Jennifer Conroy, Author at eSchool News

4 ways to update critical thinking skills for a massively digital world

July 19, 2017 by Jennifer Conroy

Faced with a flood of information, we are challenged to evaluate and make sense of what we see and read, especially in the digital world. Parents, students, educators,…

District Management

3 must-have skills for today’s librarians

July 17, 2017 by Susan K.S. Grigsby, Ed.S.

It’s the 21st century, and school librarians are no longer just “the keepers of the books.” Librarians and media specialists are highly trained, highly versatile staff members, whose…

STEM & STEAM

Why coding needs a stronger emphasis in every school

July 17, 2017 by Cindy Wallace

If you have been to an educational technology conference in the last 5 years, you have seen more and more emphasis placed ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

In my classroom, students are the teachers—here’s why it works

July 13, 2017 by Dianne Pappafotopoulos

We have all heard the words, “don’t give up!” It is a constant reminder to keep going, to persevere in tough situations and when things aren’t working well,…

STEM & STEAM

How to make the upcoming eclipse an incredible STEM lesson

July 13, 2017 by David Vernier

There are many ways that teachers across the country can incorporate various hands-on, technology-enabled lessons before and during the viewing experience to help students make the most of…

District Management

Nope! Why adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning

July 17, 2017July 12, 2017 by Hilary Scharton

We all know that changes in public education move slowly, but there’s one specific educational dilemma we’ve been mired in for decades, with varying levels of rhetoric and…

District Management

Why this IT function is a K-12 edtech savior

July 5, 2017 by Mike Puglia

K-12 IT teams have many challenges unique to their environments, including typically locally-funded public schools, and very rarely do IT budgets increase. Despite this, changes in educational approaches,…

Curriculum

Teachers: 6 social assignments for online learning

June 30, 2017 by Scott Ragin

Online learning students, like any other students, like to spend time procrastinating before they get to completing assignments given in class. Many teachers struggle to come up with…

Virtual Field Trips

From virtual field trips to AR, here’s how projectors are the secret ingredient for success

December 14, 2022June 28, 2017 by Jason Meyer

The days of projectors only being used in classrooms to show movies or what is on the teacher’s computer screen are long gone. With the advent of interactive…

Educational Leadership

Why education is really a relationship business

January 25, 2023June 27, 2017 by Charles Sosnik

Nothing happens in education without relationships. The relationship between a governor and his staff. The state’s relationship with its superintendents. The supe’s relationship with the board. The principal’s…

eClassroom News

8 terrific learning podcasts for students

June 26, 2017 by Bronwyn Harris

When podcasts first gained popularity in the early 2000s, they seemed to be a quaint throwback to radio. But that changed quickly as more and more people jumped…

District Management

4 terrific teacher communities for summer PD

June 22, 2017 by Emily M.

Thinking about ways to avoid the "summer slide" over the next few months? Keeping up on skills over the summer isn't just for students. The summer break is…

District Management

How to drive a successful digital transformation in urban districts

June 21, 2017 by Dwight Jones

It’s generally understood that integrating edtech into schools can be complex, but what’s less often discussed is that it represents one of the most universal pain points for…

District Management

5 ways technology can support educators in an environment of expanding school choice

June 20, 2017 by Dave Adams

President Trump’s recent education budget proposal has received a great deal of attention for cutting education by $9.2 billion or 13.6 percent. The administration is proposing an additional…

District Management

School’s out! Finding teacher tools that finish at the top of the class

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 by Kenneth Chapman

Technology delivers plenty of tools to help teachers manage their classroom and transform how they teach–from solutions rolled out by ... Read more

eClassroom News

Why losing control of your classroom is a good thing

June 19, 2017 by Stephen Noonoo

Even when students aren’t sitting through lectures, they’re still accustomed to letting their teachers dictate the pace, style, and direction of learning. But some forward-thinking classrooms have turned…

District Management

3 ways to use technology for amazing parental engagement

June 16, 2017 by Kenneth Chapman

Involving parents in their children's progress in the classroom has long been shown to significantly increase student outcomes. With parent engagement top of mind in many school districts–partly…

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Traditional assessment rewards the wrong behaviors-here’s why

June 16, 2017 by Alan November

If you told me that students as young as first grade can learn to solve complex linear equations—an algebraic concept that generally isn’t taught until the seventh or…

STEM & STEAM

9 reasons why today’s students are loving innovation-based courses

June 15, 2017 by Mandi Figlioni

One of the most important aspects of reaching students in a meaningful way is the ability to keep them engaged and engrossed in their work. As digital natives,…

District Management

These edtech tools are perfect for hassle-free assessments

January 29, 2020June 15, 2017 by Na’ama Y. Rosenberg

With the shift in education towards data-driven instruction, teachers spend inordinate amounts of time on assessments: checking for understanding, formative assessment, summative assessment, quizzes, tests, essays, research papers,…

District Management

Teachers: 3 ways technology can make learning visible, easily

June 14, 2017 by Hilary Scharton

John Hattie’s meta-study, Visible Learning (2009), changed the way we think about what works in the classroom. His analysis of 50,000 educational studies involving more than 80 million…

eClassroom News

11 online summer camps to keep kids learning while school’s out

June 12, 2017 by Caroline Knorr

Virtual summer camps–where kids head to the computer instead of the pool or park–are a thing now. But don’t worry: ... Read more

District Management

How video cameras help improve classroom learning and campus safety

August 18, 2020June 12, 2017 by Bob Nilsson

The topic of video cameras in the classroom has been brewing for years. Schools that have deployed cameras in public areas have experienced dramatic safety benefits. For example,…

District Management

Inspiring: Technology flips a school’s culture from negative to positive

June 9, 2017 by Dennis Pierce

Technology has begun to transform how K-12 leaders track and manage student behavior, giving administrators real-time access to discipline information ... Read more

District Management

How can schools ensure a “return on instruction?”

