As voice-activated devices transition from homes to classrooms, dozens of teachers now lead spelling practice, present history lessons and interact with their students in new ways.
Charlotte “Nadja” Trez, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' executive director of ELL Services, firmly believes in maintaining rigorous math standards for all ELL students, and embedding language lessons in math instruction.
Dyer County Schools debuted its new mobile STEAM lab, the Steamroller. The mobile unit is expected to provide roughly 1,500 K5 students with an opportunity to learn fundamental engineering and science concepts and critical thinking skills while working with a team.
The Maryland district's school board voted to close a handful of schools, adding to the dozens that have been shuttered in the district over the past decade. The vote on the latest round of closures comes as the Baltimore district grapples with how to handle a shrinking student population and many low-performing schools.
ECS Learning Systems' new STAAR MASTER Score Guarantee will ensure Texas teachers and schools see STAAR performance improvements year over year. The program initially supports grades 3 through 8 for reading and math using both the STAAR MASTER student practice books and practice tests.
As the legislative session begins in West Virginia, educators have started demonstrating against a move last month by Gov. Jim Justice's PEIA Task Force. Created as part of a deal to end the prior teachers' strike, the team leaders stated the force wouldn't recommend a long-term way to fund the state health insurance program at its current benefit levels before this session.
Nickerson Elementary School in Swanville informed parents that school would be canceled after several of the district's bus drivers called in unable to report to work. Superintendent Mary Alice McLean says the district has a shortage of substitute bus drivers, but that the situation this week was unprecedented.
Emotional ABCs Classroom is a new social emotional learning curriculum for K3 teachers and elementary school counselors. The program consists of 20 sequential workshops to instruct students in four major areas, including self-awareness, social awareness, self-management and responsible decision making.
AAHPERD, American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (www.aahperd.org) AASA, American Association of School Administrators (www.aasa.org) AASL, American Association of School Librarians (www.ala.org/aasl) ACTFL, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (www.actfl.org) AECT, Association for Educational Communications and Technology (www.aect.org) AERA, American Educational Research Association (www.aera.net) AESA, Association of Educational Service Agencies […]
