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Leaders
Administrators
Include Relevant Goals to Ensure an Effective Plan for Remote Learning
Hiring Teachers Post-COVID: Everything Has Changed
Bringing an Educator’s Perspective to the School Board
Why Effectiveness Coaching Matters in Education
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Local
Los Angeles Accountability Professional Boils It Down to Equity
10 Local Conditions Needed to Scale Competency Education
Student Success Through Partnerships with Local Businesses and Community Leaders
Now is the time: State Flexibility to Implement Competency Education
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State
Los Angeles Accountability Professional Boils It Down to Equity
Architect Turned Lt. Governor Wants to Take Education Back to Drawing Board
Letter to the Editor
House Member Who Thinks Education and Party Affiliation Don’t Mix
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Federal
Feds Spike Spending in K12
Letter to the Editor
Federal Grants: Running with the Bulls
Now is the time: State Flexibility to Implement Competency Education
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Legislation
Why You Should Care About the CARES Act
How Hispanic-Serving School Districts Are Supporting Well-Rounded Student Outcomes
Federal Grants: Running with the Bulls
Dear Betsy DeVos
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Educators
K-12 Teachers
How to Support Your Students as They Navigate Digital Spaces
5 Teachers Share New Strategies They’ll Carry Into 2021-22
Teachers Reflect on Pandemic Instructional Successes
Tight Community and Right Technology: Our Formula to Quality Education
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College Professors
Managing HigherEd Disruption through Planning
Encouraging Academic Integrity in Online Education
Have Librarians’ Value Diminished in the New Digital Age?
Where Do We Draw the Line? Free Speech in U.S. Schools
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Early Career
3 Ways New College Grads and Employers Can Achieve the Right Fit
Life After Graduation: The Reality of College Loans and Underemployment
Show Me The Money: Lack of Financial Literacy Education in Schools Leads to Poor Personal Finance
Famed Singer Charlie Puth and VH1 Save The Music Foundation Team Up To Deliver Pianos To Students
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Adult Ed
How to Be an Effective Test Prep Tutor
Adult Learning: An Immigrant Success Story
From Shackles to School: Should Prisoners Have Access to Education?
Competency-Based Learning Advances Higher Ed
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Business
On the Wire
BETT 2016
Professional Development Choices Continue to Expand
The Challenge Educating India’s Children
The Challenges of Global Education Market
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Industry News
What Is Knowledge Blocking, and How Do You Prevent It?
Future of School Awards Inaugural Resilient Districts Prizes to Innovative U.S. Schools
Registration is Now Open for 2021-2022 Conrad Challenge
EdisonLearning and the Learning Counsel to Prepare School Leaders for the Re-imagination of Digital Learning in the Wake of Covid-19
Edmentum to Acquire Apex Learning, an Industry Leader in Virtual and Hybrid Learning for Middle and High School Students
StrongMind Partners with iLearn Collaborative to Provide High Quality Professional Learning to Schools and Districts
Future of School Announces Resilient Districts Prize to Reward Innovative Education Practices
EdisonLearning and Grand Key Education Partner to Provide Online Course to Empower Teens to Handle Life’s Challenges
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Edu Entrepreneurs
Student Entrepreneurs Focus on Changing Transportation for Millions in India
Student Entrepreneurship in Action
4 Steps to EdTech Success
What Really Sinks Many EdTech Startups
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Product Reviews
Disruptive Classroom Technologies:
Learning Chaos
Standard for Success: Moving Beyond Compliance
Every Teacher Can Be PBL Ready
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Market Trends
5 Reasons the Private Tutoring Market Is Exploding
Tech Adoption Rates Vary in the Classroom
Testing: How Much Is Too Much?
EdTech Industry Predictions for 2017
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Investors
Noted Philanthropist Asks the Second Question First
An Education Philanthropist Looking to Dismantle the Bureaucracy
Public-Private Partnerships in Education
Can EdTech and Educators Work Together Under the Same Umbrella?
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Community
Parents
Embrace Failure in Education
Powerful Principles to Guide Parents and Students in the Education Process
Taking Remote Teaching from “Zoom to Boom”
Don’t Let Your Students’ Education Die From Embarrassment
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Students
3 Lessons on Student Motivation and Deeper Learning
Taking Remote Teaching from “Zoom to Boom”
Student Entrepreneurship in Aerospace and Healthcare Takes Flight in Day One of Conrad Challenge Innovation Summit
Q&A: A Student’s Perspective on the Conrad Challenge
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Advocates
8 Characteristics of Effective Advocates
Alt-Text and the Accessibility Landscape
Telling Stories of Global Leadership
Preventing the Opioid Crisis
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Global
6 Ways Nations Around The World Are Supporting Early Education Beyond Online Classrooms
Mind the Gap – Episode 6 Featuring Sonia Thompson
Mind the Gap – Episode 5 Featuring Starr Sackstein
Mind the Gap – Episode 4 Featuring Dr. Robyn Jackson
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Innovation
EdTech
The Plentiful Pitfalls of Personally Identifiable Data
How to Support Your Students as They Navigate Digital Spaces
Open Standards in the Education 4.0 Digital Learning Ecosystem
What Evidence Means for Transformation: Two District Examples
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Future Ed
2U and edX Merger Examined
Absent Without Leave: America’s Traditional K-12 Learners Are Leaving, Costing Schools Hundreds of Millions in Their Wake
5-in-5: Q&A with Teachers Tracy and Maren Kelly
5-in-5: Q&A with Teacher Kyair Butts
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School Models
Can Tech Fill the Gaping Hole Left by Teacher Exodus?
