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7 Things to Consider As We Return to Learn This Fall

The CoolCatTeacher

During my time as an elementary principal, I led my building of 700 students and 80 staff members to becoming one of the first elementary STEM schools in the state of Iowa, offering many specialized programs to our students.

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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

If you go into lesson planning with an understanding of differentiating instruction, your assignments can engage learners and meet a variety of their needs. You will learn how to identify individual students’ needs and learning styles, and create activities and tiered lessons that will meet those needs.

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52 Ways to Go Back To School, From Educators Across the United States

Edsurge

Take this piece from New Mexico, which offers suggestions for how to best onboard students in relation to online assessments. Here's one to read: South Carolina educator Carla Jefferson takes a stab with her article on the four types of teachers you meet in PD sessions— and how to manage them. Continuing the Conversation.

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How to Build an Online Learning Program Students Crave and Employers Want

Edsurge

NAIT wants to increase enrollment to meet the demands of industry and grow its base funding through tuition. Over the past five years, program areas that have started offering online courses have successfully grown their full-time enrollments by at least 8 percent. That is really profound when it comes to assessment.

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FOLLOW THE MONEY: FUNDING INNOVATION

techlearning

The proposed bond projects include $500,000 in improvements to elementary STEM facilities and $17 million for improvements to school technology. How fast must they be to meet students’ and educators’ needs? ? In making its transition to online assessment, Delaware used this strategy. How do they use those devices? ?

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K-12 Dealmaking: PowerSchool Acquires Haiku Learning; Jefferson Education Partners with Fishtree

Marketplace K-12

PowerSchool Purchases Haiku Learning: The K-12 education solutions provider acquired Haiku Learning , provider of a cloud-based learning management and classroom collaboration solution designed to meet the needs of K-12 educators. Querium aims to help students master critical STEM skills, preparing them for college and beyond.

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eSN Hero Awards Finalists: 11 inspiring educators

eSchool News

During a district board meeting, Ms. Joey carefully tailored curriculum pathways to meet students’ needs. This custom curriculum, which was a new learning experience for most students, delivered the essential skills students needed to be safe online.

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