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Can audiobooks be the great equalizer for students with learning differences?

April 4, 2019April 4, 2019 by Valerie Chernek

A boy in a beanbag chair reading along to an audiobook.

Low reading ability is a major contributor to learning inequality in our schools. An estimated 26 million students have learning differences, including tens of thousands of students with…

SEL & Well-Being

5 things to say to students suffering from anxiety

June 3, 2019March 15, 2019 by Christine Ravesi-Weinstein M.Ed.

Understanding anxiety is something that educators, parents, doctors, therapists, students, sufferers, and non-sufferers are still working on. Just like anything else we attempt to understand, we will never…

Digital Equity

Spotty internet access for rural students limits achievement

January 21, 2020February 21, 2019 by Laura Ascione

A wi-fi sign on a country road illustrates the idea that internet access for rural students is challenging.

Technology and internet access for rural students in some parts of the U.S. is unreliable at best, and this limited access could adversely affect their learning. Rural students…

STEM & STEAM

4 Fresh Approaches to Coding in The Classroom

May 11, 2019January 18, 2019 by Tanner Higgin

Coding is one of the most crowded categories in edtech. And while there are a ton of great tools for students of any ability level, many of these…

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Pernille Ripp

November 16, 2018November 12, 2018 by Patrick Larkin

This week’s #BloggerMondays share is the wonderful blog of Pernille Ripp, creator of The Global Read Aloud and a relentless advocate for creating environments that instill a passion for…

eClassroom News

Tips & resources to prevent cyberbullying

October 11, 2018October 8, 2018 by Eisha Buch

Each act of cyberbullying hurts students, disrupts classrooms, and affects your school’s culture and community. So how should you handle it? What should you do or say? And…

SEL & Well-Being

How wearables, AR, and VR help students to develop SEL skills (part 2)

December 13, 2018September 4, 2018 by Jason Swanson

In my previous post, How wearables, AR, and VR help students develop SEL skills (part 1), I explored the ways in which wearables, augmented reality (AR), and virtual…

District Management

10 districts with awesome brands

July 30, 2018July 27, 2018 by Erin Werra

No one is great at everything, but everyone is great at something. These 10 school districts identified why their district is awesome, then structured everything they do around…

eClassroom News

3 ways to promote grit via literacy instruction

June 19, 2018June 18, 2018 by Christina Pirzada, M.Ed.

J.K. Rowling. Bill Gates. Oprah Winfrey. These are no doubt names that most students recognize as successful. But what often goes overlooked is the perseverance needed to achieve…

eSchool Media

8 informal assessments to pinpoint what your students need

May 17, 2018May 16, 2018 by Chris Balow

The great thing about informal assessments is they help us gauge students’ understanding during the learning process instead of after. Informal assessment also changes teachers’ relationship to student…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Tech holds great promise for students with autism

January 25, 2023April 11, 2018 by Julia Ottesen

Research indicates that due to a heightened interest in visual materials combined with strong visual processing capabilities, many individuals with autism benefit from using technology. From devices to…

District Management

4 questions to ask about E-rate funding

January 30, 2018January 24, 2018 by Susan Biddle

Today’s K-12 schools are facing a complex web of needs, technologies and regulations. Digital transformation has led to an expectation by students and faculty of constant connectivity to…

Curriculum

Video of the Week: 3 tips for great formative assessment

January 12, 2018January 8, 2018 by Laura Ascione

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

Hey educators: Are you trustworthy? Here are 4 vital signs for identifying and assessing trust in schools

November 22, 2017November 20, 2017 by By Jennifer Abrams

Trust is a big word. It may be just one syllable and it’s certainly not a word the Spelling Bee organizers would consider a great challenge (or have…

Curriculum

3 winning characteristics of a school STEAM program

October 2, 2017September 28, 2017 by Chris Fornaro

What makes Shipley’s STEAM program so great? Access to cutting-edge technology and the integration of the STEAM curriculum across the School have been integral to success, but above…

District Management

15 of the best apps to engage students outside the classroom

August 23, 2017August 22, 2017 by Dave Saltmarsh

Learning shouldn’t stop when students leave for summer vacation. Rather, this extended break from the classroom is the perfect time to introduce kids to a variety of mobile…

STEM & STEAM

4 Fresh Approaches to Coding in The Classroom

May 11, 2019July 26, 2017 by Tanner Higgin

One of the bright spots at this year’s International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference has been how many developers are not just iterating on the tried-and-true…

As expected, Trump’s education budget prioritizes school choice

May 23, 2017 by Laura Ascione

President Donald Trump on May 23 released details of his proposed FY 2018 education budget, which adamantly supports school choice and slashes funding for other major education programs…

District Management

Greatest lesson: Teacher buy-in is overrated

August 30, 2017April 12, 2017 by Dr. Karen Beerer

One of the greatest lessons my 30 years of experience in education has taught me is that teacher buy-in is, sometimes, overrated.

District Management

14 trailblazing educators you should follow on Twitter

December 12, 2016December 12, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Social media plays a large role in today's society, and most educators aren't scared to jump in and leverage Twitter, Facebook and other social networks to increase their…

Can audiobooks be the great equalizer for students with learning differences?

5 things to say to students suffering from anxiety

Spotty internet access for rural students limits achievement

4 Fresh Approaches to Coding in The Classroom

Pernille Ripp

Tips & resources to prevent cyberbullying

3 ways to promote grit via literacy instruction

8 informal assessments to pinpoint what your students need

Tech holds great promise for students with autism

Video of the Week: 3 tips for great formative assessment

Hey educators: Are you trustworthy? Here are 4 vital signs for identifying and assessing trust in schools

3 winning characteristics of a school STEAM program

15 of the best apps to engage students outside the classroom

4 Fresh Approaches to Coding in The Classroom

As expected, Trump’s education budget prioritizes school choice

Greatest lesson: Teacher buy-in is overrated

AI Educational Partnership to Elevate Classroom Presentations, Assessments

SME Education Foundation Expands Manufacturing and Engineering Opportunities to 15K Additional Michigan Students

Ozobot Launches Self-Service Professional Development Courses

Demco Acquires StickTogether, Accelerating StickTogether’s Mission and Expanding Demco’s Range of Innovative Solutions

EPS Learning Programs Selected by Virginia Board of Education as Recommended Literacy Solutions

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