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What makes a great principal?

December 13, 2019December 11, 2019 by Content provided by East Central University

A school and its staff can thrive under a great principal--here are seven hallmarks of strong school leadership.

Great principals lead effective schools. Under the leadership of a great principal, teachers thrive, students engage with core content and school administrative functions run smoothly. Conventional wisdom recognizes…

Game-Based Learning

Could Minecraft disrupt traditional instruction?

December 7, 2022December 5, 2019 by Chelsea Waite

Minecraft could have the potential to disrupt instruction.

Minecraft, which hit its 10-year anniversary this year, is currently the second best-selling video game ever—only beat out by Tetris. The game is what’s called a “sandbox,” where…

Personalized Learning

Developing successful personalized learning literacy programs

December 5, 2022December 3, 2019 by Angela Guarnieri

Literacy programs are important, as evidenced by these students reading on tablets in the school library.

As a former kindergarten and first grade teacher, who later taught struggling readers in grades three to five, I was acutely aware of the reading instruction gaps that…

Building & Campus Security

December 2019 Guide: School Safety

January 25, 2023November 26, 2019 by Vcarlson

We are excited to bring you the third in a series of eSchool News Guides, which are full of resources, ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

12 awesome digital and mobile learning resources

November 10, 2019November 8, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Students have come to expect learning tools that are engaging and easy to use--here are 10 digital and mobile learning tools to try in your classroom, like this student using a tablet in the library.

Digital and mobile learning can invigorate a dull classroom, boosting student engagement and motivating students to immerse themselves in learning. As with any tech-based instruction, the technology is…

Online & Hybrid Learning

November 2019 Guide: Digital & Mobile Learning

January 25, 2023October 31, 2019 by Vcarlson

We are excited to bring you the second in a series of eSchool News Guides, which are full of resources, ... Read more

Coding and Robotics

Robotics isn’t scary! 4 benefits of working with robots

December 7, 2022October 31, 2019 by Laura Ascione

A campus technology coordinator identifies three major benefits her district's students get from exploring robotics.

Robotics is attracting more student interest, and there's a reason--when students can make real-world connections between what they learn in the classroom and exciting careers, their engagement and…

STEM & STEAM

3 key parts of a K-12 coding or robotics program

February 18, 2021October 4, 2019 by Dennis Pierce

Implementing a coding or robotics program can be challenging--here are key elements that can make the process easier, illustrated by these students working on a robotic arm.

K-12 teachers and administrators have been listening to policy makers and industry leaders warn of the need for computer science instruction, such as a coding or robotics program,…

STEM & STEAM

eSchool News launches innovative Robotics Guide for educators

January 25, 2023October 1, 2019 by Laura Ascione

We are excited to bring you the very first in a series of eSchool News Guides, which are full of ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

October 2019 Guide: Robotics

January 25, 2023September 25, 2019 by Vcarlson

We are excited to bring you the very first in a series of eSchool News Guides, which are full of ... Read more

Four Reasons to Choose Classroom Management in the Cloud — and Four Reasons to Self-Host

August 4, 2022August 13, 2019 by Jeff Festa

As a K-12 leader, you’re looking for ways to get the most out of your ed-tech investment. Classroom management software ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

5 new strategies to integrate digital content into classroom instruction

September 23, 2020July 29, 2019 by Kyle Schutt

Digital content can bring real-world relevance to classrooms and students.

For the past decade of my career, I’ve worked to empower and inspire educators in their use of digital content and technology. From teaching educators in graduate level…

District Management

How we turned around our new teacher retention

May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 by James Montgomery

Turnaround Tuesdays feature examples of innovative solutions to problems, such as this district's SEL efforts.

Gaston County Schools, located in North Carolina, is the 10th-largest district in the state. We have a very diverse, economically challenged population in our school system, with roughly…

District Management

3 things edtech can’t do

March 8, 2021April 16, 2019 by Thomas Arnett

We’re swimming in a world of technologies that have huge implications for the future of schooling. Computers live in teachers and students’ pockets, the Internet makes information and…

eClassroom News

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…

District Management

How we turned around our reading program

May 6, 2019April 2, 2019 by Mellissa Douglas

Rockford Public Schools is one of the largest school districts in Illinois. More than 28,800 students attend the 44 schools in the district.

eClassroom News

Calling all teachers: Who’s up for the 1,000-word challenge?

March 13, 2019March 5, 2019 by Chris DeRemer

Students working independently in a classroom.

How might a lesson run if the teacher were allowed only 1,000 words of whole-group instruction each class period?

District Management

How we turned around our reading program

May 6, 2019March 5, 2019 by Mellissa Douglas

Rockford Public Schools is one of the largest school districts in Illinois, with more than 28,800 students and 44 schools.

