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High school esports and middle school esports remain wildly popular as the new school year begins, with a free curriculum available and entire states experimenting with new esports leagues.
Graduate profiles embed students’ passions and soft skills—such as creativity, critical thinking, embracing diversity and self-empowerment—into daily instruction, with the goal of setting them up for future success.
Many districts have struggled to fund study abroad programs. But educators at District of Columbia Public Schools say they are seeing a big return on investment from sending students overseas.
First version of curriculum was criticized as politically biased, misleading and anti-Semitic. Education officials now plan to hold “listening sessions to hear from the approximately 200 districts that have successfully implemented an ethnic studies curriculum.”
When administrators in a South Carolina district launched a STEAM initiative, they didn’t confine creativity to the art classroom. They expanded artistic design and construction to English, math, social studies and science.
Teachers have seen a jump in engagement with large-print books. They’re reporting that students want to read longer, feel less nervous about reading and comprehend more details.
An increasing number of district leaders are creating highly detailed graduate profiles to ensure their schools are teaching the soft skills students need for success after completing high school.
Principals play a key role in guiding instruction in a school system. Here, a DA columnist discusses the practices principals can implement to drive instructional improvement and develop innovative next-gen strategies.
It’s one thing to hear students talk about their neighborhoods; it’s another to contend with implicit bias by viewing firsthand the diversity of their communities.
There is still time to register for DA’s CAO Summit, Sept. 25-27 in Chicago. The focus of the CAO Summit is to foster a collaborative learning environment for you, your peers and our partners in order to help you integrate core standards, instruction and emerging curriculum resources into your district.
Some people may think first grade is a bit early for some of these heavy topics. But one Oakland, California, teacher says kids are aware of race from a very early age, as early as 6 months old.
Formative assessment helps differentiate instruction and improve student achievement. Learn the results of a recent District Administration survey, which asked administrators how their teachers are using formative assessment, and what barriers are preventing them from using it more effectively. Register now.
District leaders are taking a more personalized approach to improving school attendance by working to determine why individual students miss school.
Artificial intelligence cameras can detect weapons and suspicious behavior, while more district leaders give local police access to live video feeds.
Teachers have seen an instant jump in engagement when students are given large-print books. Students want to read longer, feel less nervous about reading and comprehend more of the details.
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