There are a variety of steps that administrators can take to create a data-driven district culture that will help teachers use the right data in the right way to address the diverse learning needs of students and lead powerful learning outcomes across schools. This web seminar focused on ways to create a data-driven culture. The […]
Environmental science, STEM, youth development and service stand as the pillars of Green Girls, which is run by New York City's City Parks Foundation. The five-week course runs year-round in five underserved communities in the city. During the school year, the curriculum focuses on water quality and drinking water, and shifts to the urban forest […]
More than one-third of U.S. school districts have elevated levels of lead in school water, according to a July report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Administrators must now work quickly to determine the best and most cost-effective solutions for providing safe drinking water amid a lack of national standards and federal funding. "It's total […]
Resources: Native Knowledge 360¬ is the National Museum of the American Indian's national initiative, which includes lesson plans for all grade levels. www.nmai.si.edu/nk360 American Indians In American Literature blog, written by Debby Reese, provides analysis of indigenous peoples in children's and young adult books. americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/p/about.html Zinn Education Project offers free, downloadable lessons and articles organized […]
Today's most progressive language instruction covers more than speech. Educators now work to build students' fluency in the culture behind the words. Global competency, also called "interculturality" has emerged as a priority in districts seeking to develop students' understanding of both their own and other cultures, says Jacqueline Van Houten, world language instructional lead for […]
No matter how K12 institutions distribute computers, CIOs choose charging and storage solutions not just for their main functions—but also to maximize instruction time. Meanwhile, schools buying new tablets and laptops may—or may not—have to purchase new storage platforms to accommodate updated hardware. Each case presents its own set of challenges. Here are innovative solutions […]
Matthew Joseph led the first 1-to-1 device rollout in a public school in Massachusetts more than a decade ago, and also spent 11 years as an elementary school principal. Now director of digital learning and innovation for Milford Public Schools, he is overseeing implementation of the district's 1-to-1 Chromebook program in grades 3 through 12. […]
Why is it important that social-emotional issues and unconscious biases are addressed? All of us have biases. It doesn't matter who you are. But self-awareness becomes critical, particularly in schools. Anybody who interacts with students has responsibilities toward their social and emotional wellness, not only their academic instruction. There's a lot of power, not only […]
Where: Grapevine-Colleyville ISD (Texas) The challenge: Chief Technology Officer Kyle Berger wanted to make it easier for students to have their devices repaired at school. "We only have two techs, and students would have to catch them while they were in their office and that didn't always happen" he says. LINK TO MAIN ARTICLE: Charging […]
Salida Union School District (Calif.) K8 district with four schools and 2,400 students 22 Dual Duty Tech Tub2 Teaching Easels for 2,000 Dell 3189 convertible flip touchscreens for grades 1 through 7 and Toshiba 2s for eighth grade Recently allowed students in grades 6 through 8 to take computers home Started with Toshiba 2 Chromebooks […]
