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SEEING MATH IN NEW WAYS

SEEING MATH IN NEW WAYS

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These innovative educators share how they add edtech solutions to the equation in K–12 math classrooms.

Digital Equity: It’s More Than Just Student Access

Digital Equity: It’s More Than Just Student Access

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Digital equity is one of the most complex and urgent issues facing 21st-century educators.

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5 Ways a School Board Can Engage the Community During a Crisis

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Taking time to communicate with and listen to the community is critical—especially during a crisis

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3 Key Words for Education Boards to Remember During a Crisis

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Education boards need to emphasize direction, trust, and implementation

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Why a School Board Should Set New Priorities During a Crisis

By Tara Smith published

For a school board, Successful navigation of a crisis requires trust, consensus, and mutual focus on clear goals and priorities

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Literacy Apps For All

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Help Parents Help Their Students Learn

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Teach Third Graders (And Yourself) to Code

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Collin Yust taught himself to code by going through the Codelicious lessons.

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How to Keep Students Engaged With “Wow” Moments

By Tara Smith published

Teacher-librarian and school library media specialist Dayna Derichs wants every one of the 600 pre-K–fifth-grade students at Wheeler Elementary to have opportunities to experience the “wow” moments that happen when technology transforms learning.

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How Can Schools Better Use Data to Personalize Learning?

By Tara Smith published

While most US high-school students aspire to earn a college degree, less than one in three succeed.

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A Q&A with Future Ready Principal Sanée Bell, Morton Ranch Junior High, Katy (TX) ISD

By Tara Smith published

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A Q&A with Future Ready Superintendent Michael McCormick, Val Verde (CA) Unified School District

By Tara Smith published

Even our youngest students are engaged in critical thinking, making sound decisions and choices as they identify and solve authentic problems.

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Next-Gen School Safety and Security: Using the Power of Technology to Protect Students

By Tara Smith published

Student safety has always been a number-one priority.

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New Math Tools and Best Practices Add Up to Positive Results

By Tara Smith published

New research-based edtech tools and sound instructional practices are helping to equip students for success in math class and for future success in solving the world’s problems.

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Next-Gen Literacy

By Tara Smith published

As the traditional definition of literacy expands and deepens, today’s students are learning new ways to communicate and collaborate.

Safety First

Safety First

By Tara Smith published

Whether virtual or physical, the safety of students is every educator’s first priority. Here’s how schools can protect them.

Choosing The Right Adaptive Learning Tool

Choosing The Right Adaptive Learning Tool

By Tara Smith published

Find out how adaptive learning solutions are helping teachers target instruction and use data more effectively—and how they’re helping students learn.

Change Agents: Tech & Learning’s Most Influential People in EdTech In 2018

Change Agents: Tech & Learning’s Most Influential People in EdTech In 2018

By Tara Smith published

Each of these education leaders is working in thoughtful and creative ways on the frontlines of some of today’s most pressing issues—from the way we think about learning, Artificial Intelligence, and innovation to gun control, refugees, and student privacy.

A FAMILY OF DYSLEXICS TRANSFORM ED THROUGH STRUCTURED LITERACY AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

A FAMILY OF DYSLEXICS TRANSFORM ED THROUGH STRUCTURED LITERACY AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

By Tara Smith published

Novel Ideas for Writing Instruction

Novel Ideas for Writing Instruction

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Active Learning in the Math Classroom

Active Learning in the Math Classroom

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Finding the Right LMS for Your District

Finding the Right LMS for Your District

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Reading, Writing, & Thinking: Cross-Curricular Literacy Initiatives

Reading, Writing, & Thinking: Cross-Curricular Literacy Initiatives

By Tara Smith published

THE MORE YOU READ, THE MORE YOU’LL KNOW: ELA SOLUTIONS ROUNDUP

THE MORE YOU READ, THE MORE YOU’LL KNOW: ELA SOLUTIONS ROUNDUP

By Tara Smith published

REAL SCIENCE: INNOVATIVE SCIENCE PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS IDENTIFY AND SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS

REAL SCIENCE: INNOVATIVE SCIENCE PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS IDENTIFY AND SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS

By Tara Smith published

Creative educators are using cutting-edge edtech tools to develop innovative science programs that engage students in doing real-world, inquiry-based science.

MATH INSTRUCTION + EDTECH TOOLS = SUCCESS

MATH INSTRUCTION + EDTECH TOOLS = SUCCESS

By Tara Smith published

As test scores rise and engagement increases, schools are beginning to see the incalculable benefits of implementing digital curriculum and resources for math instruction.

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