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Creating an enriched dining experience

Ariana Fine | February 03, 2019

SICO has introduced the Enriched Dining Experience, with the goal of helping K12 schools create more exciting, profitable and efficient dining spaces. The portfolio includes free interior design consultation, and a product line of dining tables, booths, chairs, signage, trash receptacles and serving line accessories to manage queue lines.

Organization helps athletes with college recruiting

Ariana Fine | February 03, 2019

mySportResume.com is a dynamic sport resume builder that enables athletes to create their own personalized sport webpage, find colleges, contact and share information with coaches, and manage online search engine ranking, all for free.

Gym class is so bad, kids are skipping school to avoid it

Ariana Fine | February 03, 2019

Analyzing data out of a massive physical education initiative in Texas, researchers concluded that a daily physical education mandate didn't have any positive impact on kids' health or educational outcome. They found that the four-year program actually had detrimental effects, correlating with an uptick in discipline, bullying and absence rates.

3 ways to improve education about slavery

Ariana Fine | February 03, 2019

When it comes to teaching students about slavery, teachers often stumble through the topic. In the worst cases, they use poorly conceived lessons that end up inflaming students and communities. One idea is moving beyond textbooks, which often use inadequate or inaccurate descriptions, to include records and firsthand accounts. Another way is to get out of the classrooms by visiting museums and historic sites.

Edtech strategies for ELLs

Tony DiRomualdo and Franco Girimonte | February 03, 2019

English language learners should have the same opportunities to participate in STEM classes as any other student, English learner and bilingual consultant Lori Menning told attendees of the Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando last week. "[Language and STEM] should come simultaneously because we know they learn through those experiences," explained Menning, of Cooperative […]

Offering 150 hours of K2 STEM curriculum

Ariana Fine | February 03, 2019

KinderLab Robotics expanded its KIBO curriculum suite by announcing the K2-focused Growing with KIBO. It is designed to support classrooms with a complete, sequenced STEAM curriculum covering robotics, coding and computational thinking. In addition, it provides opportunities for integrating these topics with arts and literacy activities.

Intolerance should not be students' citizenship lesson

Ariana Fine | February 02, 2019

My-way-is-right stubbornness is gnawing away our core values during this era of polarized everything. Caught in this adult cross fire are those of high school age and younger who should be learning how to be productive citizens. Whether speaking loudly but respectfully or silently expressing their beliefs, high school students have to fight harder than they should while learning to be active, engaged students.

Innovative solutions for increasing graduation rates

Ariana Fine | February 02, 2019

Fuel Education has put together a step-by-step guide to implementing online credit recovery solutions in your school or district. Their solutions are designed to help students recover credits, stay on track for graduation, and can be delivered in an online or blended learning environment.

Making questions count: How to build leadership capacity through inquiry

Ariana Fine | February 02, 2019

Effective questioning is a key pillar of sound leadership coaching. But what is effective questioning and how can it help you keep coaching conversations forward-thinking and constructive? This webinar will demystify the art of questioning by exploring the tactics NYC Leadership Academy has developed and refined over the last 15 years.

ICYMI: Breaking the age barrier in K12 schools

Tony DiRomualdo and Franco Girimonte | January 31, 2019

Combining grades in one classroom improves teaching and learning.

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Creating an enriched dining experience

Organization helps athletes with college recruiting

Gym class is so bad, kids are skipping school to avoid it

3 ways to improve education about slavery

Edtech strategies for ELLs

Offering 150 hours of K2 STEM curriculum

Intolerance should not be students' citizenship lesson

Innovative solutions for increasing graduation rates

Making questions count: How to build leadership capacity through inquiry

ICYMI: Breaking the age barrier in K12 schools

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