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Arts

See how a college’s unique masks make music

Nazareth College’s School of Music faculty spent months designing and sewing the masks that have small openings specialized to fit each students’ instrument.

27 education leaders named esports Scholastic Fellows

The North America Scholastic Esports Federation selects group of innovators from U.S. and beyond to collaborate around new ideas in gaming in learning environments

NASEF launches Minecraft meets Rube Goldberg competition

NASEF’s Minecraft-Rube Goldberg event is free for students and schools looking to take part in this fun, mind-bending exercise where new technology converges with old-fashioned innovation

How risky are school activities? This chart has answers.

Walking to school, prepackaged meals and non-contact sports outdoors run a lower risk of transmitting coronavirus in schools. Contact sports, choirs and bands, and buses pose the highest risk.

New book offers 50 ways to test your knowledge on IEPs

LRP Media Group, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, has released Meet the IEP Challenge: 50 Scenarios for Staff Compliance Training. Each part of this 2020 book relates to a component of the IEP that is required under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

Music instruction moves beyond Beethoven and Bach

A growing number of K-12 music programs have been adding hip hop, electronic dance and other popular music to their repertoires in an effort to becoming more “learner-centered."
Tue Jun 23rd, 2020

How music classes have gone digital since school closures

Hip hop, guitars and SEL joined K-12 music classes as school closures required educators to explore new tools for learning in online classes.
Tue Jun 23rd, 2020

How online music delivers social-emotional support

Music can play a major role in helping students cope with school closures and other coronavirus disruptions—and give them more control over their learning.
Tue Jun 23rd, 2020

Why more music classes are covering coding and digital skills

During online learning, music teachers can help students develop the skills needed on the engineering side of the music business, such as using digital tools to record themselves.
Tue Jun 23rd, 2020

Here’s the formula for a school district turnaround in an NYC suburb

What equity-driven school improvement looks like in Mount Vernon, New York: themed high schools, full prekindergarten, revamped middle school and health care.
Mon Jun 22nd, 2020

Creativity in Crisis: Dressing up as various characters to engage students

A private school teacher has been dressing up in costumes for the beginning of each class since the week of March 16.
Fri May 22nd, 2020