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5 tips to help students master foundational skills
English language arts (ELA) standards identify a set of foundational skills students must master in their progression to becoming skilled readers. These skills include alphabet recognition, concepts of print, phonological awareness, phonics, high-frequency words, and fluency. To effectively teach foundational skills within the classroom, educators need access to engaging materials that offer the right level […]
Systems check
In this episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 4 ways to design collaborative learning spacesFree internet could erase the digital divideSTEM lessons straight from the classroom Related:Big thoughts in edtechSharing best practices
4 ways we designed collaborative learning spaces
When we built a new 3-story high school building on our former baseball field, we knew that we wanted to incorporate spaces where students could learn and teachers could teach in a very collaborative manner. So, along with our new classrooms, in most areas of our school there are now two hallways with resource classrooms […]
Ransomware attackers head back to school
Just when we thought the painful trend of ransomware attacks on public schools might be waning, news arrived of a massive incident. Over Labor Day weekend, the country’s largest school district, Los Angeles Unified, experienced a ransomware attack. The district serves 600,000 students and described “significant disruptions affecting access to email, computer systems, and applications.” […]
Arne Duncan: College completion–not simply access–critical to nation’s future
Making higher education the norm for everyone in the nation—and ensuring that people have not just access to higher education, but also the support to complete that education—is paramount to the nation’s future success, said Arne Duncan, former U.S. Secretary of Education and former CEO of Chicago Public Schools. Duncan, who is a distinguished senior […]
Forget flat networks–tighten your security
If you heard about the attack on the Los Angeles Unified School District in early October, you probably heard that 400,000 students’ private data was put at risk and that the hackers demanded a ransom. When speaking about the attack, the police chief made a point of saying that cyberattacks are “the number one threat […]
Big thoughts in edtech
In this episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: How edtech is embedded in Society 5.0How digital equity enhances cybersecurity in schoolsBlended and hybrid learning–the future of education
Free internet could erase the digital divide
Local leaders must play a critical role in closing the digital divide for 18 million American households that have access to the internet but can’t afford to connect, according to a new report. The urgent prompt comes from EducationSuperHighway, a national nonprofit with a mission to close the broadband affordability gap. The organization released its […]
How our district engages students in a CTE program
Over the past decade, industries across the world have voiced their concern over the lack of tech skills among high school and college graduates. At the end of 2020, there were an estimated 1.4 million unfilled computer science jobs; this figure continues to rise. However, the education sector’s response is that currently less than half of high […]
Edtech trends are enabling more diverse learning
Edtech is the combination of IT tools and educational practices aimed at facilitating scalable individualized learning. It comprises the whole world of computer-aided education and training, along with the use of digital tools and resources. There are numerous advantages to educational technology. Students learn at different rates, and from diverse ways. Efficient reading is best for […]
