Teaching & Learning

Your classrooms might need digital assistants

November 3, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Digital assistants are giving teachers another unique way to engage students, help them learn, and increase productivity.

AI has untapped potential in classrooms, from preschool through higher education. Digital assistants can transform how educators teach, giving them the freedom to teach from anywhere in the…

Designing fair and inclusive tests for non-native speakers

November 3, 2022 by John Kleeman, Founder, Questionmark

As globalization increases, it’s become critical to design inclusive tests for those whose native language differs from the test language.

Language is a significant barrier to fair and inclusive testing, particularly if language fluency is not relevant to the skill being measured by the test. This is why…

4 tips for using data to differentiate instruction

November 2, 2022 by Daniella Parra, 3rd Grade Math, Social Studies, & Science Teacher, Aventura Waterways K-8 Center

For this educator, data has been an invaluable tool for sustaining differentiated learning and for supporting a growth mindset.

Finding ways to help all students grow academically – regardless of where they are starting from – can be challenging. From my experiences teaching special education, general education,…

Hey teachers–what is your ‘why?’

November 2, 2022 by Joni Degner, Territory Director and UDL Specialist, Texthelp

Building a positive school culture and creating routines to benefit communities of educators can support teachers and highlight their hard work as teachers discover their why.

More than half of the teachers in the US are seriously considering leaving the profession earlier than planned. A number of factors have led to this, including Covid-19…

Modern students need modern librarians

October 31, 2022 by Amy Hall, Librarian, Weber School District & Lisa Comly, Library Media Specialist, Reading School District

What it’s like being a librarian in 2022, and how librarians provide students with access to resources they need to succeed

When you think of a school librarian, what comes to mind? Is it shelving, stamping, and shushing? That’s the stereotype you’re probably most familiar with.

Spaced repetition is the secret to overcoming learning loss

November 1, 2022October 28, 2022 by Andrew Cohen, founder and CEO, Brainscape

Spaced repetition can guarantee that your knowledge is constantly building rather than having your brain lose new information almost immediately

Just as “turnt,” “on fleek,” and “adulting” have become trending words in pop culture, so too has “spaced repetition" become a buzzword in education. Some educators are obsessed…

Teachers using technology report stronger connections, community with students

October 28, 2022 by Laura Ascione

Teachers who use digital learning tools are more than twice as likely to report that they spend more one-on-one time with their students.

Educators who use technology as part of their teaching practice report that they are more aware of their students' individual needs (61 percent) and more likely to be…

Why universal screening is a more equitable identifier of gifted and talented students

October 24, 2022 by Anna Houseman, Product Marketing Director, Riverside Insights

Universal screening with both ability and achievement tests allows each student to highlight both their potential and their performance in gifted and talented programs.

School districts have historically relied on a referral-based process to identify students for gifted and talented programming. This means that teachers or parents nominate their students to take…

How to make project-based learning a reality

October 21, 2022 by Terra Tarango, Director and Education Officer, Van Andel Institute for Education

Part of what makes PBL so magical is that educators are helping students acquire valuable knowledge that they can apply right now in their own community

One of the many reasons I love working for Van Andel Institute for Education is that I get to be a teacher Fairy Godmother. Teaching is an important…

In post-COVID schools, let’s redouble efforts to support students

October 21, 2022 by Dr. Jana Hunzicker, Professor, Department of Education, Counseling, and Leadership & Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, College of Education and Health Sciences, Bradley University

To help students in post-COVID schools, school leaders must develop teaching and learning that supports students academically and through SEL.

The other day, my friend’s high school daughter complained, “It’s not fair!” “What’s not fair?” her mother asked. “Everyone is cheating!” her daughter replied. “They started doing it…

Building a Successful Certification Program at Your Institution

In a world where competition for jobs, pay increases, and academic success continues to increase, certifications offer hope to candidates and educators. Certification helps to build a skilled workforce that meets the needs of local employers and government tech initiatives.

4 Practices for Innovative School Leaders

If your school or district is anything like many others across the country, it has undergone transformational changes at a rapid (perhaps even dizzying) pace over the past two years. The challenges you continue to face demand that you influence more change, driven by creative problem solving and a bit of risk.

Your classrooms might need digital assistants

Designing fair and inclusive tests for non-native speakers

4 tips for using data to differentiate instruction

Hey teachers–what is your ‘why?’

Modern students need modern librarians

Spaced repetition is the secret to overcoming learning loss

Teachers using technology report stronger connections, community with students

Why universal screening is a more equitable identifier of gifted and talented students

How to make project-based learning a reality

In post-COVID schools, let’s redouble efforts to support students

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CYPHER LEARNING Builds Out Proven Executive Team

Navigate360 Advances Whole-Child Student Wellness and Safety Suite with Latest Acquisition in Continuing Effort to End School Shootings, Teen Suicide and Bullying

Treering Yearbooks Launches New Donation Feature

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