5 Educational Technology Trends School Districts Should Consider
With the technology available now thanks to the CARES Act and ESSER funds, here are the top EdTech trends for districts to consider.
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Beginning of the year assessments: Driving instruction and identifying intervention strategies
The beginning of the year is a critical time for teachers to assess their students. By getting a sense of where each student is at academically, they can better understand how to best support them throughout the year.
Supporting Students’ Emotional and Mental Health: 6 Benefits for Academic Success
Supporting students emotionally and mentally when they are back in school this fall is at the top of the list for educators. Keeping students engaged can do wonders for their academic success.
ESSER Funds Spending Moving Forward: Allocations and Evidence-Based Interventions
Even though the deadline to use the monies received from the federal funds distributed during COVID is not until 2024, schools are being pushed to use the money sooner than later, specifically the money from the American Rescue Plan (ARP) or ESSER III. According to a recent article in EdWeek, “Politicians and U.S. Department of
How Funding Has Accelerated Changes in Equitable Education
In response to COVID-19 closures, government funding has made it possible for schools to provide more technology for students in their districts, effectively making significant progress toward more equitable education. However, the key in access to equitable education is not only access to the devices and programs themselves but also to the internet to use those devices.
An Optimal Intervention to Mitigate Summer Learning Loss
An enduring challenge for K-12 administrators and teachers alike already looms even as the school year wraps up.
Educators are likely looking ahead to the start of the coming school year and pondering how to best help students recoup learning lost over the summer.
Summer Slide + COVID Slide: An Intertwining Challenge in K-12 Education
As the period of the pandemic lockdown appears more fully in the rearview mirror for many, educators are faced with yet another unprecedented equation:
Summer Slide + COVID Slide = ???
Will these intertwining elements associated with learning loss create more of a challenge for K-12 students and educators in the upcoming school year?
Building students back up after a difficult year
With most schools now open to in-person teaching, the academic fall-out resulting from over 12 months of shuttered schools is now apparent. It’s been a difficult year for students. Low test scores, especially in math and literacy, have highlighted how the overnight shift to 100% remote learning left many students across the nation without the support
These are the 5 biggest accessible trends in education and technology 2022
The best schools are places of innovation. With the rise of remote learning, technology has broadened the ‘classroom.’ Remote learning is one of many tech trends that are changing what, where, and how students learn today. And it doesn’t stop there – trending technology is making education more accessible, changing who can learn. Whether we