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17 instructional practices for social and emotional learning

August 1, 2018June 22, 2017 by Laura Ascione

Interest around social and emotional learning continues to expand, due in part to recognition that positive social and emotional skills can help improve students' behavioral and academic outcomes…

District Management

Can traditional public schools win in an age of school choice? Yes—and here’s how

June 6, 2017June 6, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

Public schools must ensure continued success in order to compete for students against charter schools, online learning, and other forms of education. Dissatisfied students, parents, and even staff…

2017 Innovative Educator Grant Program

May 3, 2017 by Laura Ascione

The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning’s 2017 Innovative Educator Grant Program identifies and supports school and classroom leaders developing ... Read more

City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge 2017

April 2, 2017 by Laura Ascione

The Amazon Web Services City on a Cloud Innovation Challenge recognizes local and regional governments, and private and public schools ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

App of the Week: Program a robot buddy

February 14, 2017February 13, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps ... Read more

eClassroom News

January’s 11 buzzworthy edtech tools

February 2, 2017January 30, 2017 by Common Sense Education

Things move fast in the edtech world, and we hear all the time from teachers how hard it can be to keep up. This is why we've created…

STEM & STEAM

App of the Week: Math gets adaptive

January 25, 2017January 23, 2017 by Meris Stansbury

Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps ... Read more

District Management

The 4 most common mistakes districts make in professional development

November 30, 2016 by Dianne Pappafotopoulos, M.Ed

Across the globe, teachers are continually asked to integrate technology into their curriculums to keep up with future-ready skills and in turn they complain that they need more…

Curriculum

World’s largest K-12 reading survey identifies trends, highlights best practices

November 18, 2016November 18, 2016 by Abi Mandelbaum

Tapping into data collected from nearly 10 million K-12 students who read 346 million books and nonfiction articles last school ... Read more

Ancillary

TC- What student choice and agency actually looks like

February 15, 2017November 15, 2016 by Daniel Owens

Student agency, which we might loosely define as students’ ability to influence their own learning, undoubtedly plays a critical role ... Read more

Blended Learning

What student choice and agency actually looks like

November 15, 2016November 14, 2016 by Daniel Owens

Student agency, which we might loosely define as students’ ability to influence their own learning, undoubtedly plays a critical role ... Read more

App of the Week

App of the Week: drag-and-drop virtual bulletin boards

October 31, 2016October 31, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps ... Read more

District Management

Are you using your school’s PLC to its fullest?

October 21, 2016October 21, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

When professional learning communities (PLCs) meet frequently to examine and analyze student work and data, higher levels of teacher morale emerge, according to a new report from the…

STEM & STEAM

The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom

October 5, 2016October 3, 2016 by Alec Barron

One school is creating STEM scholars through a unique combination of badging and internships with local industry partners.

Teaching Trends

New Common Sense tool shows how secure your ed-tech apps are

June 30, 2016June 30, 2016 by Laura Ascione

New educator resource is intended to find accurate, up-to-date evaluations of privacy and security practices of ed-tech applications Common Sense Education, in ... Read more

District Management

Teach students to communicate effectively in the Innovation Age

February 29, 2016January 25, 2016 by Sharon "Sam" Sakai-Miller

Communication looks different in the Innovation Age compared to the Information Age of yesteryear. Here's how to help students succeed

STEM & STEAM

Vernier opens 2016 engineering contest

February 24, 2017December 14, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Vernier Software & Technology is now accepting applications for its 2016 Engineering Contest that recognizes engineering, science, and STEM teachers for their creative use of Vernier sensors to…

District Management

Is there enough diversity in your social media?

December 15, 2015October 19, 2015 by By Torrey Trust

As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. That's a problem -- for us and for students.

Teaching Trends

Best Practices for Integrating Chromebooks into Teaching & Learning

December 22, 2015October 6, 2015 by Vcarlson

Chromebooks, the lightweight laptops that run software from the Internet instead of a local hard drive, have skyrocketed in popularity ... Read more

Ancillary

8 ways to improve your digital teaching

January 21, 2016May 18, 2015 by By Diana Bidulescu

Good teaching is what makes digital age environments meaningful to students. There are countless recipes for digital teaching out there, but here are just a few tips to…

District Management

6 Characteristics of Great PD (And Great Classrooms)

May 11, 2019June 6, 2014 by By Tom Daccord

For nearly a dozen years I’ve traveled to various schools and districts to deliver professional development workshops and presentations. Over the years, I’ve also sat in on many…

Featured on eSchool News

5 best practices in online learning

January 10, 2014 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

Though still in its adoption infancy, online learning in K-12 schools and districts has been around long enough for tech-savvy education leaders to have key insights into what…

Can traditional public schools win in an age of school choice? Yes—and here’s how

2017 Innovative Educator Grant Program

App of the Week: Program a robot buddy

January’s 11 buzzworthy edtech tools

App of the Week: Math gets adaptive

World’s largest K-12 reading survey identifies trends, highlights best practices

TC- What student choice and agency actually looks like

What student choice and agency actually looks like

App of the Week: drag-and-drop virtual bulletin boards

Are you using your school’s PLC to its fullest?

The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom

New Common Sense tool shows how secure your ed-tech apps are

Teach students to communicate effectively in the Innovation Age

Vernier opens 2016 engineering contest

Best Practices for Integrating Chromebooks into Teaching & Learning

8 ways to improve your digital teaching

6 Characteristics of Great PD (And Great Classrooms)

5 best practices in online learning

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

Lerner Publishing Group Launches Dr. Gholdy Muhammad’s Genius and Joy Curriculum

School Specialty LLC Announces Acquisition of Nasco Education U.S.

100 Learning Spaces Transformed, $5 Million Invested: School Specialty and College Football Playoff Foundation Celebrate Impact Across Schools Nationwide

ACT and Texas Instruments Collaborate to Enhance Student Success in Mathematics

Big Ideas Start Young: Games for Change Opens 2026 Student Challenge to Game Creators and Innovators Ages 10–25

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