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.
Wake County CTO Marlo Gaddis, a featured speaker at FETC 2020, says that changing a district's technology culture requires creating a vision, understanding your resources and using a balanced approach.
Universal Design for Learning applies to more than just academics. Educators can apply the approach to any problem that's interfering with instruction.
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.
Many projects to repair dilapidated schools are coming in at 50% or more over budget. The cost to repair the 68-year-old Stranahan High in Fort Lauderdale (pictured) climbed from $11 million to $28 million.
Often, upon hearing about a sexual abuse case, people are shocked to learn that the predator was a trusted member of the community. School examples include a well-liked bus driver who admitted to sexually abusing up to 35 young girls while riding, without pay, on other drivers' routes, or the highly regarded school resource officer […]
The Common Core literacy standards were intended to shift instruction toward building knowledge and away from illusory reading comprehension "skills." But many teachers have stuck with "skills" and added nonfiction—a losing combination.
