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Home visits, surveys, personalized meetings key to boosting parent engagement
Educators can also use short videos to give parents a better understanding of the typical school day or how to help reinforce certain concepts with their children.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 8, 2017 -
Column
Pre-to-3: What is an early-childhood education professional?
And what does that question mean for K-12 administrators?
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 8, 2017 -
Trendline
Curriculum
Educators are exploring a variety of strategies to improve students’ learning experiences while continuing to navigate ongoing political disputes.
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NJ superintendent boosts student voice by making them part of decisionmaking
Joseph Meloche actively seeks student and alumni input as a way to increase engagement and improve the educational experience.
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 8, 2017 -
Documentary ignites conversation around aim of education
"Re:Thinking" asks educators to consider what is more important: teaching students what to think or teaching them how to think.
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 8, 2017 -
Column
Pre-to-3: A one-stop shop for our ongoing column on early learning
Focusing on what happens before and after children enter school
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 7, 2017 -
Elementary students report higher engagement, more pride in schoolwork than older peers
At the middle and high school level, students in smaller schools also report feeling more engaged in school than those who attend much larger schools.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 7, 2017 -
Thought leaders share predictions on assessment, SEL, PD
The past several years have seen massive change in the K-12 space, largely due to seismic shifts in the economy and the need to re-adjust to meet changing workforce demands.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 7, 2017 -
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Close to 60% of teachers report using gaming elements
Using digital games appeals to a wider group of students, particularly those who don’t respond to traditional, lecture-styled classrooms.
By Lauren Barack • Dec. 7, 2017 -
Making it harder to fail than pass can improve student engagement
Targeted test feedback, intervention strategies and allowing for retesting is more work for teachers, but may encourage mastery of test material.
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 7, 2017 -
Is computer science ed possible in a low-tech environment?
Teachers can apply terms like algorithm to everyday events and offer strategies such as cutting and pasting directional movements.
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 7, 2017 -
Teachers need strategies in place to help them adjust to change
As the educational landscape continues to shift, administrators must help teachers learn how to deal with needed or mandated changes.
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 6, 2017 -
State report cards improving, education data experts say
Using simpler language and fewer acronyms would make the reports even more accessible.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 6, 2017 -
Cybersecurity still a top concern for districts considering cloud
As more functions are digitized and IT staff work to ensure all bases are covered in protecting sensitive data, there are lessons K-12 leaders can learn from their peers in higher ed.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 6, 2017 -
Social media has a place in teaching current events
While some teachers choose to avoid social media and current events entirely, a better approach may be to help students decipher what they read online.
By Lauren Barack • Dec. 6, 2017 -
Sponsored by Green Charge
How well do you know your incentive programs?
School districts now realizing the benefits of working with a full-service energy storage partner, lowering utility expenses while steering savings towards educational improvements.
Dec. 6, 2017 -
GAO: Inform parents about the effect of school vouchers on disability rights
Though school vouchers offer parents of disabled students more choices, they are not always made aware that their children might lose some disability rights in the process.
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 6, 2017 -
Chicago-area schools shift more classroom time to math instruction
Illinois State Board of Education data shows the gap between time spent on ELA and on math instruction has narrowed.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Is taking a 'startup' approach to the classroom a key to success?
Lomie Heard Elementary School (NV) 3rd-grade teacher Claire Cummings describes how getting the startup Busker.fm off the ground improved her approach to teaching.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Deep Dive
Scores of US 4th graders dip on international literacy assessment
Students perform well, however, on a new test of e-reading skills.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Cross-school collaboration seeks to empower small districts in 5 states
Small school districts face unique challenges, but a new program is exploring the possibility of addressing some by building cross-school professional learning communities.
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Nation's graduation rate hits record-high 84%
Gains have been made across all student groups, but what does that mean?
By Amelia Harper • Dec. 5, 2017 -
Dive Awards
District of the Year: Long Beach Unified School District
Under longtime Superintendent Chris Steinhauser, the district has structured itself for success and sees continued academic gains.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Dive Awards
Policy of the Year: The Every Student Succeeds Act
Ongoing implementation has graduated the nation's primary K-12 law from 2016's Obsession of the Year to 2017's Policy of the Year. And there's a lot to take in.
By Roger Riddell • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Dive Awards
Partnership of the Year: Port Richmond Partnership Leadership Academy
Wagner College, a private, liberal arts institution that created the academy in collaboration with the New World Foundation’s Civic Opportunities Initiative Network in 2013, is now expanding opportunities to elementary and middle school students.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 4, 2017 -
Dive Awards
Obsession of the Year: News and Media Literacy
Last year’s election season — and the fake articles masquerading as real, campaign-related news — sent educators scrambling for resources on how to help students critically evaluate the daily onslaught of media messages in their lives.
By Linda Jacobson • Dec. 4, 2017
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