Teachers and students can use animation to bring content to life, says DA guest columnist and FETC featured speaker Tony Vincent. GIFs can grab attention, illustrate ideas, break down a process into steps, show a sequence, and make content memorable.

Principal Varissa Richardson conducts conflict resolution and focuses on inclusiveness in Tennessee (pictured, far left); Principal Ashlee Bruggenschmidt promotes safety with ARV-riding robot in Indiana (top); and Superintendent Kevin Blankenship takes on dual-district role in Illinois.

San Gabriel USD's Music Immersion Experience—the 2019 Districts of Distinction grand prize honoree—teaches every first-grader the violin, and test scores are improving.

Open educational resources have become more than digital substitutes for textbooks. Educators now use OER to make instruction more learner-centered.