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.
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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.
How to create engaging active learning environments
Technology plays a pivotal role in classrooms, and as it becomes more sophisticated, educators realize that creating active learning environments can help them effectively and efficiently use technology…
How to assess 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…
Is it possible to innovate your district workflow?
COVID disrupted classroom teaching and learning, but it also prompted school district leaders to come up with new and paperless processes to keep school offices and operations running…
Taking stock of your classroom air quality
COVID-19 brought with it new safety guidelines and strategies. And classroom air quality has topped the list of school leaders' concerns.
Top strategies for a smooth return to the classroom
Students left their in-person classrooms in March of 2020 without realizing they'd soon be logging into virtual classrooms for the long haul. After what seemed like an eternity,…
Heroes at Work: Brevard Public Schools maintains cybersecurity awareness during pandemic learning
Here, eSchool News highlights Florida’s Brevard Public Schools–one of its K-12 Hero Awards winners. Keep reading to discover how this district navigated a cybersecurity attack and keeps learning…
Whatever it takes: How one underserved district continues to make it through the pandemic
Listening to Alena Zachery-Ross, Superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools in Michigan, managing her district through this pandemic almost sounds like a positive story.
Countdown to eSN Hero Awards nominations!
Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were beginning in March 2020 and continuing up to present day, and never before has their resilience been…
Making a post-pandemic promise
Vicksburg Warren School District (VWSD) Superintendent Chad Shealy is irrepressible. Whether you are talking about COVID response, CTE strategies, or curriculum content, Chad not only makes you feel…
eSchool News welcomes Hero Awards nominations through June 30
To acknowledge educators' efforts, and to tell their stories, eSchool News is proud to announce the Hero Awards program.
Using project-based learning to reverse the summer slide
After a tumultuous year, students can use project-based learning resources to keep their brains sharp and avoid learning loss.
Changing learning for the better after COVID
For Rick Cave, Director of Technology at West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in New Jersey, the biggest challenge to pivoting during the pandemic wasn’t the platforms, but the…
No going back: Why schools need to keep some pandemic techniques
With a pandemic-induced move to virtual comes increased access to online PD events and a greater chance to share best practices.
Professional development should remain a pandemic priority
For Diane Lauer, Assistant Superintendent of Priority Programs and Academic Support at St. Vrain Valley Schools in Colorado, COVID couldn’t stop teacher training. In fact, her work became…