Trump Ed. Dept. Gives ESSA Feedback to Five More States - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Will this round of feedback to fresh group of states on their Every Student Succeeds Act plans give fans of local control yet another case of heartburn?

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Just Having Data Changes How Schools Make Decisions. But Should It? - Inside School Research - Education Week

As schools shift to programs that rely on massive student data, one researcher questions how that changes the structure of decisions in education.

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Want to Decode How to Teach Cybersecurity? Go to Summer Camp - Teaching Now - Education Week Teacher

At GenCyber camps, educators learn tips and tricks for teaching cybersecurity in hopes of peaking students' interest in the topic.

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Spotlight on Literacy Instruction - Education Week

Educators are combining time-tested strategies with new approaches to get the most out of literacy instruction in schools. In this Spotlight, learn how invented spelling can produce better readers, how teachers are using social media to connect students with authors, and how to teach revision in the writing process.

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Maryland Dad Wants June 30 to Be "National Student Data Deletion Day" - Digital Education - Education Week

Schools should automatically delete a wide range of "superfluous" student information at the end of each school year, says digital-privacy lawyer Bradley Shear.

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Washington budget agreement looks at a mix of resources - Education Week

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What is the Future of Parental Engagement? - Education Futures: Emerging Trends in K-12 - Education Week

As K-12 academic standards become more rigorous, parents are becoming an even more integral piece of a student's success. What is the future of parental engagement?

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Chan-Zuckerberg to Push Ambitious New Vision for Personalized Learning - Education Week

Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg and pediatrician Priscilla Chan will invest hundreds of millions of dollars per year in a new, "whole-child" vision of personalized learning.

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Libraries as Hubs for Coding? - Digital Education - Education Week

A $500,000 grant program from the American Library Association and Google will fund computer science programming in school and public libraries.

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21st Century Skills: The Asian Version - Top Performers - Education Week

Marc Tucker reflects on a new report from Asia Society on how East Asian education systems are equipping their students with the skills and competencies needed to compete in the 21st century.

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Pennsylvania Senate OKs bill to let school workers have guns - Education Week

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The Leader Behind Two Students and a Master Schedule Solution - Leadership 360 - Education Week

Guest blogger Michelle Hagen, "We have some very talented young adults that walk through our doors everyday. If given the opportunity to develop their potential, our students may likely have the answers to many troublesome questions."

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An Ode to Empty Spaces - Work in Progress - Education Week Teacher

As another school year officially comes to a close, I soak in the stillness of the empty space and all of the learning it holds within its once text-rich walls. Saying goodbye is always bittersweet, but when you know you aren't returning, there is a finality to it that lingers closer to sad. Teaching is one of those truly connective careers where the weight and responsibility for educating the whole child rests on the whole of a team. None of us are truly alone as every child's life is touched than any number of us in any given day. That's...

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'Mass Personalization' Drives Learning Experiment at AltSchool - On California - Education Week

It's hard and historically expensive to personalize learning. AltSchool's founders think they know how and that an exponential change in learning will follow.

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Looking Back on 30 Years of Teaching: What Have I Learned? - Education Week

Teaching has changed significantly in the past three decades, but some elements have stayed the same, veteran teacher Cindi Rigsbee writes.

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Will It Fly? South Carolina High Schools to Launch Aerospace Curriculum - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

This fall, five South Carolina high schools will offer an aerospace curriculum to develop the next generation of aviation technology talent in a state where officials say the industry is thriving.

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What Would a Mark Zuckerberg Presidential Run Mean for Education? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Even a speculative, dark-horse Zuckerberg run could have implications for education policy, in part because the Facebook mogul plans to pour billions of dollars into K-12 education.

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What Would a Mark Zuckerberg Presidential Run Mean for Education? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Even a speculative, dark-horse Zuckerburg run could have implications for education policy, in part because the Facebook mogul plans to pour billions of dollars into K-12 education.

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Increased school funding passes Legislature, problems remain - Education Week

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Detroit schools reorganization to trim jobs, create revenue - Education Week

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Social-Emotional Intelligence Is Missing From School. Here's Why That Matters. - Teaching Ahead: A Roundtable - Education Week Teacher

When teachers to implement social and emotional skills into their classrooms, students benefit academically and personally, writes Fredrick Scott Salyers.

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Response: Leaders can Support Innovation By 'Listening More & Speaking Less' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Cheryl Dobbertin, Pia Lindquist Wong, Fred Ende, Dr. Jenny Grant Rankin and Rachael George wrap-up a three-part series on supporting curriculum innovations.

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1,200 Educators Sign Letters Lobbying Congress to Protect Ed Funding - Digital Education - Education Week

A full-court press is on at ISTE 2017 to get educators to write their legislators about lagging federal funding for schools.

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It's Time to Get Cultured - Career Corner - Education Week

By living and teaching abroad, there will be new sites to see and new people to meet, each one having an impact on your growth and wellbeing in their own special way. Your first time trying to navigate a new city surrounded by people who don't speak your language, might just help you relate a bit better to that EAL student you have been struggling to reach. Allowing yourself to grow will allow you to share your experiences with your students.

