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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
EL students
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
adaptive learning adaptive literacy
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
STEM PD
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
edtech purchasing
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
adaptive software
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
TED-Ed videos
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
assessment
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
performance assessments
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
formative assessments
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
teacher buy-in
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

If you give a kindergartner a Chromebook…

October 16, 2017February 10, 2017 by Laura Ascione
chromebook chromebooks
Although even the youngest children are considered tech-savvy today, there exists a difference between a child who knows how to use a tablet to watch videos and a…
Curriculum

School system makes world languages available to military and ELL families through digital access program

November 16, 2016 by Abi Mandelbaum
ELL-rosetta-language
Tennessee’s Clarksville-Montgomery County School System (CMCSS) is on a mission to bring language learning resources to its diverse community and student body of more than 33,500. As CMCSS…
STEM & STEAM

Our research shows that when students work on projects, they learn more

November 3, 2016November 1, 2016 by Michael Speziale, Kerry Speziale, Byron McCook, and Karim Letwinsky
project stem learning
Educators often talk about 21st-century skills and the benefits of incorporating communication, creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking into lessons. ... Read more
Teaching Trends

Who are the educators driving flipped learning?

January 25, 2023September 28, 2016 by Laura Ascione
flipped learning
Educators searching for flipped learning inspiration can now find it in a list of 100 people who are innovating and ... Read more
Teaching Trends

14 classroom management strategies to increase student learning

January 25, 2023September 28, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
classroom management
When the right classroom management tools are in place, students are able to learn more as their engagement increases. Focusing on physical classroom management, behavioral management, resources for…
Ancillary

Kaplan Test Prep launches free live PSAT prep

August 30, 2016 by Laura Ascione
For many high school students, the PSAT/NMSQT® is more than practice for the SAT® or ACT® — it’s the first ... Read more
District Management

Getting struggling students to read requires both data and compassion

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 by Tammy Mangus
reading
Too many teachers simply move students along from one grade to the next to be kind, without checking for mastery of skills. Can the impartiality data help?
Ancillary

Benchmark Education announces new early learning literacy intervention program

August 16, 2016 by Laura Ascione
Literacy publisher Benchmark Education Company (BEC) announced a new literacy intervention program for grades K–2 in print format with online ... Read more
Teaching Trends

Reading Horizons launches teacher platform to manage blended learning

August 2, 2016 by Laura Ascione
Reading Horizons has introduced Reading Horizons Accelerate™, an educator platform designed to provide free resources for teachers and implementation support ... Read more
Teaching Trends

Designing custom ed-tech software requires joint effort

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by Laura Ascione
Off-the-shelf education technology platforms can often fall short when aligning with educators’ specific approaches to instruction. As a result, many ... Read more
District Management

The simple LMS move that has made our teachers more effective

July 12, 2016 by Gary Brantley
one-lms
Migrating to a single platform for assessment, data analysis, and instruction has simplified most everything for one district.
District Management

Flexcat collaboration system gets big upgrade for ISTE

June 29, 2016 by Laura Ascione
lightspeed flexcat
At ISTE 2016, classroom audio provider Lightspeed Technologies will introduce three new features of its Flexcat system. The only classroom audio system designed for small-group learning, Flexcat consists…
IT Management

Dark fiber could be the future of school networking

June 29, 2016 by Bridget McCrea
dark-fiber
Dark fiber is helping some districts scale broadband for tomorrow, not today. Is it the future of networking?
District Management

Boxlight to debut standard, interactive laser and bulb projectors at ISTE

June 29, 2016 by Laura Ascione
projectors boxlight
Boxlight will be unveiling its new line of P12 projectors at the 2016 ISTE Conference & Expo in Denver, Colorado. Attendees will be able to see live demos…
STEM & STEAM

Vernier releases free back-to-school resources

June 27, 2016 by Laura Ascione
STEM learning
To support science and STEM teachers in delivering quality instruction to their students at the start of, and throughout, the school year, Vernier Software & Technology is offering…
News

Classroom displays new interactive learning technologies

May 12, 2016May 11, 2016 by Laura Ascione
classroom technologies
BOXLIGHT Corp., an interactive classroom technology manufacturer and K-12 education solutions provider, has partnered with Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn to create a showcase classroom that will enable…
STEM & STEAM

Researchers: Math needs a more visual approach

April 14, 2016April 13, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
early math
Taking a more visual approach to math instruction at the K-12 and higher-ed levels could dramatically change brain development as it relates to future math success, according to…
District Management

Common Core is changing how schools teach ELA and math

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo
bcr-report
New report finds Common Core is affecting reading and math — but not test scores States considered strong adopters of ... Read more
News

School Specialty unveils intervention program for low-level readers

February 25, 2016February 25, 2016 by Laura Ascione
reading-intervention
According to the 2015 National Assessment of Educational Progress – the Nation’s Report Card – only about 35 percent of U.S. fourth and eighth graders perform at the…
District Management

New professional development focuses on engagement through gaming

January 25, 2016January 25, 2016 by Laura Ascione
video gaming education
The ever-increasing omnipresence of digital media in student’s lives can be challenging for teachers as they compete for kid’s attention in and out of the classroom. With this…
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6 reasons why Chromebooks are the device of the moment

December 16, 2015November 6, 2015 by By Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>
google-devices
By all accounts, Chromebooks are the device of the moment. But why? We look at the reasons Chromebooks are surging in schools.
Teaching Trends

Digital Citizenship Micro-Badge Courses

December 22, 2015September 29, 2015 by Jeff Festa
Competency-Based Certification courses are designed by a team of experienced credentialed teachers, administrators, curriculum developers, and EdTech trainers. Courses include ... Read more
Teaching Trends

Digital Citizenship Course

December 22, 2015September 29, 2015 by Jeff Festa
Outfit your students for life in the wild, wild Web where they need the savvy to shoot straight, watch their ... Read more
District Management

New: 11 of the best iOS and Android apps

October 12, 2017May 15, 2014 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
apps-2014
Apps are some of the most popular tools in education, and with good reason--they're easily accessible on mobile devices and can provide quick and targeted help. Understanding how,…
District Management

TCEA: Do your libraries need a change?

February 17, 2017February 5, 2014 by Laura Ascione
school-libraries
Seeking to ensure school librarians' roles reflect the changing nature of education, one Texas school district changed its librarians' positions to better support digital learning. Library and IT…
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