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Advancing digital equity through teacher leadership - February 3, 2025
Engaging the reluctant reader: Benefits of gamified learning in literacy education - January 6, 2025
PAEMST honors teachers in communities like yours - October 2, 2024

Advancing digital equity through teacher leadership

February 3, 2025 by Content Provided by Digital Promise

In today’s digital world, a teacher leader must have the skills and knowledge to effectively use technology to enhance student learning.

Meaningful opportunities for teachers to build expertise and leadership beyond their classroom add to a sense of professionalism and fulfillment. In an age when the role of technology…

Engaging the reluctant reader: Benefits of gamified learning in literacy education

January 6, 2025 by Content Provided by 3P Learning

Educators see success using digital solutions to meet diverse student needs, and gamified learning can help students master literacy.

On average, about 25 percent of children in the early grades struggle with reading. These students are often reluctant readers because they find the process complicated, and they…

STEM & STEAM Trends

PAEMST honors teachers in communities like yours

October 2, 2024 by Content Provided by The National Science Foundation

The PAEMST is the top honor bestowed by the U.S. Government upon K-12 STEM teachers across the country--a milestone achievement.

As a school leader, you know better than anyone that teachers are the backbone of your school. Their commitment to serving the next generation and their dedication to…

Education Policy & Funding

Six tips for districts to avoid the next funding cliff

January 27, 2025June 3, 2024 by Content Provided by Digital Promise

Effectively navigating the impending funding cliff requires planning to ensure teachers and learners have the tools and access they need.

For school and district technology leaders, the end of the school year also means the end of billions of dollars of federal COVID-19 relief funding that was available…

Digital Learning Tools

Smarter Classrooms for Today and Tomorrow

September 30, 2024May 1, 2024 by Content Provided by Verizon

Creating smarter classrooms will equip students with the knowledge, skills, and capabilities required for the future.

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, technology can play a pivotal role in shaping the learning experience.

Live @ CoSN2024

CoSN: The Basics

April 1, 2024March 28, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

What is CoSN? The Consortium for School Networking is the national professional association of K-12 EdTech leaders, their teams, and ... Read more

Live @ CoSN2024

#CoSN2024 Remote—How to Do It

April 2, 2024March 28, 2024 by ESchool News Contributor

CoSN2024’s Virtual offering is “The CoSN Experience.” The event will no longer be a hybrid event, but a fully virtual ... Read more

CoSN Corner

CoSN IT Leader Spotlight: Don Wolff

April 26, 2024March 6, 2024 by ESchool News Contributor

These IT Leader spotlights highlight how innovative edtech and IT leaders are influencing teaching and learning across the nation.

In partnership with CoSN, eSchool News is highlighting the innovative and dedicated work of IT leaders in school districts across the country.

District Management

Ensure Your District is Data Ready with this Free Playbook

February 1, 2024 by Content Provided by Digital Promise

An effective interoperable data solution will help educators identify and address district opportunity gaps and outcomes.

Unprecedented funding has flowed into districts over the last several years as part of pandemic support and recovery efforts. As a result of this increased investment in technology,…

Edtech Trends

How immersive technology can empower students (and teachers) to learn

November 16, 2023November 1, 2023 by Content Provided by McGraw-Hill Education

Immersive technology such as AR and VR can make abstract concepts tangible through interactive visuals--and it also helps teachers.

Immersive, experiential technology is transforming how both students and teachers learn. Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR and VR) provide deeper engagement, opportunities for collaboration.

Digital Learning Tools

6 benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse

March 23, 2023March 14, 2023 by Content provided by ViewSonic

The metaverse helps students can enjoy more engaging lessons and greater autonomy--and also offers immersive learning and accessibility.

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…

4 Practices for Innovative School Leaders

April 23, 2024August 24, 2022 by Content Provided by McGraw Hill

Innovative practices and changes can impact innovative school leaders' daily work and influence outcomes for the teachers and learners they serve

If your school or district is anything like many others across the country, it has undergone transformational changes at a rapid (perhaps even dizzying) pace over the past…

District Management

Building a Successful Certification Program at Your Institution

March 2, 2023August 22, 2022 by Content Provided by Certiport

Education is about creating opportunities for students to succeed as productive employees and citizens in their communities--here's what to do in your school

In a world where competition for jobs, pay increases, and academic success continues to increase, certifications offer hope because they are a credible, third-party assessment of one’s skill…

District Management

Can web filtering really harm the kids?

