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In this web seminar, three K-12 tech thought leaders and administrators discussed major edtech trends in 2020, as well as key topics that will impact schools and districts of all types and sizes. Sponsored content by PowerSchool.
In this web seminar, Ruby Payne, author of "Emotional Poverty in All Demographics," and Michael Curl, a middle school principal, discussed how administrators can keep the school environment calm and positive, and outlined strategies for reducing shame, anger, and emotional stress. Sponsored content by aha! Process.
A Q&A with Linda J. Spahr, Program Director, Foundation for Impact on Literacy and Learning. Sponsored content by the Foundation for Impact on Literacy and Learning.
New Mexico and Texas, plus districts in Tennessee, Michigan and California, partner with suppliers to provide assessments, boost literacy, improve student readiness, and upgrade facilities for safety and energy efficiency.
Principal Varissa Richardson conducts conflict resolution and focuses on inclusiveness in Tennessee (pictured, far left); Principal Ashlee Bruggenschmidt promotes safety with ARV-riding robot in Indiana (top); and Superintendent Kevin Blankenship takes on dual-district role in Illinois.
San Gabriel USD's Music Immersion Experience—the 2019 Districts of Distinction grand prize honoree—teaches every first-grader the violin, and test scores are improving.
Open educational resources have become more than digital substitutes for textbooks. Educators now use OER to make instruction more learner-centered.
The key to the effectiveness of any ed tech tool, including robots for children with autism, lies in whether students transfer the skills they’ve learned from schoolwork into their daily lives.
Girls Take Flight program aims to diversify the students who earn FAA remote pilot certificates on their way to becoming drone operators.
Although tighter school budgets have resulted in a shortage of school nurses, research shows that having them on staff actually saves money in the long run.
With the ever-growing complexities of state and federal regulations, and expansions of legal needs and special ed cases, district leaders need to consider multiple factors to find the specialists necessary for proper representation and counsel.
Lots of attention is paid to protecting students on school grounds but ensuring their safety while being transported to and from school is just as essential.
Research shows that when students are given a chance to do grade-level work, they succeed at a greater rate than what people might have expected.
Administrators in the Coeur d’Alene Public Schools in Idaho needed to know if their investment in digital tools for reading curriculum was making a measurable difference in student academic growth. The district’s research uncovered surprising results. Sponsored content by Istation.
Educators are more proactively using technology to support learning for all students, and support the four C’s—collaboration, communication, creativity and critical thinking.