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Scott signs education bills, vetoes lottery ticket warnings - Education Week

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Nebraska companies join effort to connect youths to careers - Education Week

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Response: Leaders Must 'Walk-the-Walk' and Create a Culture of Innovation - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

PJ Caposey, Amber Teamann, Matt Renwick, Paul Barnwell, and Mitch Barnes share their ideas on the roles of administrators in making curriculum innovations.

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Exploring The Power of Networked Improvement Communities - On California - Education Week

Labeling schools as failing and sending in experts with packaged programs has been ineffective in improving schools. 'Networked Improvement Communities' are a promising alternative.

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3 Shifts in the Use of Ed Tech: Exploring, Personalizing, Closing Equity Gaps - Digital Education - Education Week

New ISTE CEO Richard Culatta identifies the biggest changes in how technology is affecting teaching and learning as roughly 20,000 educators and ed-tech enthusiasts gather in San Antonio.

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Response: Support Curriculum Innovations by 'Failing Forward' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Dr. Sanée Bell, Mark Estrada, Sally J. Zepeda, Adeyemi Stembridge, Kenneth Baum, David Krulwich and Daniel Venables contribute their suggestions about how administrators can support curriculum innovations.

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How Are Schools Monitoring Their Students on Social Media? (Videos) - On Air: A Video Blog - Education Week

How are school administrators keeping tabs on students' social posts without violating free speech and privacy rights?

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ISTE 2017: Google, Tech Titans to Make Their Pitches Directly to Educators - Digital Education - Education Week

At least 15,000 educators are expected to converge on San Antonio for the annual conference of the International Society for Technology in Education.

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Tweens & Social Media: Online Habits Start Early

Nearly a quarter of children ages 8 to 12 have their own smartphones, according to Common Sense Media. Like their older counterparts, these kids spend a lot of time on social media: Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. We spoke with two middle-schoolers who told us they spend from 4 to 6 hours a day on their smartphones. They admit some of the content they’ve seen is offensive and inappropriate. Schools are increasingly looking at teaching digital citizenship - the appropriate use of technology. It’s a lesson some believe should start as young as elementary school.

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Electronic Book May Give Story Time With Parents Digital Boost - Inside School Research - Education Week

Toddlers paid more attention to storytime when parents used a digital format.

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Maryland governor appoints 4 to state education board - Education Week

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Online Classes for K-12 Students: 10 Research Reports You Need to Know - Digital Education - Education Week

Research on the effectiveness of online courses for K-12 students remains limited, but here are 10 of the best studies available.

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The Platform Revolution That Will Power Personalized Learning - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

While still in the early stages of development, platform networks will bring network effects to K-12 education, making it easier for educators to create powerful personalized learning.

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Media Literacy Training for Teachers Goes a Long Way (Video) - On Air: A Video Blog - Education Week

How can teachers help students spot fake news? In this video, educators discuss teacher-training efforts around media literacy, and why they're so important.

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STEM Grads Won't End Teacher Shortage - Walt Gardner's Reality Check - Education Week

It's highly doubtful that the STEM teacher shortage can be fixed by career changers from the private sector.

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Education Should Threaten Tech's Status Quo - Education Week

Students need to learn to question and transform technology’s role in society, write Florence R. Sullivan and Jill Denner.

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Gates, Zuckerberg Teaming Up on Personalized Learning - Education Week

Two of the biggest names in technology and education philanthropy are jointly funding a $12 million initiative to support customized instruction.

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Too Few ELL Students Land in Gifted Classes - Education Week

ELL students are underenrolled in gifted classes, finds an Education Week analysis. But some schools are trying to buck the trend.

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Response: Make 1:1 Programs 'About the Learning, not the Device' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Brady E. Venables, Djamal Balbed, Boyd Adolfsson, Joyce Cluess, and Dr. Robert Dillon share their ideas on how to implement one-to-one computer programs in schools.

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Who Reads Deeply Anymore? - Learning Deeply - Education Week

Students--and the president--don't have to read deeply all the time, but they should know how to do so and should do do some of the time, argues Rafael Heller.

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Worried About Hackers? Call a Girl Scout - Digital Education - Education Week

The Girl Scouts of the USA will introduce badges for online safety, combatting cyberbullying, and advanced IT skills beginning in Summer 2018.

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Leading School Accreditor Sees Expansion Opportunity Under ESSA - Education Week

AdvancED is expanding its school improvement contracting as states prepare for the Every Student Succeeds Act rollout, even as some caution about the potential for it to become both judge and service provider.

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David Haglund on Lessons Learned in Santa Ana - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

As he transitions to a new role in a new district, David Haglund shares lessons learned during his time as deputy superintendent and chief academic officer for Santa Ana Unified School District.

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Four Lessons in Global Education from the Beatles - Global Learning - Education Week

How the Beatles were models of global education.

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Charter school group in Detroit seeking to hire teachers - Education Week

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State awards more grants for schools working together - Education Week

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