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Trump has won a second term–here’s what that means for schools

November 7, 2024 by Erica Meltzer, Chalkbeat

Lawmakers may balk at Trump education proposals they see as expanding the federal role or disadvantaging their constituents.

On the campaign trail, Donald Trump pledged to get rid of the U.S. Department of Education, expand school choice, roll back new protections for LGBTQ students, and deport…

Introducing Savvas PathMaker, a Complete Learning Solution for College and Career Readiness

October 23, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — Savvas Learning Company, a next-generation K-12 learning solutions leader, is excited to introduce Savvas PathMaker, a ... Read more

College and Career Readiness

What data is necessary to help students succeed?

September 4, 2024 by Sam Baule & Steven M. Baule, Ed.D., Ph.D.

A deeper look at what a student-teacher conference should entail reveals insights around how to prepare students for lifelong learning.

In education, the quality and type of feedback students receive can significantly influence their academic success. Typically, information presented to students is either qualitative or too broad, such…

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Really Great Reading® and OxEd & Assessment (OxEd) Partner to Bring Comprehensive Oral Language Solutions to the US Market

August 7, 2024 by ESchool News Staff

Washington DC – Really Great Reading®, a leader in foundational reading instruction, and OxEd & Assessment (OxEd), a University of ... Read more

STEM & STEAM Trends

Math is not a universal language—but it can be a universal thread

March 18, 2024 by Odalis Amparo

$Math can build bridges to choice and opportunity and connect students to richer learning and life experiences.$

Say what you will about the universality of numbers and symbols; I’d politely argue that it does not follow that mathematics is a universal language.

Curriculum

Personalizing history for more impactful student learning

March 6, 2024 by Heather Bassett and Cynda Wood

Social studies teachers can help students personalize history by embracing individualized pathways and oral or local history projects

It is no accident that the new National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) definition of social studies is focused on “human experiences and the spaces in which…

District Management

For school leaders, routine decisions aren’t so routine

December 12, 2023December 7, 2023 by Steven M. Baule, Ed.D., Ph.D.

It’s essential for district and school leaders to understand the impact that even small decisions can have on all staff.

In the tapestry of leadership, decisions are often viewed through a lens of routine or regularity. It's easy to fall into the belief that some choices are mundane,…

Find a filter that works for you. 30 Questions to Ask Your Vendor – PDF

November 22, 2023September 29, 2023 by Jeff Festa

Not all filters are equal. If most web filters offer similar features and functions, how do you cut through ... Read more

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Houston ISD Chooses SchooLinks for College and Career Readiness

September 14, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Houston, TX (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Houston Independent School District in Houston, TX announced their decision to switch to the modernized ... Read more

Personalized Learning

How to support student agency

September 13, 2023 by Steve Walsh, Student Success Manager, VHS Learning

Supporting student agency makes a huge difference in student learning outcomes--here's how to leverage it for academic success.

Student agency empowers learners to play a more active role in their own education by taking charge of the learning process under the guidance of skilled educators. Agency…

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BookmarkED Addresses the State of Challenged Books with Industry-First Technology to Enable Parental Choice in School Libraries

August 29, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

DALLAS, Texas – BookmarkED, the industry-first technology solution to personalize libraries with parental choice, has announced its official launch in ... Read more

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Aperture Education Launches Annual SEL Impact Award

April 5, 2023 by ESchool News Staff

Charlotte N.C. – Aperture Education, the leading provider of research-based social and emotional learning (SEL) assessments for K-12 schools, debuted ... Read more

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McAlester Public Schools Select BenQ Boards

December 15, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

COSTA MESA, Calif. — BenQ, an internationally renowned provider of visual display solutions, continues to be the chosen smart board ... Read more

School Library Innovations

6 time-saving tech tricks for school librarians

December 12, 2023June 29, 2022 by Laura Ascione

School librarians can leverage edtech tools to engage with students, support teachers, and make their school libraries dynamic and welcoming learning spaces

Is there an educator on the planet who would turn down a bit more time in their day?

COVID-19 Update

How the COVID-19 pandemic changed how I teach

April 11, 2022 by Rachel Prince, English Teacher, Horizon High School

When it came to classroom instruction, COVID forced teachers to find ways to put a square peg in a round hole

Ed Smylie is my hero. You may not recognize the name, but you probably remember that scene in Apollo 13 when, upon discovering the spacecraft’s lethally rising CO2…

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Arizona Department of Education Selects Riverside’s CogAT for Statewide Universal Screening of all Second-Grade Students for Gifted Education Services

February 23, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

ITASCA, Ill. – Feb. 23, 2022 – The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) selected Riverside Insight’s Cognitive Abilities Test™ (CogAT®), ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

Promoting student choice through SEL self-assessment

January 31, 2022 by Paul LeBuffe

SEL assessment provides a defined and effective means of empowering student choice

There is abundant literature on the many benefits of promoting student choice (for an accessible overview see, “The key to making improvements: as the students”).

