Online College Articles
4 tips to bring the real world into your classroom
Too often, the focus of education is not the actual use of knowledge and material but rather a memorize and repeat model. It is an archaic formula that stems from a time when students were required to simply sit and listen–and it is poor preparation for the modern world. Today’s students need to be exposed […]
New research shows slight rebound in post-pandemic learning
NWEA, a nonprofit, research and educational services organization serving K-12 students, has released new research highlighting the latest data on achievement during the pandemic. Key findings from this third school year impacted by COVID-19 suggest early signs of rebounding offering some hope. However, results also underscore that recovery is still years away and there is a need […]
It’s not about the tech, but about how you use it
In this episode of Innovations in Education, hosted by Kevin Hogan: 3 collaborative strategies to bolster cybersecurity 3 ways to highlight productive urgency while avoiding teacher burnout Heroes at work: How San Diego USD made PD a pandemic priority
Mastery learning can help close pandemic learning gaps
As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic and prepares for its first post-pandemic school year, the results of a new Khan Academy survey of teachers offers hope for a brighter future and, at the same time, reaffirms education’s deep commitment to staying laser-focused on recovery. The findings show: Nine out of 10 teachers say […]
Why teach digital writing to students in 2022?
The internet has changed writing forever. Have you ever thought of your students alongside Hemingway, Shakespeare, and other well-known writers? They are actually: All their messages, blogs, and social media posts go online today, together with novels, poems, or stories of professional writers. Now they write more than speak. Online communication calls the shots, and […]
3 ways to highlight productive urgency while avoiding teacher burnout
When I came to Union Hill School about seven years ago, we were not performing at the level we wanted to in terms of state assessments. With some hard work and a sense of urgency, we made a lot of progress in those first few years, but then the pandemic struck. I told my teachers […]
With the right instruction, tech opens doors for ELLs
Even before COVID-19, reading scores among U.S. students had been declining for the first time in a decade, something that jeopardizes a generation’s achievement and mobility. As this trend was taking place nationally, more immigrant families were moving to Midwestern communities, including my home in Louisville, Kentucky. While many cities across the country may find themselves unable to accommodate […]
How to ensure both security and accessibility in your district’s IT strategy
Keeping student and educator information safe and protected is a top priority, particularly now in the wake of skyrocketing cyberattacks. When it comes to fighting cyberattacks, schools need versatile solutions that update, adapt, and scale to support everyone, in and out of the classroom. In an eSchool News webinar, cybersecurity and school district IT experts […]
3 collaborative strategies to bolster cybersecurity
In the fall of 2021, the Center for Internet Security’s Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) reported an expected 86 percent increase in cybersecurity incidents targeting K-12 school systems over the course of one year. Public and private schools provide a broad surface area for exploitation and are often the target of malicious hackers […]
This school year, align teaching strategies with student learning styles
The COVID-19 pandemic created an educational environment that had never been seen before. Many students –– and instructors –– were abruptly forced to transition from traditional classroom learning to adopt a new remote format. It accelerated the emergence of a new dynamic learning environment, where students learn in innovative ways far different from how education […]