Want to Save Public Education? The Answers Are Simple
A Nationwide Referendum on Public Education
Preparing Students for a Project-Based World
Close
Online Learning
Award-Winning Digital Curriculum and Test Prep Provider Shmoop Names New CEO
Six Steps to Organizing a Keyboarding Competition
Typing.com Helps the Jessieville Lions Achieve High Test Scores
5 Doable Digital Citizenship Goals for Teachers
Close
Curriculum Models
Using Improved Curriculum to Turn Around Title I Schools
Global Perspectives
TED Talks: What’s In A Name?
Infographic – The Arts Continue to Impact Education Through the Ages
Close
Personalities
A Conversation with Art Willer, President of Bytes of Learning
Philanthropy for Education: Behind the Smile
Professional Development: Choosing Wisely
What is Education Reform? Theory, Practice, and Models of Success
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Columnists
Amy Valentine
5-in-5: Q&A with Teachers Tracy and Maren Kelly
5-in-5: Q&A with Teacher Kyair Butts
5-in-5: Q&A with Teacher Alejandro de la Peña
5-in-5: Q&A with Teacher Theresa Bruce
5-in-5: Q&A with Teacher Chuck Poole
Embracing the Future of School Choice
Innovating Beyond Avoidable K-12 Crises
Why and How Parents Want Schools to Rethink Education
Learning How to Educate
Why ‘Crisis Schooling’ Shouldn’t Be Part of Our New Normal
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Barbara Blackburn
3 Strategies for Handling Make-up Work for Absentee Students
4 Strategies to Pair with Parents and Families for Student Success
4 Ways to Implement Change: The BASE Model
3 Keys to Effective Questioning
Academic Discourse: 4 Key Aspects
3 Ways to Use Exit Slips in Your Classroom
Rigorous Assessments: Not This, But That
3 Strategies for Hiring New Teachers
4 Strategies for Formative Assessment
5 Keys to Handling the Media for School Leaders
6 Technology Ideas to Increase Rigor in Your Classroom
Building a BASE
8 Characteristics of Effective Advocates
3 Ways to Teach Students to Take Responsibility for Learning
4 Creative Ways to Use Writing to Enhance Learning
8 Keys to Effective Homework
7 Ways to Make Learning Fun
STEM/STEAM: Not Just for High School
Rigor in the Differentiated Classroom
Special Needs Students: Maintain Rigor!
Effective Professional Development in Schools: What Works?
Rigor and Competency-Based Instruction
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Connecting with Kids
4 Action Steps to Manage Emotions During These Uncertain Times
Connecting with Kids: Surviving the Slump
Connecting with Kids: 8 Tips for Creating a Work-from-Home Schedule
Connecting with Kids: Emotions in the Era of COVID-19
Connecting with Kids: Making Learners, Not Assumptions
Connecting with Kids: How to Reach Reluctant Learners
Connecting with Kids: 10 Minutes to Mindfulness
Connecting with Kids: Step Back, Look Around, and Lean In
Connecting with Kids: Proactive Behavior Management Strategies
Connecting with Kids: New School Year Excitement
Connecting with Kids: A New Approach to SEL
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Devishobha Chandramouli
Why Micro and Nano Learning Are the New Hot Trends in Learning
Joyful Classrooms: How a Classroom Educator Is Providing Learning Journeys to Empower Teachers
5 Ways to Overcome Anxiety and Increase Enjoyment in Math
What Does Screen Time Really Do to Our Kids?
6 Ways Nations Around The World Are Supporting Early Education Beyond Online Classrooms
5 Reasons the Private Tutoring Market Is Exploding
6 Inspiring Ways to Continue STEM Education During the Pandemic
A Virtual Summit That Demonstrates the Present and Future of PD
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LeiLani Cauthen
The Case for Hybrid Logistics to Solve Inequity – Part 2
The Case for Hybrid Logistics to Solve Inequity
Feds Spike Spending in K12
Revisiting SAMR in Education: Form Leads Function in the New Reality
Tech Spending Predictions for America’s Schools in 2021, Amid Enrollment Losses
The Real Barriers to the Necessary Digital Transition in Education
Schools and the Space-Time Continuum
The Future Because of the Past
It’s No Soap Opera: Courage Can Be Found in Many Forms
Human Nature & Schools After COVID-19
What’s Going to Happen With K12 Education?
Going Virtual Overnight: 4 Questions for Administrators to Ask
Look Here: Predicting 2020 Requires 20/20 Vision
Tech Solving the Intolerable Motionlessness of Reading
Betting on Education’s Long Game
In 2019, What’s REALLY the Definition of a Teacher?
Schools Say Highest Pressure Stems from Their Students’ Social and Emotional Needs
The Digital Disruption in Education: Enough Is Not Enough
How Technology Will Alter the Teaching Profession
Consumer Awakening
Education’s Tipping Point
Education’s Cascading Failure
Stepping Into The Future
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Pronita Mehrotra
What Animals Can Teach Us About Creativity
Improving Student Motivation in High-Stakes Environments
Mint, Electric Cars and How Creativity Can Flourish In Remote Environments
Why We Should Celebrate Everyday Creativity
3 Ways Creativity Improves Mental Health
World Creativity and Innovation Week: April 15 – April 21
3 Practices That Disrupt Student Flow And Motivation
The Educational Challenge for This Decade: A Story in Two Graphs
Creativity in Education: Reflections From ISTE 2020
Why Intrinsic Motivation Is Essential for Creativity and Deeper Learning
Building the 4Cs During Remote Learning
What Should Learning Look Like When Schools Reopen?
