K12 Tutoring Earns ESSA Level II Validation
Online tutoring service K12 Tutoring recently announced that it has received Level II validation underneath the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). The independently validated study provides evidence of K12 Tutoring’s role in creating positive student outcomes through effective academic intervention and research-based solutions.
AI Makes Stuff Up. So How Can Teachers Use It in Instruction?
AI should be used for creative thinking and brainstorming, not just answers to specific questions, experts argue.
Senate Votes to Rescind E-Rate Program Funding Loaner WiFi Hotspots for Schools and Libraries
The Senate has passed a joint resolution to overturn “Addressing the Homework Gap Through the E-Rate Program,” a July 2024 expansion to the FCC’s E-Rate program that allowed schools and libraries to utilize E-Rate resources to loan out WiFi hotspots to students, school staff, and library patrons.
The Reboot of Readiness: It’s Time to Take Action in Renovating CTE from the Ground Up
By Adam Kulaas We’re in the middle of a readiness crisis. Not a standardized test score crisis, not a graduation rate crisis. We are in the midst of a relevance crisis, where too many youth walk across the stage with a diploma in hand but without a real sense of their next step or how to access it. The good news? We’re positioned with the tools to fix it. But the solution requires more than retrof...[Read More]
Three Districts Took the Long View With Federal Relief Funds. Their Bets Are Paying Off.
When Angela Dominguez took the helm of Donna Independent School District in Texas in 2021, she thought the district’s original decision to use most of its federal Elementary and Secondary School Relief (ESSER) money to pay for existing fourth- and fifth-grade teacher positions was short-sighted. “I was like, ‘Did you guys think that we were going to just do without fourth and fifth grade after ESS...[Read More]
What Is The Library Of Congress?
The Library of Congress is the research arm of Congress and preserves U.S. cultural and intellectual history while offering public access to archives, copyright services, and educational resources. Source
Making Math Class Relevant to Real Life
“When would I ever use this?” It’s a question that high school and middle school math teachers have heard many times. Some educators think it’s because math instruction is stuck in a rut. Procedural, boring and, in some cases, “totally outdated,” math lessons just don’t seem to pull students in. Solving this motivation problem is tricky. It also connects to other issues, such as the rigid class se...[Read More]
Connection and Co-Regulation Precede Self-Management: A Common Sense Approach to Learning, Development and Discipline
By: Tami Hill-Washington, Kathleen Osta Every child deserves to be in schools and classrooms where they feel safe and supported to learn. But how we achieve that safety when it comes to school discipline — and what it actually takes for students to develop self-regulation — is often misunderstood. Recent calls to “reinstate common sense discipline” emphasize restoring authority through stricter co...[Read More]
30 Questions Teachers Can Ask At Their Next Job Interview
Do students like going to school here? Do teachers like teaching here? Here are 30 questions teachers can ask at their next job interview. Source
Chromebooks or Cellphones: Which Are the Bigger Classroom Distraction?
Most schools have had 1-to-1 computing environments since 2020; others have had it since the early 2010s.
Schools Alive with Transformational Learning
The ISTE+ASCD Transformational Learning Principles are a set of evidence-based practices that highlight the most essential elements of effective learning. Organized in three categories—Nurture, Empower and Guide—the Principles are aligned with Getting Smart Design Principles (accessible, personalized, purposeful, joyful, authentic, challenging) and present a fresh, whole-child and design framework...[Read More]
Dual Enrollment Numbers Are Rising. Colleges Want Them to Keep Growing.
Dual enrollment courses are considered some of the best ways to prepare students for the rigor and content in college-level curricula. Not only do these courses offer students a jump-start on credits once they get to college, but they also equip them with skills like time management, critical thinking and study habits that researchers say encourage them to enroll and stay in college. The number of...[Read More]