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What’s your return on instruction?
It’s well and good to integrate technology into your classrooms, provided that technology is backed by a solid plan and maps to a set of clear acad...
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How student voice inspires leadership
Here’s a radical idea: What if students were in charge of hiring teachers?
Not that long ago, it would have been inconceivable to envision student...
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ESSA ushers new era of accountability. But are you ready?
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the nation’s new education law, dramatically alters the landscape of K12 accountability.
Not only does the ...
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How to make data count under ESSA
When the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) passed late last year, the legislation signaled a significant departure from its predecessor. After a de...
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How to fight the summer ‘enrichment gap’
It’s the heart of summer, and for many students that means vacation and sports—and, of course, camps.
Family and community-run activities allow ch...
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How to Enhance Teacher Preparation Time
Teacher Preparation: How to Maximize Your Time
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.”
While Ben Franklin wasn’t addressing teacher...
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App Attack: Is this the end of the textbook?
The paper dust jackets. The panic of forgetting. Heavy bags and sore backs?! Such fond memories of high school textbooks.
There’s something to be ...
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Let students lead: The new parent-teacher conference
Parent-teacher conferences. They happen every year like clockwork.
But do you sometimes get the sense that staff and parents are simply going thro...
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Why the best school leaders give back and step back
The new school year is fast approaching. And that means schools across the country will see many new faces entering their halls.
But we’re not jus...