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Winsor Learning Releases Free Professional Development Resource in Response to Steep Declines in National Reading Scores

September 15, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

MINNEAPOLIS (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In the wake of devastating recent news about the nation’s reading test scores, Minnesota-based Winsor Learning, ... Read more

District Management

Immediate solutions to teacher shortages

December 7, 2022September 8, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Discover how your district can fill critical gaps in the educator workforce with innovative answers to the teacher shortage challenge.

School districts nationwide are facing unprecedented teacher shortages, with thousands of classrooms unstaffed as the school year begins. Filling these vacancies with certified teachers is a critical need.

District Management

eSN K-12 Hero Awards Program nominee: Spotlight on Green Bay Area Public School District

September 7, 2022 by Laura Ascione

eSchool News Editor-at-Large Kevin Hogan interviews Hero Awards nominee Amy Sterckx of Green Bay Area Public School District and Axel Zimmermann of JAR Systems in his weekly podcast, Innovations in Education

Many new and innovative practices emerged as the COVID-19 pandemic spread across the globe, shuttering physical classrooms and pushing students and teachers online. It's critical to document these…

District Management

Is there a national teacher shortage? Here’s what we know and don’t know

December 7, 2022September 2, 2022 by Matt Barnum, Chalkbeat

The ingredients are there for a teacher shortage and for it to be a harder than normal year for recruiting teachers

Students across the country are heading back to school. Will there be enough teachers waiting for them?

District Management

eSN K-12 Hero Awards Program nominee: Spotlight on FLVS

August 22, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Educators have always deserved praise and recognition--that has never been more evident than during the pandemic, when they prioritized student safety among heroic efforts to keep learning going…

District Management

Edtech insights from the back office to the teacher’s desk

August 16, 2022 by Kevin Hogan

Kevin Hogan interviews K-12 Hero Awards nominee Kelly Goodman of the Florida Virtual School and James McClurkin from program sponsor SAP Concur

In this episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: Why back-office systems are an essential element to successful learning; 9 priorities for a future-focused education system;…

Teaching & Learning

Why teach digital writing to students in 2022?

January 30, 2023August 8, 2022 by Lesley Vos, Contributing Writer

Digital technologies enable communication and collaboration--teachers can use them to make students more productive with digital writing.

Have you ever thought of your students alongside Hemingway, Shakespeare, and other well-known writers? They are actually: All their messages, blogs, and social media posts go online today,…

K-12 Cybersecurity

How to ensure both security and accessibility in your district’s IT strategy

December 5, 2022August 4, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Cyberattacks are running rampant in education--experts share tips to keep your district's network safe while ensuring ease of use

Keeping student and educator information safe and protected is a top priority, particularly now in the wake of skyrocketing cyberattacks. When it comes to fighting cyberattacks, schools need…

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District IT can be secure and still be accessible

July 21, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Cyberattacks against educational institutions have skyrocketed--and keeping student and educator information safe and protected is a top priority.

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How to keep your district’s IT safe, yet accessible

July 7, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Cyberattacks against educational institutions have skyrocketed--and keeping student and educator information safe and protected is a top priority.

Newsline

Phenix City Teacher Wins Marbury Technology Innovation Award

July 1, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

Phenix City, AL— Last week Central High School teacher, Tim Loreman was recognized as an exemplary educator in technology. He ... Read more

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Is your district’s IT safe and accessible?

June 16, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Cyberattacks against educational institutions have skyrocketed--and keeping student and educator information safe and protected is a top priority.

Classroom Innovations

Do we do our best work for machines?

June 15, 2022 by Casey Thompson, Digital Media Manager, Skyward

For educators, AI needs to be seen as a powerful tool but still a tool—not a substitute for a human teacher or administrator.

The revolution in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) has been a long time coming. Since the mid-1980s, scholarly journals have been predicting the widespread adoption of…

SEL & Well-Being

How to talk to your students about trauma and school violence

May 27, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Students feel uncertain in the wake of the nation's latest school shooting in Uvalde, Texas--here's how to help them process school violence.

