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Design thinking in education

Abby Spegman | July 23, 2018

Advocates of design thinking in education know what you've heard. "Its hard to look at design thinking and not see it as a buzzword" says Ryan Bretag, director of instructional innovation at Glenbrook High Schools District 225 outside Chicago. "When we narrow down design thinking to just a bunch of steps that you can follow […]

Edtech equalizers in special education

Matt Zalaznick | July 16, 2018

Ware County School District in Georgia has downsized its inventory of assistive technology. Thanks to a slew of technological advances, many of the specialized tools their special education students had used to communicate and learn are now redundant. "We don't need portable keyboards or word processors anymore" says Barbara Sonnier, the district's assistive technology coordinator. […]

Higher standards don't necessarily mean higher test scores in K12

JD Solomon | July 12, 2018

Dan Hamlin, a postdoctoral fellow in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and Paul E. Petersen have examined data to see what impact states lowering the bar on academic proficiency have had on student achievement. When they were created, the Common Core standards were intended as consistent benchmarks for student learning across the country. But public opinion […]

School superintendent breaks her own records

Matt Zalaznick | July 02, 2018

When Superintendent Quynh Trueblood's mind races in the middle of the night, she quickly finds herself using a mixing bowl and her oven.

How to Leverage the Every Student Succeeds Act to Reduce Chronic Absenteeism

July 01, 2018

Learn how the Integrated Student Supports model can reduce chronic absenteeism under ESSA.

How schools can teach students about their 'digital tattoo'

Adam Galvan | June 20, 2018

As privacy concerns surge ever higher, some educators are pushing to replace the concept of "digital footprints"—the trail of data created by internet use—with "digital tattoos." As privacy concerns surge ever higher, some educators are pushing to replace the concept of "digital footprints"—the trail of data created by internet use—with "digital tattoos." The latter idea […]

The Impact of ESSA: Identifying Evidence-Based Resources

Ben Brooks | June 19, 2018

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires all Title I schools to use evidence-based educational activities. It is crucial that administrators understand not only how the law defines evidence-based, but also how to apply that definition to their decision-making process when selecting the resources that will meet their district's needs. This web seminar featured a […]

How schools fail at keeping children safe

JD Solomon | June 14, 2018

Every weekday during the academic year, more than 50 million children across the United States enter public school buildings, says Lori Peek. Many of these buildings are so dilapidated and poorly designed that children's health and safety are at risk. In a New York Times editorial, Peek called these schools "deathtraps" a term intended to […]

A rational approach for schools to end gun violence

JD Solomon | May 10, 2018

After the shootings at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, Matthew Mayer and Shane Jimerson knew they had some work to do. Mayer, from the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, and Jimerson, from the University of California, Santa Barbara, both specialize in studying school violence. "In 2006, there were several school shootings, and we […]

Inspiring students with STEAM learning

Adam Galvan | May 07, 2018

What are the key components of a successful STEAM education initiative? Every learner should have the opportunity to be inspired by STEAM learning. Not just physics, chemistry and biology, but also computer science. I go into schools sometimes, and I'll hold up a phone and say, "An alien didn't make this, people like you and […]

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