Preventing ransomware attacks at your district requires more than just anti-virus programs and firewalls. As hackers target schools with growing intensity, it's time to add a layer of security awareness training to your district's overall security strategy. In this web seminar, the CTO of the Metro School District of Wayne Township in Indiana shared how […]
Educators and administrators struggle every day to effectively incorporate emergent technologies within their buildings and classrooms. Outdated systems and legacy network infrastructure impede the ability of modernization and digital transformation initiatives to improve the level of safety, collaboration and efficiency within our schools. In this webinar, a CompuCom Education presenter outlined how to build a […]
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" […]
Years ago, it was easy for districts to ignore what high average daily-attendance numbers can conceal: kids, sometimes lots of them, who miss weeks of school every year. The 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act has changed that calculus. For the first time, the law requires states to report chronic-absenteeism rates, and more than two-thirds of […]
When school leaders want to bring innovative practices to classrooms, what's the greatest challenge that stands in their way? Lack of funding? Inadequate in-house expertise? According to a recent SpeakUp survey (DAmag.me/su), 46 percent of administrators point to one key factor above most others: teacher motivation. This finding makes intuitive sense. Teaching children is no […]
There are a variety of steps that administrators can take to create a data-driven district culture that will help teachers use the right data in the right way to address the diverse learning needs of students and lead powerful learning outcomes across schools. This web seminar focused on ways to create a data-driven culture. The […]
How is professional learning changing? We've long thought quality professional learning means pulling educators out of class—where they're needed most. How do we minimize that? With blended professional learning, we maximize fewer face-to-face seminars and implement more robust job-embedded and online coaching. Also, the power of video-based reflection is real, but I imagine more high […]
Today's most progressive language instruction covers more than speech. Educators now work to build students' fluency in the culture behind the words. Global competency, also called "interculturality" has emerged as a priority in districts seeking to develop students' understanding of both their own and other cultures, says Jacqueline Van Houten, world language instructional lead for […]
No matter how K12 institutions distribute computers, CIOs choose charging and storage solutions not just for their main functions—but also to maximize instruction time. Meanwhile, schools buying new tablets and laptops may—or may not—have to purchase new storage platforms to accommodate updated hardware. Each case presents its own set of challenges. Here are innovative solutions […]
Their surroundings may be idyllic, but educators in one Cape Cod district found themselves confronting the struggles experienced by systems across the nation. Barnstable Public Schools (5,300 students) had over several years seen an uptick in at-risk students and children with complex needs. This, along with promising research from organizations such as the Collaborative for […]
