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Don’t let CTE become an episode of Flip or Flop! Here are 4 musts for success

September 8, 2017 by Jennifer Edenfield

Switching school districts and Career and Technical Education programs can be a challenging task for a CTE director. It’s even more difficult if your goal is to revitalize…

District Management

3 tips for maximizing your PLC participation during the new school year

September 5, 2017September 5, 2017 by Lance Rougeux

For educators across the country, it’s time to get back at it. Summer is over, and if we are not yet back in school teaching, we are sorting…

District Management

How to have a coach for every teacher, without breaking the bank

May 7, 2019September 5, 2017 by By Dr. Ken Wallace

Every good athlete needs a coach to help them improve their practice, from student athletes to superstars like LeBron James and Serena Williams. This same principle can—and should—be…

District Management

How to create a dyslexia-friendly environment in your school

September 4, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 80 percent of students with learning disabilities have dyslexia. In order to create a learning environment that feels safe, comfortable…

District Management

2 starting steps to flawless tech implementation

August 30, 2017 by Jon Phillips

We all realize that planning is paramount to a successful project, and no one understands this more than educators. From plans that guide daily lessons to plans that…

STEM & STEAM

3 ways to leverage elementary coding for NGSS standards

August 29, 2017 by Kelly Bielefeld

As our district has started exploring the role that computer coding should play in our students’ educational lives, more than once the following question has come up: What…

eClassroom News

3 ways to enhance communication at a multi-cultural school

August 25, 2017 by By Dr. Melanie Morgan

As more and more ELL students enter the U.S. public school system, teachers are facing the twofold challenge of communicating ... Read more

District Management

This is how you build the library of the future

August 7, 2017 by Karen Connors

The 4 C’s (collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity) will drive our pioneering approach to developing the libraries of the future.

District Management

Media specialist: 3 ways to break down barriers between students and reading

August 4, 2017 by Sheryl Parker

It’s safe to say that both the environment and expectations for library media specialists have certainly changed, but what’s remained true is our mission to break down the…

District Management

How a focus on teachers helps a charter district serve the most challenging students

August 3, 2017 by Stephen Noonoo

At George Gervin Academy in San Antonio, Texas, the conversation has never been about competing with the city’s best schools by selecting the students most likely to succeed—in…

District Management

Fascinating library project has students award peace prize

July 28, 2017 by Andy Plemmons

The Barrow Peace Prize is a cross-curricular project that allows 2nd-grade students to consider the character traits of peace and extend their voices to a global audience. Named…

District Management

An overlooked key to success? Teaching teachers how to teach reading

July 25, 2017 by Cindy Young

The ability to read, and read well, is a skill that follows students for the rest of their lives and yet it’s shocking how many children lack the…

District Management

This is the best classroom tool teachers are not using

July 24, 2017 by Bryan Upshaw

Is there anything a teacher hates more than to look out across his or her classroom and see a group of tired, uninterested, and unmotivated students? Teachers are…

STEM & STEAM

In my classroom, students are the teachers—here’s why it works

July 13, 2017 by Dianne Pappafotopoulos

We have all heard the words, “don’t give up!” It is a constant reminder to keep going, to persevere in tough situations and when things aren’t working well,…

STEM & STEAM

How to make the upcoming eclipse an incredible STEM lesson

July 13, 2017 by David Vernier

There are many ways that teachers across the country can incorporate various hands-on, technology-enabled lessons before and during the viewing experience to help students make the most of…

District Management

Why this IT function is a K-12 edtech savior

July 5, 2017 by Mike Puglia

K-12 IT teams have many challenges unique to their environments, including typically locally-funded public schools, and very rarely do IT budgets increase. Despite this, changes in educational approaches,…

District Management

How to drive a successful digital transformation in urban districts

June 21, 2017 by Dwight Jones

It’s generally understood that integrating edtech into schools can be complex, but what’s less often discussed is that it represents one of the most universal pain points for…

Curriculum

5 ways to conquer a curriculum search

June 19, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

In a marketplace saturated with options, the search for curriculum and other instructional resources can be a difficult process for educators. All K-12 stakeholders from curriculum directors to…

District Management

How can schools ensure a “return on instruction?”

June 8, 2017 by By Eric C. Sheninger and Thomas C. Murray

[A portion of the following is an excerpt from the new ASCD book, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s ... Read more

Blended Learning

3 ways to ease grading with blended technology

June 2, 2017 by Barbara Mascareno-Shaw

Grading papers is still a daunting teaching duty. But it doesn’t have to be. Teachers have many tools available to encourage students to turn-in those assignments on time.

