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Higher ed tech developers give K12 teachers new insights

Matt Zalaznick | October 25, 2018

One of the most fertile areas for collaborative problem-solving between colleges and their K12 counterparts may be the mission they share: education. When edtech developers at Carnegie Mellon University in Pennsylvania asked K12 teachers to wish for a superpower, the teachers imagined student data hovering in midair before their very eyes. Wish granted. Lumilo, the […]

Medical marijuana pushes boundaries in school district policies

Emily Ann Brown | October 25, 2018

As parents increasingly turn to marijuana to treat children, school district administrators have had to establish rules for the drug's use on school grounds.

3 steps to increase the rigor of your K12 assessments

Barbara Blackburn | October 19, 2018

Rigor is increasingly a concern in our schools. We continue to see evidence that our students in all grades are not working at a level that is challenging enough to prepare them for college and careers. However, we often misunderstand the definition of rigor. Rigor requires creating an environment in which each student is expected […]

Wider perspectives

Emily Ann Brown | October 18, 2018

To increase diversity in the social studies curriculum, the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) recommends these strategies: Conduct field studies. Field trips to a historic site, civic building or museum create more engaging experiences. Additionally, tap into digital resources provided by cultural institutions. Invite guest speakers. Students are eager to see “real people […]

K12 curriculum roundup: More than words

Adam Galvan | October 18, 2018

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 […]

Behind every good robot … is a CTE student

Adam Galvan | October 12, 2018

To give students experience flying larger drones, educators at Duval High School near Washington, D.C., got creative. Federal Aviation Administration security restrictions limit unmanned aeronautic flights over sensitive locations. “We are building an addition to the school that will allow us to fly drones inside” says Christina Howland, coordinator of the four-year Aerospace Engineering and […]

Making a school safety plan for the ‘most likely' threats

JD Solomon | October 12, 2018

Most schools have adopted emergency plans to respond to active shooter events. But in a new book, Amanda Klinger reports that these plans often don’t address more likely situations such as severe weather, chemical spills or health crises. Most schools have adopted emergency plans to respond to active shooter events. But Amanda Klinger says these plans often […]

Transportation drives the multitiered support bus for K12

Tina Weaver | October 11, 2018

Leaders at Madison County Public Schools spent two years creating and improving tiered student support systems. For this work, we earned the Virginia Department of Education’s Distinction in Implementation of Behavioral Interventions in 2017. We developed multilevel approaches to improve student academic performance, behavior and attendance. Teachers worked diligently to develop effective classroom systems by […]

Making name pronunciation a priority in K12 education

Matt Zalaznick | October 10, 2018

Some students grow so accustomed to hearing their names mispronounced over and over again that they no longer correct the people who make the mistakes.

Why does just teaching a class scare so many people?

Adam Galvan | September 28, 2018

I read recently that experts in any field do not often make the best teachers. It was the opposite of the old “those who can’t do, teach” and the writer, Adam Grant in the New York Times, was suggesting that, often, “those who can do, can’t teach.” That took me back to April 1972, when […]

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