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'Kind of a rebirth': New DeVry location reflects school's long-term success
MERRILLVILLE — Five minutes before Bob Salitore’s DeVry University course was supposed to meet in the Merrillville Center’s new computer lab, the instructor popped his head in to give the
5 Tips to Ensure Student Success on Long-Term Projects
Hands-on activities that require students to activate a lot of skills at once take practice. Breaking these complicated but rigorous learning experiences into pieces can be very helpful and satisfying to both the teacher and the students.
How to fix our crumbling schools
U.S. school infrastructure is failing. Time to find a new funding scheme.
22 Hilarious Tweets From Parents Who Are Really Ready For School To Start
For Adults, Lifelong Learning Happens The Old Fashioned Way
Even after high school or college, Americans keep on learning. While online tools make this easier than ever, a new study finds the vast majority of adults prefer taking classes in physical places.
How to keep children from skipping school
Beyond data, mentors can add a human touch and build relationships with at-risk students.
8 Reasons Why School Secretaries Deserve More Credit
It's not Administrative Assistant's Day. You didn't forget the flowers. Even though it's not a national day to say thanks to the secretary, there are at least 8 reasons why you should do it today anyway.
What Happens When an Ex-Google Executive Creates a School System?
Max Ventilla used to run a team that personalized your search results—now he wants to do the same for kids' education.
Ask, Listen, Do: How to Find Out What Kids Need From School
How can teachers make their classrooms truly child-centered? Justin Minkel shares some strategies on how to figure out students’ individual needs—starting with asking them.
How Can Schools Tap Into Parent Power For the Good of Students?
A program pays teachers to visit students at home and meet with their family. The home visits have helped parents become better-informed advocates for their kids and stronger allies with teachers.
How Teachers Are Turning to Social Media to Extend Learning
Teachers are expanding the school day and enhancing learning through social media.
A virtual tour of blended-learning schools, so others can see how it’s done
When teachers want to try something new in the classroom, it helps if they can see what it looks like in action. They could ask another teacher down the hall. Or they might try to talk to other teachers on social media, perhaps in an education technology Twitter chat. But too often, these aspiring innovators …
How One Middle School Cut Discipline Referrals By 98 Percent in Just One Year
Redland revitalized the overall school climate by responding to the unique needs of middle schoolers.
Survey: Student Success Calls for More Than Academic Skills
Educators agree that social-emotional learning is important, but teachers and school leaders have different perceptions about how well students are faring.
Data-driven enrollment techniques for not-for-profit school success
3 ways not-for-profit schools can improve admissions efficiency with statistics-based enrollment techniques used by successful for-profit schools.
Study: Digital multitasking can hurt long-term learning
Students who multitask with devices during class -- taking lecture notes while scrolling social media -- can process information in the moment but will struggle to retain that information long term, according to a study published in the journal Educational Psychology. The researchers also report lower exam performance and risk of distracting other students.
Does Your Website Reflect a Positive School Climate?
Use your website to promote a positive school climate in five steps. How parents and your entire community perceive your schools is tremendously important.
4 Steps for Back to School Success
Teaching is no joke. And you are the Teacher. You make these calls. And the only way to make them, and to feel confident that you are making the right ones, is to be dialed in with your plans from Day 1
