The same strategies used to enrich learning for students also benefit teachers and staff, says guest columnist Tim Hanson, superintendent of the Metropolitan School District of Warren Township in Indiana.
Students need more diverse leaders heading up districts and state agencies, says guest columnist Susana Cordova, who is superintendent of Denver Public Schools.
College students staff nightly homework hotlines for high school and middle school students who math and science help. Rather than serving up the answers, tutors aim to guide the younger students toward solving problems themselves.
Offering professional learning to educators as though they were students does not work for teachers—or students, says Eujon Anderson, a featured FETC 2020 speaker and the technology director for Troy City Schools in Alabama.
Partnering with the IT team to celebrate achievements, review targets, and address the new year's goals and expectations are key to success, says Lenny Schad, District Administration's chief information and innovation officer and technology editor-at-large.
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.
When teacher Carol Behel surveyed parents of her elementary school English language learners, an overwhelming majority said they didn't know how to help their children with reading or math assignments.
