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Cybersecurity learning standards offer a new look at a consistent threat
New K-12 cybersecurity learning standards aim to build awareness and create a more diverse talent pipeline
How a new model of autism treatment uses robots
An occupational therapist and author shares her method for helping kids with autism develop the abilities they need for school and life.
Video of the Week: Making group work a win for your students
Having kids work together promotes cooperation, builds social-emotional skills, and gets them engaged in active learning. So, what makes for better group work?
Learn how these model districts implemented personalized learning
Reading, math show dramatic gains in annual analysis.
4 ways to use augmented and virtual reality apps in the classroom
Check out these teacher-approved apps and lesson plans for teaching with AR and VR.
Should K-12 schools teach financial literacy? The answer is yes-here’s how
Wherever schools are on the financial literacy education continuum, selecting the right resources can help them make progress.
7 must-knows from blended learning’s early adopters
Blended learning mavericks reveal what works and what doesn’t for K-12 blended and personalized learning implementations.
Curriculum trend: 4 ways to become more competency-based
How to make a classroom curriculum more competency-based, where the focus is on helping all students achieve meaningful learning objectives.
Future-forward: How to incorporate the 5th ‘C’ of 21st Century learning
Three educators explain how they include career readiness in their 21st-century learning initiatives.
These SEL strategies address bullying behavior
An SEL Director details the programs and mindsets that her charter network uses to combat bullying.
7 beginner’s steps in digital citizenship for any district
Title 1 district has great digital citizenship curriculum success, even though time and money is limited. Here’s how.
Identifying wolves among sheep in the age of student cyberbullying
In order to prevent cyberbullying among students, it's important to first identify the many types that exist.
Celebrate Digital Citizenship Week this week!
Join Common Sense Education for Digital Citizenship Week 2017 and help empower the next generation to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions online.
How our school is personalizing learning through co-teaching
Our school is experimenting with classroom structures to better serve our students. How do we know it’s working? We asked them.
Teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials” for a 1:1 Classroom
Within a 1:1 classroom, these 3 technologies make the grade.
New AI tool helps teachers tackle math
IBM's free resources help educators pinpoint strategies to help students engage in math.
Adaptive literacy? 3 must-knows for teachers and admin about adaptive learning
In order to be considered skilled in adaptive literacy, what must teachers and admins know about the quickly-evolving world of adaptive learning?
These easy intervention strategies can help struggling readers thrive
How personalized learning for struggling readers can be time-saving and easy to execute.
5 tips for better makerspaces
A successful school makerspace needs an enthusiastic maker community, school-wide participation, and staff support.
Preventing bullying through…fiction? It works!
A writer of children’s books contends that reading fiction can increase compassion (and prevent bullying) by allowing students to experience life through another person’s eyes.
These 3 game-based components can increase student achievement-here’s how
What can gaming components of mastery, motivation and merit teach educators about successful student learning?
AR for ELL: ‘I had students screaming and jumping up and down’
Two educators explore how AR brings fun and excitement to English language learners.
How one teacher combats bullying by “Standing up for Pink”
An elementary teacher shares her method for preventing bullying through understanding, self-reflection, and communication.
This is how we used technology to improve our school’s reading scores
Thanks to a tech-enhanced literacy program, students' reading skills are blowing expectations out of the water.
Math Teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials” for formative assessments
A seventh-grade math educator shares the tools she uses for student assessments in small groups.
6 tips for making the most of your Chromebooks
Learn how one educator got started with Google tools and Chromebooks in the classroom to become a paperless pioneer.
Survey: Daily classroom edtech use on the rise
New results touch on edtech tools, hours of homework assigned.
These are the secrets to effective writing instruction
In the debut of a new podcast series called The Written Word, 19-year veteran educator Patti West-Smith describes how to identify good writing.
These are “accessible” math tasks for all students
Low-entry, high-exit math tasks that keep every student engaged are great at keeping students interested in STEM and involving all learners in the classroom.
3 winning characteristics of a school STEAM program
Full STEAM ahead: How one Philadelphia-area school is engaging students in new ways.
8 steps to effective K-12 assessments
By taking these steps for effective assessments, teachers can effectively give students ownership over their learning.
These are the 10 best and 10 worst states for teachers
New ranking analyzes states according to salary, turnover, per-student spending.
Trending: This style of learning has teachers and students re-imagining Future-Ready
How the power of questioning through inquiry-based learning helps teachers and administrators prepare students for the workforce.
5 ways to enrich communication at the start of the school year-and why it’s essential
An elementary teacher shares her best practices for getting off on the right foot with both parents and students.
How to make math a key part of your ELL curriculum
Literacy instruction without math support can widen learning gaps. Here’s how smartphones and blended learning can help.
5 ways to use AV to prepare students for 21st-century jobs
AV and media skills can advance the uptake of all Four C's for 21st-century learning--here's how.
4 reasons data is crucial for personalized learning
These resources show how data helps support personalized learning for maximum student achievement.
Think 21st-century learning is digital-only? Think again
Why print resources can still play a valuable role in today’s high-tech classrooms.
4 considerations for your first makerspace
A beginner's guide to what makerspaces really are, whether or not one should be implemented, and some fun ideas for the new school year.
Putting the “A” in STEAM education this school year
