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Video Games Score Points with Teachers on Academic Benefits

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SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! One of the biggest boons of incorporating video games as educational tools is that it’s an easy sell to students. Virtual Teamwork Can Set Students Up for College. Skills aren’t the only rewards for virtual athletes.

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Reflections on School Leadership Inspired by the GOATs

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In a world hyper-focused on influencers and celebrities, it is no surprise that professional athletes are often a top feature of our news or social media feeds.

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K–12 Schools Work to Incorporate Computer Science into Curriculums

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The new guidelines encourage teachers to move beyond a lecture-style pedagogy to teach computer science, and instead find creative ways to show students how computational thinking can be used in vastly different ways across a wide spectrum of topics. Engage Students in Data Science Through Activities.

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Tracking COVID Cases to Better Safeguard Students and Educators

A Principal's Reflections

News outlets are flooding all channels with advice on what schools should and should not do. The CDC has also released specific guidelines to help guide the reopening of schools and the subsequent re-entry of students. Safety is at the top of the minds of all educational stakeholders, especially teachers and parents.

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How George School Uses Location Driven Digital Signage to Improve Communication

eSchool News

It’s home to 540 students representing 37 countries and 18 states. The timing was perfect as George School had a new athletic center that needed signage. To start, Michael installed four digital signs in the George School athletic center. Michael tried out Rise Vision and was impressed by the low cost and ease of use.

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For school leaders, routine decisions aren’t so routine

eSchool News

A few examples illustrate this premise: As a high school principal, a science teacher gave a student a final grade of F. The student had earned 69.7 She felt it was important to hold her students to a high standard. The student would need to retake the course over the summer to graduate high school. percent in the course.

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Upgrading Family Communications

A Principal's Reflections

Sharing the good news and important information - In a time when the good news about schools is hard to come by in the mainstream media, school leaders can now become the storyteller-in-chief. Students are then asked to act as couriers carrying paperwork to parents during the school year. Is this even effective?