The same strategies used to enrich learning for students also benefit teachers and staff, says guest columnist Tim Hanson, superintendent of the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township in Indiana.
Offering professional learning to educators as though they were students does not work for teachers—or students, says Eujon Anderson, a featured FETC 2020 speaker and the technology director for Troy City Schools in Alabama.
LaGrange School District 102 recently began piloting a free version of the CrisisGo safety platform through Sourcewell, a government agency that provides cooperative-contract purchasing solutions nationally. Sponsored content by Sourcewell.
Partnering with the IT team to celebrate achievements, review targets, and address the new year's goals and expectations are key to success, says Lenny Schad, District Administration's chief information and innovation officer and technology editor-at-large.
Scott McLeod, one of the nation's leading experts on P-12 school technology leadership issues, explains how districts are using a new protocol to better leverage technology-infused instruction and modernize the student learning experience.
You're adding new pieces of education technology constantly, right? So unless you're operating a one-room schoolhouse, how do you know which devices have become obsolete and which hardware is being used the most?
Jo Ann Matthews now serves the Louisiana DOE; Superintendent Barbara J. Case adds co-teaching to New York district's strategic plan; Principal James Carrick implements PBIS at Arizona middle school; and under Superintendent Raymond Sanchez's leadership, a New York district wins awards.
Following tragic school shooting events, leaders scramble to do something—anything—to make their schools safer. Hundreds of millions of dollars have been spent to harden schools. We install expensive surveillance cameras and metal detectors. Sometimes, we arm teachers and school staff, hoping that "a good guy with a gun can stop a bad guy with a […]
