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Tech directors: Here’s how to truly support multi-screen classrooms

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 by David Soede

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 suit the moment’s…

Game-Based Learning

I gamified my classroom and students are soaring

December 7, 2022January 9, 2019 by Amanda Moore

An average child today will have played 10,000 hours of video games before the age of 21. If playing games is part of our culture, even part of…

SEL & Well-Being

Teacher training does wonders for students’ emotional regulation

December 13, 2018December 12, 2018 by Cailin Riley

When teachers participated in a training program focused on pro-social classroom behavior, their students became more socially competent and better able to regulate their emotions than students in…

STEM & STEAM

Lockhart Ed Tech

May 6, 2019November 26, 2018 by Ellen Ullman

David Lockhart started teaching high school history in 2004. He had to find that thing that made his lessons stand out, and he saw it with technology. For…

SEL & Well-Being

We all teach SEL: Empathy activities & tools for students

December 13, 2018November 15, 2018 by Danny Wagner

Building social and emotional learning (SEL) skills such as empathy requires face-to-face interactions, meaningful discussion, and reflection.

eClassroom News

3 ways to navigate American politics in the classroom

November 20, 2018November 13, 2018 by Toni Rivera Ramos

In our current social climate, it can be tricky for anyone, especially a teenager, to talk about politics and the role of government. But as educators, it’s our…

eClassroom News

Here’s my secret for better classroom management

February 15, 2019September 25, 2018 by Susan Sebastiani

At Flagstaff Academy in Colorado, I am lucky to head up the SmartLab facility and offer guided lessons to all K-5 classrooms. Couple this with 15 years of…

STEM & STEAM

6 STEM grants to try in the new school year

May 6, 2019September 24, 2018 by Laura Ascione

There's no arguing the importance of STEM education, but schools and districts don't always have the money to "extra" STEM activities for students or teachers. That's where grants…

District Management

5 ways to optimize learning spaces for student success

September 25, 2018September 21, 2018 by Amber Jones

As we address the challenges of a highly competitive world, we must enable students to learn and generate new ideas by moving away from the “old school” classroom.…

SEL & Well-Being

Resources for creating a school culture of empathy, inclusion, and kindness

December 13, 2018September 14, 2018 by Erin Wilkey Oh

Since the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, we've heard from many educators who are looking for resources to support students’ social and…

eClassroom News

5 questions teachers should ask before investing their time and money in edtech

September 5, 2018September 5, 2018 by Angela French

As someone who has dedicated her career to making the world a better place through the education of our children, I was excited to learn that tablets and…

STEM & STEAM

The 2 stages of successful early STEM education revisited

September 3, 2018 by Kristen Fudale

I have been in education for 18 years and my strongest belief is that all children deserve a fresh start when they begin each school year. My classroom…

eClassroom News

5 tips for getting over your #edtech fears to engage and empower students

August 23, 2018August 23, 2018 by Rayna Freedman

I have been lucky. I was on a computer at a young age, playing Math Blaster or Oregon Trail until my eyelids grew heavy and I had to…

District Management

Teacher absent? How tech can bridge the gap

September 6, 2018August 17, 2018 by Jamie Knowles

The teacher-absence policy at my school was clear: The teacher isn’t coming to school? No technology for the class. The rationale is that it’s just not worth it.…

STEM & STEAM

4 ways AR/VR can transform your lesson plan

May 6, 2019August 3, 2018 by Cathy Hackl

The post-1990’s generation, Gen Z, doesn’t remember a world without digital technology. In fact, the children of millennials, born after 2010, are sometimes described as Generation Alpha. They…

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Want to get struggling readers enthusiastic about reading? Here’s how

August 13, 2018August 2, 2018 by Julia Ottesen

With 10 million students in grades K-12 struggling to read, taking those struggling readers from disengaged to enthused may seem like a huge feat. However, doing just one…

District Management

It’s time to change our learning model

July 28, 2018July 27, 2018 by Joel Rose

As a 22-year-old first-year teacher, I was introduced to one of the biggest challenges within our schools. While setting up my classroom, my principal came by to deliver…

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4 tips for making your coaching experience impactful

July 18, 2018July 17, 2018 by Julie Mason

Professional development is changing. There are numerous new models: blended learning, personalized learning, culturally responsive teaching, and more. There is new technology: learning management systems, apps, websites, and…

ELL

App of the Week: Sworkit Kids

January 25, 2023July 9, 2018 by Common Sense Education

Sworkit Kids What’s It Like? Both physical education (PE) and classroom teachers can use Sworkit Kids to get kids exercising. ... Read more

Innovative Teaching

ISTE 2018 emphasizes AI in classrooms

January 25, 2023July 2, 2018 by Laura Ascione

A new partnership between ISTE and General Motors, announced during ISTE 2018 and explored during an ISTE panel session, examines how students are being prepared to work with…

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4 awesome videos to check out over the summer

June 29, 2018June 26, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Videos can be used in many ways in the classroom and in professional learning, and they can greatly benefit students if they’re engaging and thought-provoking. They’re also valuable…

Ancillary

How I found more satisfaction in teaching

June 21, 2018 by Raymond Steinmetz

Early in my career, I got upset and disappointed when students made mistakes in class. I couldn’t understand why they weren’t understanding when I was teaching everything so…

eClassroom News

How I found more satisfaction in teaching

September 24, 2021June 21, 2018 by Raymond Steinmetz

Early in my career, I got upset and disappointed when students made mistakes in class. I couldn’t understand why they weren’t understanding when I was teaching everything so…

SEL & Well-Being

4 reasons teaching coding improves SEL instruction

December 13, 2018June 1, 2018 by Stephan Turnipseed

Being able to recall facts may help you look good in front of your friends during trivia night, but memorizing content of the past has become largely irrelevant…

Edtech Trends

App of the Week: Bandimal

January 25, 2023May 21, 2018 by Common Sense Education

Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps educators ... Read more

eClassroom News

Do you make these common classroom-management mistakes?