March 2, 2023May 12, 2022 by Content Provided By SafeDNS

Web filtering protects students from harmful content, but blocking too much might limit the the learning process

Web filtering is undoubtedly an essential when it comes to school cybersecurity. However, when the service is not set up correctly or a number of blocked categories is…

Trauma-Informed Teaching

From Katrina to COVID: Kids heal in communities

December 7, 2022September 21, 2021 by Jenni Torres, Vice President of Curriculum, Waterford.org

An educator reflects on her experiences following Hurricane Katrina and how they can shed light on healing students dealing with COVID-related trauma

Some moments in life are unforgettable. For me, the experience of evacuating from New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina with my two young children and pup is one of…

Classroom Innovations

3 key considerations for the future of assessments

September 13, 2021 by Trenton Goble, VP of K-12 Strategy, Canvas

End-of-year assessments can take away from teachers' everyday efforts to gauge standards mastery and personalize learning--what does the future of assessments look like?

The cancellation of summative assessments in the spring of 2020, coupled with the variability of the spring 2021 testing season, has significantly impacted the K–12 assessment landscape.

Featured

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

June 28, 2021June 24, 2021 by Content Provided By Preply

Online learning has become more mainstream ever since COVID--here are 5 ways to manage online tutoring as an online tutor.

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

Literacy

How is technology impacting literacy?

December 7, 2022June 14, 2021 by Content Provided by Stride, Inc.

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it…

School Library Innovations

The Making of the Modern Librarian: The Value of School Libraries

December 12, 2023December 1, 2020 by CONTENT PROVIDED BY UWA ONLINE

With new technological advancements and the onset of digital media centers, students, teachers and parents have realized the value of school libraries.

Featured on eSchool News

Digital signage offers teachers the tools they need to succeed

October 23, 2020 by Content Provided By Samsung

New and innovative capabilities put digital signage within reach of K-12 classrooms--and the technology plays a powerful part throughout the day

Many of us can recall scratchy, static-muddled murmurs of elementary and high school administrators making announcements over the public address system, accepting such antiquated technologies as the norm.…

COVID-19 Update

In an uncertain fall, remote assessments and focus skills offer clarity

June 10, 2021October 1, 2020 by Content provided by Renaissance

Research shows that reading at least 20 minutes a day, every day, all year long, can make a world of difference for students at all levels. We know…

IT Innovations

Video: Adams 12 Five Star Schools – Watch Xirrus Keep 45,000 Students Connected

January 25, 2023December 12, 2017 by ESchool News Contributor

Adams 12 Five Star Schools’ Chief Information Officer, David Bonsett needed a fast, reliable and secure Wi-Fi network solution to ... Read more

Advancing digital equity through teacher leadership

Engaging the reluctant reader: Benefits of gamified learning in literacy education

PAEMST honors teachers in communities like yours

Six tips for districts to avoid the next funding cliff

Smarter Classrooms for Today and Tomorrow

CoSN: The Basics

#CoSN2024 Remote—How to Do It

CoSN IT Leader Spotlight: Don Wolff

Ensure Your District is Data Ready with this Free Playbook

How immersive technology can empower students (and teachers) to learn

6 benefits of immersive learning with the metaverse

4 Practices for Innovative School Leaders

Building a Successful Certification Program at Your Institution

Can web filtering really harm the kids?

From Katrina to COVID: Kids heal in communities

3 key considerations for the future of assessments

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

How is technology impacting literacy?

The Making of the Modern Librarian: The Value of School Libraries

Digital signage offers teachers the tools they need to succeed

In an uncertain fall, remote assessments and focus skills offer clarity

Video: Adams 12 Five Star Schools – Watch Xirrus Keep 45,000 Students Connected

Counslr Launches in New Mexico and Illinois; Expands Footprint in New York to Increase Access to Mental Health Support

Savvas Learning Company’s Full Suite of K-12 Math Programs Approved by the South Carolina State Board of Education for Statewide Adoption

Honoring a Space Pioneer: 30 Years Since Dr. Bernard A. Harris Jr.’s Historic Spacewalk

FREE Online Professional Learning for Middle Grade STEM Educators

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