What good are mentors in an online age?
In an age where anyone with an internet connection can learn everything from how to cut a pineapple to “Intro to Engineering” from MIT, are mentors still relevant…
The former Editorial Director for both eSchool News and eCampus News, and was formerly the Managing Editor of eCampus News. Before working at eSchool Media, Meris worked as an assistant editor for The World and I, an online curriculum publication. She graduated from Kenyon College in 2006 with a BA in English, and enjoys spending way too much time either reading or cooking.
Latest posts by Meris Stansbury (see all)
- #4: 25 education trends for 2018 - December 26, 2018
- Video of the Week: Dealing with digital distraction in the classroom - February 23, 2018
- Secrets from the library lines: 5 ways schools can boost digital engagement - January 2, 2018
11 apps for coding: From beginners to masters
As students begin to not only use technology, but create it’s functionality, a recent explosion in coding resources have hit the web, providing coding apps ranging from introductions…
10 next-generation science apps for education
Just like technology, science is always changing to reflect progress and information learned. With these 10 next-generation science apps for education, you’ll find an array of apps that…
How to Create Assessments for The Common Core
Assessments for the Common Core require more than just multiple choice. Learn how to create practice assessments that measure concepts, not facts.
The 6 hidden tricks for Bring-Your-Own-Device success
By now, most districts considering the implementation of BYOD know there’s a lot more to success than apps and devices. But how can districts accurately measure how much…
13 challenges for today’s technology leaders
It’s not always about funding, though that’s still a major challenge for the modern school technology leader. A recent forum held for chief technology officers (CTOs) covered a…
App of the week: Door 24-Math
This Common Core-aligned math app provides targeted practice in the use of basic facts, number sense and algebraic thinking.
5 best practices in online learning
Though still in its adoption infancy, online learning in K-12 schools and districts has been around long enough for tech-savvy education leaders to have key insights into what…
The best and worst districts for school choice
According to a new report, there is little information available on what makes a school district not only suitable for school choice, but what differentiates the districts that…
One amazing example of how to train teachers on technology
Imagine you need to learn how to fly a jet. You’re given a link that describes how and an online video tutorial…nervous? Now imagine you’re being taught by…
App of the week: TI-Nspire™
Helps with math mastery through comprehensive graphing, data entry and analysis, statistical modeling and calculating functionality.
App of the week: Ordered Fractions
Ordered Fractions provides a tool that offers an innovative method of learning about comparing and ordering fractions.
These districts score better than the rest
According to new results released today from a report that measures student achievement progress in math and reading in U.S. urban school districts, two districts are at the…
Is education lacking humanity?
Sitting down for an impromptu meeting with one of the country’s largest education nonprofits, a small cluster of education reporters and leaders discussed how the upcoming education trend…
10 school initiatives that never go away
There’s a philosophy in fashion that goes something like this: Keep it, it’ll be back in style in another few years. Just like the clothing industry, education has…
App of the week: Shape the Village
App for an interactive introduction to circles, triangles and squares for kids.
5 ways schools throw away talented teachers
According to a new report based on thousands of educator responses, schools across the country don’t have a pipeline for leadership, discouraging talented teachers from staying in education.…
Don’t make these mistakes with flipped learning
Flipped learning won't help students if teachers only change the format for instruction. Here are the classic mistakes some teachers are making.
Are teachers being set up for failure? You decide
Teacher preparation programs are leaving teachers to fend for themselves and to discover their own path to classroom management instead of relying on “proven” strategies based on research,…
States, districts take next step in Big Data
ConnectEDU, a privately held technology company committed to preparing students on their pathways from school to college to career, serves more than 20 million registered learners, 5,000 educational…
Could these new standards work better than Common Core?
Imagine this ‘unicorn’ scenario in education: You take an entire subject--one whose mastery could push the country to the forefront of innovation--and spend years doing nothing but perfecting…
App of the week: Collabomate
An educational tool to help teachers and students connect and collaborate in an open, real-time, safe setting using the newest technologies available.
INFOGRAPHIC: Huge changes for school tech leaders!
A new risk has arisen for school technology leaders: Being perceived as inessential Education technology is constantly changing, which means ... Read more
13 modern challenges today’s school tech leaders face
It’s not always about funding, though that’s still a major challenge for the modern school technology leader. A recent forum held for chief technology officers (CTOs) covered a…
4 questions every tech leader should answer
Technology has changed the way students learn, and more importantly, it has changed school and district leaders’ roles. But technology and its capabilities are changing at such a…
5 things to be thankful for in education
As most in the education arena know, it’s not always gold star stickers and apples on the desk—more often than not it’s the bad education news that gets…
Nation desperate for youth interest in teaching
Let’s face it: Being a teacher doesn’t sound all that glamorous to many of today’s students. However, with many teachers facing retirement in the next few years, as…
App of the week: Big Bird’s Words
An app that helps young learners build and expand vocabulary by using real-world contexts.
Science says: Here’s how to reach every student brain
By now, most educators know that classroom practices such as differentiating instruction, critical thinking, and making the environment less stressful for students are critical to a 21st-century education.…
3 myths about school data privacy in the cloud
As schools and districts struggle to keep up with big data management and analysis, many are worried about how student data privacy will be affected once it’s in…
The big key to success with blended learning
In a national climate where schools have data, but are struggling to make it actionable, officials from a public charter school that integrates a growing nationwide practice, blended…
Lower expectations for students with disabilities?
A majority of U.S. states offer multiple paths in high school graduation requirements to students with disabilities, according to a new report. However, what some likely intended as…
6 ways eBooks can support Common Core
As schools begin implementing the Common Core State Standards, experts say that this could be an opportune time for districts to explore eBooks, specifically because eBooks’ technology features…
INFOGRAPHIC: Blended learning taking over schools
Blended learning now in 70 percent of all U.S. school districts As education technology becomes even more prevalent, and more ... Read more
Contemporary online PD for educators
Educators looking for a unique professional development (PD) experience that relates textbook curriculum to real-world events and current issues now have a new, free online opportunity thanks to…
App of the week: School Fuel
A customized app that provides resource libraries aligned to Common Core Standards.
U.S. education extends international handshake
With so much emphasis on comparing the nation’s education to its global counterparts, it’s only fitting that the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of…
20 Education Buzz Words and Phrases
For those critics who say education moves at a snail’s pace, they’re wrong…at least when it comes to terminology. From buzz words to phrases speakers love to use,…
10 facts about teacher evaluation policies
New teacher evaluation policies are being developed across states, but states still have a long way to go in connecting the data from these evaluations to action—specifically when…