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PowerSchool to Acquire Kinvolved, Expanding K-12 Platform to Provide Critical Messaging and Communication Solution

January 27, 2022 by ESchool News Staff

FOLSOM, Calif. PowerSchool (NYSE: PWSC), the leading provider of cloud-based software for K-12 education, has signed a definitive agreement to ... Read more

DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

5 ways a more equitable school-home communication system helped our district

December 7, 2022January 26, 2022 by Efraín Tovar, English Language Development Teacher, Selma USD & Norma Barajas-Ruiz, Director of State and Federal Programs, Selma USD

School-home communication became even more critical during the pandemic—here’s how one district turned it into a key tool

The pandemic has forced districts to rethink how they communicate with parents, and things aren’t going to go back to the “way they were” anytime soon (if at…

SEL Trends

Happy habits: SEL matters more than ever

December 7, 2022January 24, 2022 by Britten Follett

Like St. Louis, school districts across the country opted to add an additional partial or entire week off during the holiday season/winter break to allow the students and…

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.

Education Policy & Funding

Schools, at halftime, need to put funding into play for the second half of the year

December 7, 2022January 10, 2022 by Kate Eberle Walker

Schools that focus funding on modernizing the staffing model create sustainable structures that can last beyond ESSER

As we enter into another winter season living with the pandemic, special education services are not where schools hoped they would be, with many feeling that they are…

District Management

2022 Edtech Predictions—New Year, New Promises

March 9, 2022January 4, 2022 by Kevin Hogan

Bots are become more and more common in education, and it seems their potential is almost limitless

In this edition of Getting There: Innovations in Education, sponsored by Adobe Sign: Seven ways education can change for the better; 64 bets on how tech will benefit…

District Management

7 predictions about pandemic learning

December 31, 2021 by Laura Ascione

After a rollercoaster year, schools are slowly reopening—and keeping with them some of the surprising positives that emerged from COVID

As schools across the nation open their classrooms for a return to full in-person learning, educators, parents, and stakeholders are wondering what the fall will bring. Concerns about…

COVID-19 Update

5 learning strategies that are here to stay

December 28, 2021 by Kerri A. Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Education Partnerships, Lexia Learning

The pandemic threw the educational environment into chaos, but 15 months into it, it’s becoming clear that some of the pivots are here to stay

In 2020, students, teachers, and parents made an extraordinary pivot to distance learning with no preparation at all. From the district perspective, investments have been made in technology…

District Management

4 education predictions for 2022

December 20, 2021 by Carmelo Piazza, Executive Director/Educational Director, Brooklyn Preschool of Science

From the end of COVID closures to the great potential of universal pre-K, here are some education predictions for the new year--and beyond.

As we enter the third year in which every aspect of American life has been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, I believe that educators, parents, and students have…

Digital Learning Tools

3 ways you can use digital tools to boost student motivation

January 4, 2024December 3, 2021 by Erika Chmura, Science Educator, Montclair High School

Use these simple strategies to effectively maneuver technology towards increasing student motivation and engagement, whether virtually or in person

Many educators navigating the use of technology for learning have seen this scenario come to life in the classroom: you give your students an online assignment and a…

District Management

Does learning happen if you don’t see it?

November 16, 2021 by Dr. Lisa Collins, Vice President Academics, Stride, Inc.

Online learning can offer students the best possible learning experiences.

As we settle into another academic year filled with uncertainty due to the pandemic, educators are taking a deeper look into what can be learned from the tumult…

Ancillary

7 strategies to get teacher buy-in for new technology tools

November 3, 2021 by Susan Oehlertz, District Technology Integrationist, Pocahontas Area Elementary

Edtech tools can prove invaluable to teachers who have limited time to juggle planning, teaching, and grading during the school year.