District Management

5 things you don’t know about K-12 virtual learning

March 8, 2021February 28, 2019 by Carol DeFuria, President and CEO, VHS Learning

Two virtual students collaborating on a lesson

Online learning has come a long way since its early champions saw it as a supplement to classroom learning.

District Management

6 lessons our district learned from our move to blended learning

April 19, 2019February 15, 2019 by Lisa Adams

A student doing the online part of blended learning on her tablet in class.

Temple Independent School District (ISD), which is located north of Austin and south of Waco, Texas, has a very diverse student population. More than 75 percent of our…

STEM & STEAM

5 Cool STEM Grants for 2019

May 11, 2019February 1, 2019 by Laura Ascione

Although we're still in the middle of our current school year, it's never too early to get a jump on grants for the 2019-2020 year--especially where STEM funding…

eClassroom News

Why we love our reading software

December 3, 2018November 20, 2018 by Ellen Ullman

It’s no secret that strong reading skills are part of the foundation of students’ academic success. Without a solid reading foundation, students are more likely to perform poorly…

District Management

10 conversations about digital equity

January 21, 2020October 17, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Educators universally agree that equity should be one of the top priorities in every school and in every district across the country. Addressing equity issues is more difficult…

eClassroom News

Here’s my secret for better classroom management

February 15, 2019September 25, 2018 by Susan Sebastiani

At Flagstaff Academy in Colorado, I am lucky to head up the SmartLab facility and offer guided lessons to all K-5 classrooms. Couple this with 15 years of…

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…

SEL & Well-Being

4 reasons teaching coding improves SEL instruction

December 13, 2018June 1, 2018 by Stephan Turnipseed

Being able to recall facts may help you look good in front of your friends during trivia night, but memorizing content of the past has become largely irrelevant…

eClassroom News

Why DIY videos are easier than you think

May 14, 2018May 9, 2018 by Raymond Steinmetz

“I don’t think it’s appropriate for my students to learn from video.” —Me (until a month ago) I’ve been afraid to have my class learn from video for…

Online & Hybrid Learning

Why my school switched from virtual to blended learning

January 25, 2023March 21, 2018 by Rochelle Kolhouse

Online learning has transformed contemporary education. It has opened the doors for students to digest information in an entirely new way, learn on their own time and at…

Ancillary

Reach New Heights with FuelEd’s Summit Curriculum

February 22, 2018February 13, 2018 by ESchool News

The FuelEd Summit curriculum is flexible, mobile, and continuously evolving and adapting to each student’s strengths and weaknesses delivering individualized ... Read more

District Management

Teachers: English learners need resources, support

May 6, 2019January 12, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Most K-12 educators (80 percent) said they believe English Language Learner (ELL) instruction is a top priority for their school or district, according to a new survey. Ninety-nine…

District Management

Adaptive literacy? 3 must-knows for teachers and admin about adaptive learning

December 1, 2017October 12, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

The use of differentiated instruction to individualize each student’s learning experience is becoming more common in today’s elementary classrooms, but creating meaningful differentiation for a typical class of…

District Management

For PD, the days of one-and-done are dead and gone!

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 by Carrie Drake

According to research from the Center for Public Education, “one-and-done” professional development sessions for teachers simply don't work. With new standards rolling out every year, a one-class-covers-all approach…

Newsline

OPEN UP RESOURCES RELEASES ITS FIRST FREE OER CURRICULUM

January 25, 2023August 24, 2017 by Abi Mandelbaum

MENLO PARK, CA [August 24, 2017] — Open Up Resources, the nonprofit provider of openly licensed curriculum for K–12 schools, ... Read more

eClassroom News

Technology teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials”

August 14, 2017August 11, 2017 by Timothy Fung

By using tech tools, teachers actively create, customize and enhance educational approaches to meet the new and growing challenges of the 21st century. The tech tools offer a…

District Management

Nope! Why adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning

July 17, 2017July 12, 2017 by Hilary Scharton

We all know that changes in public education move slowly, but there’s one specific educational dilemma we’ve been mired in for decades, with varying levels of rhetoric and…

STEM & STEAM

These 10 TED-Ed videos will hold your students’ attention

October 19, 2017July 10, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Given students’ easy access to videos and digital resources via mobile devices and computers, it makes sense that educators would ... Read more

District Management

These edtech tools are perfect for hassle-free assessments

January 29, 2020June 15, 2017 by Na’ama Y. Rosenberg

With the shift in education towards data-driven instruction, teachers spend inordinate amounts of time on assessments: checking for understanding, formative assessment, summative assessment, quizzes, tests, essays, research papers,…

eClassroom News

How an edtech innovation is giving performance assessments new life

April 25, 2017April 24, 2017 by Stuart Kahl

Internet access, electronic collection of student work, and online distributed scoring, for example, can all play significant roles in making performance assessments more manageable and efficient.

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

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.

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