3 Creative Activities to Support Continued Learning Outside of School
3 Creative Games to Use in Remote Learning
Can Students Learn To Be Creative?
Ask Counterfactual Questions To Build Creative and Critical Thinking
How To Make Project Based Learning More Playful
3 Ways To Build Creative Confidence In Students
Why Creativity Should Be Taught In Schools
Why Group Brainstorming Is Only One Part of Creative Ideation
5 Simple Ways to Add Creativity in Mathematics
An Important but Often Overlooked Aspect of Creativity
Challenging Assumptions for More Creative Insights
How to Boost Analogical Reasoning
How to Boost Your Creativity by Combining Ideas
How Does Our Brain Produce Creative Ideas?
Are We Becoming Less Intelligent?
Why Creativity Is the Most Important Skill
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Tamara Fyke
#SELChat: 5 Tips to Inspire Creativity and Hope
#SELChat: SEL Is Both Prevention and Intervention
#SELChat: Dealing with Back-to-School Fears
#SELChat: Measuring Our Choices Through the Standards of Love
#SELChat: Bouncing Back From Adversity Through Owning Our Story
#SELChat: 5 Tips for Teaching Self-Awareness and Rethinking Priorities
#SELChat: Defining Our Values at Home and in the Classroom
#SELChat: Helping Students ‘Re-Center’ as They Re-Enter School Buildings
#SELChat: A Black History Month Reading List
#SELChat: Exploring Character Education – a Return to Basics Part 2
#SELChat: Out of Darkness, a Return to the Basics – Part 1
#SELChat: Processing and Healing as a Family Over the Holidays
#SELChat: Rules of Engagement for Emotional Discussions
#SELChat: Closing Out 2020 With Courage, Positivity & Perseverance
#SELChat: Reframing “The COVID Slide”
#SELChat: A Path to Self-Awareness and 5 Tips for Kids
#SELChat: Keeping SEL Close During Distance Learning
Helping Our Children Grow Through the Current Racial Protests
#SELChat: It’s Okay Not to Be Okay
#SELChat: A World of Possibilities
#SELChat: Talking with Kids in Uncertain Times
#SELChat: How Consistency Creates Positive Childhood Experiences
#SELChat: Recognizing Trauma’s Many Faces
#SELChat: Be Intentional About Course-Correcting
#SELChat: Necessary Conversations About Race, Identity and Bias
#SELChat: Questions to Answer Before We Move Forward
#SELChat: 4 Next Steps for Whole Child Education
#SELChat: Leaning into Relationships for Hope and Healing
#SELChat: Dealing with Defiance
#SELChat: Boldly Digging into Diversity
#SELChat: 4 Ways Parents Can Spark Summertime Creativity
#SELChat: How Schools Can Be a Refuge Amid Chaos
#SELChat: Setting the Stage for a Unified Schoolwide Approach
#SELChat: How Representation Changes Perspectives
#SELChat: Integrating SEL and EdTech to Benefit Students
#SELChat: New Year, New Beginning?
#SELChat: Take Good Care
#SELChat: From Bullying to Building
#SELChat: Establishing Boundaries While Building Relationships
Love In A Big World Launches New Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum for Grades K-8
#SELChat: 3 Ways to Build People This School Year
#SELChat: Honestly Teaching Honesty
Q&A: Empowering Kids and Parents Through SEL
#SELChat: Teaching Real Courage
#SELChat: Choice in the Classroom
#SELChat: Selling SEL to Students
Why SEL Efforts Can’t Stop Now
#SELChat: Selling SEL to Teachers
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Todd Stanley
Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is
Test Prep for Cognitive Testing – It’s a Myth
There Needs to Be a National Definition for Gifted
My Lunch with Joey
Creative Thinking Should Look Like Legos from the 80s, Not Legos From the 21st Century
Students Struggling in Virtual Classrooms Show a Glaring Problem in Our Schools
To Screen or Not to Screen; That Is the Question
The Unspoken Rift Between the Central Office and Teachers
Swift Advice for the Coming School Year
How to Challenge Students in a Virtual Setting
What I’ve Learned Teaching Virtually
The Process of Learning
We Either Bring About School Reform Now or It’s Never Going to Happen
19 Things to Enrich Students During COVID-19
5 Books Every Educator Should Read Concerning Gifted
The Culture of Your Class Remains the Same
Why Gifted Children Can Be At-Risk Too
How to Personalize Professional Development
Why Failure Is Actually a Good Thing
What Is the Difference Between Bright and Gifted?
Lessons to Be Learned from the New York City School System Gifted Dilemma
The Importance of the First Day of School
Why 8 Kids Tying at the Scripps Spelling Bee is a Wonderful Thing
What Does It Mean to Be Almost Gifted?
The Humility of Being the Coordinator and Parent of a Gifted Child
What Is the Purpose of College?
Why We Need Authentic Learning More Than Ever Right Now
Balancing Content Standards with Real-World Learning
Theory vs. Practice in Teaching
The Space Program Is the Ultimate Problem-Based Learning
10 Myths of Gifted Children
The Game of School
Acceleration or Enrichment?
