John Harrington, CEO of Funds for Learning, will explain how schools can use E-rate funding to support digital learning initiatives in a live webinar on Wednesday, January 23 at 10 a.m. PT. Find out more in this webinar.
Mackin Educational Resources has been selected as provider for all print and digital books, audiobooks, videos and other resources for Fairfax County school libraries and professional library collections.
Most K12 leaders are familiar with using data to plan and target instruction more effectively. But they might not be aware of the many ways that tracking and analyzing employees' time and attendance data can reveal key trends and insights as well. Click for tips on making smarter decisions for your school.
School districts around the country are experimenting with starting classes later to allow students to get extra sleep. While some dismiss the idea as pampering, Nathaniel F. Watson says there are solid scientific reasons to consider it. Lack of sleep hampers a student's preparedness to learn, negatively impacts physical and mental health, and impairs driving.
Cognitive scientists showed us that emotion is not the opposite of reason; it's essential to reason. Emotions tell you what to pay attention to, care about and remember. Those early neuroscience breakthroughs remind us that a key job of a school is to give students new things to love—an exciting field of study, new friends. It reminds us that what teachers really teach is themselves with their contagious passion for their subjects and students.
Lee County Public Schools is asking a circuit court judge to order the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services to allow the system's superintendent to become a special conservator of the peace, a designation county officials believe would permit him to carry a gun on school property. The school system filed the lawsuit challenging the state's decision to bar the system's employees from carrying firearms.
More than 75 percent of all high school officials say "adult behavior" is the primary reason they quit. And 80 percent of all young officials hang up their stripes after just two years of whistle blowing. Why? Parents are verbally criticizing game officials or coaches. The shortage of licensed high school officials is now severe enough in some areas that athletic events are being postponed or cancelled.
Reveal Math for grades 6 through 12 will be available in fall 2019, followed by the release of the K5 edition. Inspire Science will be available for K12 classroom implementation beginning in fall 2019. Additionally, Inspire Science Collaboration Kits for grades K8 help make planning easier for hands-on time so teachers can focus on the curriculum.
The word assessment describes vastly different things. Yes, the nail-biting, end-of-year exam is an assessment. But so is the couple-questions quiz a teacher gives at the end of a lesson. These lower-stakes, frequent assessments are vital for student performance. Assessments create feedback for teachers and students alike, and the high value of timely feedback is well-documented by learning scientists.
Aiming to build a new English language learning model, the intelligent learning platform includes the Rise Teacher teacher-end app and the Rise+ parent-end app. With access to RISE's online tutoring tools, the platform can facilitate efficient communication, including the ability for teachers to post videos and photos of classes.
Chicago's teachers union delivered a 75-item list of contract demands, addressing issues such as overcrowded classrooms and the loss of veteran black female teachers. The current contract with the teachers union expires at the end of June.
Shmoop's AP U.S. Government and Politics test prep familiarizes students with the 2019 redesign of the course and exam. It includes guides on new question formats, core disciplinary practices, required foundational documents, required Supreme Court court cases and newly-specified course content.
The Los Angeles teachers union said it's heading back to the negotiating table with the school district. Talks resumed for the first time since more than 30,000 educators walked off the job this week. But while teachers demand millions more dollars in school funding, their school district has lost $69 million—and counting—during the strike.
Not only are New York districts disappointed by the funding levels proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but they're wary about his proposal that would force districts to shift more money to their poorest schools. The governor proposed a $956 million increase in school aid plus a $37 million increase in charter school tuition and facilities reimbursement and Smart Schools Bond Act debt service.
State lawmakers want to bring shop class back to Colorado schools, proposing a bill that would allow schools to apply for state grant money to build career technical programs in a wide range of fields. Instead of birdhouses, they're hoping they will build real houses, like they do at Green Mountain High School. The school incorporates shop class into math class.
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