10 essential reads for burned-out teachers
Teacher burnout is real and is even more prevalent during the pandemic--here are strategies to help educators address stress and mental fatigue.

3 reasons we’re still using outdated assessments
It’s time to rethink accountability and examine where we’ve been—and where we could go—in the world of assessments.

Changing learning for the better after COVID
Discover how COVID prompted one district to adjust to more flexible learning methods.

3 considerations for differentiation in the classroom
Prioritizing individual student needs and managing differentiation in the classroom isn’t an impossible task if the right strategies are in place.

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.

3 Simple Ways One District Protects Students and Data
Safeguarding student data is a primary responsibility for today’s school districts. In this critical read, quickly learn how Bloomington Public Schools (BPS) integrates data analytics to help meet the standards of Illinois’s new Student Online Personal Protection Act (SOPPA).

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.

Empowering Students with Equitable Access to Career Experiences
Aiming to help all students succeed beyond high school, a growing number of K-12 school systems are expanding opportunities for career exploration and extending these activities into the younger grades. Connecting what students are learning to careers not only deepens their engagement in school but also helps them make more informed choices about their future.