Using eLearning tools to maximize summer PD
School’s out for summer, and what better time for teachers to continue their education through professional development programs?
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It’s not accelerated learning; we just stopped decelerated teaching
Self-paced Blended Learning continues to produce amazing results. As self-paced courses "mature," they continue to improve; resources get fine-tuned and teachers become comfortable and confident with the new…
7 key steps in creating an online learning program
Single district online programs are the largest and fastest-growing segment of online and blended learning. There were an estimated 1,816,400 enrollments in distance-education courses in K-12 school districts…
What school leaders need to know about 9-1-1 operations
Beyond understanding the need to dial 9-1-1 in an emergency, many people are not familiar with how emergency dispatch works. Unfortunately, this is also true for many school…
6 tools that could boost student performance
So you went ambiguous with the elective classes and now your goals seem impossible to realize? Every student has faced the same situation.
7 cool tools to ease your students’ writing
Students write a lot. Being an educator, you will definitely agree with that: all writing assignments, essays, research, reviews, releases given by you.. Yes, your students are real…
3 ways video is supporting education hiring
Technology is becoming an ever more important part of our everyday lives, and it’s certainly taking on added importance in the classroom. Yet, why aren’t more employers and…
One-to-one: Student-led, student-centered
Surprise, surprise! Decisions imposed on people suddenly, with no time to get used to the idea or prepare for the consequences, are generally resisted. It’s always easier to…
7 steps to authentic learning
Why authentic learning? There are so many reasons to choose from, some of the most important being: providing deep purpose for learning, empowering students, providing differentiation and choice…
Skipping summer slump: Igniting a passion for learning
As educators, we all look forward to summer vacation with elation and a bit of concern. We’re happy, of course, to have a few months off to enjoy…
This method is helping students excel under Common Core
One of the central goals of the Common Core State Standards was to make education more uniform across the country. There were simply too many differences between the…
A collaboration in the cloud: Advancing K-12 technology innovation
Today’s reality of budgetary shortfalls and limited resources make it challenging for K-12 districts around the country to effectively address the technology needs of schools, students and teachers…
What’s a Culture of Data, and how can schools get one?
Schools are overflowing with data—attendance records, achievement data, even logs from mobile devices—and the question remains, how can education systems create a culture that uses data to make…
The learning benefits of interactive web conferencing
More businesses are taking advantage of web conferencing to interact with clients and employees. They may not realize the learning benefits of this tool. Lectures have been a…
4 ways technology can improve the hiring process
While there are many facets of the process that could be changed, a few key areas standout: there is a lack of multi-dimensional data on individual candidates, the…
Here’s how engaging lessons motivate English learners
The children at my school, Manzanita Community School in Oakland, California, face the multiple challenges of poverty and learning English. More than 75 percent of our students receive…
2 vital components for true college, career readiness
To succeed in the real world, a student must have the ability to work well with others, persevere through challenges, and make healthy choices and responsible decisions. Oftentimes…
How games can engage students and improve learning
Teachers have used games as a part of instruction long before the advent of computer games. The reason is that teachers recognize the emotional energy that is created…
How Lewisville ISD manages multiple devices — simply and affordably
The Lewisville Independent School District in Texas manages nearly 70,000 computers, laptops, and other mobile devices with a technology staff of fewer than 60 people. Each technician is…
How to find perspective and purpose in education research
When was the last time you allowed yourself to think deeply about the big picture of education and let your mind be free of the stress of the…
Waste less ink and paper in photography classes with the right equipment
High school students studying photography need to learn both the art and the craft. The art comes from within—the eye for capturing a visually exciting image.
What WWII pilots can teach us about math education
Thirty-four years after its predecessor program became the most viewed series in PBS history, Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey, hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson, is introducing a new generation…
5 AV trends transforming the Common Core
Much of the talk surrounding the Common Core State Standards has been about the content being taught, but few are discussing the audio hardware that districts need to…
Become a better writer with 10 writing platforms
When you take a look at the trends in the ed-tech world, you may get the impression that math is the most beloved subject. You will have to…
Smart phones, dumb choices: Five dangerous trends of student cell phone use
Several years ago, a school’s greatest concern regarding cell phones revolved around the risk of them ringing in class. Today, there are much greater worries that educators, parents…
4 easy solutions for a successful blended learning transition
The world changes, and when it does the old ways of doing things may no longer work. The answers that used to be correct in the past may…
Audio technology you don’t realize you need
If students can’t hear, they can’t learn. It’s that simple, which is why lead audiologist Dr. Donna Massine has spent the past 23 years working hard to make…
3 ways to solve data and communication shortcomings
Data Security. Big Data. Personalized Data. Data Breech. We all have been inundated lately with the growing complex conversations around data management including the critical information collected in…
Bing in the Classroom will eliminate adverts at no cost to school districts
As the public and private sectors begin to collaborate to invest in and develop educational opportunities for today’s youth, we must work together to prepare technology driven lessons,…
Here’s how students are driving, retaining learning with visual tech
Seeing is believing. An idiom that never rang more true in education than it does now. As a technology teacher in a project-based, middle school classroom, I always…
Blended learning simplified and explained in video
You would never ask students to write without giving them something to write with. You would never ask students to read without the right reading materials. You would…
How video conferencing can expand student growth
Charles Hay World School is a public school in Englewood, CO, serving 400 students from kindergarten to 6th grade with an overall student-to-teacher ratio of 15:1. In addition…
The next-gen classroom: Bridging the gap of science and technology
The fields of science and technology have proved to be catalysts for many industries in Silicon Valley. Concurrently, educators have felt the urgency to implement new technology into…
How Apple can improve students struggling with writing
I was teaching special education students in grades 5 and 6 in an inner city school in Canton. Time was going by and students continued to struggle with…
Write for my teacher, or publish to the world?
When students participate in out-of-class learning, teachers should recognize that potential Fifteen years ago, a student I never taught forever ... Read more
Formative assessment strategies for success
How can formative assessment be used to support the curriculum? This was the subject of a recent eSchool News webinar, during which two experts revealed their strategies for…
Four clever online marketing tips for schools
Samantha Razook Murphy, founder of the all-girls summer and after-school program Curious Jane, shares four important online marketing strategies from a Google workshop.
When teachers don’t need technology
Any number of articles, studies, and research topics will tell you that students need technology in the classroom. We live in the digital age, they are natives, and…
Three critical requirements to transform virtual schools
Full-time, online public schools originated as alternatives to traditional education approaches and were even bandied about as ways to revolutionize the learning paradigm. Now, they too are in…
5 must-watch TED Talks
The nonprofit Technology, Education and Design (TED) is “devoted to spreading ideas,” according to its mission statement. How does it do that? By recording and posting various talks…