Three ninth-grade algebra teachers in Minnesota are working together to help students overcome math anxiety and improve their skills and performance to meet state education standards. The teachers share lessons, homework assignments and resources, and take turns making daily videos reviewing the concept taught that day, so students can watch as many times as they…
Focusing on fostering relationships with families leads to trust, parent empowerment, and collaboration - as this district found when it changed its approach to making family connections. Ari Gerzon-Kessler, director of equity and partnerships for Boulder Valley School District in Colorado, shares the four pillars for intercultural understanding that guided his district's work in this…
Stephanie Hannigan, who teaches students with speech and language disabilities at an educational cooperative in New York, has spearheaded the use of eye-tracking technology in the classroom. The myGaze Power system tracks eye movements to help students with cognitive, ambulatory or speech impairments use computers without speaking or touching a keyboard or mouse.
Today's media and technology landscape means students no longer are confined to just learning in a physical classroom. "For students today, learning is a 24/7 enterprise ... that learning experience is happening all the time," says Julie Evans, CEO of education nonprofit Project Tomorrow.
Do parents really want school integration? The short answer is yes. Our research suggests that the vast majority of parents across political affiliation, race, class, and geographic region strongly favor schools that are racially and economically integrated. But unfortunately, this doesn’t translate into action. In districts where parents actually have a choice, schools tend to…
According to new research published today, a large majority of parents across race, class, geographic region, and political affiliation favor substantially racially and economically integrated schools, and that support appears to have increased since President Trump was elected. But research also indicates that when parents have more control over where to send their children to…
A small group of students attends Eastern Flex Academy in Lansing, Mich., which is designed to accommodate part-time job schedules, internships and even family responsibilities.
Tracy Arnold, secondary school vice principal at Istanbul International Community School, has traveled internationally to introduce schools to online learning. In this commentary, Arnold writes that online learning offers flexibility and can be successful in any environment.