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Esports clubs can strengthen digital citizenship, illuminate career paths
Shutdowns and canceled extracurriculars due to COVID-19 have led to further growth in popularity for virtual competitions, an educator writes.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Feb. 26, 2021 -
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How to create more meaningful STEM lessons
Educators say hands-on and other projects, like coding a virtual Mars rover, can tie lessons to events in the world around students.
By Lauren Barack • Feb. 24, 2021 -
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TrendlineThe K-12 Dive Outlook on 2021
To help keep you in the loop, K-12 Dive has gathered our 2021 outlook coverage as a one-stop resource on the trends and leaders to watch in the months ahead.
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Why virtual professional development has staying power
The flexibility and relevance of remote PD and coaching work especially well for educators in rural areas, one literacy coach writes.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Feb. 19, 2021 -
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Study: Increased internet access improves achievement, district finances
But strategic planning is also needed to mitigate the potential disciplinary consequences of expanding student internet access, researchers note.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 18, 2021 -
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Using texts to boost Pre-K to 3 learning during the pandemic
Tennessee officials hope an early literacy texting pilot program in three-fourths of districts can help stem learning losses for the youngest learners.
By Naaz Modan • Feb. 17, 2021 -
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3 curricular models for building a sense of classroom community online
Educators say the collaboration that comes with projects, workshopping and other models can be adapted and maintained in virtual learning.
By Lauren Barack • Feb. 10, 2021 -
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How individual conferences can benefit students and teachers
One-to-one meetings can help build soft skills and strengthen the connection between a student and teacher, writes a K-8 instructional coach.
By Lauren Barack • Feb. 10, 2021 -
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Survey: 13% of teachers never used digital learning tools before pandemic
The shift to remote learning also lowered teachers' confidence in using digital resources, according to data from GBH Education and PBS Learning Media.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Feb. 09, 2021 -
IBM to award $3M in cybersecurity grants to 6 districts
The initiative will support services delivered to the districts via teams dispatched from the tech company's Service Corps Program.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 05, 2021 -
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What makes project-based learning fit virtual needs?
Flexibility for demonstrating learning offers ample opportunity for adaptation, but experts say real-world connections and virtual collaboration are key.
By Lauren Barack • Feb. 03, 2021 -
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How an innovative district went 'old school' in its remote, hybrid approaches
For one of Michigan's top districts, adapting an alternate take on a familiar component of traditional classrooms helped students acclimate to the change.
By Natalie Gross • Feb. 03, 2021 -
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Attention to K-12 cybersecurity grows in nearly 100 bills introduced in 2020
With K-12 becoming a top target due to a combo of high-value data available and limited protection, a new report from CoSN examines legislative trends.
By Roger Riddell • Feb. 01, 2021 -
Report: 12M US students remain disconnected in digital divide
Despite progress during the pandemic, the gap is an equity issue and long-term fixes are needed, according to a report by Common Sense and others.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Jan. 29, 2021 -
Arts play role in building school community, even remotely
Arts programming can help build connections among students, one music teacher writes, and there are myriad ways to bring these classes online.
By Lauren Barack • Jan. 27, 2021 -
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FETC 2021: School's library checkouts soar from 400 to 10K annually after redesign, ebook adoption
A 2015 revamp saw reader engagement explode at Cypress Bay High School as the diversity of authors and types of books also greatly expanded, according to the school's media specialist.
By Roger Riddell • Jan. 27, 2021 -
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As reopenings move forward, so do plans to maintain online learning options
With millions invested in distance learning infrastructure, some districts may approach the model as an in-house "school choice" option.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Jan. 26, 2021 -
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Promising Practices: How one district built online learning buy-in, engagement
A Texas district successfully implemented a comprehensive launch of resources for students, parents and teachers to boost engagement and effectiveness.
By Kara Arundel • Jan. 25, 2021 -
How to offer hands-on learning opportunities in hybrid environments
The pandemic may have shifted the idea of what and where a classroom is, but educators are finding new ways to bring immersive learning to students.
By Lauren Barack • Jan. 20, 2021 -
Effective online teacher training grows, but in-person supports still needed
Virtual sessions expand professional development's reach and capacity, but experts warn against abandoning essential individualized supports.
By Kara Arundel • Jan. 13, 2021 -
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4 superintendents to watch in 2021
These administrators are tackling immediate pandemic-related challenges while also looking ahead to long-term reforms.
By Kara Arundel • Jan. 11, 2021 -
If an app can detect COVID-19 carriers by the sound of a cough, should schools use it?
As with contact tracing apps, artificial intelligence that detects COVID-19 via sound recording could still pose some privacy risks.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Jan. 11, 2021 -
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State closes digital divide with boots-on-the-ground effort
Three-quarters of Nevada's students live in and around the urban center of Las Vegas in Clark County, setting the state's challenges apart from its peers.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Jan. 08, 2021 -
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5 ed tech trends to watch in 2021
The shifts of the past year are shaping new developments in online learning, classroom tech training, cybersecurity concerns and more.
By Natalie Gross • Jan. 07, 2021 -
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Clarity crucial to support student learning objectives in remote education
There are a number of steps educators can take to help define goals as plainly as possible to fuel student success, a California superintendent writes.
By Lauren Barack • Jan. 06, 2021 -
New York law stymies facial recognition tech in schools, questions effectiveness
The state's education commissioner is tasked with evaluating costs, impacts on privacy, and ability to differentiate individuals from various backgrounds.
By Shawna De La Rosa • Jan. 05, 2021
