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School sees massive literacy boost thanks to new assessment attitude

April 19, 2017April 17, 2017 by Heidi Busk

formative assessments

At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, 82 percent of Morgen Owings Elementary School’s students were working below grade level. Now, six months later, just 40 percent…

This is what Gen Z-designed curriculum looks like for the future

April 19, 2017April 17, 2017 by Darren Faust

The generation in school now is the first generation raised entirely in the Age of Technology. They are digital natives, many of them using computers, smartphones, and other…

Educational Leadership

Why education needs strong advocates now more than ever

January 25, 2023April 14, 2017 by Charles Sosnik

Spring time is invigorating, especially in my home town of Gastonia, North Carolina. Gastonia is very southern; its roots are in the textile business, and in many ways,…

District Management

3 keys to student success with early college programs

May 19, 2017April 13, 2017 by Dennis Pierce

Like a growing number of school districts, North Carolina’s Guilford County Schools (GCS) has early college programs that allow students to earn college credit while they’re still in…

District Management

5 reasons why blended learning programs fail-and how to save them

April 13, 2017 by Mark D. Benigni and Barbara A. Haeffner

blended learning program

Too often, educators who are considering investing in blended learning pull back after hearing horror stories of good programs gone bad. Whether it’s botched rollouts, network snafus, or…

District Management

Greatest lesson: Teacher buy-in is overrated

August 30, 2017April 12, 2017 by Dr. Karen Beerer

One of the greatest lessons my 30 years of experience in education has taught me is that teacher buy-in is, sometimes, overrated.

District Management

Why Gen Z needs librarians now more than ever

April 10, 2017 by Ginny Boughter

Gen Z librarians

Librarians and media specialists are in a unique position within schools, since they are very often the person responsible for introducing students to new technologies, and are also…

Classroom Innovations

7 ways edtech boosts student confidence in the classroom

April 6, 2017 by Na’ama Y. Rosenberg

google chromebooks

Edtech is making is easier and more efficient to help students at every level, and to bring even the most timid of learners out of their shells. Dr.…

District Management

District’s parental engagement soars with new “Glow and Grow” practice

April 6, 2017 by David W. Gaston

parent engagement

When my district, Charles City Public Schools (CCPS), created our strategic plan, we established “Community Investment in Public Schools” as one of our five core goals. As a…

eClassroom News

What does assessment without testing look like?

April 5, 2017 by Linda Baker, Chris Marczak, Ed. D., and Jude Miqueli

formative assessments

Educators at all levels agree on the need to assess what their students know, but a growing number of them find that tests are not the best way…

District Management

There’s an emotional side of edtech—and it’s affecting school innovation

April 5, 2017 by Alan November

emotions edtech

At one of my recent workshops, I was approached by a teacher who had never redesigned her lessons to take advantage of edtech’s potential to transform learning. She…

5 tips for new, easy and affordable school edtech upgrades

April 7, 2017April 5, 2017 by Jonathan Weech

Waiting on a slow computer to load or update wastes valuable time and can detract from lessons and class time. ... Read more

District Management

Teaching Generation Z? Start by engaging their parents—here’s how we did it

April 3, 2017 by Dr. Shawn Bishop

A huge body of research shows that parental involvement in a child’s education results in higher student achievement, both academically and behaviorally. I’ve been in K-12 education for…

Why STEM education could get a transformative makeover—soon

March 31, 2017 by Russell D. Shilling, Ph.D.

Engaging young children in STEM is critical for creating a lifelong love of learning and for developing critical thinking skills which will serve them well across all academic…

District Management

5 school areas that desperately need student voices

March 31, 2017March 31, 2017 by Michael Niehoff

UDL inclusivity

As a graduate journalism student over 20 years ago, I worked on a thesis project centered on education reform news reporting. I was analyzing how often education reporters…

District Management

The 3 biggest Twitter problems for teachers—and how to overcome them

March 30, 2017 by Heather Ngoma

twitter problem

Despite clear advantages to advancing digital literacy, schools often experience considerable roadblocks to implementing digital literacy initiatives. Interestingly, accessibility often isn’t the biggest factor blocking this process—more often…

District Management

How school districts are leveraging Twitter to become rock stars

April 3, 2017March 30, 2017 by Amy Jenkins

When a student tweets at their school’s Twitter handle, chances are they don’t expect a response--it’s like tweeting at Starbucks, or the Office of the Comptroller of the…

