In her book, After the Education Wars: How Smart Schools Upend the Business of Reform (The New Press, 2018), Andrea Gabor shows how corporate philanthropists have hurt, rather than helped, public education. From limiting the ability of teachers to do their job, to making poor-quality test results bellwethers of effective teaching, this influence has alienated […]
CDI Computer Dealers has partnered with Parlay to bring its new online classroom discussion tool to schools throughout North America. Parlay helps promote meaningful student discussions while teaching digital citizenship and helping teachers measure student engagement.
With every student using Chromebooks and educators utilizing Apple or Windows products, Richardson ISD in Texas needed a wireless presentation solution that could accommodate all users. Technology Project Manager Darryl Balch soon realized that was easier said than done. "We looked at five other presentation solutions, and some were specific to one operating system, or […]
Today, virtual reality devices transport classrooms to the moon and back. On Earth, students complete quizzes while lying on floor mats and build robots at customizable workbenches.
How is professional learning changing? We've long thought quality professional learning means pulling educators out of class—where they're needed most. How do we minimize that? With blended professional learning, we maximize fewer face-to-face seminars and implement more robust job-embedded and online coaching. Also, the power of video-based reflection is real, but I imagine more high […]
Most schools have adopted emergency plans to respond to active shooter events. But in a new book, Amanda Klinger reports that these plans often don't address more likely situations such as severe weather, chemical spills or health crises. Most schools have adopted emergency plans to respond to active shooter events. But Amanda Klinger says these plans often […]
Today's schools often have no lead indicators other than state tests to answer, "How are we doing?" There's another way. "School brand defines each school's values, culture and personality" says Enrique Parada, cofounder of Project 77, a teacher sharing and engagement platform. "Data informs school staff about how a school can powerfully brand itself." In […]
Digital reading platforms can enable more personalized learning by providing engaging, interactive and customizable digital content to both students and educators in all subject areas, as well as supplemental curriculum materials, professional development resources, ELL and special education titles, and more. In this web seminar, presenters discussed ways to use digital reading platforms effectively. Highlights […]
School investigations—whether at a private or public high school, or other institution—pose special problems for school administrators and counsel. The risks are often high, and school leaders, even those well-versed in the typical legal issues affecting their institutions, may be inexperienced in conducting investigations. While there is no one-size-fits-all approach, here are six best practices […]
Something as simple and as inexpensive as a few minutes of deep breathing can help children better control their emotions—and their behavior. But this only works if students practice mindfulness daily, and at McKinley-Brighton Elementary School in Syracuse, New York, they do—for 30 minutes at the start of each day of summer school. "When you […]
