Teaching American Values in a Time of Protest
William discusses how schools must play a vital role in helping to inform an engaged citizenry and rising generation of civic-minded students.
Lifelong Learning is the Antidote to the Shifting Workforce
By: The Skillrise Editorial Team. Along with the EdTech Center @ World Education, the Skillrise team is working to close digital divides and ensure that all learner-workers in the United States have opportunities to develop essential technology skills and digital resilience.
Back to School – Meeting the Networking Needs of Tomorrow’s Digital Classroom
[…] teams do to ensure secure, always-on connectivity for their highly distributed, data-intensive networks? The answer is to build a robust network resilience program. Network resilience is about preparing tools to maintain optimal uptime, no matter what. If done right, this will support distance learning now and the increasingly complex learning environments of tomorrow. To […]
Engaging Families During Distance Learning
[…] is a great way to extend the resources available to students and strengthen the classroom and school community. Investing in Family Engagement. Both educators and families are actively preparing for a back-to-school season like no other. Educators are figuring out how to migrate the dynamic process of teaching and learning to the digital realm. Families […]
4 Actionable Queries Empowering EdLeaders to be Change-Ready
By: Karine Veldhoen. “Like never before we face the challenge of delivering education in nimble and new ways. How can we transform this pandemic into a positive provocation?” Karine Veldhoen, school leader and consultant, shares four actionable ideas and resources you can implement right now to cultivate your school’s change-readiness for fall.
Finding Focus: Creating Collaborative Learning Spaces
Rachelle Dene Poth shares three ideas for creating classroom spaces in the new school year.
Harmonizing with Microcredentials: 7 Steps to Reimagining Your School’s Professional Learning
[…] state funds like the Texas Education Agency affords schools here) and still make a difference converting long-term planning and spending into a similar investment in teachers and principals. 5. Implementing the project plan With a funded plan and all stakeholders current with the timeline, Harmony’s central leadership brought in their school-level leaders across their entire […]
A Unique Thanksgiving Season: Even More Reasons to Be Grateful for Our Teachers
[…] been limited to the school hours or the school calendar. Teachers pay is in no way commensurate with the thought and care they put into planning and preparing, nor the impact they have on students. Teachers have long been heroes of individual success stories and collective progress and well-being. During this unprecedented time of […]
Students with Disabilities Deserve LEGIT Solutions: Lightweight Evidence-Gathering Instruments and Tools
[…] Launches Flagship Site, Shares Personas Educators Can Use to Understand Students’ Lived Experience During COVID-19 How We Move Forward: Practicing Three Inclusive, Anti-Racist Mindsets for Reopening Schools Preparing to Reopen: Six Principles That Put Equity at the Cor Preparing for a Healthy and Safe Return to School: Public School Facilities Planning in the Era […]
Book Review: The Math(s) Fix
[…] real-world problems, more hands-on student-directed learning that helps them to build their skills in a more authentic and meaningful way. These methods are more in line with preparing them with essential skills for the future. I appreciate that Wolfram shares a lot of personal experiences and stories to help further explain his thoughts. Having […]