District Management

How to be an award-winning teacher

May 26, 2017 by Alison Alowonle, Anthony Johnson, and Jamie Reese

My homeroom is 4th- and 5th-graders: 21 gifted students, a mix of boys and girls. It’s nice because the 5th-graders are really the mentors, and next year the…

District Management

Wow! This inquiry-based, technology-rich school has no tech staff

May 25, 2017 by Mary Beth Cunat

When I first became principal, I was compelled to explore all aspects of what it meant to be a 21st-century learner in an international baccalaureate context: as a…

District Management

5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research

May 24, 2017May 24, 2017 by Martha Burns, Ph.D.

Educators can positively influence students’ learning by understanding how the brain is shaped by their early experiences—and how it can be rewired and reorganized to work more quickly…

District Management

Principal: Real school transformation starts with a magical triangle

May 18, 2017 by Tim Webb, Ed. D.

Every child deserves the opportunity to lead, learn, grow, and succeed. It’s only through a 360-degree approach to learning that we can provide these necessary opportunities to all…

District Management

Best practices for rolling out tech in the classroom—an administrative perspective

February 4, 2019May 12, 2017 by Wendy Eiteljorg

In 2013, Shipley made the integration of technology a priority, and the Board of Trustees approved a 1:1 program—a program where we provide each student (grades 6-12) with…

District Management

These schools are leveraging E-Rate for a complete digital transformation

October 31, 2017May 10, 2017 by Rich Nedwich

Textbooks and blackboards have become a thing of the past in K-12 schools as educators collaborate with IT teams to shape a full digital core curriculum as part…

Curriculum

Researchers develop groundbreaking technology for student writing success

May 8, 2017 by Dennis Pierce

As with any skill, the key to better writing is more practice. But that creates a dilemma for the teachers tasked with helping students improve their writing skills:…

District Management

Here’s how you tie spending to student outcomes—with big success

May 5, 2017 by T.J. Vinci

When I first came on board as the CFO in Pueblo, Colorado, I asked my finance manager to compile a complete financial report of all of our budgets.…

STEM & STEAM

5 teacher-loved technology tools to meet STEM NGSS standards

May 4, 2017 by Ashley Pereira, MS

The Science and Engineering Practices of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) require students to ‘obtain, evaluate, and communicate information’ (NGSS Lead States, 2013). As students engage in…

Curriculum

How to prevent accidental plagiarism in an online world

May 4, 2017 by Lesley Vos

Don't hurry up to blame a student. They might plagiarize accidentally. A responsible educator, you can help students write original academic papers and teach them to distinguish whether…

Classroom Innovations

3 innovative communication tips for students with autism

May 3, 2017 by ESchool Media Contributors

Communicating can be a challenge for certain individuals with autism. In “Communication Innovations for Individuals with Autism,” Howard C. Shane, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, associate professor at Harvard Medical School…

Curriculum

5 effective teaching tips for students with literacy challenges

May 1, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

As classrooms and teachers grow stronger in providing individualized and personalized instruction to every students, it’s never been more important to define and address the often-myriad literacy challenges…

District Management

Superintendent: Gen Z achievement soaring with student choice

April 24, 2017 by Dr. Royce Avery

So how can educators find the perfect balance between traditional and digital approaches to better focus their student’s attention? How can they gain back control in a classroom…

Blended Learning

Real talk: This is what successful blended learning actually looks like

April 20, 2017 by Andy Franko

In theory, blended learning sounds straightforward: You replace a portion of the traditional face-to-face instruction with web-based online instruction. In practice, though, launching and sustaining a blended learning…

eClassroom News

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…

District Management

3 keys to student success with early college programs

May 19, 2017April 13, 2017 by Dennis Pierce

Like a growing number of school districts, North Carolina’s Guilford County Schools (GCS) has early college programs that allow students to earn college credit while they’re still in…

Don’t let CTE become an episode of Flip or Flop! Here are 4 musts for success

3 tips for maximizing your PLC participation during the new school year

How to have a coach for every teacher, without breaking the bank

How to create a dyslexia-friendly environment in your school

3 ways to leverage elementary coding for NGSS standards

3 ways to enhance communication at a multi-cultural school

This is how you build the library of the future

Media specialist: 3 ways to break down barriers between students and reading

How a focus on teachers helps a charter district serve the most challenging students

Fascinating library project has students award peace prize

An overlooked key to success? Teaching teachers how to teach reading

How to make the upcoming eclipse an incredible STEM lesson

5 ways to conquer a curriculum search

How can schools ensure a “return on instruction?”

3 ways to ease grading with blended technology

How to be an award-winning teacher

5 ways teachers can improve student learning based on current brain research

Principal: Real school transformation starts with a magical triangle

Researchers develop groundbreaking technology for student writing success

Here’s how you tie spending to student outcomes—with big success

5 teacher-loved technology tools to meet STEM NGSS standards

How to prevent accidental plagiarism in an online world

3 innovative communication tips for students with autism

5 effective teaching tips for students with literacy challenges

Superintendent: Gen Z achievement soaring with student choice

Real talk: This is what successful blended learning actually looks like

School sees massive literacy boost thanks to new assessment attitude

3 keys to student success with early college programs

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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