By Peter Meyerhoff, PhD It’s time to take math education seriously — but not in the way most people imagine. Making math more rigorous doesn’t mean piling on harder worksheets or forcing longer tests. True rigor asks students to use mathematical ideas with equal intensity across procedures, concepts, and real-world application. To reach that standard, … Read more

New Hampshire Department of Education Releases 42 State-Specific Digital Civics Lessons for K–12 The New Hampshire Department of Education (NHED) has published the first 42 lessons in a new, state-focused civics curriculum designed for K–12 classrooms across New Hampshire. These digital resources, developed in partnership with Discovery Education and guided by the Commission on New … Read more

Many educators—whether teaching online or in a traditional classroom—rely on a small set of go-to tools. Still, it’s useful to have a wider range of activities and resources ready to modify lessons, re-engage students, or pivot when a plan isn’t working. If you teach English as a Second Language (ESL), expanding your teaching toolkit with … Read more

Robyn Shulman I was honored to speak with Karl Mehta, founder and CEO of EdCast Inc. Over the past decade thousands of education technology platforms have appeared. As the edtech sector grows, it becomes increasingly important to identify solutions with clear purpose and measurable impact. EdCast focuses on technology that meaningfully improves learning and collaboration. … Read more

Learning Leadership Society Podcast: In this episode, host LeiLani Cauthen, CEO of Learning Counsel News Media and Research, sits down with Mary Schlegelmilch, Business Development Manager for Education at Cisco, to examine how the post-pandemic world is reshaping education and how technology will influence learning for years to come. The conversation focuses on how school … Read more

By Kim Darche The teaching profession is deeply rewarding, yet many educators feel overwhelmed by unrealistic expectations and the pressure to find a “perfect” approach. This mismatch contributes to an alarming number of teachers leaving the profession within the first five years and discourages many talented people from entering the field at all. Instructional leaders—coaches, … Read more

In this episode of The EduJedi Report Podcast, Learning Counsel CEO Leilani Cauthen explores recent research from Illuminate Education that examines how quarantines and prolonged remote learning have affected K–8 student outcomes. The study, conducted by Dr. John Bielinski and Dr. Kyle Wagner, analyzes assessment and growth data to estimate learning loss and identify where … Read more

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark Across the United States, roughly 13 percent of students are formally identified as receiving special education services. In some schools that rate is dramatically higher—administrators have reported proportions of 30 percent or more. In certain high-poverty settings where cognitive screening has been conducted, assessments have shown that 70 percent … Read more

Guest article written by James Stewart How Technology Lets Passionate Teachers Reach More Students Many people believe the key to happiness is doing what you love. For teachers, that truth is doubled: they get to pursue a craft they care about and make a real difference in students’ lives every day. Each teacher’s style is … Read more

Guest article written by Patrick Merfert, Director of Demand Generation at VideoBlocks Over the past decade, the production and consumption of digital media have grown dramatically, changing how we communicate, teach, learn, and work. As digital media and related technologies become central to everyday life, universities are increasingly focused on equipping students with digital literacy … Read more