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DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

Creating educational opportunity with equity and fairness

December 7, 2022May 21, 2021 by Irwin Kirsch, Ralph W. Tyler Chair in Large-Scale Assessment & Director of the Centers of Global Assessment & Research on Human Capital & Education, ETS, and Henry Braun, Boisi Professor of Education & Public Policy, Director of the Center for the Study of Testing, Evaluation, & Educational Policy at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College

Different starting points place children on very different paths, leading to advantages or disadvantages when it comes to educational opportunity and opportunity as a whole

Different starting points in life place children on distinctly different trajectories of growth, leading to an accelerated accumulation of advantage or disadvantage and, ultimately, to vastly different adult…

Newsline

Kanopy Enhances Kanopy Kids with Short Films from Sesame Workshop and Highlights

January 5, 2021 by ESchool News Staff

According to a soon-to-be released Kanopy survey of more than 730 librarians — primarily in the U.S. –50% of public ... Read more

COVID-19 Update

Here’s the biggest mistake educators make with remote learning

January 7, 2021December 30, 2020 by Dennis Pierce

5 ways to create a community of learners

Education thought leader Alan November isn’t shy about discussing what he believes is a key misstep that many educators are making in shifting to web-based instruction during the…

District Management

Blended learning models can help schools reopen–here’s how

March 8, 2021December 21, 2020 by Thomas Arnett, Senior Research Fellow in Education, Clayton Christensen Institute

There are a number of options for schools and districts hoping to keep learning as consistent as possible this fall--and blended learning features heavily in all scenarios

As educators start considering their options for the fall, the future is full of uncertainty. If schools remain closed, they’ll need to prepare for more remote learning. On…

Teaching Trends

‘Forest schools’ grow in popularity during distance learning

January 25, 2023October 22, 2020 by ESchool Media Contributors

Stomping through puddles, scrambling over fallen logs and digging in the dirt with sticks may not sound like traditional educational ... Read more

Ancillary

Educational materials for middle and high school from PBS

April 23, 2020 by ESchool News Staff

On the heels of Earth Day, WGBH Education launched a collection of digital resources featuring content from the new film H2O: ... Read more

Classroom Innovations

4 ways educators can combat rural brain drain

January 23, 2020January 17, 2020 by Maureen Pollitz

These students are working in a lab with circuits and robotics to avoid rural brain drain.

More than 30 years ago, the Department of Justice researched and concluded that stronger families and communities create successful school environments. Fast forward to the present day, the…

District Management

#4: 25 education trends for 2018

December 27, 2018December 26, 2018 by Meris Stansbury

Year after year, educators and those invested in education love to speculate about what will take off in the near future.

District Management

#8: 7 tips to better define personalized learning

December 20, 2018December 20, 2018 by Laura Ascione

Personalized learning is a pretty well-known term, but educators have different definitions for personalized learning, making for a sometimes-confusing approach to its implementation.

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3 ways lesson planning is like following a recipe

November 22, 2018 by Kelly Grotrian

Recently, when a friend shared a recipe on Facebook for a pumpkin cheesecake (yum!), it reminded me of the time I tried to make my own cheesecake. I…

STEM & STEAM

What motivates girls to pursue STEM?

July 23, 2018March 23, 2018 by Laura Ascione

It’s a persistent and troubling problem: Why are girls so underrepresented in STEM clubs and subjects in K-12 through college, ... Read more

Educational Leadership

Why education is really a relationship business

January 25, 2023June 27, 2017 by Charles Sosnik

Nothing happens in education without relationships. The relationship between a governor and his staff. The state’s relationship with its superintendents. The supe’s relationship with the board. The principal’s…

Curriculum

This is what Gen Z-designed curriculum looks like for the future

April 19, 2017April 17, 2017 by Darren Faust

The generation in school now is the first generation raised entirely in the Age of Technology. They are digital natives, many of them using computers, smartphones, and other…

