Featured App of the Week: Sworkit Kids By Common Sense Education July 9th, 2018 Sworkit Kids What’s It Like? Both physical education (PE) and classroom teachers can use Sworkit Kids to get kids exercising. It’s a perfect short activity to get students moving after…
News App of the Week: Human Resource Machine EDU July 2nd, 2018 Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense…
News App of the Week: Mentimeter June 25th, 2018 Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense…
News App of the Week: Stack the States 2 June 18th, 2018 Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense…
News 3 keys to cultivating the maker mindset July 15th, 2019 When we dreamed of starting construction on a space where teachers and students alike could cultivate a maker mindset, our goals went beyond creating a…
News Why cybersecurity training programs are critical July 12th, 2019 As more and more schools are implementing cybersecurity training programs, the role of IT leaders in the K-12 environment is changing from a technology focus…
News 30+ new tools and services we saw at ISTE 2019 July 11th, 2019 Another ISTE has come and gone–were you in Philadelphia for ISTE 2019? If not, don’t worry–we’re highlighting some of the newest and most innovative edtech…
News Modernizing student evaluation in 3 steps July 10th, 2019 The Algoma District School Board (ADSB), located in Ontario, Canada, serves a diverse group of 9,400 students across 39 elementary and 10 secondary schools. Through…
News How we turned around our disciplinary infraction rate July 9th, 2019 Demographics Cordata Elementary School is a 400-student public school serving grades PreK-5 in the Bellingham School District in Washington. The school has the highest percentage…
News 3 ways to combine trauma-informed teaching with SEL July 8th, 2019 When trauma goes unacknowledged by caring adults, students can feel suffocated by the burden of their experience. Research shows that traumatic experiences can drastically hinder…
News 5 evidence-based literacy strategies for bilingual learners July 8th, 2019 The opportunity of bilingualism is an important gift to give to our students. The cognitive, cultural, and professional benefits of bilingualism have the potential to…
News 5 steps to closing the homework gap July 5th, 2019 Schools are facing new challenges now that most learning involves the web—chiefly, the ability to do work at home or anywhere away from school grounds.…
News The push to put robotics in rural schools July 5th, 2019 Rural schools in the United States face challenges many of their suburban counterparts couldn’t fathom. For example, access to challenging and engaging STEM courses such…
News The coolest K-12 robotics programs we saw at ISTE July 4th, 2019 Efforts to get kids coding have exploded in recent years, but sometimes kids need a push to discover the "why" behind learning how to code.…
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