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Continuous Development, Educational Forms

Survey: How AI Is Impacting Students’ Career Choices

January 10, 2024

Via: Inside Higher Ed

Some students—like those studying in the University of South Florida’s Muma College of Business Center for Marketing and Sales Innovation Customer Experience and Behavioral AI Lab—are already being exposed to how artificial intelligence can help them in the workforce. The […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Transitioning to a workload approach in K-12 special education

January 8, 2024

Via: eSchool News

A recent 2022 Schools Survey conducted by American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) revealed that 78 percent of clinical service providers rely on the caseload approach to determine the number of students they served. Traditionally, this caseload approach has revolved around the […]


Continuous Development, Educational Forms

3 ways to support special education students with college and career readiness

January 5, 2024

Via: eSchool News

There are more than 140,000 special education (SPED) students in the state of Washington. Often, these students don’t have access to the same level of resources that are available to general education students. While we have made great strides in […]


News

Schools on guard against respiratory illnesses

January 4, 2024

Via: K-12 Dive

As students and staff return to campuses after winter break, some schools are on heightened alert with respiratory illnesses rising in their communities. In Maryland’s Montgomery County Public Schools, a health update issued Tuesday from Dr. Patricia Kapunan, the district’s […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

3 ways students and older adults can build bridges with intergenerational learning

January 3, 2024

Via: K-12 Dive

When students have opportunities to spend time with members of older generations during the school day, they gain more than just academic skills. Experts say these experiences can help broaden points of view about community and welcoming other voices — […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

All students need to learn data science

December 27, 2023

Via: EdSource

We live in a world driven by data. Data are collected and stored on every human interaction, whether commercial, civic, or social. Enormous server “farms” across the world save, preserve and serve data on demand. A list of the most […]


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Proposed rule for school-based Medicaid billing draws support, opposition

December 15, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

The proposed rule specifically seeks to eliminate an IDEA provision that requires one-time parental consent before schools file first-time invoices for school-based specialized services for children eligible for public benefits under Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, or other public […]


Education Tech

5 ways to use edtech to engage shy students

December 13, 2023

Via: eSchool News

Engaging shy students in K-12 classrooms can be a rewarding challenge, and edtech is a valuable tool in creating inclusive and interactive learning environments. Many educators are merging one with the using, discovering strategies to use edtech to engage shy […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

School districts face growing competition for students

December 5, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Competition for students is on the rise among traditional public schools, charter schools, private schools and homeschooling within the nation’s 125 largest school districts. But that competition is only modest in scale, according to a study released Tuesday by the […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

This Strategy Helped My Students Learn to Disagree Respectfully

November 27, 2023

Via: Ed Surge

“What will you remember about our class?” I asked my English class in May, during the last month of their senior year. My students sat quietly considering the question. “I will remember how we would disagree, but we were still […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

What students want from their instructors

November 20, 2023

Via: eCampus News

At the beginning of most courses, I survey my students to ask them what they need from me to be successful. I went back through their answers recently to look for common themes among my students. Clear expectations The most […]


Education Tech

How meta creativity prepares students for the future

November 16, 2023

Via: eSchool News

Nearly 40 percent of teachers expect to use AI in their classrooms by the end of the 2023-2024 academic year. This use of AI at school will impact how students learn and use their creativity as innovation, which will be […]


Educational Stages, Secondary Education

Senators propose study on effects of cell phone use in schools

November 14, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

In determining pilot schools, districts would seek input from parents, students and educators. Any school participating in the pilot program would have a communication system in place to allow teachers, administrators and staff to communicate with local emergency responders. Participating […]


News

Financial planning tools can help increased competition for students

November 8, 2023

Via: eCampus News

Declining student numbers, devalued degrees, lower retention rates, and affordability concerns continue to reshape the higher education landscape and increase competition among universities. Uncertainty about future enrollment levels creates significant financial challenges for institutions that historically have relied heavily on […]


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Use home visits to strengthen connections for newcomer students

November 6, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Having face-to-face visits with newcomer students and their families outside of the classroom can create lasting and meaningful connections between educators and families new to the country, experts said during a recent webinar hosted by the Institute for Educational Leadership […]


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Ohio lawmaker removes strike ban from higher ed overhaul bill

November 2, 2023

Via: Higher Ed Dive

Since Cirino introduced the bill in March, higher ed experts and free speech advocates have raised concerns that it would chill free speech on campuses and inhibit Ohio colleges’ ability to compete for students and employees. In May, Ohio’s Senate […]


Economics&Strategies, Education Strategies

Collaboration is the key to student success from school to college to career

November 1, 2023

Via: EdSource

Could collaboration between TK-12 schools, colleges and industries improve educational equity and opportunity for the most high-needs learners? California is betting that the answer is yes and is backing that belief up with a $250 million investment in the Regional […]


Educational Forms, Informal learning

Special education leader aims to raise expectations for students

October 31, 2023

Via: K-12 Dive

Driving passengers in Teslas along the Vegas Loop, an underground tunnel system in Las Vegas, was not exactly how Glenna Wright-Gallo thought she’d spend her time as she waited for the U.S. Senate to confirm her nomination as assistant secretary […]


Education Tech

How schools can help students overcome the digital divide

October 20, 2023

Via: eSchool News

When it comes to digital equity, U.S. schools are well-positioned to help families get online with low-cost, high-speed internet options through the federal government’s Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP), according to a new study from Discovery Education and Comcast. However, the […]


News

Empowering staff and students with a sense of belonging

October 18, 2023

Via: eSchool News

Belonging is a fundamental human need. We are all searching for a sense of connection with the people and places in our lives. Students and school staff are no different, so it’s crucial to ensure learning environments foster a sense […]