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Understanding historical trends and patterns in student data

November 28, 2022 by By Dr. Rachel Brown, Senior Research Consultant, Renaissance Learning

Historical student data review helps teachers identify and address the most urgent learning needs in their classrooms

Educators, students, and families weathered historic interruptions in learning over the past few years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Student achievement, predicted to slide in the ongoing chaos,…

The ups and downs of girls in STEM

November 25, 2022 by Erin Werra, Content Writer & Strategist, Skyward’s Advancing K12 blog

With intentional efforts focused on eliminating barriers to STEM education, teachers can support girls as they pursue STEM studies

In the US, the workforce is pretty evenly split between men and women, but in STEM fields men make up 73 percent of the workforce to women’s 27…

Schools can do better than retaining struggling readers

November 21, 2022 by Paul Black, Ed.S., NCSP, School Psychologist & Lead Education Specialist, Reading Horizons

Grade retention is ineffective and expensive, but 17 states and Washington, D.C. mandate it (and at least 12 more states allow it) for students who are not reading…

Give teachers ownership to make computer science a success

November 16, 2022 by Dr. Whitney Dove, Senior Director of Curriculum and Content, Codelicious

To ensure a smooth transition to teaching computer science, education leaders will need to empower teachers during the change

Well-intended computer science initiatives are often met with reluctance and resistance before they even get off the ground. Teachers may see the new initiative as "just another thing"…

How our district engages students in a CTE program

November 14, 2022 by Larkin LeSueur, Director of Career and Technical Education, Humble ISD

Despite computer science skills growing in demand, CTE remains an elective in most districts, with students never building coding skills.

Over the past decade, industries across the world have voiced their concern over the lack of tech skills among high school and college graduates. At the end of…

4 tips for online learning success in schools

November 11, 2022 by Nga Huynh, Assistant Principal & VHS Learning Program Primary Site Coordinator, Shrewsbury High School

School leaders can use these tips to increase the impact and successful outcome--and fully leverage the power--of online learning

Our school has been using online learning since the mid-1990s when we became one of the first to sign up for VHS Learning. Since then, we’ve expanded our…

3 ways to make inflation interesting for students

November 9, 2022 by Fred Fransen, CEO, Certell

Storytelling can be an effective way for teachers to make topics like inflation relevant to students

Inflation hit a four-decade high in the United States during September, with the consumer price index up 8.2 percent from a year earlier. While most adults are painfully…

Sharing best practices

November 8, 2022 by Kevin Hogan

When something works--in the classroom, at the district level, or in the IT department--educators want to share

In this episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 3 reasons instructional audio is a must-have in classrooms; 4 tips for using data to differentiate instruction;…

We can teach math better–here’s how

November 7, 2022 by Nigel Nisbet, Vice President of Content Creation, MIND Research Institute

$Just as the science of reading has shown that some instructional practices are more effective than others, research points toward a more effective ‘science of math’ and how to teach math$

In 1997, the National Reading Panel issued a report on the findings of dozens of studies looking into the most effective methods of teaching and learning reading. The…

Dedication to STEM learning makes this eSN Hero Awards winner a standout leader

November 1, 2022November 1, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Conventional wisdom would say that economically disadvantaged schools across the country would need to think twice before making a major investment in technology. However, not all districts in…

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.

4 Practices for Innovative School Leaders

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 two years. The challenges you continue to face demand that you influence more change, driven by creative problem solving and a bit of risk.

Classroom Innovations

Understanding historical trends and patterns in student data

Schools can do better than retaining struggling readers

Give teachers ownership to make computer science a success

How our district engages students in a CTE program

4 tips for online learning success in schools

3 ways to make inflation interesting for students

Sharing best practices

We can teach math better–here’s how

Dedication to STEM learning makes this eSN Hero Awards winner a standout leader

CYPHER LEARNING Builds Out Proven Executive Team

Navigate360 Advances Whole-Child Student Wellness and Safety Suite with Latest Acquisition in Continuing Effort to End School Shootings, Teen Suicide and Bullying

Treering Yearbooks Launches New Donation Feature

Learning Without Tears Showcases Assessments to Guide Instruction for Get Set for School®

LINQ Expands TITAN Nutrition Claims Solution to Ohio and Montana

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