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…
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Heroes at Work: How San Diego USD made PD a pandemic priority
Here, eSchool News highlights the San Diego Unified School District–one of the three K-12 Hero Awards winners. Keep reading this interview with Julie Garcia, the district's Director of…
3 unexpected ways online PD strengthened my teaching
As a science educator, I love showing my students the wonders of the world. I encourage them to always be curious, ask questions, and seek out new knowledge…
Case Study: A Closer Look at How 3 Schools Adopted UV Disinfection Technology
To safely reopen, the CDC recommends the implementation of layered prevention strategies, including ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to clean & maintain ... Read more
The Essential Guide to 1:1 Post Pandemic
The unexpected school closures caused by the global pandemic in March 2020 resulted in many districts implementing a 1:1 model almost overnight to ... Read more
Prepare your school for a remote hybrid future
An abrupt shift to online learning catapulted educational institutions into rapid digital transformation. And in a remote-first world, institutions that ... Read more
Double the Rate of Reading Growth in 50 Days!
In a recent study, students using the Learning Ally Audiobook Solution typically achieved double the rate of reading growth in ... Read more
Gumdrop: Making the grade in student device protection
When laptops and tablets spend all day with students, accidents are bound to happen. At Gumdrop, our rugged, military grade ... Read more
Spending K-12 Relief Aid Appropriately
Federal lawmakers have approved more than $190 billion in emergency pandemic funding for K-12 education since March 2020. Through this ... Read more
Ransomware goes to zero for this school after deploying Malwarebytes
UC Hasting College of Law faced frequent ransomware and advanced malware attacks. After deploying Malwarebytes, they were able to monitor ... Read more
How this school district weathered a Trojan outbreak
East Irondequoit Central School District thought they were welcoming the new school year with a completed digital transformation project. What ... Read more
MobileMind Launches the Industry’s First Crowd-Sourced Professional Learning Hub: MobileMind Community
ATLANTA— MobileMind, the modern professional learning hub for schools, has launched MobileMind Community, the industry’s first competency-based, crowd-sourced PD platform. ... Read more
Why cheap teacher PD costs you more money in the long run
Cheap PD does not equate to cost-effective PD, as district leaders may ultimately need to spend more in the long-run to help teachers progress in their professional learning.
New Whitepaper: Coping with Grief and Loss at School
Are educators and school staff ready to respond to a loss in the school community? This new whitepaper surveying nearly ... Read more
Using STEM & PBL to Combat New Challenges in Education
Many educators have reevaluated their curriculum and identified opportunities for improvement based on what they’ve observed during the pandemic. Take ... Read more
Learn How UV Disinfection Can Support Your School’s Layered Prevention Strategies
To safely reopen, the CDC recommends the implementation of layered prevention strategies, including ultraviolet germicidal irradiation to clean & maintain ... Read more
How the edtech industry can help get education back on track
With an eye on professional development and high-quality instruction, the edtech industry plays a vital role in post-pandemic education.
Find a Communication Solution That Works For Your K-12 School District
School communication solutions run the gamut from social media to parent portals and everything in between. This guide breaks down ... Read more
Enrich Learning in Higher Education with New Display Technology
Today’s prospective college students prefer to learn and collaborate digitally, driving more higher education institutions to adopt advanced A/V solutions ... Read more
Using Federal Funding to Support Student Success
The federal government set aside billions of dollars to help K-12 schools implement upgraded technology for improving outcomes and providing ... Read more
Lessons learned in cybersecurity: How education coped in the shift to distance learning
Education in the United States faced a crisis this past year. The looming threat of the coronavirus—which spreads easily in ... Read more
4 Helpful Tips For Re-thinking Stem In Your District
When we surveyed 62 district technology leaders, only 5% rated their schools as having high or extremely high levels of ... Read more
Returning to Normal: What “Back to School” Really Means for IT Teams
As schools and districts prepare to welcome students back to campus, what does the new normal look like? Is there ... Read more
How one district evolved their PD to meet changing needs
Since 2019, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools has tackled some common challenges for school systems: implementing a rigorous new curriculum, adapting instruction to ... Read more
3 ways to prioritize teacher PD as schools reopen
High-quality PD is still critical to teachers’ success, and now is not the time to scale back, especially given the ongoing challenges teachers are facing this school year.
mindSpark Learning Impacts Record Number of Eductors Amid COVID-19 with 207% Rise in Professional Learning Participants
Education has been significantly impacted by COVID-19. Educators have been tasked with pivoting from in-person to remote learning more than ... Read more
Distance Learning Training and Resources
Boxlight Corporation a leading provider of interactive technology solutions for the global education market, is offering complimentary training, professional development, ... Read more
10 free resources to help everyone navigate online learning
As schools across the country make the hurried transition from in-person to online classes, edtech companies are stepping up to help by offering free curriculum, PD, and other…
FREE professional development courses
TEQ had made all of our PD courses FREE to help schools implement distance learning and online professional development. There ... Read more
Full computer science curriculum and coding platform at no cost
During this time, Vidcode would like to support schools in any way they can. As such, they are offering their ... Read more
Why we love our PD tools
Ask most teachers what they think of their district’s professional development (PD) and you’ll most likely get a grimace or an outright groan. But PD tools don’t have…
8 great opportunities for educator professional development
The best way to be a great educator is to keep learning, and what better way to do that than specialized educator professional development? There are a number…
Want to improve your leadership development? Use simulations!
American schools are facing a crisis in the lack of professional learning for school leaders.
Feeling the midyear slump? Recharge your meetings with MicroPD
As principal of a middle school, I meet weekly with teachers and school counselors to discuss team and department progress of our students. I know that teachers—tasked with…
3 takeaways from my STEM PD
Professional development (PD) is more crucial today than ever for educators to stay relevant in the classroom. The fast pace of innovation makes it an ongoing challenge for…
Run your meetings edcamp style: The un-faculty faculty meeting
If you’re like most educators, you don’t have the time to waste on unproductive faculty meetings. That’s why administrators and teacher leaders should transform faculty meetings into engaging…
Using technology to embrace the “un-faculty” meeting
I’m not sure if teachers dreaded faculty meetings more than I did, but while standing in an auditorium filled with tired-looking faculty after a long day of teaching,…
6 reasons we broke free from traditional PD
For years, professional development (PD) has been out of touch with what we as educators already know to be best practice, and how we are asking teachers to…
Admins: Here’s what teachers think about professional learning
Teachers are overwhelmingly turning to social media and online resources to drive their own professional learning, according to new Speak Up Survey data released by Project Tomorrow on…
3 ways small districts can go big on PD
As a leader in a district in Indianapolis with nine schools and limited resources, I’m well aware of the fact that most districts don’t have the time or…