5 Things High Schools Can Learn from Kindergarten
The Dishonor of Honors Courses
Op-Ed: Teen Suicide
Why Gifted Parents Are Such Advocates for Their Gifted Children
Let Them Be Llamas
Tired of SMART Goals; Try Some DUMB Ones Instead
Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset
Happy Accidents in the Classroom
Nurturing the Gifted All the Way from K-12
The Death of Social Studies
How to spot a gifted child
Are Gifted Programs Elitist?
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Podcasts
Author Chats
‘Forward Designed’ Experiences to Promote Authentic Inquiry
Four Questions That Transform History Teaching
SEL in Every Lesson Plan
A Teacher’s Guide to Overcoming Burnout
Finding the ‘Just Right’ Research-Based Teaching Approaches
When and Why Worked Examples Are a Math ‘Must’
Starting Early to Move Kids from Co-Regulation to Self-Regulation
Easing the Cognitive Load on Students to Enable Deep Learning
Expert Strategies to Make Online Teaching a Success
Applying Design Thinking to Support Each Individual in the School
Must-Have Insights to Run an Effective Classroom
Powerful Principles to Guide Parents and Students in the Education Process
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Building the Bridge
Ep 22 – Avoiding “CyberTraps” in Education, Part 2 – Privacy and Safety
Ep. 10 – A Superintendent’s Perspective on Pandemic Learning: Interview with Dr. Randy Ziegenfuss
Ep. 11 – The Opportunity Gap and the Digital Gap
Ep. 12 – Strengthening Parent Advocacy: An Interview with Keri Rodrigues
Ep. 13 – The Future of School Choice with Amy Valentine
Ep. 14 – Closing the Opportunity Gap Through Innovation: Interview with Susan Bearden
Ep. 15 – Finding the Funds: An Interview with Dr. Paula Love, Part 1
Ep. 18 – A Third Grader’s Insights on Remote Learning
Ep. 19 – A Veteran Teacher’s Perspective on Remote Learning
Ep. 20 – Defining Learning Loss and its Contributing Factors
Ep. 21 – Avoiding “CyberTraps” in Education, Part 1 – Making the Right Choices
Ep. 23 – Global Leader Yong Zhao on Avoiding the “Learning Loss Trap”
Ep. 24 – The Exciting New World of Career & Technical Education
Ep. 25 – All You Need to Know About Kids and Social Media in 15 Minutes
Ep. 26 – Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
Ep. 27 – What to Know About Digital Ethics with Dr. Kristen Mattson
Ep. 28 – Enhancing SEL with Digital Tools
Ep. 29 – The Power of Podcasting in the Blended Classroom
Ep. 30 – Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma
Ep. 31 – Defining 5 Key Terms in K-12 Education
Ep. 32 – Trauma-Informed Strategies with Dr. Kathryn Kennedy, Part 1
Ep. 33 – Trauma-Informed Strategies with Dr. Kathryn Kennedy, Part 2
Ep. 34 – Mental Health Literacy with Christina Broderick
Ep. 35 – SEL for All with Discovery Education’s Rachel Barrachina
Ep. 36 – Key Findings to Successfully Address Digital Inequity with Dr. Vikki Katz
Ep. 37 – Mindfulness Practices for Educators and Parents with Danielle Nuhfer
Ep. 38 – Small Steps to Beat Burnout with Mike Anderson
Ep. 39 – Tackling the Motivation Crisis with Mike Anderson by Building the Bridge
Episode 1 – Getting Started
Episode 2 – Educators Supporting Caregivers
Episode 3 – Digital Learning Communication Plan, Part 1
Episode 4 – Digital Learning Communication Plan, Part 2
Episode 5 – Turning to the Experts for Online Teaching: Interview with Courtney Ostaff
Episode 6 – Digital Safety
Episode 7 – Understanding How Kids Learn: An Interview with Patrice Bain
Episode 8 – Social Emotional Health
Episode 9 – EdisonLearning and Social Emotional Health
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CoSN
S2E7 – Implementing High-ROI Technology at Scale
S2E6 – EdTech Innovation to Drive K-12 Equity
S2E5 – Closing the Gap
S2E4 – Discussing the Early Career K-12 CTO Academy
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Education Today
Education Today Podcasts From Soundtrap Education
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Future of School: The Podcast
One Big Idea: Rudy Flores on National Certification for Teachers (S2E15)
One Big Idea: Carolyn Gill on a Mandatory Gap Year for High School Grads (S2E14)
One Big Idea: Student Haley Casten on Eliminating the SAT (S2E13)
One Big Idea: Terry Farris on IEPs for Every Student (S2E12)
One Big Idea: Nicole Biscotti on Special Education Training for All Teachers (S2E11)
One Big Idea: Kyair Butts on Small Group Wednesdays (S2E10)
One Big Idea: Tillie Elvrum on Funding Students Over Systems (S2E9)
One Big Idea: Shaun McAlmont on True Workforce Readiness From the Earliest Ages (S2E8)
One Big Idea: Judy Perez on Empowering Students to Learn What They Want, How They Want (S2E7)
One Big Idea: Ray McNulty on Replacing Standardized Testing With a Growth Model (S2E6)
One Big Idea: Phil Dituri on Integrating Math and Personal Finance Education (S2E5)
One Big Idea: Simmie Raiford on ‘Build a Child, Build a Nation’ (S2E4)
One Big Idea: Karen Reiss Medwed on Learning Hubs in Wal-Mart (S2E3)
One Big Idea: Kevin P. Chavous on Professionalizing the Teaching Corps (S2E2)
One Big Idea: Dan Domenech on Overhauling K-12 Education (S2E1)
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Mind the Gap