It is an unacceptable reality that educators, parents, and caregivers must talk to children about gun violence in schools, repeatedly, in the wake of school shootings.

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Good News Network and Rise Vision Partner to Help Schools Foster Positive Learning Environments

May 26, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

(May 26, 2022) –– Wichita, KS – With childhood depression and anxiety rising during the pandemic and disturbing news stories ... Read more

Newsline

Digital Health Platform Parallel Learning Announces $20M in Series A Funding to Further Expand and Serve Students with Learning and Thinking Differences

May 26, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

NEW YORK, NY (MAY 26, 2022 ) – Parallel Learning (Parallel)—the digital health platform that provides a new way to ... Read more

SEL & Well-Being

Weaving SEL into curriculum doesn’t have to be hard

May 6, 2022 by Byron Flitsch, Curriculum Content Writer, Instructional Designer & 5th Grade Teacher

Here’s how an educator uses comics to introduce critical SEL concepts, scaffold learning, and connect with his 5th-graders

As an educator and curriculum content creator, I’m always seeking to develop lessons that offer students opportunities to express complex ... Read more

Personalized Learning

Can we measure personalized learning’s impact?

December 5, 2022April 14, 2022 by Laura Ascione

A panel of experts shares what's to come next as personalized learning evolves and helps students with learning recovery.

Personalized learning offers myriad possibilities for teachers and students. And in the wake of the pandemic, as educators try to manage learning gaps, personalized learning is more critical…

District Management

Making indoor air quality a top priority

March 31, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Indoor air quality is paramount to continued in-person classroom learning--here's how to take stock of what's happening in your district

As schools move toward making masks optional for students and teachers, concerns are turning to the best ways to mitigate COVID-19 infections--and indoor air quality is a major…

Personalized Learning

How do we measure personalized learning’s impact?

December 5, 2022March 24, 2022 by Laura Ascione

A panel of experts shares what's to come next as personalized learning evolves

Personalized learning is more critical than ever--it can help students recover lost learning and boost social-emotional growth. What's more, personalized learning helps educators in dire need of learning…

District Management

Why video creation encourages classroom innovation

March 10, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Students and teachers can use video for deeper understanding and innovative learning practices

Some of the best educational content develops with creative thinking and a willingness to try new things--and if teachers and students have the right tools, they're on the…

STEM & STEAM Trends

5 tips to bring engineering into the classroom

December 7, 2022March 4, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Exposing students to the importance of engineering and giving them the skills required to be the problem solvers of tomorrow is crucial

STEAM education is critically important in the classroom, and engineering education is a key part of STEAM learning. And on World Engineering Day, the need for students to…

District Management

Why active learning environments are key to student engagement

March 3, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Active learning takes student engagement to another level--here's how to turn your classrooms into a new world for students

Technology's pivotal role in education can't be denied, and it will remain a constant in classrooms. Many schools are turning to active learning environments to effectively use technology…

District Management

The best ways to monitor your school’s indoor air quality

February 28, 2022February 24, 2022 by Laura Ascione

COVID-19 ushered forth a plethora of new safety guidelines and strategies intended to bring students and teachers back to the classroom as safely as possible. Indoor air quality…

District Management

What edtech should schools keep in today’s new normal?

January 27, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Despite COVID's challenges, schools discovered a world of edtech innovation, begging the question: what tools top the must-keep list?

The COVID-19 pandemic has certainly thrown education for a loop. Even as classes resumed this past fall, many districts implemented widespread student and teacher quarantines and shifted to…

SEL & Well-Being

3 ways chatbots can support mental health in schools

January 18, 2022 by Joanna Smith-Griffin, CEO and Founder, AllHere

The pandemic heightened the need for virtual communication, and we’re starting to see how chatbots can be of particular use in mental health support

The U.S. Surgeon General has issued an advisory warning about a mental health crisis for children.

District Management

Making the most of your return to school

January 13, 2022January 13, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Discover how updating your processes can modernize operations and workflow in your district's offices

Even though schools are back to in-person learning, the pandemic taught us something about how automating processes can save time--and if educators need more of anything, it's time.

