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Science-backed scalable tools improve student mental health

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 by Joseph Dorri, The Good Student

Equipping school leaders with research-based student mental health solutions empowers their ability to address challenges effectively.

In the face of constrained time and resources, decision-makers in the K-20 education sector require accessible, cost-effective, and efficient solutions to tackle their most urgent challenges. Among these…

Literacy

Want a stronger workforce? Make reading initiatives multigenerational

March 29, 2024 by Stephen Pruitt, Southern Regional Education Board & Felicia Cumings Smith, National Center for Families Learning

Learning to read is a lifelong process--reading initiatives should aim to improve reading standards and outcomes at all stages of life.

Since 2013, according to an analysis, policymakers in 37 states have passed laws or implemented new policies related to reading instruction and stakeholders from scholars and journalists to…

Personalized Learning

Understanding learning styles via Gardner’s Theory of Multiple Intelligences

March 28, 2024 by Dr. Yuvraj Verma, Jefferson County Schools

The challenge for educators lies in recognizing and accommodating diverse learning styles within a single classroom setting. Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences can help.

In the vibrant tapestry of any classroom, students come equipped with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and unique ways of processing information.

Emergency Planning & Response

Ready, set, safe: Communication and technology for school safety

March 26, 2024 by Caileigh Peterson, Midland

Communication tools and technologies help school safety leaders stay ahead of potential dangers and cultivate a positive academic environment

With school-associated violence at a record high, there is an urgent responsibility for school leaders to protect the safety of students, teachers, and staff.

Academic Esports

Friday 5: How esports engages students

March 22, 2024 by Laura Ascione

Esports programs offer a number of benefits for students, including career-ready skills, social-emotional abilities, and more

Esports teams and tournaments promote collaboration, critical thinking, communication skills, and offer inclusive environments that welcome students from all backgrounds and with all abilities.

Teaching Trends

4 keys for unlocking student curiosity and critical thinking

March 19, 2024 by Ben Talsma

Often, modern teaching tools stifle students’ curiosity and critical thinking potential—but this doesn’t have to be the case.

As an educator, I have always been fascinated by my students’ innate curiosity. From an early age, they have an insatiable desire to learn.

Literacy

5 things you need to know about the science of reading

March 12, 2024March 11, 2024 by Laura Ascione

Schools are on the right path with the science of reading, but students and teachers will need ongoing support to continue that trend.

While high-quality literacy instruction has remained a cornerstone of education leaders' priorities, this year, the science of reading has dominated classrooms and discussions around instructional strategies.

CoSN Corner

CoSN IT Leader Spotlight: Don Wolff

April 26, 2024March 6, 2024 by ESchool News Contributor

These IT Leader spotlights highlight how innovative edtech and IT leaders are influencing teaching and learning across the nation.

In partnership with CoSN, eSchool News is highlighting the innovative and dedicated work of IT leaders in school districts across the country.

Durable Skills

How to help students build critical success skills

March 1, 2024 by SREB Staff

There is growing demand for specific success skills, which are associated with higher earnings, adaptability, and career progression.

Communication, teamwork and problem-solving are clear priorities among success skills that employers seek, according to a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board.

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Navigating cultural diversity in American education

February 28, 2024February 28, 2024 by Dr. Yuvraj Verma

CRT has emerged as a multifaceted approach to promote equitable excellence and validate the diverse experiences of students.

The tapestry of America’s history is arguably woven with threads of multiculturalism, reflecting a nation that has embraced diversity since its inception. In many ways, the history of…

Teacher Well-Being

An alarming number of educators are jumping ship

February 27, 2024 by Laura Ascione

Survey data shows more than half of respondents report educator burnout--nearly 10 percent more than professionals in other industries.

While finding their work meaningful, a majority of education professionals experience burnout above the national average. In fact, more than 20 percent plan to switch to a related…

COVID in Schools

5 things to know about high-dosage tutoring

February 26, 2024 by Laura Ascione

Scaling-up high-dosage tutoring is crucial to students’ academic success--here are some insights about tutoring programs for students.

The benefits of high-dosage tutoring can’t be ignored. Research shows that tutoring is one of the most effective ways to increase academic achievement, including among students from lower socio-economic households.

College and Career Readiness

The exposure gap is blocking students’ ability to envision future careers

March 27, 2024February 23, 2024 by Laura Ascione

Data highlights a lack of exposure to key career fields and in-demand careers, due to the exposure gap keeping students at bay.

Students have the aptitudes (or natural talents) for the nation's most in-demand career fields –including healthcare, manufacturing, technology, and finance– but they are not inclined to pursue those…

Game-Based Learning

How to weave video game principles into the classroom

February 23, 2024February 22, 2024 by Sam Baule & Steven M. Baule, Ed.D., Ph.D.

The integration of video game mechanics into educational content offers a promising avenue to enhance engagement and classroom learning.

