Laura Ascione Devaney and Meris Stansbury, Author at eSchool News

What is Obama’s K-12 education legacy?

November 21, 2016November 21, 2016 by Laura Ascione Devaney and Meris Stansbury

Common Core, Race to the Top, and the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)—just a few top-down, often-controversial, metrics-heavy K-12 reform initiatives favored by the Obama Administration that seemed…

District Management

3 tips for teachers addressing the election

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 by Anne G. Barretta

By now we’ve all been inundated with pre- and post-election coverage and analysis on numerous media platforms. It seems as if we might never escape the constant barrage…

Curriculum

College- and career-ready expectations for students with disabilities

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 by ESchool Media Contributors

Achieve and the National Center on Educational Outcomes (NCEO) released "Diplomas that Matter: Ensuring Equity of Opportunity for Students with Disabilities," a new report analyzing the diplomas available…

Teaching Trends

How music can inspire strong student writing

December 16, 2014 by By Nathan Garvin

On the first day of school, I give my students a pep talk. My goals for the year are laid out. I tell them I expect them to…

Teaching Trends

What keeps girls from pursuing STEM fields?

December 9, 2014 by By Rachel E. Scherr

Every student who has returned to school this fall should have the opportunity to prepare for the rapidly growing job opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math–also known…

Curriculum

4 ways to create a successful hybrid school

November 18, 2014 by By Heather Hiebsch

Several of our high schools in Poudre School District (PSD), Fort Collins, Colorado, serve more than 2,000 students each, and for the vast majority, these are positive places…

A Network for Success

Can BYOD be a reality?

June 5, 2015November 13, 2014 by By Joe Kuzo

We have all heard the term BYOD/BYOT and many of us have even implemented such a program in our institutions. The thought of offsetting district expenditures by having…

District Management

Six tips for classroom technology success

October 30, 2017November 11, 2014 by ESchool Media Contributors

The LEGO Education Advisory Panel (LEAP) advises LEGO Education, the education division within the LEGO group, on how to meet the needs of educators and students. The panel…

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Do states really need an education technology plan?

November 4, 2014 by By Julia Freeland

Last week the New America Foundation’s Chelsea Wilhelm wrote about a startling trend in state education technology planning: by and large, it’s not happening.

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Four critical decisions when making wireless infrastructure changes

June 5, 2015November 3, 2014 by By Joe Kuzo

As wireless systems in K-12 institutions have likely been in place for several years now, prior to the large influx of personal devices and district owned devices, we…

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Cognitive assessment leaps into the digital age

October 31, 2014 by By Dean Delis

Digitized cognitive assessments can enhance diagnostic accuracy, while enabling the integration of new knowledge of cognitive processes into assessments Cognitive ... Read more

Blended Learning

How online collaboration transformed instruction at two schools

June 5, 2015October 29, 2014 by By Rachel Stokes and James Garner

While teachers know that collaborating with colleagues to develop multi-class or cross-curricular projects can be incredibly beneficial for students, most never get a collaborative project off the ground.…

Blended Learning

Four criteria for evaluating blended learning tools

October 28, 2014October 28, 2014 by By Eileen Shihadeh

Blended learning has arrived. While schools and districts across the nation are in various stages of transition, there is little doubt that the appetite for interactive tools that…

STEM & STEAM

Free online aquarium resources foster science inquiry

October 22, 2014 by By Alicia Archer

To reach more classrooms with its educational programs, the Aquarium of the Pacific has created free online curriculum materials based on live animal webcams.

STEM & STEAM

Carnegie Science Center defends its offerings to girls after criticism in social media

October 14, 2014 by By Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

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IT Management

What you need to know about Kaplan’s new SAT survey

October 13, 2014 by By Hayley Goodman, Editorial Intern

Kaplan Test Prep, one of the leading SAT tutoring and college prep companies, believes that the SAT is still relevant in the CCSS era.

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How one school set up 600 iPad Air tablets in 2.5 hours

October 10, 2014 by By Fredy Padovan

Many people think of iPads in education as devices that need to be locked down. But at Immaculata-La Salle, we're doing things a bit differently.

District Management

Can we change the PD culture of communication?

October 9, 2014 by By Tom Daccord

One of my first activities as an Outstanding Educator in Residence with the Academy of Singapore Teachers two winters ago was to observe elementary school students using laptops…

Teaching Trends

How to avoid eRate rule violations

October 9, 2014 by By Steve Rosen and Colleen Boothby

This summer, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) created a Universal Service Fund (USF) Strike Force, which is tasked with combating waste, fraud, and abuse in various USF programs,…

STEM & STEAM

The MaKey MaKey might change the game

October 8, 2014 by By Trevor Shaw

Tell me if this sounds familiar... You want to increase student buy-in on a project by designing a challenge with a connection to the "real world." You want…

Teaching Trends

Empowering superintendents in the digital age

October 7, 2014 by By Keith Krueger

Superintendents lead. They are charged with preparing students to be college-, career-, and life-ready, and with enabling a 21st-century learning environment. Increasingly, this means leveraging digital technologies to…

District Management

Empowering superintendents in the digital age

October 2, 2014 by By Keith Krueger

District Management

Brain-scans research delivers lessons on how kids learn

October 2, 2014October 1, 2014 by By John Higgins

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IT Management

New tech offers virtual field trip to an aquarium tank

September 29, 2014 by By Cynthia Sewell

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IT Management

Video-game industry gender gap persists

September 25, 2014 by By Richard Burnett

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Featured Best Practice

How music can inspire strong student writing and discussion

September 24, 2014 by By Nathan Garvin

On the first day of school, I give my students a pep talk. My goals for the year are laid out. I tell them I expect them to…

STEM & STEAM

What keeps girls from pursuing STEM fields

September 23, 2014 by By Rachel E. Scherr

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Teachers and social media: trekking on treacherous terrain

September 22, 2014 by By Doug Oakley

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Blended Learning

What students really think about learning online

September 19, 2014 by Susan Lafky

After recently posting two blog pieces about being an online teacher, I realized something was missing from the conversation: the voice of the students actually taking the digital…

Featured Best Practice

Wi-Fi in schools: Security vs. accessibility

October 9, 2014September 17, 2014 by By Alok Kapur

The very benefit of Wi-Fi in schools—easy, open access—is also the biggest threat. Is the FCC helping school administrators understand the risks, or simply doling out cash without…

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Analyst: Maine ‘grossly overpaid’ for school iPads

September 17, 2014 by By Colin Woodard

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District Management

10 ways to pursue digital equity with collaborative leadership

September 16, 2014 by By Keith Krueger

Despite all of the impact of technology in our schools, there is an unfortunate reality: not all students have the same access to digital technologies – especially at…

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Fervor and fury over L.A. schools’ iPads

September 16, 2014 by By Howard Blume and James Rainey

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District Management

6 ways to improve dropout prevention efforts

September 15, 2014 by By Bob Darby

Bob Darby, a former educator and district superintendent, shares six critical dropout prevention strategies.

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Seven keys to deploying tablets successfully

September 12, 2014 by By Marc Fanaroff

Marc Fanaroff, a special education administrator for more than 30 years, shares his advice on successfully deploying tablets in schools.

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5 key steps to safeguarding student data

October 9, 2014September 12, 2014 by By Ray Ackerlund

As uses of student data continue to expand, districts must be prepared to protect this information and ensure it's only used for its indented purpose: to help students…

IT Management

Why BYOT should begin in elementary school

September 11, 2014 by By Linda M. Ward

Usually, districts adopting BYOT programs initiate them at the high school level and allow them to trickle down to the junior high or middle school level. But why…

District Management