Mind the Gap, Ep. 28 — Changing the Early Career Narrative with Sam Twiselton, OBE (S2E3)
Mind the Gap, Ep. 27 — Mentoring in Schools with Haili Hughes (S2E2)
Mind the Gap, Ep. 26 — MARGE and in Charge: Whole-Brain Learning with Nimish Lad (S2E1)
Mind the Gap, Episode 25 — Tom Bennett is Running the Room
Mind the Gap, Episode 24 — Feedback on Feedback & the Dynamic Teaching Community
Mind the Gap, Episode 23 — Looking Back on Our Early-Career Teaching Experience With Abby Bayford
Mind the Gap, Episode 22 — Accelerating Diversity and Equity in Schools with Bennie Kara
Mind the Gap, Episode 21 — The Beauty of Teaching WalkThrus with Tom Sherrington & Oliver Caviglioli
Mind the Gap, Episode 20 — Putting Staff First with John Tomsett & Jonny Uttley
Mind the Gap, Episode 19 – Culture, Leadership, Diversity, and the Assessment Discourse
Mind the Gap, Episode 18 – Sam Strickland and Education Exposed
Mind the Gap, Episode 17 – Insights & Advice: Doug Lemov, Feedback & ‘Cold Calling’
Mind the Gap, Episode 16 – Doug Lemov on Why Championship-Level Teaching Is About Passion
Mind the Gap, Episode 15 — What We’ve Learned About Online Teaching
Mind the Gap, Episode 14 — Powerful Teaching for All With Patrice Bain
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Op-Ed
Remembering the Good Old Days of School
Absent Without Leave: America’s Traditional K-12 Learners Are Leaving, Costing Schools Hundreds of Millions in Their Wake
A Tribute to a Community of Education Heroes
Out-of-the-Box Thinking Is So Five Minutes Ago
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Leaders
Administrators
Include Relevant Goals to Ensure an Effective Plan for Remote Learning
Hiring Teachers Post-COVID: Everything Has Changed
Bringing an Educator’s Perspective to the School Board
Why Effectiveness Coaching Matters in Education
Close
Local
Los Angeles Accountability Professional Boils It Down to Equity
10 Local Conditions Needed to Scale Competency Education
Student Success Through Partnerships with Local Businesses and Community Leaders
Now is the time: State Flexibility to Implement Competency Education
Close
State
Los Angeles Accountability Professional Boils It Down to Equity
Architect Turned Lt. Governor Wants to Take Education Back to Drawing Board
Letter to the Editor
House Member Who Thinks Education and Party Affiliation Don’t Mix
Close
Federal
Feds Spike Spending in K12
Letter to the Editor
Federal Grants: Running with the Bulls
Now is the time: State Flexibility to Implement Competency Education
Close
Legislation
Why You Should Care About the CARES Act
How Hispanic-Serving School Districts Are Supporting Well-Rounded Student Outcomes
Federal Grants: Running with the Bulls
Dear Betsy DeVos
Close
Close
Educators
K-12 Teachers
How to Support Your Students as They Navigate Digital Spaces
5 Teachers Share New Strategies They’ll Carry Into 2021-22
Teachers Reflect on Pandemic Instructional Successes
Tight Community and Right Technology: Our Formula to Quality Education
Close
College Professors
Managing HigherEd Disruption through Planning
Encouraging Academic Integrity in Online Education
Have Librarians’ Value Diminished in the New Digital Age?
Where Do We Draw the Line? Free Speech in U.S. Schools
Close
Early Career
3 Ways New College Grads and Employers Can Achieve the Right Fit
Life After Graduation: The Reality of College Loans and Underemployment
Show Me The Money: Lack of Financial Literacy Education in Schools Leads to Poor Personal Finance
Famed Singer Charlie Puth and VH1 Save The Music Foundation Team Up To Deliver Pianos To Students
Close
Adult Ed
How to Be an Effective Test Prep Tutor
Adult Learning: An Immigrant Success Story
From Shackles to School: Should Prisoners Have Access to Education?
Competency-Based Learning Advances Higher Ed
Close
Close
Business
On the Wire
BETT 2016
Professional Development Choices Continue to Expand
The Challenge Educating India’s Children
The Challenges of Global Education Market
Close
Industry News
What Is Knowledge Blocking, and How Do You Prevent It?
Future of School Awards Inaugural Resilient Districts Prizes to Innovative U.S. Schools
Registration is Now Open for 2021-2022 Conrad Challenge
EdisonLearning and the Learning Counsel to Prepare School Leaders for the Re-imagination of Digital Learning in the Wake of Covid-19
Edmentum to Acquire Apex Learning, an Industry Leader in Virtual and Hybrid Learning for Middle and High School Students
StrongMind Partners with iLearn Collaborative to Provide High Quality Professional Learning to Schools and Districts
Future of School Announces Resilient Districts Prize to Reward Innovative Education Practices
EdisonLearning and Grand Key Education Partner to Provide Online Course to Empower Teens to Handle Life’s Challenges
Close
Edu Entrepreneurs
Student Entrepreneurs Focus on Changing Transportation for Millions in India
Student Entrepreneurship in Action
4 Steps to EdTech Success
What Really Sinks Many EdTech Startups
Close
Product Reviews
Disruptive Classroom Technologies:
Learning Chaos
Standard for Success: Moving Beyond Compliance
Every Teacher Can Be PBL Ready
Close
Market Trends
5 Reasons the Private Tutoring Market Is Exploding
Tech Adoption Rates Vary in the Classroom
Testing: How Much Is Too Much?
