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Helping kids start smarter in school

JD Solomon | April 19, 2016

Burdened by demands to show outcomes and achievement, early education classrooms are often reduced to scripted lessons and meaningless craft work that imparts little learning. In her book The Importance of Being Little (Viking, 2016), Erika Christakis shows how the ever-increasing pressure to deliver has caused teachers to inadvertently stifle children's natural sense of wonder […]

$100 million doesn't turn district around

JD Solomon | November 17, 2015

Former Washington Post reporter Dale Russakoff's new book looks at what went wrong with Newark's 'Hemisphere of Hope' and massive grant from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg that supported the initiative. She says most funds went to hiring consultants, expanding charter schools, closing low-performing schools and subsequently firing teachers. In 2010, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Newark Mayor Cory […]

Putting the "A" in STEAM

Matt Zalaznick | November 05, 2015

Injecting the arts into science, math, engineering and technology encourages students to think creatively and critically in traditional STEM subjects that, until the recent and widespread adoption of new standards, didn't often encourage students to think outside the box. The rising popularity of blended STEAM programs reflects a nationwide K12 push to develop the next […]

School neuroscience unleashes students' brain power

Matt Zalaznick | July 16, 2015

Educational neuroscience empowers teachers with new insights into how all students learn and holds promise for enhancing special ed, but myths and exaggerations sprouting up around the burgeoning field could lead to children being labeled, which could limit their abilities, experts say. Educational neuroscience empowers teachers with new insights into how all students learn and […]

A rural school's STEM makeover

Adam Galvan | July 15, 2015

STEM came alive in a rural Arizona district after a state grant led to a culture change. Congress Elementary School District has just 115 students and is located 80 miles northwest of Phoenix. Superintendent and Principal Stephanie Miller received a three-year grant of $42,500 from Science Foundation Arizona and the Arizona STEM Network in 2012 […]

All learning relies on literacy

Adam Galvan | May 24, 2015

The biggest changes in reading instruction in the coming year center on embedding literacy across all subjects a student studies during the school day. Engineering concepts, for example, can be used to break down the plots of stories and analyze characters. And ESL specialists should collaborate with subject teachers to align instruction so students are […]

Business of workers' comp in education

Adam Galvan | May 18, 2015

A "culture of safety"—at all levels of a district—is the first and most critical step in dealing with occupational injury. It also guides the prevention of, response to and mitigation of hazards in the workplace, including staff behavior. Students arrive in three days. A staff meeting starts in five minutes. A teacher wants to hang […]

The business of school air conditioning

Adam Galvan | April 19, 2015

When a classroom is sweltering, nobody is productive. More and more teaching days are being lost to hot, humid weather even though there is a way to mitigate the problem: air conditioning. The challenge is justifying the cost of installation and maintenance at a time when competition for budget money is fierce. The place to […]

Can analytics predict the best teachers?

Adam Galvan | March 22, 2015

Big data and analytics now offer districts some clues about which teacher candidates will be the most effective in the classroom. These programs are designed to accurately gauge the impact teacher candidates will have on student test scores. Analytics companies such as TeacherMatch and Hanover Research are working with hundreds of districts nationwide to aid […]

Lack of rigor explains Easy A's

Adam Galvan | February 22, 2015

Are teacher prep programs giving out A's and honors distinctions too easily? That these programs tend to be relatively easy is something many have long suspected. The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently documented this phenomenon in a study, "Training Our Future Teachers: Easy A's and What's Behind Them." This research examined the proportion […]

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