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Will, skill, & thrill: How learner agency accelerates innovation

August 24, 2023July 26, 2023 by Stephanie King, Writer and Communications Manager, CoSN’s Driving K-12 Innovation Initiative

Learner agency is important--when learner agency is engaged, the learners themselves become the most impactful accelerators.

When it comes to students in the classroom, they want to feel ownership and control of their learning. According to the American Institutes for Research, encouraging student agency is…

Innovation Insights

The Once and Future ISTE

June 6, 2024July 13, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

Dr. Kari Stubbs, Senior Vice President of Business Development at Stages Learning and former ISTE board member, talks past, present, and future ideas for North America’s largest edtech…

Literacy

3 ways to keep students reading this summer

July 6, 2023July 5, 2023 by Trina Cornell, Reading Specialist, Holman Middle School, Kristen Hagemeier Reading Specialist, Holman Middle School & Jackie Ramey Reading Specialist, Holman Middle School

In and outside of the classroom, and especially over the summer, encourage students to love reading by helping them read what they love.

It’s been great to see students’ faces back in-person collaborating with one another and their teachers, but there’s no doubt the pandemic has impacted their academic and emotional…

Swing Education Raises $38 Million in Series C Funding

June 15, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

SAN FRANCISCO – Swing Education, an online marketplace that connects schools and substitute teachers, announced today $38 million in Series ... Read more

SEL Trends

5 to thrive: SEL resources to help students grow

June 14, 2023 by Jamie MacPherson, Learning Solution Specialist, Van Andel Institute for Education

Social-emotional learning (SEL) can seem intimidating at first, but with the right resources, it helps students and their learning.

Every educator hopes to equip their students with the knowledge they need to thrive as a healthy adult. It’s a daunting task, especially considering there is so much…

Machine Learning in Education

How AI enhances personalization in education

December 12, 2023June 14, 2023 by Roger James Hamilton, Founder and CEO, Genius Group

AI can play a role in making personalization more robust in education, along with transforming the student learning experience.

Learning now is so much more than making notes from a textbook and critiquing other people’s ideas. It is cultivating your own vision of the future and how…

Newsline

Gale In Context: Literature Launches to Promote Critical Thinking Skills and Better Learning Outcomes in ELA for High School Students

June 9, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Gale, part of Cengage Group, has added a new resource to its award-winning Gale In Context ... Read more

Student Well-Being

3 ways to leverage tech for better student mental health

June 6, 2023 by Gary Pettengell, Founder and Director, ECINS

Technology can actually be part of the student mental health solution and ensuring students thrive academically and holistically.

Researchers have long speculated that the increasing use of technology and social media among teenagers contributes to worsening mental health outcomes. Now, it can be an important tool…

Digital Learning Tools

Are you choosing the right classroom visual displays?

May 22, 2023 by Bob Wudeck, Senior Director of Business Development, BenQ Education

When it comes to classroom displays like projectors and interactive whiteboards, here’s how to make the best purchasing decision for learning.

The transfer of knowledge is an educator’s principal concern--one that has led them, along with researchers, to ask: “What’s the best way to help transfer that knowledge and…

The Case For Coming to School: One Simple Approach to Improving Attendance

July 26, 2023May 19, 2023 by Jeff Festa

School is so much more than just a place to be. It’s a place to become. Students who come to ... Read more

Teaching Trends

3 ways to ensure kindergarten readiness for all children

May 12, 2023 by Ali Oliver, Vice President of Professional Development, Frog Street

Making kindergarten readiness a top priority for all children is a wise investment that will pay huge dividends for school systems.

Ensuring that children are developmentally ready for school on day one of kindergarten is critical. The better prepared children are for kindergarten, the more successful they are likely…

Newsline

HMH Completes Acquisition of NWEA

May 9, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Learning technology company HMH announced that it has completed its acquisition of assets from research and educational services organization NWEA. ... Read more

District Management

6 ways to transform district communications with tech

July 28, 2023April 24, 2023 by Tonya Daniels, Executive Director of Communications and Community Relations, Elmhurst Community School District 205

It's important to evaluate current district communications tools to ensure you're meeting the needs of all stakeholders

When I joined our district in 2021, I was asked to review its overall communications and ensure that we were communicating effectively both with our families and with…

Teaching Trends

7 best practices from educators and IT leaders

August 10, 2023April 20, 2023 by Laura Ascione

Educators are always willing to lend a helping hand--here are tips, strategies, and goals from classroom teachers, educators, and IT experts

