Teachers have seen an instant jump in engagement when students are given large-print books. Students want to read longer, feel less nervous about reading and comprehend more of the details.
Because high school offers most students their last chance at free education, one Washington district has taken its apprenticeship programs to a higher level.
Start with less teacher talk and more student-centered learning, says guest columnist Matthew X. Joseph, the director of curriculum, instruction and assessment at Leicester Public Schools in Massachusetts and a featured speaker at DA's FETC 2020.
Desert Sands USD Superintendent Scott Bailey draws on acting chops and farming background to drive district success. One of his guiding philosophies is to find ways to make his district stand out.
Research by has found that more than a third of water polo players say they've suffered a concussion. Goalies are most likely to get hit, with half reporting head trauma.
Schools are experiencing a dramatic shift in how they're run through the landscape of technology, says guest columnist Matthew X. Joseph, director of curriculum, instruction and assessment in Leicester Public Schools. Enhancing school culture through technology requires a dynamic combination of mindset, behaviors and skills.
Far north on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, eighth-graders attend a weeklong Careers in Technology summer camp that gets them thinking more seriously about what they want to be when they grow up.
Many of us have supported the movement of flipped classrooms and flipped learning. It changes the pedagogy by turning traditional instruction upside down. Flipped classrooms move the independent work associated with homework to the classroom and the direct instruction associated with class to home. We can also flip our leadership and culture. How can traditional […]