These 8 schools have A+ mobile device programs—here’s why

March 31, 2017March 29, 2017 by Dave Saltmarsh

Technology continues to raise the bar of what is possible in education. As more schools discover the power and benefits of education technology, mobile devices such as Chromebooks,…

March’s 11 buzzworthy edtech tools

March 29, 2017 by Common Sense Education

Things move fast in the edtech world, and we hear all the time from teachers how hard it can be to keep up. This is why we've created…

Warning: These fraud attacks are wreaking havoc on education

March 28, 2017March 27, 2017 by Stu Sjouwerman

w2 fraud attacks

On March 14, it was reported in CSO (a leading cybersecurity outlet) that 110 organizations experiences successful phishing attacks targeting their ... Read more

Teachers: Online learning goes 2.0 with new technology

March 27, 2017 by Peter West

khan lightboard

Video tutorials in the style made famous by Sal Khan of the Khan Academy changed the face of education, empowering anywhere, anytime learning. However, they were Tutorials 1.0.…

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Teachers: This change is causing dramatic gains in student achievement

March 23, 2017 by Alan November

UDL inclusivity

What if we could empower our teachers to turn student assessment into a process of learning instead of a focus on measurement? Further, what if this mindset change…

eClassroom News

How I use Skype to prevent school violence

March 21, 2017 by Sean M. Brooks

school violence

21st century schools must include effective and high impact approaches to school violence prevention and student conflict resolution. Unfortunately, “school-wide” or “outside speaker” approaches to reducing student violence…

District sees massive STEM gains with VR

March 20, 2017 by Elizabeth Lytle

The students at Franklin Square Union Free School District in Nassau County, New York, had already studied the layers of the earth. They’d seen a video, discussed the…

All Apps For Schools

11 online tools & apps for dyslexic students

March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 by Sharon Conwell

dyslexic students

In the past, dyslexia was rarely recognised, and when it was, very little was put in place for the student. It was assumed that students were being lazy,…

District Management

Teachers and IT: How to keep kids safe on Chromebooks

March 16, 2017 by Sanjay Ramnath

fourth-grade tech

Just a few short years ago, Apple was the undisputed king of tech in schools. If you didn’t have iPads ... Read more

District Management

Are online preschools signaling the future of education?

March 15, 2017 by Thomas Arnett

online preschool

Since 2008, Utah has given its families an alternative to preschool called Upstart. Developed and administered through a state contract with the Waterford Institute, the Upstart program provides…

District Management

3 ways a new E-rate funded technology is helping schools save

November 1, 2017March 13, 2017 by Content provided by AT&T

As schools near completion of their E-Rate filing for this year, one game-changing E-rate technology has the potential to save schools precious time and money. The technology--a new…

Blended Learning

Groundbreaking school blends high school and college together

March 13, 2017 by Dave Knoche

The way we prepare students for the future is beginning to change because our economy is undergoing a makeover. The Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce published…

District Management

Making the case for common K-12 standards

March 13, 2017 by Mark Hannah

OER common standards

Education is changing, things are in flux, and there is uncertainty. In this ever-dynamic landscape, “common” standards for education seemingly get a bad rap, but they’re useful, particularly…

Blended Learning

A new technology is fundamentally changing learning–here’s how

March 8, 2017 by Christoph Schell

blended reality

Middle school students across the U.S. are learning how the body works by studying the anatomy of a frog, a vertebrate with an organ system similar to that…

District Management

This is how you make PD engaging for teachers

March 8, 2017 by Samuel Mormando

Teachers constantly juggle a number of different national, state, and district initiatives in today’s fast-paced and complex educational environment. Organizing professional development days that meet the varying needs…

District Management

The 2 edtech fields with the most potential under Trump

March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 by Gerald M. DiGiusto

edtech trump era

The tumultuous early weeks of the Trump administration have produced plenty of headlines and controversy, but almost nothing on higher education. The nominee for Secretary of Education, Betsy…

The key to deep learning? Listen more, risk more, learn more

March 3, 2017 by Alan November

learning retention

Have you ever taught a lesson really, really well—but not all of your students got it right on the test? Or, as a student, were you ever surprised…

eClassroom News

How one platform is launching student careers in high school

March 1, 2017 by Dennis Pierce

modern workplace

Tinh Tran likes to bring his science classes at University High School in Irvine, Calif., on field trips to local companies to get a firsthand look at how…

eClassroom News

February’s 11 buzzworthy edtech tools

February 27, 2017 by Common Sense Education

Things move fast in the edtech world, and we hear all the time from teachers how hard it can be to keep up. This is why we've created…

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