Educators frequently turn to their colleagues and peers for best practices, inspiration, and new approaches to stubborn problems. After all, who better to offer insight than others who…

Newsline

Codelicious Renames Itself Ellipsis Education to Reflect Curricula Beyond Coding

April 13, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

CARMEL, Ind. – Codelicious, a leader in computer science curriculum for K-12 education, has changed its name to Ellipsis Education ... Read more

District Management

12 things superintendents say they could do with better data access

July 28, 2023April 4, 2023 by Laura Ascione

Nearly all superintendents agree that data about students’ academic progress is critical to get kids back on track after the pandemic.

Data access is critical when educators need to make informed decisions about curriculum, assessments, academic and social-emotional interventions, and more. So how are superintendents using data--and can they…

Newsline

Paper Acquires Readlee To Address Literacy Crisis With Artificial Intelligence

March 23, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

MONTREAL – Paper™, the leading Educational Support System (ESS), today announced that it has acquired Readlee, an innovative learning tool ... Read more

IT Leadership

5 K-12 IT insights from IT leaders

March 7, 2023 by Laura Ascione

Careful consideration should be paid to cybersecurity, data access, K-12 IT departmental operations, and more.

IT leadership is an essential component of school and district operations, and in today's post-pandemic landscape, K-12 IT security is critical in combatting increasing cybersecurity attacks that can…

Improve Student Health And Safety With Better Data Management

July 12, 2023March 3, 2023 by Jeff Festa

Students face challenges from food insecurity to school violence that can hinder their academic success. Download the report to learn ... Read more

Newsline

Introducing YouScience® Brightpath: A New Platform That Enables the Convergence of Education-to-Career to Better Prepare Students for Success in School and Life

February 24, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

AMERICAN FORK, Utah /PRNewswire/ — YouScience®, the leading technology provider dedicated to solving the skills gap crisis for students and employers, ... Read more

Teaching Trends

5 of the biggest education trends in 2023

January 30, 2023 by Dr. Christina Counts, Vice President of Education, MiEN Company

As new education trends lead to innovative teaching and learning, here are some of the top trends to look for, like this student wearing a VR headset in the classroom.

With the start of a new year and education conference season just beginning, educators and industry leaders are discovering the biggest education trends for 2023. The past few…

Teachers need better tools. Leaders need more support.

May 17, 2023January 25, 2023 by Jeff Festa

Great teachers are made, not born. But, given current challenges, how can school leaders provide the individualized coaching required to ... Read more

District Management

Does 4 equal 5? Research on impacts of 4-day school weeks

July 28, 2023January 18, 2023 by Emily Morton, PhD, Research Scientist, NWEA

There are benefits and drawbacks to four-day school weeks--each district’s context and priorities are critical for guiding conversations

Four-day weeks are becoming more common in school districts, particularly in rural areas of the U.S. Many districts are finding students and families like the shorter school weeks.…

College and Career Readiness

AVID has huge benefits for high school students

January 12, 2023 by Enrique Rivero, Senior Media Relations Officer, UCLA Health Sciences Media Relations

The AVID college prep program leads to lower substance use, better health behaviors among high school students, UCLA-led research suggests

New UCLA-led research finds that a college preparatory program for youth experiencing educational inequities that operates in about 13% of U.S public high schools has a positive effect…

Machine Learning in Education

AI’s promising reality in classrooms

December 12, 2023January 5, 2023 by Laura Ascione

AI systems help teachers better interact with students in classrooms, simplify everyday classroom tasks, and improve overall efficiency

Artificial intelligence (AI) can be an ambiguous word in education circles, evoking images of machines replacing human teachers in the future. The truth, while less fantastic, is that…

Teaching Trends

Use these 5 strategies to boost student engagement

December 20, 2022 by Mariana Aguilar, Senior Director of Education, GoGuardian

Teachers must build strong, trusting, and collaborative relationships with their students in order to ensure student engagement increases

Student engagement has long been an indicator of growth and progress, and in the wake of the pandemic, it will prove essential for academic and social-emotional recovery.

