Featured #4: 5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research By Martha Burns, Ph.D. December 26th, 2017 Educators can positively influence students’ learning by understanding how the brain is shaped by their early experiences—and how it can be rewired and reorganized to work more quickly and efficiently.
News Stunning: Research shows intense spike in children’s media use November 6th, 2017 New research has unearthed a dramatic increase in the number of young children who have…
News Text, tweet, email, call—what do parents want in school communications? October 5th, 2017 When it comes to school communications, parents today want more information from their children’s teachers…
News 3 critical things to know about boosting student engagement September 15th, 2017 Engaging high school students in learning and breaking away from the typical boredom that seems…
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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