Is Chronic Absenteeism a Symptom of an Outdated School System?
Since the pandemic, reports and articles in publications across the state and country have bemoaned the rise in chronic absenteeism (missing at least 10% of school days a year), says Roman Stearns, the executive director of Scaling Student Success, a California partnership dedicated to leveraging the power and potential of a community-developed “graduate profile” or “learner…
NYC Launches Free Online Therapy for Teens
New York City teens now have access to free online therapy through a recently launched program, according to a report in Chalkbeat New York. City teens, ages 13-17, can text, call or video chat with licensed therapists through the online platform Talkspace without providing payment, insurance information, or referrals, officials said. The teen telehealth initiative, which…
Addressing Misconceptions About Social-Emotional Learning
Social-emotional learning (SEL) has become a hot button issue partly because many families aren’t sure what it entails, according to an article in K-12 Dive. Ask questions to help understand families’ unique concerns and address misinformation that shapes those concerns to help achieve buy-in from caregivers. Three statements you might hear when talking to families about…
What’s Next? Edtech Predictions for 2024
Noel Loughrin, Strategic Solutions Manager at Laserfiche, predicts digital transformations in the back office will be as radical as those in the classroom, according to an article in eSchool News. The predictions: eSchool News
5 Ways I’ve Leveraged AI in my English Classroom
Mary Martin, Ed.D., English Language Arts Teacher, Platte County High School, MO, wrote this essay for eSchool News. ChatGPT stormed into our media, our lives, and our classrooms, and it’s a mess–but my students and I are jumping right in. As a teacher who strives to help students uncover their interests and stretch their imaginations,…
Chicago Dashboard Tracks How Youth Are Faring in Every Corner of the City
The tool paints perhaps the most comprehensive picture to date of how kids in each community are doing in school, in finding work and financially, according to WBEZ Chicago. By clicking around the dashboard, one can see that in Albany Park on the North Side, about 45% of children age 5 and under live in…
Innovative Teaching Models Can Solve Teacher Shortage
The teacher shortage is real — and has been growing over the last decade, according to an article in the Wyoming Tribune Eagle. Shortages vary across schools, districts, regions, grades and subject matter. They are most severe in schools that serve larger numbers of students from low-income families and students of color and in subjects…
Good Teaching Requires these 11 Skills
Twelve years ago, when I left a career as a lawyer to become a history teacher, my vision of what a “good teacher” looked like was shaped in part by movies which depict teachers who overcome institutional dysfunction to connect with students and inspire them to achieve their potential; writes Catherine Friesen in Chalkbeat New York….
Technology Innovation Gives K–12 Teachers the Power to Teach from Anywhere
Bourbon County lies in the heart of Kentucky’s renowned horse country and has a lot to offer its 2,400 students spread out across six schools, according to an article in EdTech. It has a 95.4% graduation rate, a gifted and talented program, arts and athletics programs and classes for college-bound students. However, when neighboring Fayette…
Michigan Schools Help Build Awareness for Cardiac Arrest Emergencies
“For them to have the necessary training, seconds save lives,” Scott Lasby told WILX News 10. Time that Scott Lasby hoped for when his son Skylar went into cardiac arrest in 2019. “If anybody knew the drills, the procedure to do this, it means a difference between life and death,” said Lasby. Lasby says while…
