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3 key actions for trauma-informed student supports
Most every K–12 teacher or administrator can anecdotally describe the mental health and wellness challenges their students now face.
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Schools amplify inequity with failed solutions to teacher shortage
We’re racing against a ticking clock to resolve the teacher shortage for our students’ futures as the number of unfilled positions at schools
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Don’t forget social, emotional health for district IT staff
During all the tumult of the last two years of schooling, from remote to hybrid to masked in-person, educators prioritized the social and emotional
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Will gamification replace paper tests?
Nearly everyone remembers the stress of taking a test in school. In-class exams have the power to make even the most dedicated of students quake
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4 tips to start meaningful conversations with students
“What do you want to do when you grow up?” It’s a question we ask students as young as kindergarten. I personally had the pleasure of watching
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How to improve literacy through the science of reading
The Fall 2021 PALS Report found that reading skills in young learners are at a 20-year low. Over the past three years, reports have shown there had
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3 ways SEL helps students build life readiness
Social and emotional learning (SEL) may still be new to some educators, but the skills it teaches are the same we have been trying to help young
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How to evolve your K-12 cybersecurity approach
We’re now two years into the COVID-19 pandemic and we continue to see massive digital transformation and innovation shaping the way we live, work,
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3 ways educators can leverage videos
As Covid-19’s Omicron variant is pushing some school districts back into distance learning, teachers may be frustrated at the return of video
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How schools can improve infrastructure and air quality as masks come off
As the CDC shifts its recommendations and schoolchildren are no longer required to wear masks in many parts of the country, questions remain about
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4 major components of school violence prevention
December 2021 saw the latest TikTok challenge encouraging students to make threats of shootings, bomb threats, and violence against schools. Some
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How the COVID crisis caused K-12 to rethink testing
The pandemic reignited the debate over shifting away from high-stakes testing to a more balanced assessment approach that’s part of the regular
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Defining digital curriculum in a new era of learning
Even after the events of the past two years, the definition of what constitutes digital curriculum is still a source of disagreement for some.
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Critical steps to bolster K-12 cybersecurity
This past August, the Center for Internet Security’s Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC), which serves state and local
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11 educator perspectives on post-COVID learning
March marks two years since the COVID-19 pandemic forced nationwide classroom closures. And in those two years, educators and students have learned