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Building a Hyperconverged IT Infrastructure

Adam Galvan | September 17, 2018

The next generation of IT infrastructure, hyperconvergence combines computing, storage and networking into a single, simplified and automated system that is far easier and less costly to use and maintain, making it a perfect fit for school districts, which often have limited IT resources. This web seminar discussed hyperconverged IT infrastructures, how these systems work […]

For edtech, a 360-degree defense

Carolyn Crist | September 14, 2018

When securing edtech infrastructure, district leaders must concentrate on six “layers”: physical, network, applications, content, endpoint and cloud/data centers, according to a 2017 report by the Council of the Great City Schools. “More than ever, schools are a ‘wink-wink’ among the industry when it comes to cybersecurity vulnerability” says Robert Dillon, director of innovative learning […]

K12 learning: Better Together

Ray Bendici | August 29, 2018

Better Together: How to Leverage School Networks for Smarter Personalized and Project-Based Learning Jossey-Bass This book profiles more than a dozen formal and informal school networks wherein district leaders, principals and teachers have worked together to implement personalized and project-based learning. Educators can find out about transforming schools and navigating these new instructional dynamics with […]

Budget cuts lead to dissonance in school music programs

JD Solomon | August 23, 2018

When it comes to balancing school budgets, the arts—and particularly music—often suffer most from spending cuts. It’s part of a cycle that began in the 1970s, when, in the hope of averting a fiscal crisis, schools laid off thousands of arts teachers. Limited grants and community-based efforts have helped to rebuild programs over the years, […]

Putting the professional back in K12 professional development

Ron Huberman | August 22, 2018

Personalized learning for students has long been a priority in K12 education, but for some reason, some districts haven’t applied this same approach to teachers. For years, PD has been completely one-dimensional. Teachers sit in district- and state-mandated PowerPoint-driven seminars that fail to encourage collaboration or authentic engagement in the material. Often, teachers leave feeling […]

Schools expand programs to increase postsecondary opportunities

Ray Bendici | August 22, 2018

Districts are cultivating college and career readiness programs by allocating more resources to guide students, by building new partnerships and by focusing efforts beyond high school. Tennessee recently expanded and rebranded its statewide career and college readiness initiative as Tennessee Pathways, which now focuses on K8 in addition to high school. Part of that effort […]

Server room to the K12 classroom

David Raths | August 21, 2018

When Amy Arbogash took the reins of the technology department at Verona Area School District in Wisconsin in 2017, it was in the middle of a multiyear shift to personalized instruction. Students were developing their own learning plans during the rollout of a 1-to-1 iPad program. That is why the district gave Arbogash the title […]

Shift keys

Adam Galvan | August 21, 2018

1. Server room to classroom—Expand your focus from maintaining networks and hardware to helping choose instructional software. 2. Gearhead to gear guide—Fix devices and show teachers and students how to use them. 3. Tech provider to tech trimmer—Assess what programs and applications drive student achievement. 4. Data generator to data analyzer—Provide easy-to-read reports from various […]

Accurate state assessment predictions lead to student growth in PA district

August 01, 2018

During Noel Petrosky’s 12 years at different Saint Marys Area School District elementary schools, she saw assessment data accurately predict student performance on state tests and inform instruction that led to student growth. That wasn’t the case at Saint Marys Area Middle School when she became principal two years ago. “I thought, ‘I can’t go […]

Higher standards don't necessarily mean higher test scores in K12

JD Solomon | July 13, 2018

Dan Hamlin, a postdoctoral fellow in the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and Paul E. Petersen have examined data to see what impact states lowering the bar on academic proficiency have had on student achievement. When they were created, the Common Core standards were intended as consistent benchmarks for student learning across the country. But public opinion […]

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