Stop asking whether laptops improve learning outcomes
By Peter West
July 11th, 2016
The media might not be able to get past the question -- but we in education need to dig deeper.
Keys to Successful Mobile Learning
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As the superintendent of a large urban high school district, I have the opportunity to help identify and implement innovative programs that help prepare our…
5 ways to use makerspaces to support personalized learning
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Improving student achievement through choice
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Common Sense’s 2017 research report, Watching Gender: How Stereotypes in Movies and on TV Impact Kids’ Development, showed that kids who are fed gender stereotypes…
Student wellbeing & SEL are more important than you think
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Through monthly articles on the eSchool News and eCampus News media platforms, The Brzycki Group & The Center for the Self in Schools will cover the…
Tech directors: Here’s how to truly support multi-screen classrooms
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Today, education is far more flexible and collaborative than a generation ago, and technology is key in enabling teachers to quickly adapt lesson plans to…
Language barriers still impede home-school communication
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Just a little more than half (55 percent) of teachers in a recent survey say their schools translate parent correspondence into other languages, despite federal…
One small, shy child changed my school’s dress code
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So often, when children attempt to advocate for something they believe in at school, adults make the mistake of getting defensive and worse, stand by…
6 ways to find the motivation you’ve lost
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Feeling unmotivated is a common challenge. Our motivation is what drives us to meet our goals and losing that sense of determination can leave us…
