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Schools get technical

Tony DiRomualdo and Franco Girimonte | April 12, 2017

By combining the plumbing of the internet with heavy-duty encryption, a VPN can help keep a district's secrets. Under the surface, VPNs use a technique known as tunneling to create an encrypted data path from sender to receiver and back. The key is that everything from the web address to the actual data is encoded […]

Breaking school language barriers

Deborah Yaffe | April 12, 2017

In southern California's Brawley Union High School District, students newly arrived from Mexico study math and science using a university-developed curriculum written in Spanish. In the Omaha Public Schools, bilingual picture books created by district staff supplement the education of students who speak the Karen language of Burma. Despite research showing that native-language instruction improves […]

Shields up! Your school's private internet

Tony DiRomualdo and Franco Girimonte | April 12, 2017

Schools thrive on free and open exchanges of information, but as soon as a principal reviews attendance records or examines student grades held on a district server, that openness must end. Schools thrive on free and open exchanges of information, but as soon as a principal reviews attendance records or examines student grades held on a […]

The Marzano Focused Teacher Evaluation Model

msdc | April 13, 2017

New Marzano Focused Teacher Evaluation Model Simplifies Teacher Evaluation and Drives Scoring with Student Evidences

Improving School Safety with Enhanced Drills

April 13, 2017

Learn how to improve drill engagement for more effective outcomes., , Download the White Paper

Scaling Social-Emotional Learning from the Central Office to the Classroom

April 13, 2017

Learn how Fresno Unified embraced social-emotional learning & a collaborative culture to promote student success., , Download the White Paper

Report: Is K12 principal licensure exam a good measure of success?

Steven Blackburn | April 11, 2017

The assessment that prospective principals must take to obtain an administrative license in 18 states may be a barrier to non-whites and urban educators, says a 2017 study. Researchers focused on the use of the School Leaders Licensure Assessment in Tennessee and found that the exam did not provide an effective performance screen. A team […]

Where to find K12 curriculum in other languages

Deborah Yaffe | April 10, 2017

The challenge of finding curriculum materials in languages other than English is especially complex for districts embracing a growing trend: dual-language immersion programs, in which native English speakers join English language learners in studying academic subjects in two languages. Nine years ago, Utah launched an ambitious effort to enroll thousands of students in dual-language immersion, […]

School solar power: Here comes the sun

Ray Bendici | April 09, 2017

Solar power can provide a ray of sunshine for districts looking to control energy expenses. A sustainable and clean power source, solar involves very few moving parts and requires little maintenance. It also creates learning opportunities for students and reduces carbon footprints. Nearly 4,000 K12 schools have been fitted with solar installations as of 2014, […]

Hope in a hostile school environment

JD Solomon | April 06, 2017

Every school district has that "last stop school" where the so-called "bad kids" end up. In California's Morongo USD that school is Black Rock High School, remotely situated in the Mojave Desert. The school serves a population of students who are often struggling academically and living in households with poverty, drug use and neglect. A […]

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