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Progress Monitoring for Accelerating the Pace of Learning

msdc | September 30, 2018

Is CBM or CAT best for progress monitoring? Read the research to find out.

Education Cargo Cults Must Die

msdc | September 30, 2018

John Hattie discusses what could be the "silver bullet" to closing achievement gaps in education.

First Transportation Solutions' routing drives operational excellence

msdc | September 30, 2018

First Transportation Solutions' routing drives operational excellence. Download case study below.

Why does just teaching a class scare so many people?

Adam Galvan | September 27, 2018

I read recently that experts in any field do not often make the best teachers. It was the opposite of the old "those who can't do, teach" and the writer, Adam Grant in the New York Times, was suggesting that, often, "those who can do, can't teach." That took me back to April 1972, when […]

Districts create easier teacher pathways to solve shortages

Adam Rogers | September 26, 2018

At the start of the 2018-19 school year, Polk County Public Schools in Florida had 120 unfilled teaching positions. The district of more than 100,000 students grows each year, yet fewer teachers are entering the field now than in the past, and competition to hire newly minted educators is stiff, says Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd. To […]

Emergency notification systems for schools

Steven Blackburn | September 26, 2018

The alarming rate of school shootings in recent years has led to the creation of emergency notification systems that can send various types of messages to multiple devices, including live videos to law enforcement. Administrators have more control of their messages, including the ability to determine who has received and read them. One system even […]

California school remodels CTE classroom for hands-on learning

Steven Blackburn | September 25, 2018

Students at Sunnyside High in Fresno, California, can now enroll in a multimedia and marketing course, thanks to a recently remodeled CTE classroom that promotes hands-on learning. CHALLENGE: Educator Tamela Ryatt had taught traditional black-and-white photography for 16 years before Fresno USD shifted the course's focus. The original photography classroom—which housed a large processing sink […]

Indianapolis duo takes over struggling campus, restarts it as an innovation school

Steven Blackburn | September 25, 2018

Co-principals Shy-Quon Ely II and Brooke Beavers recently took over Elder W. Diggs School 42, a struggling campus that Indianapolis Public Schools restarted as an innovation school. Beavers and Ely, who previously co-led a local charter school, will focus on improving test scores and preventing state intervention. The duo has hired nearly all new teachers […]

App helps teachers pronounce names

Matt Zalaznick | September 25, 2018

There's an app that can help educators learn to pronounce names. With NameCoach, schools email students a link that invites them to record their names. Recordings and phonetic spellings can also be integrated into an LMS. LINK TO MAIN ARTICLE: Making name pronunciation a priority in K12 education NameCoach CEO Praveen Shanbhag says he was […]

Educators seek louder voices as candidates

Adam Galvan | September 24, 2018

Fed up with funding cuts and policies passed without educator input, some 170 current and former teachers, principals, and other educators are running for seats in state legislatures this year, a Washington Post analysis found. These candidates face the challenge of balancing a demanding career with a political campaign. Educator involvement in politics has increased […]

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Progress Monitoring for Accelerating the Pace of Learning

Education Cargo Cults Must Die

First Transportation Solutions' routing drives operational excellence

Why does just teaching a class scare so many people?

Districts create easier teacher pathways to solve shortages

Emergency notification systems for schools

California school remodels CTE classroom for hands-on learning

Indianapolis duo takes over struggling campus, restarts it as an innovation school

App helps teachers pronounce names

Educators seek louder voices as candidates

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