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ColumnLessons In Leadership: How a superintendent tapped SpaceX to help close homework gap
With a high ELL population, Texas' Ector County Independent School District is also committed to multilingual programming and parent engagement.
By Roger Riddell • July 20, 2021 -
Texting interventions increased during the pandemic, but are they worth the investment?
A new study questions the effects of parental texting programs on outcomes and suggests negative impacts in other parental involvement areas.
By Naaz Modan • July 14, 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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Challenges, benefits of keeping school devices in students' hands over summer
Maintaining access to educational content over summer boosts equity, but there are also major tech management considerations and costs.
By Kara Arundel • July 09, 2021 -
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GAO: Ed Dept can improve K-12 operations in 3 priority areas
Comprehensive reporting on COVID-19 relief obligations and expenditures is one area a new report recommends the department strengthen.
By Kara Arundel • July 08, 2021 -
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ISTE 2021: School tech leaders also play a role in antiracist work
Boston-area principal Henry Turner suggests the design thinking process used by many tech companies can help schools begin addressing these issues.
By Roger Riddell • July 07, 2021 -
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ISTE 2021: Special education experts advise keeping pandemic best practices
New and pre-existing tools broke down barriers to serving remote and hybrid learners, and now’s not the time to stop using them, panelists said.
By Kara Arundel • July 02, 2021 -
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ISTE 2021: Be bold, not reckless, when investing relief funds in ed tech
Stakeholders want to ensure historic levels of COVID-19 relief funds are used wisely, creatively and have an impact on student learning and well-being.
By Kara Arundel • July 01, 2021 -
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ISTE 2021: District tech leaders share pandemic learning takeaways in 'bootcamp'
The virtual discussion ranged from new approaches for distributing and managing devices to the silver linings of the past 18 months.
By Roger Riddell • July 01, 2021 -
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Sponsored by GPSThe case for universal IAQ standards
Ever thought about indoor air? It's time you did – and the standards that provide peace of mind too.
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How are schools fixing the digital equity conundrum?
Attention is being focused at the state and local levels to verify equity and effectiveness in student and teacher use of available digital tools.
By Kara Arundel • June 24, 2021 -
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After a year of distance learning, where are classroom design trends headed?
Pandemic-era partitions and barriers will eventually come down, but the push toward more flexible, modern classrooms continues.
By Shawna De La Rosa • June 23, 2021 -
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Poll: Majority of parents want children in-person, but would like options
Respondents also want to see relief funding prioritized for tech and internet access, support for students with disabilities and meal programs.
By Naaz Modan • June 03, 2021 -
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Deep DiveDecoding the Divide: 29M disconnected households remain an 'unknown known'
Students who fell into the digital divide were especially impacted by COVID-19 shutdowns. Many still lack access due to affordability or infrastructure gaps.
By Naaz Modan • May 25, 2021 -
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Deep DiveDecoding the Divide: Pandemic highlights struggles, silver linings of digital special education
Virtual learning led to stronger school-family partnerships, but some students with disabilities couldn't access individualized services from home.
By Kara Arundel • May 25, 2021 -
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Deep DiveDecoding the Divide: How COVID-19 thrust a long-widening digital gap into the spotlight
The pandemic forced emergency investment to connect all students to digital learning opportunities, but holes remain in access and training.
By Roger Riddell • May 25, 2021 -
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Decoding the Divide: The struggle to make 21st century learning equitable for all students
A year of unprecedented disruption prompted significant investment to expand digital equity, but gaps persist in a number of areas.
By Roger Riddell , Naaz Modan , Kara Arundel • May 25, 2021 -
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Deep DiveDecoding the Divide: Closing the digital gap rests on effective policies, practices
Educators seek sustainable and reliable solutions to make internet access a permanent part of education on school grounds and in students' homes.
By Kara Arundel • May 25, 2021 -
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As schools prepare for gas shortage, some go remote or cancel activities
While some are monitoring the situation, other schools have already shut down to avoid potential impacts on students' and teachers' abilities to travel.
By Naaz Modan • May 12, 2021 -
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Equity, ease of implementation key in choosing effective digital learning tools
A veteran educator writes that teachers must also be given space to try a tool themselves before it's introduced to classrooms.
By Lauren Barack • May 12, 2021 -
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Unvetted digital resources remain potential school data privacy risk
Tools hastily adopted during the transition to remote learning as a result of COVID-19 should also be revisited to gauge effectiveness.
By Shawna De La Rosa • April 28, 2021 -
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OpinionWhy we can't drop the ball on ed tech now
A nonprofit executive writes that technology is an essential tool that can be a great equalizer for students — especially those with disabilities.
By Brad Turner • April 28, 2021 -
Remote learning underscores need for lessons on copyright, fair use
Educators can use their own experiences sourcing materials to help students understand how to safely select, attribute and use resources created by others.
By Lauren Barack • April 14, 2021 -
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Promoting SEL, equity in hybrid learning
Finding a balance to meet the needs of all students remains a challenge in hybrid models, but one expert suggests building on common practices.
By Shawna De La Rosa • April 06, 2021 -
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2020 was a record year for K-12 cybersecurity incidents
According to the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center, U.S. schools faced 408 publicized incidents — an 18% increase over 2019.
By Roger Riddell • March 31, 2021 -
Study: Audio-based literacy expands early learners' vocabularies
Researchers found the use of interactive, pre-recorded storybooks significantly improved at-risk preschoolers' vocabularies, with gains including words such as "disappointed," "enormous," "brave" and "protect."
By Roger Riddell • March 30, 2021
