Do your teachers think PD is a dirty word?
This past year, teachers were introduced to a lot of new technology to help facilitate distance learning. And, because of this, professional development (PD) time often morphed into…
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Case Study: A Closer Look at How 3 Schools Adopted UV Disinfection Technology
To safely reopen, the CDC recommends the implementation of layered prevention strategies, including ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to clean & maintain ... Read more
Why Diversity Matters in School Library Collections— And How to Achieve It
How we perceive the world—and, just as importantly, how we see ourselves—is a function of the stories we experience in ... Read more
5 learning strategies that are here to stay
In 2020, students, teachers, and parents made an extraordinary pivot to distance learning with no preparation at all. From the district perspective, investments have been made in technology…
Building classroom community in a digital space
One of my favorite parts of being an educator is the sense of community that is created with each new class of students. Fostering that feeling in person…
The Essential Guide to 1:1 Post Pandemic
The unexpected school closures caused by the global pandemic in March 2020 resulted in many districts implementing a 1:1 model almost overnight to ... Read more
School’s offline for summer: 3 tips for easy device reclamation
Across the country, millions of students have been learning remotely since March 2020. According to the US Census, nearly 93 percent of people in households reported their children…
Prepare your school for a remote hybrid future
An abrupt shift to online learning catapulted educational institutions into rapid digital transformation. And in a remote-first world, institutions that ... Read more
Double the Rate of Reading Growth in 50 Days!
In a recent study, students using the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution typically achieved double the rate of reading growth in ... Read more
Gumdrop: Making the grade in student device protection
When laptops and tablets spend all day with students, accidents are bound to happen. At Gumdrop, our rugged, military grade ... Read more