June 8, 2017 by By Eric C. Sheninger and Thomas C. Murray

[A portion of the following is an excerpt from the new ASCD book, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s ... Read more

District Management

5 reasons why every school needs to brand NOW

June 8, 2017 by Trish Rubin

It’s woven in every aspect of modern daily life, but branding isn’t new to the scene. Archeologists found branded wine ... Read more

District Management

The 3 major dos and don’ts of blended learning

June 7, 2017 by Tara Beams

With the goal of making the learning experience more personalized and individual, a growing number of schools have embraced the concept of blended learning. The transition from more…

STEM & STEAM

Why you should include simulations in your STEM lessons

June 5, 2017 by Bree Barnett Dreyfuss

During my first year of teaching, a mentor teacher showed me interactive PhET simulations, and it changed my curriculum forever. To be honest, I was blown away by…

Blended Learning

3 ways to ease grading with blended technology

June 2, 2017 by Barbara Mascareno-Shaw

Grading papers is still a daunting teaching duty. But it doesn’t have to be. Teachers have many tools available to encourage students to turn-in those assignments on time.

Curriculum

Educator: These are “My Tech Essentials”

June 2, 2017 by Chris Margolin

“My Tech Essentials” is a new monthly feature on eSchool News that highlights the choice of ‘must-have’ technology used by one tech-savvy educator, with the hope that other…

Digital Learning

Is VR education an answer to the U.S. inmate problem?

January 25, 2023June 1, 2017 by Dr. Turner Nashe, Jr.

Are education and incarceration two sides of the same coin or competing industries? The short answer is ‘yes.’ They are ... Read more

Curriculum

4 ways to tie summer reading to the real world

June 1, 2017 by Kathy Powers

Want to hear the story about the most embarrassing moment of my life? My students sure did. I tell that ... Read more

District Management

How to be an award-winning teacher

May 26, 2017 by Alison Alowonle, Anthony Johnson, and Jamie Reese

My homeroom is 4th- and 5th-graders: 21 gifted students, a mix of boys and girls. It’s nice because the 5th-graders are really the mentors, and next year the…

District Management

Wow! This inquiry-based, technology-rich school has no tech staff

May 25, 2017 by Mary Beth Cunat

When I first became principal, I was compelled to explore all aspects of what it meant to be a 21st-century learner in an international baccalaureate context: as a…

STEM & STEAM

Virtual island destination aims to prevent the summer math slide

May 25, 2017 by Mike Cohen and Karen Cator

The summer slide, a loss of academic progress during the summer break between school years, has been confirmed in many research studies since an early publication by White…

District Management

5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research

May 24, 2017May 24, 2017 by Martha Burns, Ph.D.

Educators can positively influence students’ learning by understanding how the brain is shaped by their early experiences—and how it can be rewired and reorganized to work more quickly…

Curriculum

Is writing education vital to emerging technology?

May 22, 2017 by Jeremy Cunningham

In an age of technological advancement, it’s easy to feel obsolete. I feel confident that education will always be needed; ... Read more

District Management

How a sheriff’s department and a school teamed up for SEL

May 19, 2017 by Barbara Vella

School has always been a place for learning math, science, history, and art, but now it’s also becoming the place for students to learn other skills that are…

District Management

Principal: Real school transformation starts with a magical triangle

May 18, 2017 by Tim Webb, Ed. D.

Every child deserves the opportunity to lead, learn, grow, and succeed. It’s only through a 360-degree approach to learning that we can provide these necessary opportunities to all…

4 ways to update critical thinking skills for a massively digital world

3 must-have skills for today’s librarians

Why coding needs a stronger emphasis in every school

How to make the upcoming eclipse an incredible STEM lesson

Teachers: 6 social assignments for online learning

Why education is really a relationship business

8 terrific learning podcasts for students

4 terrific teacher communities for summer PD

Why losing control of your classroom is a good thing

3 ways to use technology for amazing parental engagement

Traditional assessment rewards the wrong behaviors-here’s why

9 reasons why today’s students are loving innovation-based courses

These edtech tools are perfect for hassle-free assessments

11 online summer camps to keep kids learning while school’s out

How can schools ensure a “return on instruction?”

5 reasons why every school needs to brand NOW

The 3 major dos and don’ts of blended learning

Why you should include simulations in your STEM lessons

3 ways to ease grading with blended technology

Is VR education an answer to the U.S. inmate problem?

4 ways to tie summer reading to the real world

How to be an award-winning teacher

Virtual island destination aims to prevent the summer math slide

5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research

Is writing education vital to emerging technology?

How a sheriff’s department and a school teamed up for SEL

Principal: Real school transformation starts with a magical triangle

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards

School Specialty Expands Learning Beyond the Screen with New Outdoor Furniture Line

Avantis Education Transforms Classroom Inclusivity with Launch of EduverseTHRIVE at TCEA 2026

Lerner Publishing Group Launches Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Genius and Joy Curriculum

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