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Crunch the Numbers: New Data on Student Wellbeing, the Skills Gap Crisis, and Tech Usage in Utah

March 21, 2024March 20, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

The Social Institute, whose mission is to empower millions of students to navigate their social world — including social media ... Read more

K-12 Tech Innovation News

December 11, 2023 by Laura Ascione

K-12 tech innovation has become a cornerstone of modern education, reshaping traditional classrooms and equipping students with the skills needed for the 21st century. One notable piece of…

Education Policy & Funding

Investing in classroom collaboration tools? 3 things to know

May 26, 2023 by Dan Deem, Vice President, Airtame

Maximizing the effectiveness of a classroom collaboration investment requires careful consideration of all available options and benefits.

Modern technological advancements affect virtually every area of daily life, and today’s educational institutions are looking to new digital tools to help improve student achievement and engagement while…

Edtech Trends

The simplest elementary school science edtech

May 3, 2023 by L’Tunya Bernard, M.Ed, Elementary Science Supervisor, Texas

Educators are using digital resources to meaningfully support science teaching and learning--and the easiest edtech tools to use are the best

During the spring of 2020, the global education community faced tremendous disruption as it transitioned to emergency remote teaching in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Edtech Trends

Systems check

January 25, 2023November 22, 2022 by Kevin Hogan

Are your education systems up to snuff? Take stock of the latest developments

In this episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 4 ways to design collaborative learning spaces; free internet could erase the digital divide; and STEM lessons…

Teaching Trends

4 ways we designed collaborative learning spaces

December 5, 2022November 18, 2022 by Melinda Dixon, Assistant Principal, Mulberry High School

New collaborative learning spaces are helping educators take their instruction to new levels and are increasing student engagement.

When we built a new 3-story high school building on our former baseball field, we knew that we wanted to incorporate spaces where students could learn and teachers…

Digital Learning Tools

5 digital tools to enhance your social studies instruction

January 4, 2024July 25, 2022 by Stacey Higgins NBCT, GT Endorsed, Fourth Grade Team Leader, Forest Lake Elementary School

Social studies is critical to students’ lives beyond the classroom--educators should use every possible tool to engage students in this critical discipline

Over the span of my 22-year career as South Carolina public school educator, I’ve taught in self-contained classrooms and I’ve been in departmentalized settings. Although I love teaching…

Why data interoperability is critical for K-12

December 5, 2022March 3, 2022 by Jeff Festa

Imagine how powerful it would be if all of the various systems and applications used by K-12 school systems could ... Read more

Building a reliable WiFi network to support K-12 digital learning

December 5, 2022March 3, 2022 by Jeff Festa

Fortunately, new WiFi technologies have emerged that can improve the throughput speeds for each network user. The amount of E-rate ... Read more

7 cybersecurity facts every K-12 district should know

December 5, 2022November 19, 2021 by Vcarlson

Cyber attacks might not be completely avoidable, but there are steps that K-12 leaders can take to reduce the odds ... Read more

Leveraging E-rate to transform learning

February 24, 2023November 19, 2021 by Vcarlson

This guide offers a roadmap to help K-12 leaders successfully leverage federal E-rate discounts to expand digital learning opportunities for ... Read more

Reinventing K-12 education for the post-pandemic era

January 23, 2023August 19, 2021 by Jeff Festa

The global pandemic has accelerated investment in edtech tools and competencies. Now, as K-12 leaders plan for the future, they ... Read more

Why closing the digital divide helps students far beyond the classroom

February 24, 2023June 7, 2021 by Jeff Festa

The COVID-19 pandemic sounded the alarm on an already-stubborn problem: the students who fall behind due to the digital divide ... Read more

An emerging threat to educational transformations

February 24, 2023June 1, 2021 by Jeff Festa

Digital learning is now the norm, rather than the exception. Not surprisingly, school districts anticipate a significant expansion in online ... Read more

Four Reasons to Choose Classroom Management in the Cloud — and Four Reasons to Self-Host

August 4, 2022August 13, 2019 by Jeff Festa

As a K-12 leader, you’re looking for ways to get the most out of your ed-tech investment. Classroom management software ... Read more

eClassroom News

6 tips to help teachers pull off collaborative learning

February 27, 2019 by Stacey Pusey

A group of elementary students working together to fill out a worksheet

The gifted group. The slow group. The behavioral issues group. Grouping in schools fell out of favor partially because educators—and parents—felt like kids were getting labeled and that…

IT Management

School district invents custom charging solution for all schools

February 9, 2017 by Abi Mandelbaum

As Denton Independent School District (ISD) prepares for future ready classrooms with technology and builds new schools, the Texas district ... Read more

Ancillary

ClassFlow launches new teacher-parent communication app

September 6, 2016 by Laura Ascione

ClassFlow Moments, a new free app for teacher-parent communication, is the latest addition to Promethean’s collaborative learning software ClassFlow. With ... Read more

District Management

Seven standards for effective professional development

April 17, 2014February 18, 2012 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Terms like “work collaboratively,” “share what you know,” and “problem-solve as a team” are commonly associated with the kinds of 21st-century skills that most people agree today’s students…

Blended Learning

Like Facebook, but for learning

November 5, 2013May 3, 2010 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Aiming to engage students who are multitasking with different forms of technology, companies are creating collaborative learning spaces online where students can help one another solve homework problems…

Crunch the Numbers: New Data on Student Wellbeing, the Skills Gap Crisis, and Tech Usage in Utah

K-12 Tech Innovation News

Investing in classroom collaboration tools? 3 things to know

The simplest elementary school science edtech

Systems check

4 ways we designed collaborative learning spaces

5 digital tools to enhance your social studies instruction

6 tips to help teachers pull off collaborative learning

School district invents custom charging solution for all schools

ClassFlow launches new teacher-parent communication app

Seven standards for effective professional development

CIESC Member Schools Gain Access to Metrasens Ultra Weapons Detection Systems Through New Partnership

SchoolStatus Launches SchoolStatus Boost, an Innovative Educator Development Solution for Enhanced Teacher Growth and Development

Frontline Education Releases Inaugural K-12 Lens Survey Report To Guide K-12 Decision-Making

Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District Supports Innovative Teaching and Learning with New EdTech Resources

AI Educational Partnership to Elevate Classroom Presentations, Assessments

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