Leaders in some school districts are working to develop policies that account for social media use. Joseph Baeta, superintendent of a Massachusetts school district, has launched a districtwide Twitter page to share updates and information.
Co-teaching has been shown to be an effective, natural support for a diverse range of students in classrooms. When teachers work together (often a classroom teacher and a learning support teacher), students benefit from well planned differentiated instruction. Two sets of skilled and experienced minds can more effectively plan for all students in the room.
When school principals listen to pitches about the latest classroom technology from education-technology companies, some questions they have focus on the benefits of the technology and how to pay for it, writes California elementary-school principal Sara Shenkan-Rich. Principals are seeking partners in edtech ventures, not just salespeople, she notes in this commentary.
Children increasingly are exposed to artificial intelligence through at-home devices, such as Amazon's Alexa and Google Home. In this article, two child psychologists offer three tips to help ensure children's interactions with the devices are positive.
“Personalized learning” with technology has become ubiquitous, but it’s time to take a tough look at whether all that money has bought anything very different.
Common Sense Education has reviews on four tools that can help students gain perspective on people and cultures different from themselves to help cultivate a sense of humility.