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Professional Development for Today's IT Leaders

February 18, 2020

My name is Lenny Schad, I am the former CIO for Houston ISD and currently, I am the Chief Information & Innovation Officer for District Administration. In my new role, I have created a CIO Academy tailored specifically for technology leaders and their management teams in the K-12 space. I know your time is valuable […]

Five districts that are improving curriculum and instruction

Steven Blackburn | February 18, 2020

These Districts of Distinction runners-up are using innovative methods to improve curriculum and instruction in their school systems.

Why districts are adding nonbinary gender options

Matt Zalaznick | February 17, 2020

Transgender students in the LGBT community can now list gender as nonbinary when registering in Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland.

Briefing

How states and Trump want to boost colleges and careers

Matt Zalaznick | February 17, 2020

In 2019, states prioritized college and career funding, industry partnerships, work-based learning, industry credentials, and equity in CTE programs.

Briefing

When teachers leave education, testing is not the cause

Matt Zalaznick | February 13, 2020

High-stakes testing does not cause teachers to leave education or switch schools or districts. In fact, it may help retain some new teachers, a study has found.

Opinion

5 questions to ask before using ed tech in class

Alesha Arp | February 13, 2020

Learning games should not only boost engagement, but also support productive struggle for students—and progress tracking for educators, says DA guest columnist Alesha Arp.

Dyslexia Screening: What You Need to Know

February 12, 2020

Transcript Guest Roland H. Good, III, Ph.D., is president, director of Research Analysis, and associate director of Research and Development for Acadience® Learning, and co-author of Acadience® Reading (also published under the name DIBELS® Next), as well as earlier versions of the DIBELS® assessment. He earned his doctorate from Pennsylvania State University in School Psychology and served two years as a school psychologist. […]

Real-world math: How to add a sense of wonder

Ray Bendici | February 12, 2020

Real-world math problems better connect with students and demonstrate how the subject, along with problem-solving and productive struggle, can be used in their daily lives.

Getting 'ruff' on violence and the presence of harmful substances

Steven Blackburn | February 12, 2020

Police dog teams are familiar to all, and therapy dogs increasingly spend time in schools. Now, in some districts, security officers are patrolling their buildings with specially trained school dogs that can follow the sound and odor of gunfire and firearms to neutralize threats.

New edition of Let's Talk Title I navigates the most current federal requirements