Restructuring for a culture of collaboration in K12 Jill Chochol and Glenn Maleyko The organizational tendency of many large school districts is to divide elementary and secondary education into separate departments. In 2015, the Dearborn Public Schools central office organization was restructured with the goal of promoting a culture of collaboration within a pre-K through 12 district feeder track model. Read more>> Break through with blended learning Sponsored by Istation.com Achieve educational equity and transform classrooms by mixing technology with teaching. Written for educational leaders, this e-book from Istation covers affordable approaches, powerful strategies and more. Read more>> Strategies to demystify the learning process for struggling students KQED When students do not understand how their brains learn and retain material, they can develop misconceptions about themselves as learners — such as a faulty assumption that they are bad at a subject or that they suffer from performance anxiety. Read more>> Help students stay ahead of the curve with standing desks Sponsored by Ergotron Keeping students focused while promoting collaboration to improve academic performance represents a real challenge for today’s teacher. See how four educators use LearnFit mobile and adjustable standing desks to create active learning environments that meet the needs of learners. Read more>> Anti-bullying bill is smokescreen for expanding vouchers Tampa Bay Times It sounds good on its face: Give kids in public schools who are being bullied scholarships to transfer to private schools. But as a matter of education policy, this is a myopic idea that does nothing to address structural problems that allow bullying to persist. Read more>> Why data analysis will improve your substitute program Sponsored by ESS/Source4Teachers Many school districts neglect to monitor and track employee absence and substitute assignment data. While this information may seem one-dimensional, it can be leveraged to solve many substitute program problems. Read more>> An inconvenient testing truth U.S. News & World Report Standardized tests can be useful tools for teachers, schools and education policymakers. However, it is important that we see tests as they are, not as what we want them to be and use the information that they give us appropriately. Read more>> More than half of students fall for fake news Sponsored by Listenwise Concerned about your students' media literacy skills? Build media literacy skills by exploring the "fake news" problem and by exposing students to real journalism through media aligned to your curriculum. Explore classroom resources about fake news, including lesson plans. Read more>> How to get the mind to read The New York Times Turning the tide on Americans' poor reading skills will require profound changes in how reading is taught, in standardized testing and in school curriculums. Underlying all these changes must be a better understanding of how the mind comprehends what it reads. Read more>> | 