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Former Houston CIO Lenny Schad joins DA

Ray Bendici | February 11, 2019

Schad joins District Administration as chief information and innovation officer.

Metric Zoom to help schools delve deeper into data

Ariana Fine | February 11, 2019

Schoolzilla, a Public Benefit Company that empowers school systems to use data to run great schools, today announced an exciting new enhancement to Mosaic District Progress Monitoring, a multiple measures dashboard to help school leaders make daily progress on their most important goals. The new feature, Metric Zoom, extends Mosaic's analytical capabilities by allowing deeper […]

The benefits of teacher collaboration

Carla Thomas McClure | February 11, 2019

Schools and teachers benefit in a variety of ways when teachers work together. A small but growing body of evidence suggests a positive relationship between teacher collaboration and student achievement.

New books unveiled for emerging readers

Ariana Fine | February 11, 2019

Developed in collaboration with Wilson Language Training, Great Minds released Geodes, a new category of books for new and emerging readers. With Geodes, Great Minds introduces Readables books, which give students opportunities to practice language while building and extending knowledge, vocabulary and more.

Safco Products' Fidget Active Stool

Ariana Fine | February 10, 2019

The Fidget may help increase muscle engagement and focus for a more movement-rich school day. The 14", 18" and 22" stools allow for flexibility across environments.

How to create K12 social media policy

Ray Bendici | February 10, 2019

A quick resource guide to crafting K12 school district policies for Twitter, Facebook, Snapchat, Instagram and more.

Code: Resources and equipment for launching K12 programs

Nancy Mann Jackson | February 10, 2019

The following sites will help educators get started—or enhance—K12 coding programs. Code.org Scratch CS First Fisher Price Code-a-Pillar Cubelets Little Bits Dash and Dot Main story: Code to consistency in K12 schools

Helping school systems dig deeper into their data

Ariana Fine | February 10, 2019

Mosaic District Progress Monitoring's new feature, Metric Zoom, extends Mosaic's analytical capabilities by allowing deeper drill-downs into a school system's data. Leaders will be able to view up to five years of data, compare and filter results, and more.

New mobile communication product released

Ariana Fine | February 10, 2019

Two one-way receivers—LKR-11 and LKR-12—are the latest accessories for Listen Technologies' ListenTALK mobile communication product. The LKR-11 Receiver Pro features volume control; crisp, clear audio; a storage tray; software pairing; near field communication; and OLED digital display. The LKR-12 Receiver Basic is similar, but does not include the latter two features.

A year after Parkland: Progress, but controversy still rages

Tony DiRomualdo and Franco Girimonte | February 10, 2019

The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland set off months of nationwide lobbying to restrict access to firearms and better protect schools. In Pennsylvania, the tragedy also spurred some action—including a gun-control law and the January launch of the Safe2Say program, allowing students to pass along tips using a website or smartphone app.

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