What Are You Doing To Handle The Nationwide Staffing Shortage?

The 2020 pandemic was not just a little push, it just exacerbated many of the issues the educational system was already facing.

Impacts Of The COVID-19 Pandemic on Education

While some districts have reopened, many districts struggle to provide consistent education to students leaving a wider academic gap. I worry for this next generation and their learning loss.

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What are the Long-Term Benefits of Teaching Social-Emotional Skills in Elementary School

Why should we teach social-emotional skills in elementary school? This article examines the long-term benefits of SEL programs.

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Does Your School Have What it Takes to Move Beyond Trial and Error

Depending on the type of program and the amount of data required, some researchers really do not know if the program they created has achieved its goals until a few years later. Yes, we are all trying to move beyond trial and error.

Its Not Enough To Just Hear Students Read Online: We Must Do More!

Comprehension strategies take a real conscious plan— we shouldn’t expect students to understand complex topics without guidance.

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How Are Your Students Doing In This Virtual World? IDEA

According to the U.S. Department of Education, seven million children ages 3 to 21, or 14 percent of all public-school students, receive such special education services. So how are we serving students now?

Technology in Education: Top-Notch Ways to Invest your Time

With technology in the classroom, there is no limit to the number of ways to use it. There should not be a dominance of technology over traditional teaching and learning methods. There must be a delicate balance that meets the needs of our students; the end-user.

The Pros and Cons When Teachers Go Online Using Substitution In SAMR

If the decision to go 100% online was made in March, there would have been adequate time to support teachers through the SAMR stages but many schools waited and waited until now (a week before school is in) to make the decision to go hybrid or fully online which is causing chaos everywhere.

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A Change MUST Happen Soon Or Our Student Will Be Left Behind

The United States alone has one of the highest high-school dropout rates in the world. I believe online learning is a start but we must prepare our classrooms for non-traditional students because if we don’t; the cycle will continue.

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Up-and-Coming Trends About What Next For Schools This Fall?

We know in K12 Masks will more than likely be mandatory, temperatures will be taken daily, and hands washed or sanitized quite often but try telling a first grader who just turned 6 to cover their nose and mouth for over 10 minutes. This fall will be a challenge to school districts around the world.

Where Are Parents Registering their Kids for the Fall; Online or Face-to-Face Schools?

Many parents may want to rush to K12 online schools but some schools struggle to meet the demand of every student.

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Have You Ever Measured Student Engagement Through Online Learning?

Measuring engagement of students is also a huge factor if you want your online teaching to have any impact at all. So, how are teachers identifying different ways to meet individual student needs?

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Is Your Online Classroom Relevant, Interesting, Fun And Social?

Teachers are resilient yet, have to find creative ways to implement a new curriculum with the tools they already have. Here are some ideas that will get them started to plan for the fall.