Ray Bendici

How to develop phenomena-based science lessons

Phenomena-based science curricula must include all three learning dimensions working together simultaneously.

Do’s and don’ts of phenomena-based science

Educators and groups such as the National Science Teachers Association offer tips for teaching phenomena-based science lessons.

Former Houston CIO Lenny Schad joins DA

Schad joins District Administration as chief information and innovation officer.

How to create K12 social media policy

A quick resource guide to crafting K12 school district policies for Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and more.

3 new edtech books of interest

Three recently published books of interest for K12 CIOs.

FETC 2019

Looking back at the most recent Future of Education Technology Conference in January.

Finland’s education system offers 10 lessons for U.S. educators

Finland's education system caters to working families and receives plenty of funding, with more than 55 percent in federal dollars. Free meals, health care and outside-of-class child care are available to all students, who start formal schooling at age 7.

Law enforcement alerts K12 districts to students with trauma

The Handle With Care program is providing alerts to educators regarding students who have recently been exposed to trauma.

Preparing students for yet-to-be-created jobs

Virtual reality, artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies will so greatly transform business that an estimated 85 percent of the jobs needed by 2030 have not been created, according to a recent report. That uncertainty affects current students who will join the workforce in the next decade.

Student bus badging improves K-12 transportation security and routing

Student bus badging—in which students swipe ID badges while getting on and off school buses—is helping districts better manage security and track ridership, say administrators who have adopted the tool.

School laundry rooms boost pride and attendance

Districts have been installing laundry facilities at schools in low-income neighborhoods, giving students one less reason to miss class. Many at-risk students from low-income homes...

National Superintendents Academy joins with District Administration

LRP Media Group, parent company of District Administration, has acquired Atlantic Research Partners' National Superintendents Academy. The first cohort of the superintendent training program will...

CASEL

CASEL offers tools that provide guidance and support for districts and schools to implement high-quality, evidence-based SEL. casel.org/resources-support LINK TO MAIN ARTICLE: Social-emotional learning: Won't...

Social-emotional learning: Won’t you be my model?

The recent success of Won't You Be My Neighbor?, the documentary about Fred Rogers and his groundbreaking children's television program, Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, has educators returning...

Fostering success in and out of the classroom

When Tiffany Anderson took over as superintendent of Jennings School District near St. Louis in 2012, she faced high poverty and low academic achievement....