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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 r...[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 fi...[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 Procedural, boring and, in some cases, “totally outdated,” mat...[Read More]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 d...[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 Gettin...[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...[Read More]
AI Tutors Can Be Both a Help and a Hindrance in the Classroom, Explain Teachers (Opinion)
Chatbots are no silver bullet, and there’s much to caution about them, but they do offer some promise.
PowerSchool Paid a Hacker’s Ransom. Now Cyber Criminals Are Threatening Schools
More extortion attempts are possible, and districts affected by the data breach should be prepared.
How Does Agency Shape Education? | A Conversation with Charles Fadel
Last year, we did a deep dive on education in the age of AI with Charles Fadel, unpacking a beautiful framework that highlights a set of skills, character traits, and meta-learning, applying a modern emphasis to each one of them, effectively updating...[Read More]