Featured 3 ways our district avoids data overload By Debbie Clark and Stephanie Williamson May 15th, 2018 Schools give many tests throughout the year to identify students’ skills and gaps in their learning, including universal screening, diagnostic, formative, interim, and summative assessments. These tests generate a huge…
News Disrupting opportunity gaps will hinge on networks August 28th, 2018 Recently, Stanford researcher Raj Chetty came out with yet another new study on the jagged…
News Mapping the universe of edtech that connects August 28th, 2018 I’m excited to share a tool that my colleagues and I have been working on…
News The other gap that schools aren’t talking about—relationships August 28th, 2018 The NAEP scores released in April set off a flurry of headlines about the sobering…
News Students prefer edtech resources to parents when it comes to homework help August 21st, 2019 Smarter technology and edtech resources are helping students become independent learners and problem solvers, according to new research. In fact, many of today's students first…
News Why college test prep is like Ironman triathlon training August 21st, 2019 It’s one thing to read about doing a triathlon or to watch one on TV; it’s another to dive into the water, hop on the…
Sponsored How to balance work and study as a teacher August 20th, 2019 According to LinkedIn’s 2018 Workforce Learning Report, 93 per cent of employees would stay at a company longer if their employers invested in their careers.…
News 6 ways to get teachers on board with edtech August 20th, 2019 We’ve all heard about veteran educators who have been teaching the same way for years and are reluctant to integrate technology into their practice. Why…
News Schools focus on community college pipeline August 20th, 2019 Across the country, efforts are growing to build a community college pipeline that will help students transition from community college to four-year institutions seamlessly and…
Market News Discovery Education acquires Inspyro August 20th, 2019 Discovery Education, a leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources, engaging content, and professional learning for K-12 classrooms, announced the acquisition of leading virtual reality (VR)…
News 12 back-to-school apps you’ll want to use this year August 19th, 2019 Confusion, stress, new schedules--sound familiar? If it does, then it must be time to head back to school. But as the now-common saying goes, there's…
News Are you sure your edtech tools are working? August 19th, 2019 Elkin City Schools (ECS) is my home. It’s a small district, located near the North Carolina border, with three schools and about 1,200 students. It’s…
News Here’s how family tech nights help close the digital divide August 16th, 2019 When we talk about digital equity, the conversation often focuses on providing opportunities for all students to learn in an increasingly connected world. We talk…
News Improving reading skills and SEL through text-based discussions August 16th, 2019 As the importance and benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL) have become more widely recognized, many teachers have struggled to combine this type of learning with…
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