Parent engagement is a driving factor behind any child’s success in school—but a nationwide survey of more than 1,000 teachers found that parents are often disengaged in their…

District Management

What teachers and parents should know about ransomware

October 21, 2021 by Rob Cataldo, Managing Director, North America, Kaspersky

Some simple—but critical—steps will go a long way in fighting ransomware attacks and protecting student data

In the face of continued uncertainty related to the pandemic, families like mine prepared for a return to school that still looked a little bit more like normal…

Blended Learning

5 workable scenarios for flexible pandemic learning

October 20, 2021 by Mark Knox, Vertical Solutions Sales Consultant, Sharp NEC Display Solutions

Remote learning options help educators navigate challenges as they deal with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic

We all thought and hoped we were out of the COVID woods, but the rise of the Delta variant left school districts, parents, and teachers rethinking their back-to-school…

Building & Campus Security

How administrators can address mental health and physical safety this fall

December 7, 2022October 19, 2021 by Todd Miller, SVP of Strategic Programs, Rave Mobile Safety

School safety technology offers an easy path for schools to address major health, mental health, and safety concerns

With the academic year underway, K-12 schools have resumed in-person learning. However, there is growing concern amongst parents, students, teachers, and faculty that reopenings come with a variety…

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…

District Management

How we can reach Communication 4.0

October 12, 2021 by Brian Grey, Executive Chairman, Remind

School-home communication can help reduce learning gaps--and we have the tools in place to achieve Communication 4.0

Since early in the pandemic, teachers, administrators, parents, and students have been called upon to do things differently. At first, there were band-aids put in place just to…

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…

Curriculum

Students turned their love for their pets into a business breakthrough

October 4, 2021 by Sasha F., Jason L., Michael G. & Benjamin K., Co-Founders, WellPets

An entrepreneurship program encouraged a group of students to brainstorm and power through a few roadblocks as they created an app for pet lovers

Americans love their pets. Turns out, two out of every three American homes include a pet, and 95 percent of households consider their pets to be family members.

Newsline

New ParentSquare Community Groups Feature Helps Districts and Schools Extend Reach to Community Members

September 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. SEPT. 24, 2021—Community engagement is an important part of K-12 education. To make it quick and easy ... Read more

Newsline

While Covid-19 Created a Learning Gap for Millions of Kids Across the Country, New Research Shows Teachers Optimistic About Solutions to Recover From It

September 23, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SAN FRANCISCO (September 23, 2021) — BYJU’S FutureSchool today released new research conducted by The Harris Poll, which gives hope ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

3 ways technology paves the way for more student engagement

September 17, 2021 by Emily McRoberts-Froese, Education Leadership Executive, Jamf

Edtech tools that encourage student engagement can help set a path for student success and innovation

As we enter the 2021-2022 school year, many of us are still reeling from the last one. Last year was defined by massive changes to the learning landscape.…

Newsline

FEV Tutor Named 2021 Tech Edvocate Award Winner for Best Tutoring/Test Prep App or Tool

September 13, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

WOBURN, MA. (Sept. 13, 2021) – FEV Tutor, the most comprehensive virtual tutoring solution in K-12, has been named a ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

3 key considerations for the future of assessments

September 13, 2021 by Trenton Goble, VP of K-12 Strategy, Canvas

End-of-year assessments can take away from teachers' everyday efforts to gauge standards mastery and personalize learning--what does the future of assessments look like?

The cancellation of summative assessments in the spring of 2020, coupled with the variability of the spring 2021 testing season, has significantly impacted the K–12 assessment landscape.

Newsline

ParentSquare Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Unifying School-Home Communications and Strengthening Family Engagement

September 10, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. SEPTEMBER 10, 2021—For decades, districts, schools, and teachers used different tools to communicate with families, making it ... Read more

Blended Learning

Safer at home: Parents need online learning options

September 7, 2021 by Kevin P. Chavous, President, Stride, Inc.