Student engagement is vital for any educator throughout the length of a course. The unfortunate reality is that a great teacher only has control of a student’s environment…

AI in Education

The 3 biggest misconceptions about AI

February 19, 2024 by Carl Hooker, David McCool, & Wilson Tsu

A trio of experts share the most common misunderstandings they’ve heard with it comes to AI in the classroom—and reveal the truth behind them and students and learning.

One of the biggest misconceptions about AI in education is that it will encourage students to cheat and cause academic integrity concerns. Did students cheat before AI was…

Teacher Well-Being

Key strategies for education leaders to boost morale

February 19, 2024 by Dr. Joel Traver & Dr. Steve Baule

Employee morale and well-being are critical—here are steps to take to ensure your faculty members feel supported.

In education, where the success of students is intricately linked to the motivation and dedication of faculty and staff to go the extra mile, elevating employees' well-being is…

Students with Special Needs

Summarized transcription versus real-time captioning: What’s best?

February 22, 2024February 12, 2024 by Josh Miller

Summarized transcription and real-time captioning both help create a more inclusive and supportive learning environment.

In recent years, the education sector has rapidly adopted captioning, driven not only by its positive impact on comprehension and inclusive learning but also by the necessity of…

District Management

Educational leaders must leverage collaboration for success

February 9, 2024 by Melissa Anne Brevetti, Ph.D.

How do educational leaders keep improving our schools to recognize unique opportunities and needs at the forefront? With collaboration.

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) calculated global economic output loss will total $28 trillion dollars between 2020 and 2025 as the result of the COVID-19 virus that impacted…

College and Career Readiness

Trends and challenges impacting CTE in 2024–and beyond

February 2, 2024 by Tony Oran

CTE trends in 2024 are valuable for students.

In 2024, career and technical education (CTE) is not simply an alternative for students whose future plans don’t include college. It’s a fundamental part of the K-12 experience…

Featured Podcast

How to Create a Culture-Conscious Campus

January 30, 2024January 30, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

Dr. Cynthia Wise on turning districts from under achieving to ‘A’ rated.

The Culture Conscious Campuses Model which has been approved by the Texas Education Agency commissioner as a research-based instructional model with proven results in increasing academic success for…

STEM & STEAM Trends

First-ever National STEM Festival welcomes student innovators

January 29, 2024 by Laura Ascione

National STEM Festival will recognize outstanding student science and engineering solutions to pressing global issues.

EXPLR and the U.S. Department of Education have announced a public-private partnership in co-hosting the first-ever National STEM Festival in April 2024.

SEL Trends

How 5 educators approach SEL

January 24, 2024 by Laura Ascione

SEL skills are paramount for students now, and in the future--here's how educators are integrating SEL skills into their schools.

Social-emotional learning (SEL) is an integral part of today's schools. Through SEL, students learn how to manage and regulate their emotions, identify and work through tough feelings.

COVID in Schools

Occupational therapy is the antidote for pandemic skill loss

January 23, 2024January 18, 2024 by Brooke Howard, MS, OTR/L, Executive Director, The Ivy Street School

Occupational therapy is well-equipped to provide all students with extra support as schools continue to recover from learning loss.

Research shows that the average student lost approximately one-third of a school year to the pandemic, leading to academic setbacks and missed opportunities for building skills fostered in…

Curriculum & Assessment

5 ways to teach and assess learning in the age of AI

January 23, 2024January 17, 2024 by Arielle Davis-Featherstone, Education Program Manager, Global Cities, Inc.

With a little creativity, educators can easily assess student learning and promote engagement and critical thinking skills in the classroom.

There is a lot of excitement surrounding ChatGPT, the cutting-edge chatbot powered by OpenAI. Some experts believe this new technology can have a positive impact on teaching and…

ELL

6 ways to support multilingual learners in STEM

January 17, 2024 by Veronica Burnett, Regional STEM Trainer, Accelerate Learning

With high-quality STEM experiences, MLs can develop the problem-solving, critical thinking, and collaboration skills they need to succeed.

STEM can help with English language development by allowing students to engage with language in a variety of ways. The hands-on nature of STEM learning also makes concepts…

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Advancing educational equity with UDL and generative AI

January 12, 2024 by Rowen Elsmore, Digital Learning Specialist, Jefferson High School & Dr. Alexandra Holter, Computer Science Coordinator for K-12, Bloomington Public Schools

Establishing educational equity in computer science with generative AI and UDL will cause ripple effects across all content areas.

As we all struggle down the path toward true educational inclusion, we are confronted with four pillars of equity as described by Rochelle Guiterize: Access, Success, Power and…

Classroom Management

5 strategies for turning boredom into brilliance

January 9, 2024 by Jon Oosterman, Learning Specialist, Van Andel Institute for Education

Educators can use boredom in the classroom to their advantage by tailoring their content to meet student needs.

As someone who began teaching in middle school, I’ve had plenty of firsthand experience dealing with boredom in the classroom. Most educators will recognize the signs.