District Management

How to create engaging active learning environments

December 30, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Active learning is a key part of an engaging and impactful classroom--learn how to ensure your students are getting the most from their classrooms

Technology plays a pivotal role in classrooms, and as it becomes more sophisticated, educators realize that creating active learning environments can help them effectively and efficiently use technology…

District Management

How to assess your school’s indoor air quality

December 23, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Indoor Air quality is critical, especially as COVID-19 continues--here's what you need to know to protect educators and students

COVID-19 ushered forth a plethora of new safety guidelines and strategies intended to bring students and teachers back to the classroom as safely as possible. Indoor air quality…

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Using tracking sites to bring current events to students

December 1, 2021 by Steven M. Baule, Ed.D., Ph.D.

Where can students go to track developments, such as shipping delays or sea creature journeys, that dominate news headlines?

There is a lot of conversation about supply chains and logistics in the news these days. As a picture is often worth a thousand words, maps that allow…

District Management

Taking stock of your classroom air quality

November 18, 2021 by Laura Ascione

COVID-19 brought with it new safety guidelines and strategies. And classroom air quality has topped the list of school leaders' concerns.

District Management

Top strategies for a smooth return to the classroom

November 15, 2021November 11, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Classrooms have reopened for in-person learning, but students are still adjusting--here are tips to help school leaders guide students and teachers through a return to school buildings

Students left their in-person classrooms in March of 2020 without realizing they'd soon be logging into virtual classrooms for the long haul. After what seemed like an eternity,…

SEL & Well-Being

How online SEL can support struggling students

October 14, 2021 by Kelly Curtis, Instructor, EmpowerU & Elementary School Counselor

An elementary school counselor explains how today’s overwhelmed students benefit from different mental health supports--including online SEL.

We can’t watch the news these days without seeing a report detailing the adverse mental health of our nation's young people. All data seems to point to a…

COVID-19 Update

3 questions: Making the 2021-22 school year work for students

October 7, 2021 by Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office

MIT Associate Professor Justin Reich co-authors a new report on reimagining K-12 schools for a post-pandemic world

What’s the best way to get K-12 students across the U.S. to bounce back from the pandemic? MIT’s Justin Reich has an idea: Ask them. Reich, an associate…

Newsline

Oklahoma Christian University and BloomBoard Announce New Partnership to Support Teacher Development and Salary Advancement with Micro-credentials

September 30, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

EDMOND, Okla. (September 30, 2021)- Today, Oklahoma Christian University (OC) and BloomBoard announced a partnership to help Oklahoma schools and ... Read more

COVID-19 Update

Heroes at Work: Brevard Public Schools maintains cybersecurity awareness during pandemic learning

February 1, 2022September 6, 2021 by Kevin Hogan

Here, eSchool News highlights Florida’s Brevard Public Schools–one of its K-12 Hero Awards winners. Keep reading to discover how this district navigated a cybersecurity attack and keeps learning…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Whatever it takes: How one underserved district continues to make it through the pandemic

January 25, 2023August 24, 2021 by Kevin Hogan

A superintendent forges a path for her district—a path that highlights student voice and community

Listening to Alena Zachery-Ross, Superintendent of Ypsilanti Community Schools in Michigan, managing her district through this pandemic almost sounds like a positive story.

Classroom Innovations

5 websites to help students build media literacy skills

July 22, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Teaching students how to identify high-quality news begins with building solid media literacy skills

Students must understand how to recognize reputable information and how to identify credible, high-quality journalism. Bias is everywhere, and it's necessary for young people today to identify it…

District Management

3 changes that will outlast the pandemic

July 12, 2021 by Mickey Revenaugh, Vice President of Business Development, Global Online Learning at Pearson

Remote and online learning gave parents and students an education reaching far beyond core subjects during the 2020 pandemic.

Many have labeled the pandemic’s run as our “lost year”--lost activities, lost vacations, lost connections. More commonly, however, it is a reference to the loss of an academic…

Newsline

Countdown to eSN Hero Awards nominations!

August 30, 2021June 21, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Never before have educators been challenged and tested as they were beginning in March 2020 and continuing up to present day, and never before has their resilience been…

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