Howard Dvorsky

In this talk, she underscores the need for scalable, stigma-free digital platforms that can teach, support, and connect young people dealing with mental health challenges. Source

There aren’t as many librarians in schools as there used to be. At first it wasn’t as noticeable, as the reductions were local and the losses were absorbed by teachers. Nor did it happen all at once: Roles were left vacant after retirements, or they were replaced with lower paid aides or support staff. During the transition to digital learning, school librarians struggled to articulate why their r...[Read More]

The goal of the Socratic seminar is to foster critical thinking by examining inaccurate/incomplete beliefs and the assumptions behind them. Source

Our task? Overcome a child’s natural tendency to play, rebel, and self-direct in hopes of providing them with an ‘education.’ Source

Learning–real, informal, authentic, and lifelong learning–can ‘begin’ with just about anything. Source

We’re sharing 75 questions students can ask themselves that can guide their thinking and awareness before, during, and after your teaching. Source

During the pandemic, school districts amassed an enormous amount of digital tools — sometimes out of necessity, sometimes out of urgency. But with pandemic relief funding winding down and pressure mounting to demonstrate educational impact, many districts are now facing a new challenge: cleaning house. According to LearnPlatform, U.S. school districts used an average of 2,739 edtech tools during t...[Read More]

Lisa Thomas Prince and Lori Gustafson offer the following ten tips for teaching mindfulness in the classroom at any grade level. Source

Gen Z may be the first generation to have childhoods rife with screens and defined by having a second life online, but some of their cohort might also be first to say that connectivity has its downsides. Parsing education data into snack-sized servings. New data from the Pew Research Center shows that nearly half of Gen Z teens say social media harms people their age, and roughly the same share sa...[Read More]

By: Wes Kriesel In education, we often lose the magic of the moment. A great student idea spoken aloud, an inspiring thought shared during a partner turn-and-talk, or a powerful insight in a staff breakout can disappear, undocumented and uncelebrated. At the Orange County Department of Education, we’re asking: What if those words weren’t lost Welcome to No Words Wasted—our initiative to elevate vo...[Read More]

Across the country, school and system leaders are grappling with how to make learning more personalized, more flexible, and more relevant to students’ lives and futures. Public microschools are emerging as a powerful way forward by offering small, purpose-built learning environments designed to meet local needs while staying grounded in access, opportunity, and learner-centered innovation. To supp...[Read More]

Artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly — both in how it’s used and how it’s perceived in K-12 education. As a result, schools and districts are under increasing pressure to adapt and respond to the changes AI is driving.