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Renaissance Answers: Has There Really Been an Impact from COVID on Student Performance?

October 15, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Distance learning demands that districts close technology gaps and ensure teachers—and students—are equipped for a virtual world

Renaissance, a global leader in pre-K–12 education technology, today announced the upcoming release of How Kids Are Performing: Tracking the Impact ... Read more

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All-New Science Techbook for Middle School and STEM Connect

October 14, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Education today launched Keeping You Connected to Curiosity, a new initiative keeping the continuity of curiosity alive for teachers and students everywhere. Discovery Education is the global ... Read more

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CAE Partners with Education Research and Development Institute

October 14, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Council for Aid to Education, Inc. (CAE), a leading provider of performance-based, authentic assessments measuring essential college and career readiness skills, ... Read more

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LearnWell Names Ardena White as VP of District Mental Health Partnerships

September 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Today, LearnWell, a leading mental health services company in K-12 education, announced that Ardena White has been named Vice President ... Read more

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Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience Wins Approval

September 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Following a comprehensive evaluation, Virginia’s State Board of Education has approved Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience for statewide use as a ... Read more

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Discovery Education Experience Updates Tailored to Support Students and Educators for Remote, Hybrid, or In-Person Learning

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Discovery Education–the global leader in standards-aligned digital curriculum resources and professional learning for K-12 classrooms–today introduced updates to the award-winning Discovery Education Experience platform ... Read more

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Copyright Clearance Center and EL Education Make it Easy for Schools to License Trade Book Content During Pandemic

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Copyright Clearance Center, Inc. (CCC), a leader in advancing copyright, accelerating knowledge, and powering innovation, in coordination with participating publishers, is ... Read more

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Impero Creates Cloud-based Solution to Help Schools Record Student Health and Safety Concerns

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Student safety leader Impero has created Impero back:drop, a new free cloud-based solution to help schools manage and record student ... Read more

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New York State Education Department Approves Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Sponsor

September 16, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., September 14, 2020—The New York State Education Department has approved Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and ... Read more

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Pocketalk Donates Devices To ELL Teachers Through First-Ever Back To School Program

September 10, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Pocketalk, the global leader in connecting conversations and removing language barriers, today announced the donation of 100 devices to educators ... Read more

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Merge Releases Hand-Held Digital Teaching Aids

September 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Merge, the leader in mixed reality for K-12 education, announced today their new hand-held digital teaching aids are now available ... Read more

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SDI, Inc. Launches ‘PPE As-a-Service’ for K-12 to Address Demand for PPE and Essential Materials

August 24, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

To support school systems, including New York City Public Schools, in obtaining Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other essential materials, ... Read more

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Interactive Online Tool that Gives Teachers a Shortcut to Creating Quality Project Based Learning Units

August 20, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

PBLWorks, the leader in professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has created a first-of-its kind PBL Project Designer ... Read more

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Instant Access to Data Gives Schools New Power

July 9, 2020 by ESchool News

Two co-workers analyze data and discuss workplace concepts.

The COVID-19 pandemic has school districts across the country reevaluating their approach to learning and engagement. Coupled with drastic funding ... Read more

District Management

Here’s the biggest mistake educators are making with remote learning

June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 by Dennis Pierce

The pandemic has forced learning out of physical classrooms--and it presents a unique opportunity for educators across the globe

Education thought leader Alan November isn’t shy about discussing what he believes is a key misstep that many educators are making in shifting to web-based instruction during the…

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Free Online Career Development

June 30, 2020May 18, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

Learn how this Arizona district personalized professional development to keep teachers engaged and enthusiastic about instruction.

With the school closures caused by the COVID-19/coronavirus pandemic, school counselors, teachers, parents, and students are looking for online resources. ... Read more

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Free safeguarding software

April 3, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

A tech director shares how monitoring software helps his schools stay on top of cyberbullying, like this upset teenage girl looking at her phone.

School safeguarding leader Impero has launched a forever-free digital safeguarding tool, designed to simplify the recording and management of pupil ... Read more

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10 priorities for K-12 IT leaders

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 by Laura Ascione

With increased data and connectivity come threats to school networks and a focus on equity--and K-12 IT leaders have their plates full managing these challenges, and more.

School districts are moving to highly digital ecosystems, and K-12 IT leaders have more and more to manage to ensure that teaching and learning can go on uninterrupted…

Classroom Innovations

5 ways to improve instructional coaching today

May 21, 2019May 21, 2019 by Dr. Kandace Bethea

Instructional coaching can be a powerful framework for teacher professional development, but not all coaching is created equally. As a beneficiary of a Teacher and School Leader Incentive…

District Management

Overcoming your own anxiety to become an effective K-12 leader

April 9, 2019 by Christine Ravesi-Weinstein, M.Ed.

