More schools are experimenting with e-learning for at-home instruction. From fires and mudslides on the West Coast to winter storms and hurricanes on the East Coast, many schools have lost valuable class days, putting students behind.
The types of skills required to care for and advocate for oneself and others—self-regulation, responsibility, empathy and discipline—are becoming increasingly central to the work of schools and teachers. More and more, educators are recognizing that these skills are inextricably intertwined with the academic skills.
What if schools ditched the roll call, and used facial recognition technology instead? It sounds futuristic, but a trial is underway in some Australian schools. The state government of Victoria has cracked down on the federally funded trial, saying schools will be banned from using facial recognition to mark school attendance, unless parental approval is secured first.
Phoenix Academy, an elementary school in High Point, North Carolina, rolled out a multi-faceted safety system, which includes a shooter detection system, door barricades, cameras and mapping equipment, and lights. It is tied into the city's 911 emergency communications center.
Advance teacher evaluation, student-centered learning, SEL and districtwide growth are some of the session topics for teacher leaders, principals and superintendents at the Building Expertise Educators Conference in Orlando, Fla., on June 12-14. The event features neuroscientist Dr. David Sousa.
While many schools teach digital skills, the state of Michigan has no formal standards for teaching computer science. Now, the Michigan Department of Education is gathering public input on a proposed set of K12 computer science standards, and is holding a series of hearings to learn what teachers and parents think should be included in them.
Virginia Tech hosted its second Science Olympiad Tournament, with over 200 high school students competing from schools in Virginia and Pennsylvania. The science tournament's aim is to improve students' problem-solving skills, teamwork and understanding of STEM fields.
Introductory computer science classes at four high schools in San Francisco USD use humanoid robots to drive interest in coding and robotics. Teams from the California district, Boston Public Schools and SoftBank collaborated to design a curriculum that includes human-computer interaction.
Outfitting small groups with technology for today's classroom is often a challenge of both space and budget for many school districts. Now, smaller, more affordable storage options can solve this problem with compact, economical store and charge stations designed for smaller spaces.
Age of Learning's ABCmouse.com Early Learning Academy, a digital learning resource for children, and ReadingIQ, a digital library with thousands of titles for kids 12 and under, now include Lexile measures from MetaMetrics for their digital books.
The Virginia House of Delegates voted last week to require public schools to make Election Day a school holiday. The bill is a safety measure aimed at keeping unknown people out of school buildings while children are present. Limiting public access to school premises while classes are in session only makes sense.
EMS LINQ INC's new Education Resource Management integrates school district technologies into one system with single-sign-on access to unify school districts' school accounting, e-commerce, nutrition management, school website development, real-time notifications, student registration and data analytics .
The medication paramedics use to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose could soon be in high school classrooms in Alabama. Usually, nurses and other licensed personnel are the only people who can administer Naloxone at schools, but a new training program would allow administrators and coaches to as well.
Some Omaha-area school districts are mounting bleeding control kits inside schools and training staff and students to use them. The kits contain tourniquets and pressure bandages to stop bleeding from traumatic wounds.
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