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From Pre-Hire to Retire: Why a Total Approach to Human Capital Management Makes Sense for Schools

Keeping employees happy is essential to retaining them and getting their best effort. But achieving this goal while also managing ... Read more

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EdisonLearning and FocalPointK12 Announce Partnership to Provide Comprehensive Learning and Analytics Solution for Grades 6-12

Learning may have moved online for most students, but critical STEM education doesn't have to suffer the learning gaps brought on by the COVID slide--here's why

EdisonLearning and FocalPointK12 today announced a partnership to provide a complete solution for grades 6-12, delivering more than 170 middle and ... Read more

Internet Connectivity

How shared spectrum connectivity benefits distance learning

Remote learning challenges, including lack of high-quality internet access, can be addressed with shared spectrum initiatives

Today’s students, teachers, and administrative staff are facing unprecedented connectivity challenges as the 2020 school year brings more and more distance learning options. School districts’ commitment to the…

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PBLWorks and ISTE Partner to Offer New Course for Teachers

PBL challenges students to address real-world issues and take those new skills with them for the rest of their lives

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has partnered with the International Society for ... Read more

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Learning.com Includes Essential Skills for Remote Learning in EasyTech

To prepare students for success in a remote learning environment, Learning.com is adding remote learning lessons to its EasyTech content library. Based ... Read more

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Book Uses Neuroscience to Reduce Conflict

With COVID-19 changing the way we work and live, combining those spaces in unprecedented ways, and happening concurrently with massive ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

3 ways to teach STEAM in a blended learning environment

No matter where students are physically located, educators can incorporate hands-on manipulatives to promote playful STEAM learning in early childhood

Before March 2020, there were many conversations about the benefits of minimizing screen time for young learners. Since the pandemic hit, educators and parents have had no choice…

Universal Design for Learning

5 ways a centralized LMS can support UDL

A group of students gathers for a team task to illustrate how LMS supports UDL

Applicable to every student in every classroom, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles of offering multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement help teachers leverage…

Digital Learning Tools

What are the key components of a digital classroom?

The digital classroom never stays the same--here's what educators say is most important for their students' engagement and learning, like these smiling students using tablets.

Most teachers today view edtech as an essential part of an increasingly digital classroom, and a new report from Common Sense sheds light on the role these edtech…

Five Ways Classroom Management Software Helps Improve Student Outcomes

When implemented well, digital learning can result in deeper, richer experiences for students. But these changes are only possible if ... Read more

District Management

What makes a great principal?

A school and its staff can thrive under a great principal--here are seven hallmarks of strong school leadership.

Great principals lead effective schools. Under the leadership of a great principal, teachers thrive, students engage with core content and school administrative functions run smoothly. Conventional wisdom recognizes…

Classroom Innovations

Class Size Matters: Understanding the Link Between Class Size and Student Achievement

The discussion about the importance of class size has been ongoing for decades. While some still argue that class size ... Read more

Innovative Teaching

Richardson Independent School District – Texas, USA

BARCO SOLUTION wePresent KEY BENEFITS Improves student learning & drives engagement Ease of use for teachers & stimulates interactive teaching ... Read more

Coding and Robotics

Robotics isn’t scary! 4 benefits of working with robots

A campus technology coordinator identifies three major benefits her district's students get from exploring robotics.

Robotics is attracting more student interest, and there's a reason--when students can make real-world connections between what they learn in the classroom and exciting careers, their engagement and…

District Management

5 benefits this district got from K-12 esports

Monitors and headsets sit in a K-12 esports leage's competitive gaming room.

Esports is booming, from K-12 right on up to college and at the professional level. As more districts start K-12 esports leagues of their own, the academic and…

Game-Based Learning

4 benefits of using Minecraft in the classroom

Using Minecraft in the classroom can have a number of benefits for students.

When I met Grade 5 teacher Mark, he came to me with an exciting idea: He wanted me to work with him to teach creative writing through Minecraft…

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7 strategies to navigate a tech upgrade

Here are some valuable lessons to navigate a tech upgrade.

