6 tips to give students a skills refresh
During the yearlong COVID-19 pandemic, many students have been victims of ‘if you don’t use it, you lose it.'

4 under-the-radar data points to track as schools reopen
There are a number of factors in play as schools reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a few important data points can’t be overlooked.

7 ways to focus stimulus spending on students with disabilities
An influx of federal dollars presents an opportunity for education leaders to support students with disabilities with new policies and practices.

3 key considerations for the future of assessments
COVID-19 paved the way for more educators to rethink assessments—here are some important ideas to keep in mind as schools forge a post-pandemic path forward.

Using Mobile and Other Tools to Track Your Workforce During a School Closure
We never thought it would happen. Many schools across the country being closed for the remainder of the school year. Naturally this caused a lot of pain as districts scrambled to get employees set up for telework where possible. Managing the remote workforce became a major hurdle for those districts without telework policies and procedures in place. In this session you’ll learn how innovative school districts used modern tools to track and account for time worked during the recent school closure.

5 Ways Student-Level Data Can Ensure Learning Continuity
Most districts lack visibility into their students’ patterns of digital engagement and learning, leaving them scrambling to figure out what is working and what is not. Check out five ways CatchOn’s NEW student-level data module empowers education leaders to track, visualize, and analyze data at the student level to detect emerging trends and assess student engagement, both inside and outside the classroom.

Accelerating Learning with Meaningful Project-Based Learning
The global pandemic has created significant challenges for educators and students alike. Although educators have spent countless hours on designing and enhancing online and hybrid instruction to reach students who are attending school remotely, the evidence suggests that many students are still falling behind in their learning—and a closer look at the problem suggests that engaging students in remote learning is a key challenge. Project-based learning (PBL) offers a solution.

Survey: Increased ebook usage & value amid COVID-19
With COVID-19 altering nearly all aspects of daily life, including the way students learn, this survey sought insight from those on the front lines of education, specifically regarding the use and impact of ebooks. As the pandemic has changed the way educators teach, we wanted to understand what adjustments were made, and how ebooks help educators ease the transition between classroom and at-home learning. The survey found that ebooks have become even more essential for learning during the current school year.

Simply Smarter Education
Today’s tech-savvy students and teachers expect to be able to communicate in collaborative environments. To encourage student engagement, classrooms and libraries need technology that can keep up. Sharp can help improve efficiencies, encourage learning from anywhere and optimize workflow and document processes with award winning printers and copiers, collaboration and digital displays, managed print services, managed IT services and more.

Four Keys to Making Hybrid Learning Work
To support safe and socially distanced learning during the pandemic, many schools have created hybrid learning environments that combine face-to-face and online instruction. In most of these scenarios, the students who are learning remotely are taking part in live class sessions with their peers through video conferencing. This live hybrid learning model is less disruptive for teachers because they don’t have to prepare lessons separately for in-class and online students.