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4 focus areas to embrace innovation and avoid school system failure

eSchool News

The school systems and dynamic leaders that embrace change will succeed and create an educational environment that is more equitable and prepares students for their futures. Those districts and systems have successfully implemented changes and innovations since the pandemic started.

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Steps That Administrators Can Take to Address Secondary Trauma Stress

Insight Education Group

Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS). Secondary Trauma Stress or compassion fatigue is defined by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as the “emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Lighten the load for educators.

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The ESSER Funding Cliff: Sustaining IT Upgrades After 2024

EdTech Magazine

Distributions from the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) Fund helped schools acquire much-needed technologies. With that federal funding coming to an end, school systems are suddenly going to have holes in their budgets. The ESSER funding cliff presents risks.

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What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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4 Innovative Ways to Enhance Reading Comprehension with AI Tools

Ask a Tech Teacher

2) AI Revolutionizes Classrooms: From Chatbots to Personalized Learning The education landscape is undergoing a data-driven transformation: 67% of UK secondary students leverage AI tools, while AI grading cuts teacher workload by 70%. By 2024, an estimated 47% of learning management systems will harness AI , impacting education globally.

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Systemic Change Means Rethinking College and Career Prep. We’ve Done It Before.

Edsurge

to invest heavily in its public education system, and to the passage of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA). The only way to achieve another revolution in innovation is through complete transformation of our system As we write this, humanity is in the midst of multiple emergencies.

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In 2024, education will build systems that champion the science of reading

eSchool News

In the coming year, that broad trend will continue, with a shift to looking beyond knowledge building as schools, districts, and states begin improving capacity and creating systems aligned to the science of reading. No curriculum, however, is the science of reading, and I believe schools and districts are beginning to understand this.

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