EdTech Industry Predictions for 2017
Close
Investors
Noted Philanthropist Asks the Second Question First
An Education Philanthropist Looking to Dismantle the Bureaucracy
Public-Private Partnerships in Education
Can EdTech and Educators Work Together Under the Same Umbrella?
Close
Close
Community
Parents
Embrace Failure in Education
Powerful Principles to Guide Parents and Students in the Education Process
Taking Remote Teaching from “Zoom to Boom”
Don’t Let Your Students’ Education Die From Embarrassment
Close
Students
3 Lessons on Student Motivation and Deeper Learning
Taking Remote Teaching from “Zoom to Boom”
Student Entrepreneurship in Aerospace and Healthcare Takes Flight in Day One of Conrad Challenge Innovation Summit
Q&A: A Student’s Perspective on the Conrad Challenge
Close
Advocates
8 Characteristics of Effective Advocates
Alt-Text and the Accessibility Landscape
Telling Stories of Global Leadership
Preventing the Opioid Crisis
Close
Global
6 Ways Nations Around The World Are Supporting Early Education Beyond Online Classrooms
Mind the Gap – Episode 6 Featuring Sonia Thompson
Mind the Gap – Episode 5 Featuring Starr Sackstein
Mind the Gap – Episode 4 Featuring Dr. Robyn Jackson
Close
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Innovation
EdTech
The Plentiful Pitfalls of Personally Identifiable Data
How to Support Your Students as They Navigate Digital Spaces
Open Standards in the Education 4.0 Digital Learning Ecosystem
What Evidence Means for Transformation: Two District Examples
Close
Future Ed
2U and edX Merger Examined
Absent Without Leave: America’s Traditional K-12 Learners Are Leaving, Costing Schools Hundreds of Millions in Their Wake
5-in-5: Q&A with Teachers Tracy and Maren Kelly
5-in-5: Q&A with Teacher Kyair Butts
Close
School Models
Can Tech Fill the Gaping Hole Left by Teacher Exodus?
Want to Save Public Education? The Answers Are Simple
A Nationwide Referendum on Public Education
Preparing Students for a Project-Based World
Close
Online Learning
Award-Winning Digital Curriculum and Test Prep Provider Shmoop Names New CEO
Six Steps to Organizing a Keyboarding Competition
Typing.com Helps the Jessieville Lions Achieve High Test Scores
5 Doable Digital Citizenship Goals for Teachers
Close
Curriculum Models
Using Improved Curriculum to Turn Around Title I Schools
Global Perspectives
TED Talks: What’s In A Name?
Infographic – The Arts Continue to Impact Education Through the Ages
Close
Personalities
A Conversation with Art Willer, President of Bytes of Learning
Philanthropy for Education: Behind the Smile
Professional Development: Choosing Wisely
What is Education Reform? Theory, Practice, and Models of Success
Close
Close
Columnists
Amy Valentine
5-in-5: Q&A with Teachers Tracy and Maren Kelly
5-in-5: Q&A with Teacher Kyair Butts
5-in-5: Q&A with Teacher Alejandro de la Peña
5-in-5: Q&A with Teacher Theresa Bruce
5-in-5: Q&A with Teacher Chuck Poole
Embracing the Future of School Choice
Innovating Beyond Avoidable K-12 Crises
Why and How Parents Want Schools to Rethink Education
Learning How to Educate
Why ‘Crisis Schooling’ Shouldn’t Be Part of Our New Normal
Close
Barbara Blackburn
3 Strategies for Handling Make-up Work for Absentee Students
4 Strategies to Pair with Parents and Families for Student Success
4 Ways to Implement Change: The BASE Model
3 Keys to Effective Questioning
Academic Discourse: 4 Key Aspects
3 Ways to Use Exit Slips in Your Classroom
Rigorous Assessments: Not This, But That
3 Strategies for Hiring New Teachers
4 Strategies for Formative Assessment
5 Keys to Handling the Media for School Leaders
6 Technology Ideas to Increase Rigor in Your Classroom
Building a BASE
8 Characteristics of Effective Advocates
3 Ways to Teach Students to Take Responsibility for Learning
4 Creative Ways to Use Writing to Enhance Learning
8 Keys to Effective Homework
7 Ways to Make Learning Fun
STEM/STEAM: Not Just for High School
Rigor in the Differentiated Classroom
Special Needs Students: Maintain Rigor!
Effective Professional Development in Schools: What Works?
Rigor and Competency-Based Instruction
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Connecting with Kids
4 Action Steps to Manage Emotions During These Uncertain Times
Connecting with Kids: Surviving the Slump
Connecting with Kids: 8 Tips for Creating a Work-from-Home Schedule
Connecting with Kids: Emotions in the Era of COVID-19
Connecting with Kids: Making Learners, Not Assumptions
Connecting with Kids: How to Reach Reluctant Learners
Connecting with Kids: 10 Minutes to Mindfulness
Connecting with Kids: Step Back, Look Around, and Lean In
Connecting with Kids: Proactive Behavior Management Strategies
Connecting with Kids: New School Year Excitement
Connecting with Kids: A New Approach to SEL
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Devishobha Chandramouli
Why Micro and Nano Learning Are the New Hot Trends in Learning
Joyful Classrooms: How a Classroom Educator Is Providing Learning Journeys to Empower Teachers
5 Ways to Overcome Anxiety and Increase Enjoyment in Math
What Does Screen Time Really Do to Our Kids?
