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Florida school shooting underscores need for new PD

Ray Bendici | March 08, 2018

After February's deadly school shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, there was no shortage of suggestions for improving school security, ranging from adding more guards to arming teachers. One area not widely addressed, however, is how to prepare teachers and administrators psychologically for dealing with a crisis. For example, although teachers […]

Tech doesn't solve all school safety concerns

December 10, 2017

How can administrators prepare staff with best practices and reasonable emergency plans? How can you communicate safety to your parents in a social media world on digital steroids? Bomb threats sent to teachers through an international proxy server. Computer-generated shooting threats called in to your school office. An irate parent with a gun reportedly headed […]

An educated choice to enhance learning and student engagement

Adam Galvan | November 27, 2017

Putting technology into classrooms has been a focus for Gwinnett County Public Schools, located in a suburb of Atlanta, for decades. First it was using overhead or slide projectors, and later televisions. Before the district made the decision to add projectors to all classrooms, schools would buy a few on their own, but there was […]

Guns in school?

Adam Galvan | September 11, 2017

There are few topics as divisive among administrators, parents and communities as the prospect of firearms in the classroom. As more states consider allowing staff to be armed, we present two perspectives. Laura Carno is the founder and executive director of FasterColorado.com, an organization that provides firearms training to school staff who are authorized as […]

How to create impactful makerspaces

Adam Galvan | January 24, 2017

Makerspaces reinforce STEM skills and enable more authentic learning. While there are a variety of ways to design and build makerspaces, there are some key strategies administrators can employ to ensure their program is successful. Designing rooms that facilitate access and choice Tiffany Lucey, Supervisor of Educational Technology, Toms River Regional Schools (N.J.) Schools with […]

Administrators battle threats from anonymous apps

Adam Galvan | January 20, 2016

Anonymous apps popular among high school students continue to create problems for administrators looking to root out cyberbullying and threats of violence. In 2014, Yik Yak drew concern over its ability to connect users within a 10-mile radius to an anonymous message board. In 2015, the app After School grew rapidly, allowing more than 2 […]

8 tips for navigating social media in schools

Adam Galvan | November 09, 2015

Many districts hesitate to integrate social media into district policies because administrators fear cyberbullying, class distractions or other negative consequences. But administrators embracing the new tech tools say social media enhances student and community engagement. Michael Roe, principal of Poly High School in California's Riverside USD, and Luvelle Brown, superintendent of Ithaca City School District […]

Trained canines search for weapons in Alabama school district

Adam Galvan | January 20, 2015

Security dogs trained to detect the vapors in ammunition and bombs are being used in school district security for the first time. Calhoun County Schools in Alabama became the first district in the nation this year to pilot a vapor wake detection service with a canine officer. The vapor wake service was developed at Auburn […]

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