How a former music teacher approaches school leadership and learning
Using an “all parts create the whole” philosophy, a principal shares her thoughts on effective and uplifting school leadership.

5 reasons to not pass on password protection
Password protection is key--especially as more learning goes digital and as cybercriminals become more adept at hacking networks.

3 ways to keep your online classroom engaged
An engaging online classroom means that every single subject and every single class should be interactive in some way.

Rural districts are quicker to return to in-person learning
A new survey examines how decisions around in-person and remote learning can extend equity and learning gaps.

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. It’s also more interactive for remote learners because it helps them feel like active members of the class.

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.

Meeting Students Where They Are: Strategies that Increase Engagement
Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a heightened focus on student engagement. Educators have grappled with how to keep students showing up, paying attention, and putting in a high level of work and enthusiasm, even as those students dealt with the profound trauma of a tumultuous year. Yet we know that even before the pandemic, not all students were fully engaged and invested in school. One important shift in our approach will need to be a greater focus on personalization and meeting students where they are— academically, socially, and now, physically (in a remote, hybrid, or in-person space).