Key points: Walk into any data meeting at a K-12 school today, and you’ll likely see a familiar scene: educators huddled around printed reports, highlighters in hand, trying…
Read more Beyond the dashboard: Why K-12 educators need data literacy, not just dataKey points: When you walk into a math classroom in Charleston County School District, you can feel the difference. Students aren’t just memorizing steps–they’re reasoning through problems, explaining…
Read more Learning the “why” behind the math: How professional learning transformed our teachersKey points: Teacher preparation programs have long emphasized curriculum, instruction, and assessment. However, they often fall short in one critical area: social-emotional and mental health needs of students.…
Read more Reimagining teacher preparation to include student mental health supportsKey points: Special education is at a breaking point. Across the country, more children than ever are being referred for evaluations to determine whether they qualify for special…
Read more The rise of remote psychoeducational testing: What school leaders need to knowKey points: The rapid rise of generative AI has turned classrooms into a real-time experiment in technology use. Students are using AI to complete assignments, while teachers are…
Read more AI use is on the rise, but is guidance keeping pace?Key points: As someone who’s dedicated my career to advancing the Science of Reading movement, I’ve seen firsthand what it takes to help every child become a strong,…
Read more Solving the staffing crisis is key to the Science of Reading movementKey points: As AI increasingly automates technical tasks across industries, students’ long-term career success will rely less on technical skills alone and more on durable skills or professional skills,…
Read more Students must intentionally develop durable skills to thrive in an AI-dominated worldKey points: When I first started experimenting with AI in my classroom, I saw the same thing repeatedly from students. They treated it like Google. Ask a question,…
Read more AI in the classroom: Preparing for a new era of teaching and learningKey points: Far too many students enter math class expecting to fail. For them, math isn’t just a subject–it’s a source of anxiety that chips away at their…
Read more Teaching math the way the brain learns changes everythingK-12 IT leaders are under pressure from all sides–rising cyberattacks, the end of Windows 10 support, and the need for powerful new learning tools. The good news: Windows…
Read more 10 reasons to upgrade to Windows 11 ASAPON WHAT PEOPLE IN ROSEVILLE ARE DOING TO MEET THAT NEED. AS A PERSON LIVING WITH CELIAC DISEASE. STEPHANIE HOUSTON’S QUEST FOR GLUTEN FREE FOOD TURNED INTO A…
Read more Roseville small businesses step up to help those losing food benefits during government shutdownKey points: With the new school year now rolling, teachers and school leaders are likely being hit with a hard truth: Many students are not proficient in reading.…
Read more 3 strategies to boost student reading fluency this school yearKey points: In the growing conversation around AI in education, speed and efficiency often take center stage, but that focus can tempt busy educators to use what’s fast…
Read more Why busy educators need AI with guardrailsKey points: Dear Superintendent, Your job now requires a new level of transparency that you are reluctant to provide. This media crisis will burn for several more days…
Read more The superintendent survival kit: Transparency and truth in communicationsKey points: For nearly two decades, I’ve worked to improve teaching and learning with technology. And while the continuously evolving nature of technology has changed the trajectory of…
Read more Tools and ideas to engage students in career-connected learningKey points: For nearly two decades, I’ve worked to improve teaching and learning with technology. And while the continuously evolving nature of technology has changed the trajectory of…
Read more Tools and ideas to engage students in career-connected learningKey points: Literacy has always been the foundation of learning, but for middle school students, the stakes are especially high. These years mark the critical shift from learning…
Read more Strengthening middle school literacy: What educators need to knowKey points: An oft-cited phrase is that students “learn to read, then read to learn.” It’s time to put that phrase to bed. Students do need to learn…
Read more 4 tips to help older K-12 readersThe Leesburg Shuffleboard Club has filed a lawsuit against the city of Leesburg for donating the land on which its shuffleboard courts were to a nonprofit to build…
Read more Shuffleboard club files lawsuit against Leesburg for donating landPope Leo XIV fed fish, petted horses and visited organic vineyards Friday as he inaugurated the Vatican’s ambitious project to turn Pope Francis’ preaching about caring for the…
Read more Pope Leo XIV feeds fish as he opens Vatican’s ambitious model of sustainable farming and education