Enough Already! Let's Rethink Middle School We're Tired of This Not Working

Children who do not have a solid foundation in Elementary and are encouraged in Middle School have extremely low turnouts in college so… why hasn’t it changed?

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The Best Advice You Could Ever Get About Coaching Online

We know and understand that students truly benefit from teachers having a coach. Having someone else to talk to helps… because teachers are alone in their classrooms for the majority of the day.

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Where Are The Teacher Training Programs for Future learning?

Many teachers in the world are taking it upon themselves to train themselves and others in their building in online education.

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Moving Coursework Online: Considerations And Strategies Explained

Many schools and parents are choosing to implement digital learning as part of a child's learning experience we must remove barriers for students to access our content.

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If You Are Not Teaching Current Events; Then How Can Students Relate?

For the Fall, students must identify current issues that will affect their generation and understand the social issues of their time so let’s teach it EVEN if it’s not in your curriculum.

What Is One Sure-Fire Way to Engage Students Online?

In order for online learning resources to be effective, the lessons must promote engagement with the students as a group, relevant to both the material being taught and the age of the students, and interesting enough to keep student’s minds from wandering, so what are you doing?

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Understanding the Impact of SEL on Equity in Education: Crisis Leadership

Schools are working in K12 organizations and are dealing with unpredictable events, this is crisis leadership so how are we supporting the people that we lead?

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Why You Should Focus on Blended Learning in Mathematics

A Blended Learning program is how it can be personalized to each student, improving areas, where they are struggling and encouraging them in areas where they are flourishing so, have you tried the flex model?

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If Your Online Student Engagement Stinks; Here are 5 Tips That May Help

Much of online learning is understanding each child's environment and family involvement is key. So, we must do more to connect with families!

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What Are The Best Ways To Get Teachers To Try New Things In An Online Environment?

We know that there are best practices when it comes to (PD) so here are a few that schools can reference but keep in mind that times are changing and with technology, we can make our current vision a reality.

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Does Your School Have What it Takes to Move Beyond Trial and Error

Depending on the type of program and the amount of data required, some researchers really do not know if the program they created has achieved its goals until a few years later. Yes, we are all trying to move beyond trial and error.

How to Win Big by Using E-coaching to Support University-Public School Partnerships

At Ei360, we have a 98% teacher retention rate, a 1:1 coaching support for new teachers, and an expedited support system that provides expedited teacher growth.

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Instant Messaging is Necessary to Foster Teacher-Student Relationships So Why Aren't We Using It?

Although Zoom and Teams have made instant messaging a little easier, some teachers still don’t use it during class which may hinder student understanding and individual progress.

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Its Not Enough To Just Hear Students Read Online: We Must Do More!

Comprehension strategies take a real conscious plan— we shouldn’t expect students to understand complex topics without guidance.

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The #1 Problem K-12 Rural Schools Face in the 21st Century?

Rural school districts must be creative in providing access to their communities. The fight continues for equity and access to all regardless of where students live.

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Are You Getting the Most Out of Your Video Capture And Annotation Technology

Yes, we want the ability to capture any part of the lesson, have students take notes on the video, and sharing the clip with their peers. How can we do this?

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Building Engagement While Learning What May Work In The Future

Did you know that classrooms with the highest amount of student-teacher engagement had 14 students or fewer students. How many are in your classroom?

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Is Your District Willing to Use Students As Test Cases: Measurement in K–12 Online Learning Environments

The accessibility that online learning programs provide the general public and their children is invaluable to society as a whole… so our students are test subjects…

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Online VS. Face To Face Teacher Preparation Programs: Which is better?

Many teachers who choose to take online courses or classes do because it is much more convenient than commuting to an educational center two to four times a week. So, will that help them become a better teacher?