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AI accelerates in K12

Adam Galvan | December 13, 2017

Until recently, the quality of classroom instruction relied almost entirely on a teacher’s resourcefulness, motivation and intelligence. Soon, it will also depend on artificial intelligence—with lessons based more on what students need to learn than on traditional methods of instruction. “Even with PCs, projectors and the internet, the way students are taught hasn’t changed that […]

Security: The malware-cloud connection

December 13, 2017

AI will also have a big impact on network and data security. The best way to keep a school’s computers free of malware while securing student and teacher identities is to use a layered approach powered by artificial intelligence in the cloud. Just about every antivirus program has three overlapping defenses: Link to main story: […]

K12 industry news: 15 states adopt Discovery Education Techbooks

Steven Blackburn | December 12, 2017

The Virginia Department of Education has added Renaissance’s Star Reading, Math and Early Literacy to its Student Growth Assessments list to help teachers lead students toward mastering Virginia’s Standards of Learning in reading and math. Raytown Quality Schools (Missouri) has chosen itslearning’s new LMS to support student data privacy. Fifteen states, including California and West […]

Learning and education lean forward

Matt Zalaznick | December 06, 2017

What should happen and what will happen in various areas of education over the next few years elicits different answers from educators and from other experts. For example, one expert on teaching believes districts should be supported with the funding to retain their best teachers. However, this expert believes state policymakers will continue to lower […]

Open data standards: How Lee County ensures digital learning access from day one

Adam Galvan | November 30, 2017

Three years ago, Rob Stratton was seeking a way to simplify access to online resources for more than 93,000 students and 11,000 staff in Florida’s Lee County School District. Stratton, who is the coordinator for K12 instructional technology for Lee County, wanted students and teachers to spend less time managing accounts through the district’s website […]

Best practices for deploying and using student technology for 1-to-1 success

Adam Galvan | November 30, 2017

David Liss was seeing a unique challenge when it came to implementing 1-to-1 technology for the 6,200 students in Nixa Public Schools, one of the top-performing districts in Missouri. “One of the things that kept coming up for us was there wasn’t data to support the premise that 1-to-1 technology increased student performance” says Liss, […]

Schools must get smarter about teacher PD

Adam Galvan | November 22, 2017

A teacher’s time is precious—I can attest to that as a former teacher and school principal. School years are jam-packed with teaching, planning, data analysis, testing, and supporting students as they meet their learning goals. Throughout, teachers make time to hone their skills and to stay current in their subject areas through observation, feedback and […]

No more zeros in K12 education

Deborah Yaffe | November 15, 2017

One education researcher calls it “the academic death penalty”: A grade of zero on a 100-point scale, a mark that spells disaster for a student’s class average. “It’s such an extreme score in a percentage grading system” says Thomas R. Guskey, a professor of educational psychology at the University of Kentucky. “To recover from that […]

Schools provide community coverage

Matt Zalaznick | November 08, 2017

At four elementary schools in Idaho's Boise School District, families in need can go to specially designated community rooms to pick up food, clothing and other necessities.

Addressing Teacher Shortages Through Alternative Routes to Licensure

October 26, 2017

Many states and districts are facing unprecedented teacher shortages. As a result, many have implemented or are expanding existing programs that offer alternative routes to licensure or certification for those seeking to become teachers from another career. The Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada has designed an Alternative Routes to Licensure (ARL) Program to […]

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