By Lisa Driscoll, Editorial Intern @LisaDriscoll2, Author at eSchool News

Why some teachers are choosing compensation over open source for lesson plans

July 16, 2014July 16, 2014 by By Lisa Driscoll, Editorial Intern <a href='https://twitter.com/LisaDriscoll2' target='_blank'>@LisaDriscoll2</a>

In 2012, one kindergarten teacher defied the norm and earned over $700,000 by selling her lesson plans online. This success story was just one of many stories involving…

Apps

5 anti-bully apps you should know about

July 11, 2014 by By Gaby Arancibia, Editorial Intern, <a href='https://twitter.com/GabyAndrea317' target='_blank'>@GabyAndrea317</a>

No matter what generation you grew up in it’s evident bullying always played a role in the educational system. In movies it’s usually the stereotypical character going for…

District Management

7 PD tips for your instructional technology integration plan

July 10, 2014 by By Amy Moynihan

The role of instructional technology in the classroom has steadily increased over the past decade. These advances include the use of computers and tablets in classrooms, over 300,000…

Curriculum

Using eLearning tools to maximize summer PD

July 30, 2014July 10, 2014 by By Denise Douglas-Faraci

School’s out for summer, and what better time for teachers to continue their education through professional development programs?

Curriculum

Where have all the summer reading assignments gone?

July 9, 2014 by By Gaby Arancibia, editorial intern, <a href='https://twitter.com/GabyAndrea317' target='_blank'>@GabyAndrea317 </a>

Summer: a time in a child’s life where they are no longer bound by societal rules to attend school nor do anything school related. To do so would…

Apps

How can an app lead to cyberbullying?

July 8, 2014July 8, 2014 by By Lisa Driscoll, editorial intern, <a href='https://twitter.com/LisaDriscoll2' target='_blank'>@LisaDriscoll2</a>

Can’t remember the name of that great restaurant you went to last night? How many miles it is the moon? Type any question into a search engine today…

Curriculum

5 ways to teach kids about the Declaration of Independence

July 4, 2014 by By Lisa Driscoll, Editorial Intern, <a href='https://twitter.com/LisaDriscoll2' target='_blank'>@LisaDriscoll2</a>

Having sizzling burgers during the day and watching a lit up sky at night seem to be hallmarks of celebrating the Fourth of July. But if that’s all…

District Management

What school leaders need to know about 9-1-1 operations

July 2, 2014 by By Ty Wooten and Maureen Will

Beyond understanding the need to dial 9-1-1 in an emergency, many people are not familiar with how emergency dispatch works. Unfortunately, this is also true for many school…

Teaching Trends

Six characteristics of great professional development (and great classrooms)

June 30, 2014 by By Tom Daccord

For nearly a dozen years I’ve traveled to various schools and districts to deliver professional development workshops and presentations. Over the years, I’ve also sat in on many…

Curriculum

How an iPad can transform music classes

June 23, 2014 by By Lisa Driscoll, Editorial Intern

It’s no surprise that many teachers and superintendents view music as vital for a holistic learning experience. According to a study by McMaster University, students who took one…

District Management

One-to-one: Student-led, student-centered

June 20, 2014 by By Tracy Crowley and Heather Popilek

Surprise, surprise! Decisions imposed on people suddenly, with no time to get used to the idea or prepare for the consequences, are generally resisted. It’s always easier to…

Curriculum

Project-based learning done right

September 18, 2014June 19, 2014 by By Molly Schulson, <a href='https://twitter.com/eCN_Molly ' target='_blank'>@eCN_Molly </a>

Two years ago, Kyle was a bored kindergartener at Parkside Elementary School in Coral Springs, Fla. “He wasn’t being challenged enough,” said his mother, Chris Beck.

District Management

7 steps to authentic learning

June 18, 2014 by By Tracy Crowley and Heather Popilek

Why authentic learning? There are so many reasons to choose from, some of the most important being: providing deep purpose for learning, empowering students, providing differentiation and choice…

Teaching Trends

Building human capacity for a digital leap

June 17, 2014 by By Keith Krueger

Strengthening the human technology capacity in our school systems is imperative if we are to enhance the digital learning environment and prepare students for success in college, career,…

Curriculum

Skipping summer slump: Igniting a passion for learning

June 17, 2014 by By Vicki Conley and Samantha Webster

As educators, we all look forward to summer vacation with elation and a bit of concern. We’re happy, of course, to have a few months off to enjoy…

District Management

A collaboration in the cloud: Advancing K-12 technology innovation

June 13, 2014June 13, 2014 by By Joe Prchlik and Michael Struck

Today’s reality of budgetary shortfalls and limited resources make it challenging for K-12 districts around the country to effectively address the technology needs of schools, students and teachers…

District Management

What’s a Culture of Data, and how can schools get one?