School districts should offer a reliable online learning option that guarantees students can stay on track if they feel uncomfortable returning to in-person classes

As fears about the continued spread of Covid-19 and the Delta variant circulate throughout the country, the return to in-person learning this fall has become an even more…

Coding and Robotics

Using robots to help preschoolers love STEAM

December 7, 2022August 18, 2021 by Carmelo Piazza, Executive Director/Educational Director, Brooklyn Preschool of Science, & Karen Piazza, Educational Director, Brooklyn Preschool of Science

It starts with robotics and a spirit of inquiry, and also involves turning a robot into a bird—discover how science and art merge together in engaging ways

The reason why we saturate the school with so many animals is that you can't get somebody to love, say, geckos if they're 11 or 12 if they…

Newsline

ClassTag Launches ClassTag Goods to Eliminate Needless Teacher Out-of-Pocket Spending

August 12, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NEW YORK, NY, August 12, 2021: ClassTag, the leading parent-teacher engagement platform, today announced the launch of ClassTag Goods, a ... Read more

COVID-19 Update

5 learning strategies that are here to stay

August 13, 2021August 6, 2021 by Kerri A. Larkin, Senior Education Advisor, Education Partnerships, Lexia Learning

In 2020, students, teachers, and parents made an extraordinary pivot to distance learning with no preparation at all. From the district perspective, investments have been made in technology…

Newsline

AtlasRTX Partners with Instructure to Provide AI-Powered Digital Assistant, Serving More than 30 Million Students

August 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

PARK CITY, Utah– AtlasRTX™ (www.atlasrtx.com), a leading AI-powered digital assistant SaaS solution building sophisticated real-time experiences, announced today a successful ... Read more

Academic Esports

How scholastic esports opens up college pathways

December 7, 2022August 2, 2021 by Jeff Young, Freelance Writer

Scholastic esports allows educators to open new futures for their students in the burgeoning digital age of entertainment and education

Esports programs continue to grow at a rapid pace at both the collegiate level and at the high school level in the United States. With that growth, there…

Newsline

7 in 10 Parents Say Children’s Post-Pandemic Social Skills Are at Risk, Per Osmo Study

July 20, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Palo Alto–According to a new study of 2,000 U.S. parents of school aged-children (5-14 years), parents have tried a myriad ... Read more

Students with Special Needs

5 learning apps for students with special needs

December 7, 2022July 20, 2021 by Laura Ascione

An abrupt move to home-based learning is especially hard for students with special needs--but these resources may help ease the transition, like this finger on a smartphone app

Millions of students transitioned to online and hybrid learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. While that transition was relatively easy for some students, many--including students with special needs--found it…

Newsline

State of School Safety Report Reveals 30% Gap between Parents and Administrators on Perception of School Safety

July 15, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

NEWTOWN, CT – July 13, 2021 – A report developed by Safe and Sound Schools and Raptor Technologies, based on a nationwide survey ... Read more

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…

District Management

6 necessary steps to move K-12 education forward in 2021

July 8, 2021 by Laura Ascione

K-12 education was put to the test during the COVID-19 pandemic--now, here's what it needs to evolve and best serve students and teachers

Six key K-12 education trends, including teachers and parents becoming more open to new ways to teach and learn, and finding value in technology to stay connected, will…

Durable Skills

How to prepare students for the jobs of the future

December 7, 2022July 5, 2021 by Joe Lombardi

Educating today's students for tomorrow's nonexistent jobs can be a challenge--one educators should be prepared to meet for the jobs of the future.

Less than twenty years ago, a student saying that they wanted to be a data scientist, digital artist, app developer, virtual assistant or blogger would’ve been met with…

Newsline

Beaverton School District in Oregon Selects ParentSquare for its School-to-Home Engagement Platform

June 24, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

Santa Barbara, CA — June 23, 2021— Research on the effects of parental involvement has shown a consistent, positive relationship ... Read more

COVID-19 Update

5 ways to make the summer count for students

June 21, 2021 by Amy Jenkins, Head of Schools and Distribution, OutSchool

Summer break is short, but students can have fun while they keep their learning skills strong

Whether you’re working to engage kids at home, or planning for how to engage them in school, we’ve rounded up tips for schools and parents to make the…

Online & Hybrid Learning

Parents want post-pandemic online learning options

December 7, 2022June 11, 2021 by Laura Ascione

Online learning was an adjustment for everyone, but now, parents say they'd like to keep it as a learning choice moving forward

Parents believe schools should now be equipped to quickly and effectively move online if necessary, and that students should have a variety of learning options available to them.

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