6 Ways Nations Around The World Are Supporting Early Education Beyond Online Classrooms
5 Reasons the Private Tutoring Market Is Exploding
6 Inspiring Ways to Continue STEM Education During the Pandemic
A Virtual Summit That Demonstrates the Present and Future of PD
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LeiLani Cauthen
The Case for Hybrid Logistics to Solve Inequity – Part 2
The Case for Hybrid Logistics to Solve Inequity
Feds Spike Spending in K12
Revisiting SAMR in Education: Form Leads Function in the New Reality
Tech Spending Predictions for America’s Schools in 2021, Amid Enrollment Losses
The Real Barriers to the Necessary Digital Transition in Education
Schools and the Space-Time Continuum
The Future Because of the Past
It’s No Soap Opera: Courage Can Be Found in Many Forms
Human Nature & Schools After COVID-19
What’s Going to Happen With K12 Education?
Going Virtual Overnight: 4 Questions for Administrators to Ask
Look Here: Predicting 2020 Requires 20/20 Vision
Tech Solving the Intolerable Motionlessness of Reading
Betting on Education’s Long Game
In 2019, What’s REALLY the Definition of a Teacher?
Schools Say Highest Pressure Stems from Their Students’ Social and Emotional Needs
The Digital Disruption in Education: Enough Is Not Enough
How Technology Will Alter the Teaching Profession
Consumer Awakening
Education’s Tipping Point
Education’s Cascading Failure
Stepping Into The Future
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Pronita Mehrotra
What Animals Can Teach Us About Creativity
Improving Student Motivation in High-Stakes Environments
Mint, Electric Cars and How Creativity Can Flourish In Remote Environments
Why We Should Celebrate Everyday Creativity
3 Ways Creativity Improves Mental Health
World Creativity and Innovation Week: April 15 – April 21
3 Practices That Disrupt Student Flow And Motivation
The Educational Challenge for This Decade: A Story in Two Graphs
Creativity in Education: Reflections From ISTE 2020
Why Intrinsic Motivation Is Essential for Creativity and Deeper Learning
Building the 4Cs During Remote Learning
What Should Learning Look Like When Schools Reopen?
3 Creative Activities to Support Continued Learning Outside of School
3 Creative Games to Use in Remote Learning
Can Students Learn To Be Creative?
Ask Counterfactual Questions To Build Creative and Critical Thinking
How To Make Project Based Learning More Playful
3 Ways To Build Creative Confidence In Students
Why Creativity Should Be Taught In Schools
Why Group Brainstorming Is Only One Part of Creative Ideation
5 Simple Ways to Add Creativity in Mathematics
An Important but Often Overlooked Aspect of Creativity
Challenging Assumptions for More Creative Insights
How to Boost Analogical Reasoning
How to Boost Your Creativity by Combining Ideas
How Does Our Brain Produce Creative Ideas?
Are We Becoming Less Intelligent?
Why Creativity Is the Most Important Skill
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Tamara Fyke
#SELChat: 5 Tips to Inspire Creativity and Hope
#SELChat: SEL Is Both Prevention and Intervention
#SELChat: Dealing with Back-to-School Fears
#SELChat: Measuring Our Choices Through the Standards of Love
#SELChat: Bouncing Back From Adversity Through Owning Our Story
#SELChat: 5 Tips for Teaching Self-Awareness and Rethinking Priorities
#SELChat: Defining Our Values at Home and in the Classroom
#SELChat: Helping Students ‘Re-Center’ as They Re-Enter School Buildings
#SELChat: A Black History Month Reading List
#SELChat: Exploring Character Education – a Return to Basics Part 2
#SELChat: Out of Darkness, a Return to the Basics – Part 1
#SELChat: Processing and Healing as a Family Over the Holidays
#SELChat: Rules of Engagement for Emotional Discussions
#SELChat: Closing Out 2020 With Courage, Positivity & Perseverance
#SELChat: Reframing “The COVID Slide”
#SELChat: A Path to Self-Awareness and 5 Tips for Kids
#SELChat: Keeping SEL Close During Distance Learning
Helping Our Children Grow Through the Current Racial Protests
#SELChat: It’s Okay Not to Be Okay
#SELChat: A World of Possibilities
#SELChat: Talking with Kids in Uncertain Times
#SELChat: How Consistency Creates Positive Childhood Experiences
#SELChat: Recognizing Trauma’s Many Faces
#SELChat: Be Intentional About Course-Correcting
#SELChat: Necessary Conversations About Race, Identity and Bias
#SELChat: Questions to Answer Before We Move Forward
#SELChat: 4 Next Steps for Whole Child Education
#SELChat: Leaning into Relationships for Hope and Healing
#SELChat: Dealing with Defiance
#SELChat: Boldly Digging into Diversity
#SELChat: 4 Ways Parents Can Spark Summertime Creativity
#SELChat: How Schools Can Be a Refuge Amid Chaos
#SELChat: Setting the Stage for a Unified Schoolwide Approach
#SELChat: How Representation Changes Perspectives
#SELChat: Integrating SEL and EdTech to Benefit Students
#SELChat: New Year, New Beginning?