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FEV Tutor Named Winner of the Inaugural 2021 Supes’ Choice Award for Virtual Instruction Experience

December 16, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

WOBURN, Mass. – Dec. 16, 2021 – FEV Tutor was selected as an inaugural 2021 Supes’ Choice Awards winner in ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

4 ways to incorporate student voice, choice, and SEL into learning

November 24, 2021 by Emily Parker, Research Assistant, Aperture Education

SEL assessment data can enhance student voice and choice frameworks and help facilitate important conversations

Research shows that giving students agency and influence in their learning makes them more engaged and invested in their education. It also empowers them to take control, show…

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3 simple—yet powerful—practices for student-centered learning

November 12, 2021 by Glen Warren, Director of Literacies, Outreach, and Libraries, Encinitas Union School District

These essential strategies honor student empowerment, student-centered learning, and take personalized learning to the next level

It is encouraging to observe an increasing number of educational leaders calling out the importance of student empowered, student centered, student owned learning. A.J. Juliani, John Spencer, Katie…

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Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

July 22, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

CLEVELAND – June 29, 2021 – With schools facing the challenge of unfinished learning due to the pandemic, one state ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

5 tools for student voice

July 12, 2021 by Jennifer Hall, NBCT, Educational Technology Specialist, Atlanta Public Schools

These digital resources put the spotlight on student voice as they help foster creativity and collaboration in the classroom

Post-secondary schools and employers are looking for students and a workforce that can communicate effectively, work collaboratively, think critically, problem-solve, and use creativity in various settings. I believe…

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CAE Presents Case For Authentic Assessment To Improve Student Outcomes At Beyond Multiple Choice Seminar

June 3, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

An international study gauges students' computer and information literacy skills, along with computational thinking.

Experts in performance-based assessment share research on student engagement and effort June 3, 2021, NEW YORK – The Council for Aid to ... Read more

Ancillary

How to take personalized learning to scale

June 18, 2021May 31, 2021 by Eileen Belastock, CETL

iNACOL defines personalized learning as “tailoring learning for each student’s strength, needs, and interests—including enabling student's voice and choice in what, how, when and where they learn—to provide…

District Management

Rural districts are quicker to return to in-person learning

May 25, 2021 by Laura Ascione

A new survey examines how decisions around in-person and remote learning can extend equity and learning gaps

About 42 percent of rural school districts in the U.S. offered fully in-person instruction as of February, compared with only 17 percent for urban districts, according to a…

Classroom Innovations

5 tools to amplify student voice

April 13, 2021 by Jennifer Hall, NBCT, Educational Technology Specialist, Atlanta Public Schools

STEM & STEAM

3 strategies to teach STEAM in a blended environment

December 7, 2022January 12, 2021 by Jason Innes, Director of Curriculum, Training, and Product Management, KinderLab Robotics

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…

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Super Duper Digital Library is selected as a Winner by Two Prestigious Family Awards Programs

October 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Librarians are leading learning across the nation, in districts that have moved instruction and resources online in the wake of a global pandemic

The Super Duper Digital Library, a collection of hundreds of online cards, games, and worksheets to support reading and literacy ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

3 ways to teach STEAM in a blended learning environment

September 1, 2020August 27, 2020 by Jason Innes

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…

Student Data Security

One district’s approach to student data privacy

December 5, 2022August 17, 2020 by Katie Onstad

As districts have implemented more technology to support digital learning, student data privacy in schools has become a critical issue.

Every school district is faced with a choice about how to protect student data. As districts have implemented more technology to support digital learning, student data privacy in…

District Management

Time to get real with equity

August 5, 2020August 4, 2020 by Kevin Hogan

For Todd Dugan, superintendent of Bunker Hill CUSD #8, a small, remote district in southern Illinois, issues surrounding back-to-school COVID-19 style are not abstract but all too real.…

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‘Ghostwriter’ trailer and interactive reading challenge

June 30, 2020May 1, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

All-New Episodes of Parents’ Choice Gold Award-Winning Series, Written and Directed By Academy Award-Winning and DGA Nominated, Luke Matheny, Now ... Read more

Ancillary

Virtual classrooms free for 90 days

April 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

To help empower schools and educators with secure e-learning solutions right now, Windstream Enterprise is offering OfficeSuite UC and HD ... Read more

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Test Grading Cloud available to all teachers for free

March 26, 2020March 25, 2020 by ESchool News

Remark Test Grading Cloud available to all teachers for free, including electronic bubble sheets for distributing and grading assessments. In ... Read more

Universal Design for Learning

5 ways a centralized LMS can support UDL

December 7, 2022March 25, 2020 by Nick Williams

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…

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Encrypt Email and Attachments

March 23, 2020March 20, 2020 by ESchool News

Today, and in the coming days, data privacy will become even more important as the need to collaborate and share ... Read more

Student Data Security

How one district handles student data privacy

December 5, 2022October 7, 2019 by Katie Onstad

Every school district is faced with a choice about how to protect student data. As districts have implemented more technology to support digital learning, student data privacy in…

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5 ways our centralized LMS supports UDL

July 3, 2019July 3, 2019 by Nick Williams

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

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Why K-12 accounts payable teams should embrace automation

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 by Derrek Blair

A keyboard with Manual Work and then Automate It! in bright green

Across the country, K-12 schools are embracing technology to strengthen learning and engagement inside the classroom. But while technology has an ever-increasing presence in the classroom, the opposite…

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Tips & resources to prevent cyberbullying

October 11, 2018October 8, 2018 by Eisha Buch

Each act of cyberbullying hurts students, disrupts classrooms, and affects your school’s culture and community. So how should you handle it? What should you do or say? And…

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