Lisa Snyder and Trish Harvey, Author at eSchool News

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…

Teaching Trends

iPad curation: Learning to appreciate beauty

April 24, 2014 by By Tom Daccord

Like most of us, instructional technology specialist Daniel Callahan isn’t a big fan of most of the eMail he receives, but on occasion he receives a message in…

IT Management

Google for Education is a technology trend to watch!

April 23, 2014 by By Kelly Grillo

There is a tidal wave called Google focused on the education market like I've never seen before. Developers at Google are not only giving Google Apps to K12…

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Three critical requirements to transform virtual schools

April 23, 2014 by By Houston Tucker

Full-time, online public schools originated as alternatives to traditional education approaches and were even bandied about as ways to revolutionize the learning paradigm. Now, they too are in…

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How gaming is reshaping the way museums teach

April 21, 2014April 21, 2014 by By Brian Crecente

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Blended Learning

5 must-watch TED Talks

April 18, 2014 by By Carly Buchanan, Editorial Intern, @buchanan_carly

The nonprofit Technology, Education and Design (TED) is “devoted to spreading ideas,” according to its mission statement. How does it do that? By recording and posting various talks…

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10 follow-worthy education blogs

April 17, 2014 by By Sydney Mineer, Contributing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_sydney' target='_blank'>@eSN_Sydney</a>

Education blogs are one of the top ways to learn about new educational technologies, trends, and classroom practices. Sometimes, learning from the perspective of other teachers, administrators, and…

Expert Blog: Security Insights

Campus Counts thinks outside the campus security box

April 17, 2014 by By Jody Clements

One of the most challenging aspects of being a school administrator is addressing the ongoing concerns about safety and security for the students and staff. When I moved…

Curriculum

How to avoid classroom cheating

April 15, 2014 by By Dorothy Mikuska

Snapchat—snap a photo with a smartphone and the image disappears 10 seconds after the receiver opens it. Great for selfies, but also for sending answers on a test.…

Teaching Trends

Let’s stop saying ‘technology’

April 15, 2014 by By Trevor Shaw

I have an idea. Let’s stop using the word “technology.” I have a feeling that the sooner we get this word out of our vocabulary, the sooner we…

District Management

Fluency: A key to reading success

June 3, 2014April 14, 2014 by Timothy Rasinski

According to a recent National Assessment of Educational Progress report, approximately 33 percent of fourth grade students read at a level considered “below basic.” Over the past 20…

Featured Best Practice

Chino Valley Unified prepare for Common Core with new technology

April 28, 2014April 11, 2014 by By Georges Khairallah

Like every other school district in California, Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) is in the midst of implementing the new Common Core standards for math and language…

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Five key steps to upgrading your wireless network

April 8, 2014 by By Kowshik Bhat

Are you ready for the nation’s $3 billion wireless overhaul for education—or the move to online testing? Here’s what you need to know.

District Management

Ten things your student with autism wishes you knew

April 7, 2014 by By Ellen Notbohm

Here are ten things your student with autism wishes you knew: 1. Behavior is communication. All behavior occurs for a reason. It tells you, even when my words…

STEM & STEAM

10 innovative STEAM education apps

April 5, 2014April 4, 2014 by By Carly Buchanan, Contributing Editor, @buchanan_carly

It's no secret that the concept of STEM education, which emphasizes the importance of science, technology, engineering, and math, has made its way to the heart of the…

Best Practices in School IT Management

Big perks for University High School tech support internship

April 4, 2014April 4, 2014 by By Gretchen Zaitzeff & Cory Culbertson

Are you struggling to respond to student and faculty technology issues in a timely manner? Are expensive repairs depleting your tech budget? If your school has a one-to-one…

District Management

Curation on the iPad: Learning to appreciate beauty

April 7, 2014April 3, 2014 by By Tom Daccord

Like most of us, instructional technology specialist Daniel Callahan isn’t a big fan of most of the eMail he receives, but on occasion he receives a message in…

Apps

7 great English apps for your classroom

December 26, 2014April 3, 2014 by By Sydney Mineer, Contributing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_sydney' target='_blank'>@eSN_Sydney</a>

Apps for STEM education top many educators' lists today. And while STEM is a very important part of classroom education, it is not the only part. As states…

Best Practices in School Technology: Winter 2013

4 excellent special-needs learning tools

April 3, 2014 by By Kelly Grillo

Writing is a challenge for many students. This is especially true for students of diverse backgrounds and students with identified disabilities who are increasingly accessing college. If students…

District Management

Not your average trip to the Apple store

April 2, 2014 by By Sydney Mineer, Contributing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_sydney' target='_blank'>@eSN_Sydney</a>

Field trips can be difficult to coordinate and costly for schools to execute on tight budgets. Last week, eSchool News compiled a list of virtual field trip apps…

A Network for Success

Building smart networks to improve learning

May 3, 2015April 2, 2014 by By Keith Krueger

In the newly-released 2014 CoSN IT Leadership Survey, district technology leaders indicate that being ready for online assessments is their number one priority. And fewer than 18 percent…

Curriculum

Stop saying ‘technology’

April 1, 2014 by By Trevor Shaw

I have an idea. Let's stop using the word "technology." I have a feeling that the sooner we get this word out of our vocabulary, the sooner we…

Curriculum

Schools must adapt to innovative changes

March 31, 2014 by By Marc Brailov

It's "back to the future" in education today. Following in the big footsteps of the 19th century educational pioneers who worked to create public schools fit for the…

STEM & STEAM

Putting Google Glass into practice

March 28, 2014 by By Sydney Mineer, Contributing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_sydney' target='_blank'>@eSN_Sydney</a>

In February, education futurist Jason Ohler discussed a number of trends that would have a big impact on education in 2014. One of these predictions included the rise…

Curriculum

Technology is no substitute for a well-trained teacher

March 27, 2014 by By Nicole Survis

While technology may be useful to monitor students with special needs, it cannot replace the effectiveness of a skilled educator in the classroom. With the reauthorization of the…

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Toolkit helps educators confront online privacy threats

March 26, 2014March 26, 2014 by By Carly Buchanan, Contributing Editor, @buchanan_carly

The Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) annual conference announced the release of a detailed guide designed to help school officials follow federal laws on privacy issues, specifically the…

Creating a Digital Learning Environment

Digital report card seeks to build best innovation education system

March 21, 2014 by By Mike Thomas

The blackboard was a revolutionary piece of technology when introduced into classrooms back in the 19th century. Teachers could, at last, give group lessons and present group problems.…

STEM & STEAM

Global science inquiry’s benefits for students

March 20, 2014 by By Janice Mak

Communication, critical thinking, collaboration, and creativity (the 4 Cs), the cornerstones of 21st century learning, are and have been the buzzwords circling the educational community. These skills and…

Apps

Can an app help foster good reading habits?

April 22, 2014March 19, 2014 by By Trevor Shaw

When I taught literature, I often found myself trying to break free from the “teacher triangle” class discussion, where a question is initiated by the teacher, answered by…

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