District Management

Principals: The lessons we learned in 2016

January 5, 2017January 4, 2017 by Stephen Noonoo

The best educational leaders are lifelong learners. They are constantly expanding their knowledge, refining their skills, and looking for creative ways to help kids learn. As these four…

eClassroom News

#8: 10 TED-Ed videos your students can use today

December 22, 2016December 21, 2016 by Laura Ascione

More often than not, students pick up a mobile device or use a computer to access videos and digital media online. With a dearth of resources online, educators…

District Management

Here’s what you need to know about Betsy DeVos, likely Education Secretary

January 12, 2017November 28, 2016 by Laura Ascione

With his nomination of billionaire Betsy DeVos for U.S. Secretary of Education, President-elect Donald Trump seems to be making good on his campaign promise to promote school choice.…

District Management

Getting struggling students to read requires both data and compassion

August 23, 2016August 23, 2016 by Tammy Mangus

Too many teachers simply move students along from one grade to the next to be kind, without checking for mastery of skills. Can the impartiality data help?

Teaching Trends

Cricket Media, Smithsonian launch 2016 Global Folklorist Challenge

August 9, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Cricket Media, a next-generation global learning company, announced the launch of its 3rd Annual Global Folklorist Challenge in partnership with ... Read more

Teaching Trends

ClassDojo introduces student-led digital portfolios

July 26, 2016 by Laura Ascione

ClassDojo has launched Student Stories, an easy way for students to add photos and videos of their classwork to their ... Read more

District Management

Survey: Teaching demands taking toll on educators

May 18, 2016May 13, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

U.S. teachers say they are frustrated with testing, changing agendas, lack of influence A new survey reveals teachers are concerned ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Success Story at MS 385

January 29, 2016 by Jeff Festa

Curriculum

5 apps for creative iPad storytelling

December 26, 2014December 9, 2014 by Stephen Noonoo, Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/stephenoonoo' target='_blank'>@stephenoonoo</a>

Narrative writing and storytelling skills are useful in nearly every discipline, from English language arts to science and history. Students that might not be able to explain their…

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20 Education Buzz Words and Phrases

May 11, 2019November 8, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor, <a>@eSN_Meris</a>

For those critics who say education moves at a snail’s pace, they’re wrong…at least when it comes to terminology. From buzz words to phrases speakers love to use,…

District Management

No Hollywood ending for real-life ‘Won’t Back Down’ school

June 11, 2021October 4, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Doreen Diaz left the red carpet movie premiere of “Won’t Back Down” in New York City last week feeling encouraged, says the Hechinger Report.

Kanopy Enhances Kanopy Kids with Short Films from Sesame Workshop and Highlights

Here’s the biggest mistake educators make with remote learning

‘Forest schools’ grow in popularity during distance learning

Educational materials for middle and high school from PBS

4 ways educators can combat rural brain drain

#4: 25 education trends for 2018

#8: 7 tips to better define personalized learning

3 ways lesson planning is like following a recipe

What motivates girls to pursue STEM?

Why education is really a relationship business

This is what Gen Z-designed curriculum looks like for the future

Principals: The lessons we learned in 2016

#8: 10 TED-Ed videos your students can use today

Here’s what you need to know about Betsy DeVos, likely Education Secretary

Getting struggling students to read requires both data and compassion

Cricket Media, Smithsonian launch 2016 Global Folklorist Challenge

ClassDojo introduces student-led digital portfolios

Survey: Teaching demands taking toll on educators

Success Story at MS 385

5 apps for creative iPad storytelling

20 Education Buzz Words and Phrases

No Hollywood ending for real-life ‘Won’t Back Down’ school

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

Vivacity Launches New Learning Hub for All Your District’s Google Training.

Abre Launches “Vera,” Analytics Agent Built to Retire Static K-12 Dashboards

ClassMate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal

School Specialty Honors Top Educators with 12th Annual Crystal Apple Awards

Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

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