Strategic school staffing: How to upscale 7 promising models
Strategic school staffing models recognize that the K12 teaching workforce will never again look like it did in decades past, researchers say. Administrators, now facing teacher vacancies that can last...
View ArticleEclipse imminent! Try out these interesting activities with students
A solar eclipse is a little more than a week away and even if your school isn’t in the so-called “path of totality,” you and your teachers should seize the opportunity to connect the celestial...
View Article‘Talking Out of School’ podcast: Why authenticity is so important for...
Leadership and equity expert Baruti Kafele, better known as Principal Kafele, is a powerful speaker with an inspirational PD approach designed to drive educators toward their full potential. Since...
View ArticleAccelerating Literacy: Using Digital Tools to Elevate Student Choice and Voice
Register Now Date & Time: Tuesday, May 7th at 2 pm ET With post-pandemic reading scores at the lowest level in decades, boosting literacy quickly has become a priority for district leaders. An...
View ArticleDeveloping a Bilingual Program: Evidence-Based Strategies for Success
Register Now Date & Time: Thursday, May 9th at 2 pm ET The number of K-12 districts providing dual language and bilingual education programs has significantly increased over the past decade, as...
View ArticleLiteracy Leadership: Essential Strategies for Capacity Building in Your District
Register Now Date & Time: Wednesday, May 15th at 2 pm ET District leaders know literacy initiatives are vitally important today—the recent NAEP scores speak for themselves. However, a key component...
View ArticleHow one district is transforming learning by connecting kids to the ocean—and...
Even though New Bedford, Massachusetts, is a seaside city, some of its students have never been to the ocean, let alone snorkeled or ridden on a boat. Connecting students of all ages to the water and...
View ArticleBook bans are hitting new heights this school year
More book bans had occurred halfway through this school year than in all of 2022-23. Research by a leading censorship organization identified 4,000-plus book bans in a sample of 52 districts between...
View ArticleAsset-based assessment can capture the magic of learning
I have always been in love with the idea of teaching. I come from a family of educators, and even as a small child I often corralled my friends into make-believe classrooms so I could pretend to teach...
View Article6 ways to reimagine math that will spark curiosity
The lack of student engagement in post-pandemic math instruction has been a catalyst for K-12 teachers and administrators to reimagine and rebuild learning. During the initial phase of reimagining...
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