August 27, 2014June 12, 2014 by By Jamie McQuiggan

Schools are overflowing with data—attendance records, achievement data, even logs from mobile devices—and the question remains, how can education systems create a culture that uses data to make…

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5 reasons to use Netflix in the classroom

June 9, 2014June 9, 2014 by By Gaby Arancibia, Editorial Intern, <a href='https://twitter.com/GabyAndrea317' target='_blank'>@GabyAndrea317</a>

Imagine yourself back in a high school classroom and the teacher is getting ready to discuss how the next 40 minutes will play out. It’s your last class…

Curriculum

2 vital components for true college, career readiness

June 12, 2014June 9, 2014 by By Steve Saul and Daniel Jhin Yoo

To succeed in the real world, a student must have the ability to work well with others, persevere through challenges, and make healthy choices and responsible decisions. Oftentimes…

District Management

6 Characteristics of Great PD (And Great Classrooms)

May 11, 2019June 6, 2014 by By Tom Daccord

For nearly a dozen years I’ve traveled to various schools and districts to deliver professional development workshops and presentations. Over the years, I’ve also sat in on many…

Featured on eSchool News

Moving to assessment at its best

June 5, 2014June 5, 2014 by By Trevor Shaw

How can assessments be reframed to benefit education? As a culture, we like to measure things. Mobile computing has ushered ... Read more

Featured Best Practice

Waste less ink and paper in photography classes with the right equipment

June 4, 2014 by By Bernard Meyers

High school students studying photography need to learn both the art and the craft. The art comes from within—the eye for capturing a visually exciting image.

District Management

How to build human capacity for a digital leap

June 3, 2014 by By Keith Krueger

Strengthening the human technology capacity in our school systems is imperative if we are to enhance the learning environment and prepare students for success in college, career, and…

District Management

5 AV trends transforming the Common Core

June 2, 2014 by By Tim Ridgway

Much of the talk surrounding the Common Core State Standards has been about the content being taught, but few are discussing the audio hardware that districts need to…

Featured Best Practice

Audio technology you don’t realize you need

May 22, 2014 by By PR with Panache!

If students can’t hear, they can’t learn. It’s that simple, which is why lead audiologist Dr. Donna Massine has spent the past 23 years working hard to make…

Curriculum

The Minnesota Tundra can’t freeze personalized literacy

May 16, 2014May 16, 2014 by Lisa Snyder and Trish Harvey

The Lakeville Area Public Schools’ (LAPS) vision of world-class, personalized learning has driven and accelerated our work in digital learning both inside and outside of the classroom. Personalized…

Curriculum

Past Google’s first page: Gauging students’ global search skills

May 27, 2014May 15, 2014 by By Alan November

“Did he seriously just ask that? How old is this guy?” Well yes, I recently seriously just asked a group of students if they knew how to use…

Featured Best Practice

How Apple can improve students struggling with writing

May 12, 2014May 12, 2014 by By Jon Smith

I was teaching special education students in grades 5 and 6 in an inner city school in Canton. Time was going by and students continued to struggle with…

District Management

Write for my teacher, or publish to the world?

May 9, 2014 by By Alan November

When students participate in out-of-class learning, teachers should recognize that potential Fifteen years ago, a student I never taught forever ... Read more

Curriculum

Problem solving skills: The value added by maker spaces

September 18, 2014May 8, 2014 by By Trevor Shaw

Great problem solvers share a number of key characteristics—and here are 10 in particular.

District Management

Personalized learning: Not just for students

May 7, 2014 by By Justin Serrano

For more than 20 years, educators and ed-tech companies have pursued the promise that personalized instruction can raise student achievement. So why has so little work been done…

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Being assessment ready–now

May 9, 2014May 7, 2014 by By Keith Krueger

Ask a school district technology leader what is his or her top priority this year, and you’re likely to hear the response: “Getting ready for the new high…

District Management

What education needs now: A national repository of educational materials

May 1, 2014 by By Carol Lach

For this to happen we need to build a National Repository of Educational Materials (NREM), an online library of lessons in a range of subject areas with pre-assessments,…

STEM & STEAM

Is the U.S. losing the tech race?

June 12, 2014April 30, 2014 by By Michael S. Teitelbaum

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STEM & STEAM

How our 1,000-year-old math curriculum cheats America’s kids

June 12, 2014April 29, 2014 by By Edward Frenkel

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STEM & STEAM

5 easy steps to increase female engagement in STEM

April 25, 2014 by By Sydney Mineer, Editorial Intern, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_sydney' target='_blank'>@eSN_Sydney</a>

Women today make up a large percentage of the work force, employed in almost half of the jobs in the United States. Yet, according to Tata Consultancy Services…

STEM & STEAM

4 amazing STEM education videos on YouTube

April 25, 2014 by By Carly Buchanan, Editorial Intern

One helpful page, YouTube EDU, features some of the most popular educational videos on the entire site. The videos are categorized by subject, from engineering to law, and…

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