By Jamie Bricker and Jack Barclay As the school year progresses, many initial plans are already in motion. Implementation alone, however, does not guarantee meaningful results. At this stage, school leaders must actively monitor priority initiatives, celebrate successes, identify issues, and revise plans thoughtfully rather than abandon a chosen direction at the first sign of … Read more

MiEN Company Names Avron Levin Senior Director of Furniture Innovation MiEN Company has announced that Avron Levin will join the organization as Senior Director of Furniture Innovation. In this role, Levin will lead MiEN’s creative design team and guide the company’s collaborations with schools, colleges, and other educational institutions to design agile, active learning environments … Read more

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark In Part One of this series we imagined a practical goal: enabling many more students to strengthen their cognitive skills so they perform at or above the 70th percentile. Why target the 70th percentile? Because students who reach that level generally can learn grade-level material without major curriculum adaptations. … Read more

Guest article by Olin Reams, General Manager, ConceptDraw.com Mind Mapping Digitalization is reshaping every sector, and higher education is no exception. Students today access notes in the cloud, submit assignments online, and collaborate across time zones. While these digital tools can make learning faster and more convenient, many educational systems still rely on outdated workflows … Read more

Discovery Education, the provider of widely used K–12 instructional solutions, has released a complimentary guide to support algebra readiness for students. Titled Six Strategies to Help Your Students Become Algebra Ready, the guide outlines six core competencies of deeper learning and offers practical strategies teachers can use to prepare every learner for a confident, meaningful … Read more

  By Vinod Lobo   The path to earning a high school diploma or equivalency credential is especially challenging for adults with limited literacy and numeracy skills. In the United States, millions of adults read and calculate at very low levels, and many begin this journey without a clear plan. Drawing on years of work … Read more

Alternative Education Programs: A Practical Three-Step Approach to Reducing Persistent Misbehavior Written By Dr. Amy Burkman Senior Manager of Assessment & Accreditation, School of Education, American Public University System In recent years, the rise in student aggression and disorder in some schools has focused widespread attention on strategies for educating and supporting at-risk students. As … Read more

By Alex Fernandez As schools across the country reopen this fall, uncertainty remains and questions abound. In my role as assessment director for Imagine Schools—a network serving more than 30,000 K–12 students across seven states and the District of Columbia—I focused on two main concerns: how we would administer assessments this year and how consistent … Read more

Engaging Adult ESL Learners with Current Events and Classroom Games Written by: Mac-Z Zurawski At the Aquinas Literacy Center, teaching a small, nonprofit adult ESL “current events” class presents familiar challenges: long workdays, family responsibilities, unreliable transportation, and the fatigue that comes with them. Many students arrive after ten-hour shifts, worried about their children or … Read more

This is the sixth interview in our thought-leadership series featuring teachers at 51Talk. Tequesta, please tell us about your educational background. I graduated from Everest University in Tampa, Florida, where I earned a Master of Science in Business Administration. My formal education provided a strong foundation in organization and communication that I have carried into … Read more