SEL Trends

Prediction: All schools will embrace sensory spaces

January 9, 2024 by Crystal Paulitzki, Multi-Sensory Environment Strategist, School Specialty

Initially developed for individuals with severe sensory processing challenges, sensory spaces have found their place in mainstream education.

As we stand on the cusp of a new year, it's remarkable to reflect on how sensory spaces for schools have evolved. It has been quite heartening. This…

Innovation Insights

#FETC2024 Wrap Up—eSchool News Exclusive Coverage

January 30, 2024January 4, 2024 by Kevin Hogan

Looking for the go-to spot for highlights of the topics, speakers, and technologies showcased this year in Orlando January 23-26? Set your bookmark tab right here.

Emergency Planning & Response

5 critical ingredients in a school safety plan

January 2, 2024 by Joshua Douglas, SVP Product & Engineering, Xtract One Technologies

Understandably, student and school safety is a top priority for school leaders as they seek to ensure reassuring learning environments.

Teacher training programs often introduce aspiring educators to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, an eight-decade-old principle that reminds teachers that learning is significantly more difficult when other needs are…

K-12 Cybersecurity

Rising ransomware attacks on education demand defense readiness

January 5, 2024December 29, 2023 by Rob Lalumondier, Vice President, U.S. Public Sector, Sophos Contributor

In education, resource constraints can make it difficult to maintain comprehensive and up-to-date cybersecurity measures that fight ransomware

Ransomware attacks continue to wreak havoc on the education sector, hitting 80 percent of lower education providers and 79 percent of higher education providers this year.

Featured Podcast

What were the most-read stories of 2023?

December 26, 2023 by Kevin Hogan

What does blended learning mean in post-pandemic classrooms?

It wasn’t all about AI in higher ed in 2023, but just about! In this special episode of Innovations in Education, editors Laura Ascione and Kevin Hogan go…

Teaching Trends

Controversy on whether growth mindset works will strengthen the theory

January 8, 2024December 26, 2023 by Michael B. Horn, Co-Founder & Distinguished Fellow, Clayton Christensen Institute

Growth mindset is the belief that one can improve one’s abilities through effort, learning, and persistence.

Over the last couple of decades, education research has, thankfully, moved to embracing randomized control trial (RCT) when possible. Yet even if it gets to an RCT, education…

Literacy

When embracing the ‘science of reading,’ we can’t leave out older students

March 12, 2024December 22, 2023 by Shira Engel, Chalkbeat New York

As a new middle school teacher, I was shocked by how many students entered my classroom unable to decode text despite the science of reading.

The day before my first day of teaching middle school in 2018, I decorated my Brooklyn public school classroom with quotes from famous people reflecting on the importance…

Emergency Planning & Response

Prioritizing student safety with enhanced first responder and cellular communication coverage

January 5, 2024December 22, 2023 by Stephen M. Kowal, Chief Commercial Officer, Nextivity

Cellular communication coverage and radio solutions that quickly and cost-effectively boost coverage will prove invaluable in emergencies.

In an emergency, when timely and effective communications are vital, first responders may have trouble connecting via their smartphones, hand-held radios, or other devices.

Education Policy & Funding

What a 4-day school week might mean for your district

December 21, 2023 by Erin Werra, Content Writer & Strategist, Skyward’s Advancing K12 Blog

evidence is mounting that a 4dsw could help attract and retain teachers, manage scheduling for rural districts, and impact students’ sleep

West of the Mississippi, a new approach to seat time is catching on. Roughly 1,000 different schools have transitioned to a four-day school week, which amounts to a…

Literacy

What’s next for literacy learning?

December 19, 2023 by Liz Brooke, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, Chief Learning Officer, Lexia

A survey of educators and parents reveals different opinions about literacy learning, but the science of reading remains important.

As educators and parents learn more about the science of reading, two recent polls reveal the alignment and the differences between their perspectives. A survey of parents and…

Student Well-Being

Sensory spaces may help support all students

December 21, 2023December 18, 2023 by Cecilia Cruse, MS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist & Special Needs Subject Matter Expert, School Specialty

As educators stress the importance of SEL, more are adopting sensory spaces to help support self-regulation for all students.

Since COVID, many schools across the country have been investing ESSER funds into sensory spaces. The availability of this funding, along with the complex trauma issues brought on…

Literacy

In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

March 12, 2024December 15, 2023 by Kari Kurto, National Science of Reading Project Director, The Reading League

Inspired by Mississippi’s success, educators will continue to reshape literacy instruction via the science of reading in the new year.

Driven in part by Mississippi’s success in improving student literacy scores, educators across the country have been discussing the science of reading and working to align their materials…

STEM & STEAM Trends

STEM programs can’t keep up with AI–let’s focus on Power Skills

December 18, 2023December 14, 2023 by Michalis Gkontas, CEO, NXTLVL

Power Skills are foundational and empower students to acquire and apply other skills necessary for success in diverse challenges.

First came headlines about AI-driven cheating. Next emerged a flood of time-saving tools for teachers. Attend any education event today, and one phrase will echo in the halls: artificial…

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