#SELChat: Take Good Care
#SELChat: From Bullying to Building
#SELChat: Establishing Boundaries While Building Relationships
Love In A Big World Launches New Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum for Grades K-8
#SELChat: 3 Ways to Build People This School Year
#SELChat: Honestly Teaching Honesty
Q&A: Empowering Kids and Parents Through SEL
#SELChat: Teaching Real Courage
#SELChat: Choice in the Classroom
#SELChat: Selling SEL to Students
Why SEL Efforts Can’t Stop Now
#SELChat: Selling SEL to Teachers
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Todd Stanley
Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is
Test Prep for Cognitive Testing – It’s a Myth
There Needs to Be a National Definition for Gifted
My Lunch with Joey
Creative Thinking Should Look Like Legos from the 80s, Not Legos From the 21st Century
Students Struggling in Virtual Classrooms Show a Glaring Problem in Our Schools
To Screen or Not to Screen; That Is the Question
The Unspoken Rift Between the Central Office and Teachers
Swift Advice for the Coming School Year
How to Challenge Students in a Virtual Setting
What I’ve Learned Teaching Virtually
The Process of Learning
We Either Bring About School Reform Now or It’s Never Going to Happen
19 Things to Enrich Students During COVID-19
5 Books Every Educator Should Read Concerning Gifted
The Culture of Your Class Remains the Same
Why Gifted Children Can Be At-Risk Too
How to Personalize Professional Development
Why Failure Is Actually a Good Thing
What Is the Difference Between Bright and Gifted?
Lessons to Be Learned from the New York City School System Gifted Dilemma
The Importance of the First Day of School
Why 8 Kids Tying at the Scripps Spelling Bee is a Wonderful Thing
What Does It Mean to Be Almost Gifted?
The Humility of Being the Coordinator and Parent of a Gifted Child
What Is the Purpose of College?
Why We Need Authentic Learning More Than Ever Right Now
Balancing Content Standards with Real-World Learning
Theory vs. Practice in Teaching
The Space Program Is the Ultimate Problem-Based Learning
10 Myths of Gifted Children
The Game of School
Acceleration or Enrichment?
5 Things High Schools Can Learn from Kindergarten
The Dishonor of Honors Courses
Op-Ed: Teen Suicide
Why Gifted Parents Are Such Advocates for Their Gifted Children
Let Them Be Llamas
Tired of SMART Goals; Try Some DUMB Ones Instead
Growth Mindset vs. Fixed Mindset
Happy Accidents in the Classroom
Nurturing the Gifted All the Way from K-12
The Death of Social Studies
How to spot a gifted child
Are Gifted Programs Elitist?
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Podcasts
Author Chats
‘Forward Designed’ Experiences to Promote Authentic Inquiry
Four Questions That Transform History Teaching
SEL in Every Lesson Plan
A Teacher’s Guide to Overcoming Burnout
Finding the ‘Just Right’ Research-Based Teaching Approaches
When and Why Worked Examples Are a Math ‘Must’
Starting Early to Move Kids from Co-Regulation to Self-Regulation
Easing the Cognitive Load on Students to Enable Deep Learning
Expert Strategies to Make Online Teaching a Success
Applying Design Thinking to Support Each Individual in the School
Must-Have Insights to Run an Effective Classroom
Powerful Principles to Guide Parents and Students in the Education Process
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Building the Bridge
Ep 22 – Avoiding “CyberTraps” in Education, Part 2 – Privacy and Safety
Ep. 10 – A Superintendent’s Perspective on Pandemic Learning: Interview with Dr. Randy Ziegenfuss
Ep. 11 – The Opportunity Gap and the Digital Gap
Ep. 12 – Strengthening Parent Advocacy: An Interview with Keri Rodrigues
Ep. 13 – The Future of School Choice with Amy Valentine
Ep. 14 – Closing the Opportunity Gap Through Innovation: Interview with Susan Bearden
Ep. 15 – Finding the Funds: An Interview with Dr. Paula Love, Part 1
Ep. 18 – A Third Grader’s Insights on Remote Learning
Ep. 19 – A Veteran Teacher’s Perspective on Remote Learning
Ep. 20 – Defining Learning Loss and its Contributing Factors
Ep. 21 – Avoiding “CyberTraps” in Education, Part 1 – Making the Right Choices
Ep. 23 – Global Leader Yong Zhao on Avoiding the “Learning Loss Trap”
Ep. 24 – The Exciting New World of Career & Technical Education
Ep. 25 – All You Need to Know About Kids and Social Media in 15 Minutes
Ep. 26 – Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
Ep. 27 – What to Know About Digital Ethics with Dr. Kristen Mattson
Ep. 28 – Enhancing SEL with Digital Tools
Ep. 29 – The Power of Podcasting in the Blended Classroom
Ep. 30 – Social-Emotional Learning and Trauma
Ep. 31 – Defining 5 Key Terms in K-12 Education
Ep. 32 – Trauma-Informed Strategies with Dr. Kathryn Kennedy, Part 1
Ep. 33 – Trauma-Informed Strategies with Dr. Kathryn Kennedy, Part 2
Ep. 34 – Mental Health Literacy with Christina Broderick
Ep. 35 – SEL for All with Discovery Education’s Rachel Barrachina
Ep. 36 – Key Findings to Successfully Address Digital Inequity with Dr. Vikki Katz
Ep. 37 – Mindfulness Practices for Educators and Parents with Danielle Nuhfer
Ep. 38 – Small Steps to Beat Burnout with Mike Anderson
Ep. 39 – Tackling the Motivation Crisis with Mike Anderson by Building the Bridge
Episode 1 – Getting Started
