Digital assistants are transforming classrooms
When digital assistants are used in classrooms, the outcomes can be overwhelmingly beneficial. AI has untapped potential in classrooms, from preschool through higher education.
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Hero Awards finalists: 18 schools and educators dedicated to learning
The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration.
Here’s how you can fix teacher shortages in your district
As schools opened their doors this fall, one of the biggest challenges on school leaders' minds: filling teaching vacancies and addressing teacher shortages.
eSchool Media Announces Winners of the 2022 eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards
Recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success during the pandemic-era school year, eSchool News recognizes three winners for their ... Read more
Meet the 2022 K-12 Hero Awards winners!
eSchool Media is pleased to announce the three winners of the eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards: Dr. Ann Hughes, Director of Student Intervention for Sanger ISD in Texas;…
How your communication strategies create safe schools
School district leaders have no higher priority than to create secure and informed campus environments. Having a campus-wide communication ecosystem is imperative. Being able to initiate a controlled…
How innovative teaching helps boost productivity
AI has untapped potential in classrooms, from preschool through higher education. An AI digital assistant used in a classroom can transform how educators teach, giving them the freedom…
Immediate solutions to teacher shortages
School districts nationwide are facing unprecedented teacher shortages, with thousands of classrooms unstaffed as the school year begins. Filling these vacancies with certified teachers is a critical need.
eSN K-12 Hero Awards Program nominee: Spotlight on Green Bay Area Public School District
Many new and innovative practices emerged as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, shuttering physical classrooms and pushing students and teachers online. It's critical to document these…
eSN K-12 Hero Awards Program nominee: Spotlight on FLVS
Educators have always deserved praise and recognition--that has never been more evident than during the pandemic, when they prioritized student safety among heroic efforts to keep learning going…
How to ensure both security and accessibility in your district’s IT strategy
Keeping student and educator information safe and protected is a top priority, particularly now in the wake of skyrocketing cyberattacks. When it comes to fighting cyberattacks, schools need…
How 3 past Hero Awards winners navigated COVID
The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards program, sponsored by JAR Systems and SAP Concur, has returned for 2022 and recognizes the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12…
District IT can be secure and still be accessible
Cyberattacks against educational institutions have skyrocketed--and keeping student and educator information safe and protected is a top priority.
How to keep your district’s IT safe, yet accessible
Cyberattacks against educational institutions have skyrocketed--and keeping student and educator information safe and protected is a top priority.
The Hero Awards Program honors standout educators
eSchool Media is pleased to announce the return of the eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards, and that the awards nomination period opens June 27, 2022.
Education’s future? Blended and hybrid learning
Blended and hybrid learning models are life-changing for many students, extending personalized and flexible learning options to select individuals or groups.
Is your district’s IT safe and accessible?
Cyberattacks against educational institutions have skyrocketed--and keeping student and educator information safe and protected is a top priority.
Do we do our best work for machines?
The revolution in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has been a long time coming. Since the mid-1980s, scholarly journals have been predicting the widespread adoption of…
The future of education is blended and hybrid learning
Blended and hybrid learning models were first introduced to extend personalized and flexible learning options to selected individuals or groups of students. But with onset of the pandemic,…
How to make the most of your COVID relief funds
School district leaders across the country are cautiously optimistic about post-pandemic teaching and learning--and they're also tracking what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their technology infrastructure…
Student well-being is critical–here’s how to support it
Student well-being has a direct impact on student motivation, engagement, and learning. In short, their social and emotional well-being has a long-term impact. It is absolutely critical that…
Here’s why blended and hybrid learning are the future of education
Blended and hybrid learning models were first introduced to extend personalized and flexible learning options to selected individuals or groups of students. But with onset of the pandemic,…
Fill personnel gaps with federal grants
Hiring additional reading and math coaches, counselors, school psychologists, and other support staff is a key strategy for meeting students’ academic and social-emotional learning needs.
Follow the money! Use COVID relief funds to your advantage
School district leaders across the country are cautiously optimistic about post-pandemic teaching and learning--and they're also tracking what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their technology infrastructure…
Can we measure personalized learning’s impact?
Personalized learning offers myriad possibilities for teachers and students. And in the wake of the pandemic, as educators try to manage learning gaps, personalized learning is more critical…
How federal grants can help staff your schools
Using federal funding for personnel expenses can seem daunting, but it can in fact be manageable with the right knowledge and tools in place.
Here’s how to support student well-being
Student well-being directly impacts their motivation, engagement, and learning. In short, their social and emotional well-being has a long-term impact.
Making indoor air quality a top priority
As schools move toward making masks optional for students and teachers, concerns are turning to the best ways to mitigate COVID-19 infections--and indoor air quality is a major…
How to focus on classroom accessibility
The interruption of in-person learning environments due to COVID-19 impacted everyone, but it particularly challenged those with specific learning needs.
Need edtech funding? Here’s how to get it
School district leaders across the country are cautiously looking forward to post-pandemic teaching and learning--but they are also eyeing what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to upgrade their…
How do we measure personalized learning’s impact?
Personalized learning is more critical than ever--it can help students recover lost learning and boost social-emotional growth. What's more, personalized learning helps educators in dire need of learning…
Why video creation encourages classroom innovation
Some of the best educational content develops with creative thinking and a willingness to try new things--and if teachers and students have the right tools, they're on the…
5 tips to bring engineering into the classroom
STEAM education is critically important in the classroom, and engineering education is a key part of STEAM learning. And on World Engineering Day, the need for students to…
Why active learning environments are key to student engagement
Technology's pivotal role in education can't be denied, and it will remain a constant in classrooms. Many schools are turning to active learning environments to effectively use technology…
The best ways to monitor your school’s indoor air quality
COVID-19 ushered forth a plethora of new safety guidelines and strategies intended to bring students and teachers back to the classroom as safely as possible. Indoor air quality…
Creating more accessible classrooms in 3, 2, 1…
Equity became one of the top issues as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe. Educators in every building acknowledged the continuing need to create more equitable education…
4 major benefits of digital workflows
Digital workflows save time and money--and they also create better experiences for students and staff. And if COVID has proven anything, it's that digital processes are a must-have…
What edtech should schools keep in today’s new normal?
The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly thrown education for a loop. Even as classes resumed this past fall, many districts implemented widespread student and teacher quarantines and shifted to…
How to fund 3 must-have classroom tech tools
Classroom technology is essential, and nothing made that more obvious than the COVID-19 pandemic that forced learning to go virtual and hybrid. Technology upgrades help make students feel…
Making the most of your return to school
Even though schools are back to in-person learning, the pandemic taught us something about how automating processes can save time--and if educators need more of anything, it's time.