February 15, 2019May 17, 2018 by Stacey Pusey

The dunce cap, a ruler on the knuckles, kneeling on rice: Modern teachers wouldn’t think of using these methods to correct students’ behavior. But for all the progress…

eSchool Media

8 informal assessments to pinpoint what your students need

May 17, 2018May 16, 2018 by Chris Balow

The great thing about informal assessments is they help us gauge students’ understanding during the learning process instead of after. Informal assessment also changes teachers’ relationship to student…

SEL & Well-Being

8 apps and tools for classroom SEL

December 13, 2018May 3, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Social and emotional learning (SEL) has quickly become a cornerstone of K-12 education, because it helps students regulate their own emotions and teaches them to respond kindly to…

STEM & STEAM

How to transform problem solving

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 by Cheryl Capozzoli

Technology has become vital to our day-to-day lives and critical in the K-12 classroom. In a tech-saturated market, parents of our students have raised questions about how artificial…

Blended Learning

Getting started with blended learning

May 14, 2018April 30, 2018 by Raymond Steinmetz

Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for the sixth grade. That meant our incoming seventh-graders would not only have Chromebooks, they would know how…

Blended Learning

Overcoming my fears

May 14, 2018April 30, 2018 by Raymond Steinmetz

Teaching is a personal endeavor. Each and every classroom we walk into is different and exudes the personality of the teacher within. Because education is so personal and…

eClassroom News

How does culture impact our ability to learn?

October 22, 2020April 17, 2018 by Stacey Pusey

When educators think about diversity in the classroom, culture may be one of the characteristics that crosses their mind. But as they select their curriculum and develop their…

SEL & Well-Being

How to integrate emotional intelligence into the classroom

December 13, 2018April 13, 2018 by Stacey Pusey

Social-emotional learning. Character education. Bullying prevention. These programs all fall under the larger umbrella of emotional intelligence (EQ)—the ability to manage one’s feelings and interact positively with other…

E-rate Funding

Groups urge IES to release months-late report on student internet access

January 25, 2023March 16, 2018 by Laura Ascione

A federal report on students' home access to digital learning resources is months late, and ed-tech groups say the delay is impeding efforts to close the homework gap.…

District Management

6 questions to ask when selecting your district’s AV equipment

March 14, 2018March 13, 2018 by Scott Evans

Audiovisual (AV) technology is at the center of many classroom initiatives. Whether students are watching videos in a one-to-one classroom setting or English language learners are working on…

STEM & STEAM

5 reasons your classroom needs an industry expert

February 28, 2018February 28, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Educators have learned that linking classrooms to the real world helps engage students and teaches them the "why" behind what they learn. But teachers sometimes struggle with the…

Ancillary

Video of the Week: Dealing with digital distraction in the classroom

February 25, 2018February 23, 2018 by Meris Stansbury

Ed. note: Video of the Week picks are supplied by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps educators find the best ed-tech ... Read more

District Management

How to use social media in the classroom

February 13, 2018February 13, 2018 by Jon Roepke

Today’s educators have a love-hate relationship with social media. They recognize that five-year-olds know how to use tablets better than their parents and that many kids have smartphones…

District Management

Everyone has a role to play in education today

February 4, 2018 by Ron Reed, executive producer, SXSW EDU

As we enter a new year, education is a topic that continues to resonate well beyond the classroom into the core aspects of daily life, from home and…

21st Century Skills

How to bring global learning to your classroom

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 by Susan Tate

The sun was high overhead as we stood in the open, slowly baking in the hundred- degree heat, which was abnormally hot for late October, even by southern…

Tech directors: Here’s how to truly support multi-screen classrooms

I gamified my classroom and students are soaring

Lockhart Ed Tech

Here’s my secret for better classroom management

6 STEM grants to try in the new school year

5 ways to optimize learning spaces for student success

5 questions teachers should ask before investing their time and money in edtech

The 2 stages of successful early STEM education revisited

5 tips for getting over your #edtech fears to engage and empower students

Teacher absent? How tech can bridge the gap

4 ways AR/VR can transform your lesson plan

Want to get struggling readers enthusiastic about reading? Here’s how

It’s time to change our learning model

4 tips for making your coaching experience impactful

App of the Week: Sworkit Kids

ISTE 2018 emphasizes AI in classrooms

4 awesome videos to check out over the summer

How I found more satisfaction in teaching

How I found more satisfaction in teaching

4 reasons teaching coding improves SEL instruction

App of the Week: Bandimal

Do you make these common classroom-management mistakes?

8 informal assessments to pinpoint what your students need

How to transform problem solving

Getting started with blended learning

Overcoming my fears

How does culture impact our ability to learn?

How to integrate emotional intelligence into the classroom

Groups urge IES to release months-late report on student internet access

5 reasons your classroom needs an industry expert

Video of the Week: Dealing with digital distraction in the classroom

Everyone has a role to play in education today

How to bring global learning to your classroom

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

ClassMate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal

School Specialty Honors Top Educators with 12th Annual Crystal Apple Awards

Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards

School Specialty Expands Learning Beyond the Screen with New Outdoor Furniture Line

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