Bellevue Public Schools signed a new collaboration with Discovery Education to bring STEM digital content to the district’s 15 elementary schools. The partnership covers STEM Connect, Discovery Education Streaming Plus, STEM Leader Corps and Discovery Education Community. Nebraska’s Bellevue Public Schools(BPS) announced a new partnership with Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and […]
Oakfield-Alabama CSD’s board of education chose John Fisgus as the New York district’s next superintendent. Fisgus is currently the principal of Royalton-Hartland Middle School in the Royalton-Hartland CSD, where he has served since 2008. The Oakfield-Alabama Central School District’s Board of Education announced Friday it has selected John Fisgus as the district’s next superintendent. “I […]
When a robot created in a Kansas STEM class broke earlier this year, students didn’t have to buy a new part or wait for one to arrive in the mail. They simply walked to their HP Sprout Pro and used the 3D scanner to create a CAD file. From this, they used a 3D printer […]
A new wave of professional development partnerships will double the capacity of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) to offer its Certification for Educators edtech training to teachers in person and online. Some of the newest certification providers include Illinois Computing Educators, New Jersey's Eduscape, Wisconsin's Cooperative Educational Service Agency 2, Ohio's Butler […]
Leading With Intention: 8 Areas for Reflection and Planning in Your PLC at Work Solution Tree In this guide, school leadership will learn ways to enhance their professional learning communities through steps that promote staff collaboration and data-driven, evidence-based decision-making. Authors Jeanne Spiller and Karen Power also discuss the importance of focusing on student success […]
Lack of resources. Tight deadlines. Inadequate training. These scenarios can trigger anxiety, frustration or other negative emotions at public schools. "I felt all of these things" says Chett Daniel, a former fourth-grade ELA teacher at Neosho School District in Missouri. Daniel quit teaching last year to launch his own consulting firm, K12 HR Solutions. "Often, […]
Districts increasingly look outside of existing budgets to supply IT teams with the apps, technology and professional development today's K12 environment demands. Leaders who are solving this funding puzzle turn frequently to regional and national grant opportunities. "On the one hand, it's the best of times, and on the other, it's the worst of times" […]
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 […]
Today's school district food-service directors often find that joining purchasing cooperatives saves them at least 5 percent in food costs. Co-ops also save time by handling the request-for-proposal process and assisting with compliance reporting in the wake of increased federal nutrition requirements. In addition, co-ops track vendor performance and offer forums for sharing best practices. […]
In August, Woodbrook Elementary School in Albemarle County Public Schools in Virginia completed a renovation and expansion that features much larger classrooms to facilitate multiage learning. Each family at Woodbrook can choose whether to place their child in a traditional, single-grade classroom or in a multiage classroom with two grade levels combined. With the new, […]
