our underserved elementary, middle, and high school students after they’ve enjoyed their first…

eClassroom News

How I give my students voice & choice

August 28, 2018 by Ivan Zeitlin

When I walked into my first college computer class in 1995, the room was filled with Macs, PCs, and loads of potential. I hadn’t been exposed to computers…

District Management

Upgrade your conference

August 27, 2018 by Eileen Belastock

I felt like I’d just unpacked my suitcase from ISTE 2018 when Edsurge came out with 60+ K-12 Education Technology Events in 2018-2019. So instead of doing what a…

District Management

6 reasons we broke free from traditional PD

August 24, 2018 by David Wallace

For years, professional development (PD) has been out of touch with what we as educators already know to be best practice, and how we are asking teachers to…

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