Several school district officials have told us they want to embrace our philosophy of empowering students and teachers through technology innovation, but lack the right infrastructure to support…

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5 ways our centralized LMS supports UDL

Young students gather with a teacher and learn, as the school's centralized LMS supports UDL.

SEL & Well-Being

Using a growth mindset as the foundation for SEL

A puzzle piece labeled growth mindset is the perfect size to replace a gap labeled fixed mindset.

Research continues to show the benefits of social-emotional learning (SEL), especially with elementary-age students. But as SEL gains ground, educators need to think about best practices for adding…

SEL & Well-Being

How student-created VR can enhance SEL and special ed

Quality social-emotional learning (SEL) and effective special education (SpEd) programming look remarkably similar.

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5 steps to successfully run a student-led tech team

One-to-one device initiatives have exploded in popularity and have dramatically changed the classroom environment. Dedicated device access doesn’t just benefit students through improved educational outcomes, but also benefits…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Tech holds great promise for students with autism

Research indicates that due to a heightened interest in visual materials combined with strong visual processing capabilities, many individuals with autism benefit from using technology. From devices to…

Educational Leadership

How to be a collaborative leader

When the word “collaboration” is spoken in a school, it is not always welcomed with open arms. Educators or leaders who have had success or are comfortable working…

Ancillary

OneRoster – Securely share roster, course, and enrollment information between systems

OneRoster is a data standard for securely sharing roster, course, and enrollment information between systems, and is already seeing broad ... Read more

District Management

Thriving special education programs have these 7 elements

Focusing on inclusion, using data, and forming partnerships are among the practices that can help make special education programs successful in schools, according to a report.

Classroom Innovations

4 considerations for your first makerspace

This past June, the exhibitor floor at the 2017 ISTE Conference provided an inspiring snapshot for the rise of skills-based learning options and environments across the American educational…

Virtual Field Trips

From virtual field trips to AR, here’s how projectors are the secret ingredient for success

The days of projectors only being used in classrooms to show movies or what is on the teacher’s computer screen are long gone. With the advent of interactive…

IT Management

These 8 schools have A+ mobile device programs—here’s why

Technology continues to raise the bar of what is possible in education. As more schools discover the power and benefits of education technology, mobile devices such as Chromebooks,…

District Management

3 ways a new E-rate funded technology is helping schools save

As schools near completion of their E-Rate filing for this year, one game-changing E-rate technology has the potential to save schools precious time and money. The technology--a new…

STEM & STEAM

Our research shows that when students work on projects, they learn more

Educators often talk about 21st-century skills and the benefits of incorporating communication, creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking into lessons. ... Read more

Apps

5 top classroom apps for the new school year

Education is increasingly mobile, and if you have access to mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones, chances are you're using apps for learning, classroom management, personal organization,…

Teaching & Learning

5 tips for using live video in the classroom

Let’s face it — we live in a very visually oriented society. Visual media is a great way to communicate, ... Read more

District Management

The benefits of adding video to teacher evaluations

A Harvard researcher shares her national perspective on improving professional development and teacher evaluations.

District Management

Flipping the classroom when home access is a problem

A lack of reliable internet access at home can make flipping a challenge, but by no means an impossibility.

Teaching Trends

7th grade scholarships for MOOC completion

Outstanding 7th grade students from families with financial need can earn special consideration for a Jack Kent Cooke Foundation scholarship if they complete a free college class offered…

District Management

10 steps for making your online courses accessible for all students

New report highlights 10-step plan to applying Universal Design for Learning online According to a new report, incorporating Universal Design ... Read more

Apps

12 ways to adopt Google Apps for Education

A new resource from Gaggle and Amplified IT offers technology facilitators 12 tips to help ensure that Google Apps for Education safe for teachers and students to use.…

Curriculum

How lasting are the benefits of preschool?

As President Obama advocates for a dramatic expansion of publicly funded preschool, there is growing debate about whether preschool pays off academically for kids, says Michael Alison Chandler…

Blended Learning

Ten of the best virtual field trips

To help educators save time, we've chosen these 10 virtual field trips based on their relevancy, depth and quality of resources, and potential for student excitement.

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