Digital Innovation

Predicting innovation trajectories in K-12 education

December 19, 2022 by Thomas Arnett, Senior Research Fellow, Clayton Christensen Institute

Analyzing a school’s value network reveals which types of improvements and K-12 innovation it will or won’t adopt

There are lots of promising innovations in tiny pockets of the education system, but decades of advocacy and investment have failed to see those innovations scale. How can…

IT Innovations

New strategies and solutions for schools

December 13, 2022December 13, 2022 by Kevin Hogan

In this episode of Innovations in Learning, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 4 blended learning strategies for better student engagement; only out-of-the-box solutions will fix the real problems in…

District Management

4 ways districts can better advocate for students

December 12, 2022 by Mark D. Benigni, Ed.D., Superintendent. Meriden Public Schools

School leaders must recognize that many students need support--and teachers and guardians are looking for help as they advocate for students.

Public education remains the nation’s great equalizer, giving every child the best chance for success in life. A chance that can turn into an assurance if school districts…

Online & Hybrid Learning

4 blended learning strategies for better student engagement

January 4, 2024December 8, 2022 by Robin Winder and Jason Odom, Directors of Instruction, FlexPoint Education Cloud and Florida Virtual School

The most important thing to remember when implementing new blended learning instructional strategies is that there is no universal way to do it

A 2019 Gallup study that included 128 schools and more than 110,000 students found that student engagement and hope were significantly positively related to student academic achievement progress…

Curriculum & Assessment

Schools can do better than retaining struggling readers

November 21, 2022 by Paul Black, Ed.S., NCSP, School Psychologist & Lead Education Specialist, Reading Horizons

Grade retention is ineffective and expensive, but 17 states and Washington, D.C. mandate it (and at least 12 more states allow it) for students who are not reading…

STEM & STEAM Trends

We can teach math better–here’s how

December 7, 2022November 7, 2022 by Nigel Nisbet, Vice President of Content Creation, MIND Research Institute

$Just as the science of reading has shown that some instructional practices are more effective than others, research points toward a more effective ‘science of math’ and how to teach math$

In 1997, the National Reading Panel issued a report on the findings of dozens of studies looking into the most effective methods of teaching and learning reading. The…

Curriculum & Assessment

How to make project-based learning a reality

December 5, 2022October 21, 2022 by Terra Tarango, Director and Education Officer, Van Andel Institute for Education

Part of what makes PBL so magical is that educators are helping students acquire valuable knowledge that they can apply right now in their own community

One of the many reasons I love working for Van Andel Institute for Education is that I get to be a teacher Fairy Godmother. Teaching is an important…

School Management

Learn to align your communication strategies with school safety

December 7, 2022October 20, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Having a campus-wide communication ecosystem is imperative in schools of all sizes--learn how to craft your communication strategies

Having a campus-wide communication ecosystem is imperative, and school district leaders have no higher priority than to create secure and ... Read more

Newsline

Rise Vision Wins 5 New Software Awards

October 11, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Rise Vision, a provider of digital signage software for K-12 schools across North America, just extended their lead as the #1 digital signage ... Read more

District Management

4 ways transparent communication builds trust in our district

December 7, 2022October 10, 2022 by Travis Hamby, Superintendent, Allen County Schools

One district eliminated the many disparate school communication solutions it was using and replaced them with a reliable unified solution.

One of the best ways to build trust with parents is through transparent communication about what's happening on campus, the status of all things school-related, and how we're…

Newsline

Vector Solutions Adds Cybersecurity Awareness Courses to its Suite of Online Training Programs for Schools

October 4, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Tampa, FL – More than 100 school districts are victimized by cyber criminals each year. To help school administrators and ... Read more

District Management

How your communication strategies create safe schools

October 14, 2022September 29, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Having a campus-wide communication ecosystem is imperative in schools of all sizes--here's how to set up your communications strategy.

School district leaders have no higher priority than to create secure and informed campus environments. Having a campus-wide communication ecosystem is imperative. Being able to initiate a controlled…

Newsline

Incident IQ Releases Integration With ClassLink Single Sign-on

September 14, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ATLANTA (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Incident IQ, the workflow management platform built for school districts, released an integration with ClassLink—a global ... Read more

Curriculum & Assessment

8 questions for educators as they use assessments to support student learning

December 5, 2022September 13, 2022 by Chase Nordengren, PhD, Principal Research Lead for Effective Instructional Strategies, NWEA

Targeted questions can help educators better understand an assessment’s real purposes--and ensure that students get the most value from it

For assessments to be used effectively in schools, it’s important for districts and schools to consider what assessments are intended for and how the data gained from the…

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