Kate Eberle Walker, Author at eSchool News

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Kate Eberle Walker is a CEO, author, and working mom. She is the CEO of Presence, the leading provider of live, online special education-related services for K-12 schools. She is an education industry leader with 20-plus years of experience managing, advising, acquiring, and investing in education companies, and the author of the new book, The Good Boss: Nine Ways Every Manager Can Support Women at Work.

Latest posts by Kate Eberle Walker (see all)

From the classroom to the office: What we can learn from educators entering the edtech workforce - March 9, 2023
What if we gave every teacher a work from home day? - September 7, 2022
Paraprofessionals: The unsung heroes of the classroom - July 27, 2022

Digital Learning Tools

From the classroom to the office: What we can learn from educators entering the edtech workforce

March 9, 2023 by Kate Eberle Walker

Who better to innovate for edtech companies than the teachers who have spent time in the K-12 classroom?

Many educators have left the school environment to join edtech companies, seeking new ways to serve students while solving for the shortcomings they felt in the school-based workplace.…

Teacher Well-Being

What if we gave every teacher a work from home day?

December 7, 2022September 7, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker

Teachers said having flexibility to work from home would play a major role in their likelihood to remain in the profession.

School and district-based staff are understandably wary about the new school year. Teachers, the majority of whom are women, are struggling under the immense pressure of pandemic schooling.…

Classroom Innovations

Paraprofessionals: The unsung heroes of the classroom

July 27, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker

In all contexts, paraprofessionals need to be recognized as an essential part of the classroom or therapy experience

Staffing shortages continue to impact schools across the U.S., and vacancies are an increasingly common occurrence. Parents’ minds often jump first to teacher shortages, with significant numbers of…

Teacher Well-Being

How staff absences impact educator burnout

December 7, 2022May 6, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker

Students suffer setbacks when facing chronic staff absences--and educator burnout, already exacerbated due to COVID, grows worse

The average day in a K-12 school has little margin for error; educators have perfected the art of stretching resources. Yet the typical day rarely goes as planned.…

Students with Special Needs

Virtual schools can serve students with special needs—and do it well

December 7, 2022March 8, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker

The pandemic brought special education to the forefront of the dialogue about education, with the media focus mainly directed at sharing stories of students separated from the in-school…

Education Policy & Funding

Schools, at halftime, need to put funding into play for the second half of the year

December 7, 2022January 10, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker

Schools that focus funding on modernizing the staffing model create sustainable structures that can last beyond ESSER

As we enter into another winter season living with the pandemic, special education services are not where schools hoped they would be, with many feeling that they are…

SEL Trends

Mental health is harder for everyone—practical solutions are critical

December 7, 2022November 9, 2021 by Kate Eberle Walker

The pandemic made mental health more challenging for schools--ensuring comfortable environments is critical.

Schools are facing an enormous task in delivering mental health services to a growing number of students with urgent needs.

Students with Special Needs

Improving in-class special education with positives from online learning

December 7, 2022August 20, 2021 by Kate Eberle Walker

It would be a lost opportunity to overlook hybrid ways to incorporate technology into the classroom for special education students

As schools, parents, and students across the country prepare for school re-entry, many are celebrating a return to the classroom. There is no shortage of studies and expert…

SEL & Well-Being

How teletherapy enables access to special education services

June 8, 2021June 4, 2021 by Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, PresenceLearning

Amid post-pandemic shifts to private schools, teletherapy can play a key role in ensuring students receive essential services

Whenever families shift from public education into alternative modes of education, there is a particular need to pay attention to services for students with disabilities.

SEL & Well-Being

Reimagining schools as remote employers

June 8, 2021April 5, 2021 by Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, PresenceLearning

If schools want to retain employees, rethinking the idea of the physical workspace—and making remote teletherapy work more widespread—is key

To think about retaining employees, schools need to think about retaining women, and particularly working moms.

6 benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse

The metaverse is a tool that blends experiences typically associated with either the virtual or physical worlds. It can deliver greater immersive learning for students while also creating some new and exciting teaching opportunities. For educators, it is crucial to not only understand what the metaverse is and its uses within education but to also realize the benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse.

Building a Successful Certification Program at Your Institution

In a world where competition for jobs, pay increases, and academic success continues to increase, certifications offer hope to candidates and educators. Certification helps to build a skilled workforce that meets the needs of local employers and government tech initiatives.

From the classroom to the office: What we can learn from educators entering the edtech workforce

What if we gave every teacher a work from home day?

Paraprofessionals: The unsung heroes of the classroom

How staff absences impact educator burnout

Virtual schools can serve students with special needs—and do it well

Schools, at halftime, need to put funding into play for the second half of the year

Mental health is harder for everyone—practical solutions are critical

Improving in-class special education with positives from online learning

How teletherapy enables access to special education services

Reimagining schools as remote employers

Pearson’s Connections Academy and Home Depot’s Path to Pro Program Partner to Connect High School Students to Trade Careers

Virginia’s Portsmouth Public Schools Expands Partnership with Discovery Education to Bring Students in Grades 7-12 State-of-the-Art Digital Resources

Illustrative Mathematics Announces IM® 360 for K-12 Educators and Students

CASEL Announces New Cohort of SEL Fellows to Support Young People Nationwide

Most Parents Think Teachers Are Fully Prepared to Deliver Science of Reading-Aligned Instruction; Educators Are Less Optimistic

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