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How to balance work and study as a teacher

August 21, 2019August 20, 2019 by Content provided by Edith Cowan University
According to LinkedIn’s 2018 Workforce Learning Report, 93 per cent of employees would stay at a company longer if their ... Read more
District Management

Secrets from the library lines: 5 ways schools can boost digital engagement

January 2, 2018 by Meris Stansbury
digital library
Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In “Secrets from…
District Management

Why keeping parents and kids connected in the early years is critical

December 11, 2017 by By Chelsey Rodgers
In more than 60 percent of all two-parent households, both parents work, and in nearly all of these households, at least one parent is employed. This means that…
District Management

Video of the Week: Make it easy for students and parents to sign up with Seesaw

December 11, 2017 by Meris Stansbury
seesaw
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

Finally, a guide to parent engagement that works every time

December 7, 2017 by Meris Stansbury
parent engagement
Parent engagement in their child’s education is key to successful growth, but consistently engaging parents is at the top of the list of teacher frustration. Teachers must establish…
District Management

4 ways to ensure a successful school culture initiative

November 8, 2017 by By Tom Hierck
school culture
A growing body of research confirms that school culture significantly influences student learning. Indeed, it’s in the culture that classrooms build their success. Yet, too many schools accept…
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3 ways to build community in a multi-cultural school

September 11, 2017 by Dr. Melanie Morgan
ELL multi-cultural school
As more and more ELL students enter the U.S. public school system, teachers are facing the twofold challenge of communicating not only with these students, but with their…
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3 ways to use technology for amazing parental engagement

June 16, 2017 by Kenneth Chapman
parent engagement
Involving parents in their children's progress in the classroom has long been shown to significantly increase student outcomes. With parent engagement top of mind in many school districts–partly…
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5 reasons why every school needs to brand NOW

June 8, 2017 by Trish Rubin
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It’s woven in every aspect of modern daily life, but branding isn’t new to the scene. Archeologists found branded wine ... Read more
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How a sheriff’s department and a school teamed up for SEL

May 19, 2017 by Barbara Vella
social-emotional learning
School has always been a place for learning math, science, history, and art, but now it’s also becoming the place for students to learn other skills that are…
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District’s parental engagement soars with new “Glow and Grow” practice

April 6, 2017 by David W. Gaston
parent engagement
When my district, Charles City Public Schools (CCPS), created our strategic plan, we established “Community Investment in Public Schools” as one of our five core goals. As a…
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#1: The 7 questions every new teacher should be able to answer

December 30, 2016 by Alan November
teacher
Teaching for the 21st century looks a lot different. Here's what admins -- and teachers -- need to know for job interviews and beyond.
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Finding the right parent-teacher communication app for your class

November 8, 2016 by Jessica Meacham
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With a smartphone glued to 90 percent of the parent population’s hands, how is it that schools still depend on ... Read more
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New book illustrates the 5 most important leadership skills

September 22, 2016 by Abi Mandelbaum
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Leaders aren’t just principals, CEOs, and presidents, a new book asserts, but rather people from all walks of life benefit ... Read more
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10 ways reinventing education is like renovating your home

September 1, 2016 by Peter West
renovating education
Imagine that changing education to a blended paradigm is like renovating a large and much loved home that is more ... Read more
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5 ways to improve your school website design right now

August 16, 2016 by Jovana Cenejac
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First impressions are lasting. Here's how to make a good one with your school's website -- from navigation to multimedia elements.
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The 7 questions every new teacher should be able to answer

July 29, 2016June 13, 2016 by Alan November
hiring-teachers
Teaching for the 21st century looks a lot different. Here's what admins -- and teachers -- need to know for job interviews and beyond.
District Management

How to transform your media centers into makerspaces

June 9, 2016 by Gina Clark and Pam Aulakh
3dprinter-makerspace
Even with tight budgets, it's possible to repurpose your libraries or media centers into 21st century makerspaces. Here's how.
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How to manage your one-to-one program after you hand out devices

May 18, 2016May 18, 2016 by Bridget McCrea
one-to-one-schools
After the Chromebooks and iPads are distributed, admins and IT teams must keep breaking down silos and asking the tough questions. Here's how some districts are seeing success.
District Management

5 tips to engage parents using technology they already use

May 17, 2016 by Kelly Wade
parents-tech
The trick to getting more parents involved in what's going on in the classroom: stick to video, social media, and other familiar tech.
District Management

Should you treat your school like a business?

