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School sees massive literacy boost thanks to new assessment attitude

April 19, 2017April 17, 2017 by Heidi Busk

At the beginning of the 2016-17 school year, 82 percent of Morgen Owings Elementary School’s students were working below grade level. Now, six months later, just 40 percent…

Pitsco $350 Educator Grants

April 2, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Pitsco Education appreciates everything educators do to positively affect learners. We also know that funding enriching learning opportunities for students ... Read more

Red Nose Challenge

April 2, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Comic Relief Inc. has announced the call for entries for the Red Nose Challenge, as part of its Red Nose ... Read more

District Management

Trump pledges support for HBCUs, but no additional money

March 2, 2017 by William Douglas and Anita Kumar, McClatchy Washington Bureau

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STEM & STEAM

8 tips to help create and sustain a makerspace

February 13, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Though makerspaces are becoming more mainstream, creating and maintaining one could overwhelm educators who are starting from scratch. Aside from the technology tools and other resources that make…

District Management

Are students buying what schools are selling?

October 4, 2021October 14, 2016 by Julia Freeland Fisher

A new book offers a compelling new theory about how educators can rethink student motivation. Are you really meeting students' needs?

21st Century Skills

5 ways to gamify writing in the classroom

June 27, 2016June 27, 2016 by Joan Selby

Believe it or not, writing is a natural fit for gamification techniques, and students will come to love the challenge.

District Management

Student data mining is a problem, and states are trying to fix it

June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 by Sarah Breitenbach, Stateline.org

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District Management

Why digital PD needs an urgent overhaul

June 2, 2016May 31, 2016 by Sarah Brown Wessling

Technology, collaboration, and new standards are changing the classroom at a rapid pace. Every teacher's professional development must keep up.

STEM & STEAM

4 radically different school models upending education

April 21, 2016April 21, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

Goal setting and PBL serve as cornerstones for new school models. Is self-directed learning every student’s future? These days, there ... Read more

Teaching Trends

eSchool Media, Casey Green to host interactive interviews from ASU GSV Innovation Summit

April 12, 2016 by Laura Ascione

eSchool Media, Inc, and Campus Computing announced plans for interactive Thought Leader Interviews at the 2016 ASU GSV Innovation Summit on April 18, 19 and 20 in San…

21st Century Skills

TED-ED clubs give students a platform for sharing ideas

March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

The clubs are fashioning the next generation of TED speakers one big idea at a time One of Mitzi Stover’s ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

Introducing the math selfie

February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 by Lana Sweeten-Shults, Times Record News

Sure, you may have taken a selfie, but you likely haven't taken an equivalent fraction selfie — and if you ask the Jefferson Elementary School fourth-graders in Jennifer…

District Management

Is it time to redesign your curriculum for the 21st century learner?

February 4, 2016February 1, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

A new framework advocates for carefully curating what students learn. Is it time to rethink your curriculum?

District Management

Making classroom observations more efficient — and effective

January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 by Kelly Gillespie

A custom web-based system is making for more thoughtful classroom observation Instructional leaders need to know what is happening when ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

The next top scientist could win $25,000

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Discovery Education and 3M have opened the annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a national science competition for students in grades 5-8. Through the program, young inventors…

IT Management

Bringing wi-fi, and parent engagement, to the community

January 13, 2016January 13, 2016 by Joelle Bejarano

Kent School District's new internet kiosks are bringing the SIS and free wi-fi to the community to increase parent engagement and internet access at the same time.

How to Stretch Your Ed-Tech Budget

How paper-free days can spark a tech transformation

January 12, 2016January 7, 2016 by Ron McAllister

Cutting out paper and pencils one day a week got students and teachers at one school thinking more creatively.

IT Management

Five strategies for using classroom technology

December 14, 2015March 16, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Technology and digital media continue to represent a powerful pathway for advancing the goals of education, including raising academic achievement and preparing students for college and career, according…

Edtech Trends

How a GoPro Got My Students Excited to Learn

January 25, 2023January 27, 2015 by By Charles Moseley

I had not planned to purchase a GoPro while out shopping. However, it was on sale, I had a coupon, two gift cards, and two weeks in the…

District Management

New: 11 of the best iOS and Android apps

October 12, 2017May 15, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Apps are some of the most popular tools in education, and with good reason--they're easily accessible on mobile devices and can provide quick and targeted help. Understanding how,…

District Management

States take steps for full-day kindergarten

January 13, 2014 by Staff and wire services reports

In the not too distant past, kindergarten was a place where children learned to color, share and play, Stateline reports.

STEM & STEAM

NBA great promotes STEM education at event

May 6, 2019November 19, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar bent down Monday to study the solar-powered car being demonstrated by sixth-graders from Miller’s Hill School in Shingle Springs, the Sacramento Bee reports.

STEM & STEAM

South Portland ‘university’ promotes high school STEM education

May 6, 2019November 6, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The transparent gelatinous alginate strands South Portland High School junior Jackeline Zarate and Portland High School junior Bailey Ruesch pulled from a test tube last week at Fairchild…

Teaching & Learning

SchoolMAX cited in back-to-school nightmare

May 2, 2024August 31, 2009 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

It's every district's nightmare: thousands of students arrive on the first day of school with no schedule and nowhere to go ... and parents, teachers, and the media…

School sees massive literacy boost thanks to new assessment attitude

Pitsco $350 Educator Grants

Red Nose Challenge

Trump pledges support for HBCUs, but no additional money

8 tips to help create and sustain a makerspace

Are students buying what schools are selling?

5 ways to gamify writing in the classroom

Student data mining is a problem, and states are trying to fix it

Why digital PD needs an urgent overhaul

4 radically different school models upending education

eSchool Media, Casey Green to host interactive interviews from ASU GSV Innovation Summit

TED-ED clubs give students a platform for sharing ideas

Introducing the math selfie

Is it time to redesign your curriculum for the 21st century learner?

Making classroom observations more efficient — and effective

The next top scientist could win $25,000

How paper-free days can spark a tech transformation

Five strategies for using classroom technology

How a GoPro Got My Students Excited to Learn

New: 11 of the best iOS and Android apps

States take steps for full-day kindergarten

NBA great promotes STEM education at event

South Portland ‘university’ promotes high school STEM education

SchoolMAX cited in back-to-school nightmare

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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