A group of people that indicates leadership

Leadership skills require people to look inward and find self-confidence that will not only guide them toward successes but focus them through failures—an inevitable part of all leadership…

District Management

7 ways to be a more visible leader

November 21, 2018 by Matthew Joseph, Ed.D.

Today’s school administrator has an overabundance of duties and responsibilities to balance with the mandates from state and national reform. As an instructional leader, you must guide teachers…

District Management

How I became an active learner at ASCD “Empower18”

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 by Matthew Joseph, Ed.D.

As ASCD Empower 18 kicked off in Boston on Friday, March 23 I knew the four days were going to be “wicked awesome”—I mean, come on!—it’s Boston. But…

Educational Leadership

How to be a collaborative leader

January 25, 2023January 30, 2018 by Matthew Joseph, Ed.D.

When the word “collaboration” is spoken in a school, it is not always welcomed with open arms. Educators or leaders who have had success or are comfortable working…

District Management

Teachers: How to use your voice for a positive school culture

November 6, 2017November 6, 2017 by By Jennifer Abrams

Moving from the classroom into the role of a teacher leader and a coach was a transition, to say the least. I recognized I was credentialed in teaching…

Featured Funding News

Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics Grants

May 31, 2017 by Laura Ascione

The purpose of this grant is to increase the breadth and depth of the mathematics content knowledge of one elementary ... Read more

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DeVos undoes Obama student loan protections

April 24, 2017 by Shahien Nasiripour, Bloomberg News

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District Management

How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy

January 9, 2017January 9, 2017 by Alan November

The fact that 80 percent of middle school students in a recent study could not distinguish between fake news and authentic news on the web shows that we,…

Ancillary

New partnership expands video content management

August 30, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Sterling Partners’ Education Opportunity Fund, a fund focused on partnering with purpose-driven companies and leaders who foster innovation within the ... Read more

District Management

These 7 keys are helping one district better prepare its students

August 30, 2016August 29, 2016 by Chris Marczak

In any given third-grade classroom, you can find a student who is reading at a level far beyond their age, and another who is still working on letter…

Online & Hybrid Learning

This city’s blended learning program has led to a big culture shift

January 25, 2023August 11, 2016 by Lucille Renwick

A four-year-old blended learning push in one major city is changing how teachers lead their classrooms -- and it seems to be working.

District Management

School leadership under the microscope

April 22, 2016April 22, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here,…

Teaching Trends

eSchool Media, Casey Green to host interactive interviews from ASU GSV Innovation Summit

April 12, 2016 by Laura Ascione

eSchool Media, Inc, and Campus Computing announced plans for interactive Thought Leader Interviews at the 2016 ASU GSV Innovation Summit on April 18, 19 and 20 in San…

IT Management

Lightspeed Systems releases updated school web filter

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Ed-tech solution provider Lightspeed Systems announced the release of version 3 of Rocket Web Filter for content filtering in K-12 schools. The release features a new user interface…

District Management

4 questions every tech leader should answer

December 4, 2013December 3, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Technology has changed the way students learn, and more importantly, it has changed school and district leaders’ roles. But technology and its capabilities are changing at such a…

Renaissance Answers: Has There Really Been an Impact from COVID on Student Performance?

All-New Science Techbook for Middle School and STEM Connect

CAE Partners with Education Research and Development Institute

LearnWell Names Ardena White as VP of District Mental Health Partnerships

Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience Wins Approval

Discovery Education Experience Updates Tailored to Support Students and Educators for Remote, Hybrid, or In-Person Learning

Copyright Clearance Center and EL Education Make it Easy for Schools to License Trade Book Content During Pandemic

New York State Education Department Approves Curriculum Associates as a Continuing Teacher and Leader Education (CTLE) Sponsor

Pocketalk Donates Devices To ELL Teachers Through First-Ever Back To School Program

Merge Releases Hand-Held Digital Teaching Aids

SDI, Inc. Launches ‘PPE As-a-Service’ for K-12 to Address Demand for PPE and Essential Materials

Interactive Online Tool that Gives Teachers a Shortcut to Creating Quality Project Based Learning Units

Instant Access to Data Gives Schools New Power

Here’s the biggest mistake educators are making with remote learning

Free Online Career Development

Free safeguarding software

5 ways to improve instructional coaching today

Overcoming your own anxiety to become an effective K-12 leader

7 ways to be a more visible leader

How I became an active learner at ASCD “Empower18”

How to be a collaborative leader

Teachers: How to use your voice for a positive school culture

Emerging Teacher-Leaders in Elementary School Mathematics Grants

DeVos undoes Obama student loan protections

How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy

New partnership expands video content management

These 7 keys are helping one district better prepare its students

This city’s blended learning program has led to a big culture shift

School leadership under the microscope

eSchool Media, Casey Green to host interactive interviews from ASU GSV Innovation Summit

4 questions every tech leader should answer

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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