February 5, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
school-business
The idea of treating students, parents and the school community as customers isn't an entirely new one, but it's still one that makes some school leaders balk. After…
District Management

One district’s innovative ideas to engage parents

October 15, 2015October 15, 2015 by By Dennis Pierce
How free tutors, workshops, and cold hard cash gets more parents involved in some pretty interesting ways in one district.
District Management

LAUSD righting its ed-tech wrongs

August 19, 2015 by By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
lausd-technology
This article is no longer available. 
District Management

Stopping teacher turnover in its tracks

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 by By Kristi Cole
turnover-teachers
According to research, teacher turnover is increasing. How do you retain the best educators? Observation and lots of feedback, says one school.
District Management

8 ways schools can become truly Future Ready

January 21, 2016July 13, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>
future-ready
Ed-tech leaders say being Future Ready is more than signing a pledge. Here's their top advice for going beyond the adopting technology and starting to make real, measurable…
District Management

What should graduates look like in 10 years?

June 25, 2015 by By Rachel Norris
graduates-look
San Francisco’s Vision 2025 tackles technology and early literacy It seems an almost unknowable question: What will — or should ... Read more
District Management

Educating parents of the Siri generation

December 15, 2015June 11, 2015 by By Carl Hooker
digital-parents
In our digital world, some parents may feel lost at sea. Here's what they need to know to keep up with their kids online lives, and what schools…
District Management

How to survive an ed-tech crisis

June 4, 2015 by By Dennis Pierce
survive-crisis
In successfully rebooting its one-to-one computing program after an initial setback, Guilford County has achieved what other districts with high-profile tablet missteps, such as L.A. Unified, have not…
District Management

SEC launches informal inquiry into LAUSD’s use of bonds for iPads

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015 by By Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times
ipad-lausd
This article is no longer available. 
District Management

10 ways to use social media to pass bond issues

November 10, 2014 by By Lucille Renwick
social-media
As the fight to get voter approval for bonds becomes more challenging, school district leaders and their supporters are tapping into Facebook, Twitter, and other forms of social…
District Management

3 ways to avoid summer ‘brain drain’

May 16, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
summer-brain
Students and teachers usually can't wait for summer--students, to have a break from classes, and teachers, to catch up on professional development and reflect on the previous school…
District Management

Public libraries make digital magazines accessible to all

October 30, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Magazine publishers are experimenting with all sorts of different ways to get you to pay for their digital products, including single issues, subscriptions, “buffets” (like Next Issue) and…
District Management

Two case studies: How connected educators can transform schools

October 28, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Figuring out which new teaching practices or pieces of technology might work in a classroom can feel like a full-time job, Mind/Shift reports.
District Management

Newtown residents demolish a school, and violent memories

October 25, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Demolition has begun at Sandy Hook Elementary School, where a gunman killed 20 students and six adults last December, NPR reports.
District Management

Why we collaborate

October 16, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Mass collaboration is the theme of this excellent TED Radio Hour.
District Management

Grit, optimism and other buzzwords in the way of education

October 15, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Angela Duckworth was recently awarded a $625,000 “no strings attached” MacArthur genius grant for her research on “Grit,” Forbes reports.
District Management

INFOGRAPHIC: Are schools worrying about the shutdown?

October 10, 2013 by Meris Stansbury
View this infographic to learn more about what your educators are thinking about the government shutdown.
District Management

A scramble across city as school drivers strike

October 9, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Boston school bus drivers went on strike Tuesday morning — with no advance warning to families — leaving thousands of children stranded at home or at bus stops…
District Management

Happy Connected Educator Month: A day in the life

October 3, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
October has been deemed "Connected Educator Month" by the U.S. Department of Education, the Huffington Post reports.
District Management

Bill Gates: ‘It would be great if our education stuff worked but…’

September 27, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
“It would be great if our education stuff worked, but that we won’t know for probably a decade.” That’s what Bill Gates said on Sept. 21 (see video…
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