4 tips to create an engaging digital syllabus
Back-to-school season arrives every year with a mixed bag of emotions for most educators, including anticipation and excitement, but also anxiety.
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How top female district leaders get ready for back-to-school
As educators and administrators prepare to start the new year off strong, top former and current female district leaders share their go-to sources for advice, inspiration, and continued…
Educators outline 5 priorities for the new school year
With a new school year comes new priorities for educators and students alike. Teaching is evolving at a rapid pace, pushed forward by advancements in AI, the need…
School-Home Communications Checklist From ParentSquare Gives Administrators a Free Tool To Prepare for Back to School
SANTA BARBARA, CALIF.— Getting school-home communications ready for the new school year takes time, teamwork, and a plan for success. ... Read more
Insights from educators: Priorities for 2023-2024
Education news is full of trends and predictions for the new school year, but hearing from the folks doing the work is a more direct path to understanding…
Navigating generative AI: Promoting academic integrity
With AI dominating conversations among education leaders, the importance of managing expectations and academic integrity is now more critical than ever as the new school year commences.
It’s critical to promote mental health supports at the start of the school year
As the new academic year approaches, it's crucial to pay attention to an aspect of school life that often doesn't feature prominently in back-to-school prep: mental health.
Districts brace for fiscal cliff as COVID relief funding nears an end
With one year remaining to spend close to $200 billion in federal COVID relief funds, more than half of school district leaders are shifting their American Rescue Plan…
4 back-to-school cybersecurity tips
Due to budget and resource constraints, many schools and other academic organizations are only able to implement very basic cybersecurity tools and processes, and this leaves them extremely…
3 ways MDM helps fight school cyberattacks
Last September, the Los Angeles Unified School District was hit by a ransomware attack at the start of the new school year. The second-largest educational district in the…
Rethinking your K-12 cloud strategy
The new school year is upon us, and IT teams are ramping up strategic tech investments and systems to help ensure a smooth year ahead.
Don’t wait to secure your endpoints from cyberattacks
As we enter a new school year, among the myriad things that instructors and administrators need to be concerned about, ransomware remains high on the list. According to…
What if we gave every teacher a work from home day?
School and district-based staff are understandably wary about the new school year. Teachers, the majority of whom are women, are struggling under the immense pressure of pandemic schooling.…
3 steps to creating a comfortable learning environment
Students have started a new school year and are facing the many challenges still present with in-person learning amid a pandemic. One of the most important to address…
Using the rule of threes for a technology strategy
As the new school year starts amid fresh uncertainty, educators are grappling with how to navigate what I’ve come to call the “And Era.” The And Era is…
Delta variant forcing districts to find new ways to assess learning
At this point last year, we hoped we'd be on the other side of COVID-19. Instead, the combination of the Delta variant and a new school year means…
Do your teachers think PD is a dirty word?
This past year, teachers were introduced to a lot of new technology to help facilitate distance learning. And, because of this, professional development (PD) time often morphed into…
3 technologies needed for remote learning
As everyone spends the summer preparing for a new school year, many are preparing for virtual options to stick around post pandemic. In a recent survey conducted by…
8 COVID learning practices this district is keeping
As educators across the U.S. enter their classrooms for a new school year--one that is still a bit uncertain given concerns over new COVID variants and how to…
How school librarians are getting creative in a pandemic
New questions from school librarians… Will ultra violet disinfectant devices damage books? How long should I quarantine a book before circulating it again? How can I use technology…
Assessing at Home i-Ready Diagnostic Kit Helps Educators Administer Diagnostics
After the extended period of distance learning this past spring, it is more important than ever that educators know students’ ... Read more
New McGraw Hill Assessment Solution Helps Teachers Support Students Who Have Fallen Behind Following COVID-19 Disruptions
As teachers prepare for classes to resume this fall, McGraw Hill today announced the launch of McGraw Hill Rise, a ... Read more
PBS Offers At-Home Learning Broadcast and Digital Resources
As the nation prepares for the beginning of a new school year unlike any other, PBS and member stations are helping ... Read more
Companies Partner to Provide Oral Reading Fluency Tool
Partnership offers automated assessment of students’ oral reading fluency — for testing at school or at home Savvas Learning Company, a ... Read more
ONLINE SURVEY
A new school year means new edtech needs, and if you’re planning for fall purchases, you might welcome some guidance ... Read more
8 ways to ensure tech readiness this school year
Summer isn't quite over, but now that August has claimed its place on our calendars, many educators are getting ready to welcome students back to school in the…
3 tips for maximizing your PLC participation during the new school year
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…
10 back-to-school tech trends straight from parents
As schools around the country begin a new school year, back-to-school shopping is in full swing. And as more classrooms incorporate technology, back-to-school shopping includes smartphones and laptops…
Every student deserves the opportunity to succeed this school year
Nearly 50 million U.S. elementary and secondary students have headed back to school this week for the start of a new school year, the Huffington Post reports.