Adam Galvan

The privacy risks of AI use at school

Whether school system leaders realize it or not, voice-activated, artificial intelligence devices such as Alexa and Google Home are becoming a part of classrooms. "I...

Student growth motivates teachers to embrace digital reading data that informs instruction

When Rio Grande City Consolidated ISD introduced a digital reading program two years ago, some teachers balked at student assessments being performed by a...

3 steps to increase the rigor of your assessments

Rigor is an increasing concern in our schools. We continue to see evidence that our students at all grade levels are not working...

GPS brings game-changing results to school bus routing

What does the routing process look like at First Student? We provide transportation services to more than 1,000 school districts in the U.S. and Canada....

Recruitment and retention strategies

Here are seven more strategies from the National Association of School Psychologists for dealing with counseling shortages: Develop paid internship programs to recruit graduate school...

K12 leaders: Hand over the reins

Consider what the world will be like in 2031 when today's kindergartners graduate high school. "We don't know exactly what it'll look like, but there...

Shift keys

1. Server room to classroom—Expand your focus from maintaining networks and hardware to helping choose instructional software. 2. Gearhead to gear guide—Fix devices and show...

Implementing equity in education

North Clackamas School District Superintendent Matthew Utterback minds the gap. That is, the gap between white students and everyone else. That's why the 2017 National...

PD travel guide

Developers of equity programs offer the following tips for success: You need it first—Equity PD gets the best results when leaders—from superintendents to school board...

Unifying Classrooms to Personalize Learning

Why is personalized learning so important? Marcy: It leverages a student's interests, their strengths, then tailors instruction to their specific needs and goals. Rich: It gets into predictive...

A Smooth School Startup Requires Great Planning

What are the top transportation challenges at school startup? The biggest challenges are routes, drivers and buses. School bus routing is more complex than other...

Digital monitoring improves student outcomes and teachable moments

Robert Sexton has worked with school-based tech for more than 15 years, so there's not much he hasn't seen. "Kids are pretty ingenious; keeping...

Bulk purchasing power grows in K12

The reach of K12 bulk purchasing and co-op agreements has expanded substantially as more districts join to save substantial amounts on everything from software...

Increasing student resilience in the era of increased suicides and school shootings

This spring, schools have experienced a profound increase in student suicides and attempts, as well as school shootings. Recognize that as bad as things...

Certified K12 leader

How do you go from a career in telecoms and airport security to chief innovation officer for one of the largest school districts in...