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15 questions to ask when evaluating communications platforms

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

In today’s educational environment, it is vital the school or district have a clear message with leaders understanding exactly what is to be communicated. It is equally important that families trust the authenticity of the communications. Does it provide two-way communication?

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6 tips for communicating with emergent bilingual families

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

One demographic that warrants special attention in terms of family communication is emerging bilingual (EB) families. The vital role of parent communication in student success Understanding the vital role of effective parent communication in promoting student success is paramount.

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What 1,000 families want your district to know about school-home communication

eSchool News

AUGUST 22, 2024

But what I learned from that moment was how important it is to keep families looped into what’s really happening with their kids at school. I became determined to bridge that communication gap between schools and home. But I quickly learned that one-size-fits-all methods didn’t even come close to getting the job done.

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5 ways to engage your school community with tech-powered communication

eSchool News

MAY 29, 2024

Unfortunately, developing a communications plan is time- and resource-intensive, especially if the approach is fragmented and disjointed. For best results, a district communications strategic plan should identify key stakeholders, the outcomes you want to achieve with them, and the channels you’ll use for communication.

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Ready, set, safe: Communication and technology for school safety

eSchool News

MARCH 26, 2024

As the 2023 – 2024 academic year concludes this spring, school leaders will have the opportunity to review safety protocols and adopt new tools to foster a safe and secure learning environment for years to come. Also, key to a solid communication plan is ensuring the active involvement and participation of teachers and staff.

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The dos and don’ts of parent-educator communication

eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2025

Strong parent communication ensures that both parties can collaborate as a team throughout the year for the childs best interest. Top 2 dos We can all agree that as an educator, it is important to have a line of communication with parents because it encourages a connection between school life and home life.

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Universally Designed Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

MAY 3, 2021

So, how do we design and facilitate learning experiences to remove barriers and allow all students to succeed? How can we leverage technology to provide meaningful choices within a learning experience and create the time and space needed to work with individual students or small groups of learners? Second, technology is here to stay.

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PRP Group and K20 Connect Partner to Offer Full Suite of Communications Solutions

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Los Angeles, CA – PRP Group, a Hawke Media Company, and K20 Connect announced a strategic partnership to provide a comprehensive range of communication solutions aimed attackling challenges faced by educational institutions. Additional services include education strategy, governance, executive coaching, and education marketing.

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Enhance Student Engagement with Virtual Social Learning Spaces

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2020

When I ask teachers, “How would you describe a successful online or blended learning course? Despite the challenges associated with this moment in education, technology is rapidly evolving to allow students more opportunities to engage in social learning spaces online. What would that look like?”

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Visix Celebrates 45 Years of Innovation and Leadership in Visual Communications

eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2025

Over four and a half decades, the company has grown to serve more than 4000 clients across three continents, evolving its software, hardware and services to help organizations create, manage and deliver more engaging communications to their audiences. Visixs mission is simple: help people communicate better.

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Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

I can empathize with their frustration, but I attribute these behaviors to underdeveloped self-regulation skills, especially in online and blended learning environments. However, students are unlikely to develop these skills in learning environments where they are positioned as passive receivers of information.

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Apps are helping teachers communicate with families that don’t speak English

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Emma Gonzalez Gutierrez has struggled to communicate with the teachers of her five children for years. ReachWell and similar translation apps have become more common, and for some teachers, they’ve become crucial as educators work to communicate with the rising number of families that don’t speak English. newsletters.

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Removing Barriers with UDL and Blended Learning

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

Like many, this teacher felt intense pressure to teach the standards and wasn’t sure how to embrace Universal Design for Learning (UDL) and blended learning. There is often a tension created by the pressure put on teachers to cover content with the student-centered approach to learning described by UDL and blended learning.

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Design a Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Experience

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Teachers are designing learning experiences for a range of learning landscapes. If teachers design a “choose your own adventure” learning experience, students can enjoy some voice and choice in the experience and control the pace at which they process information and complete tasks.

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How instructional audio amps up physical education classes

eSchool News

MAY 19, 2025

Clear verbal and nonverbal communication build trust and respect, making students feel heard and helping them more effectively develop motor skills. Research over the past 40 years has highlighted the critical link between hearing clearly and learning. It also supports in class management and delivering clearer instruction.

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The unseen connection between student absenteeism and teacher burnout

eSchool News

MAY 22, 2025

Instead, they’re forced to navigate fragmented systems that don’t communicate with each other. In fact, 39 percent of educators believe a unified platform to ensure consistent and accurate information across all communication channels would help improve engagement with families.

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One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

eSchool News

MAY 5, 2025

Sometimes they will cold call students, while other times they will ask students to share what they learned after theyve had a chance to read the assigned material or discuss it with their classmates in groups. It is also an invitation for the speaker to be attentive to communicating with the entire class. Every word matters.

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6 ways tech simplifies school communication and engagement

eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

School-to-home communications is a fairly common sticking point for elementary school districts. Were both former teachers, and we largely relied on catching parents in the school drop-off line or sending reminders home with students when sharing vital school-to-home communications. Facilitates communication and engagement.

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AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

k12 Digest

MAY 28, 2025

That vision became AEF Schools , a place designed for students who needed something differenta structured, supportive environment where learning goes beyond textbooks and tests. Learning That Works for Every Student Imagine a student who is bright, curious, and eager to learn but constantly struggles in a traditional classroom.

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‘Too many apps for that’ in schools

eSchool News

APRIL 28, 2025

“In many K-12 organizations, a patchwork of apps have become an integral part of our educational system,” said Brooke Greenwald, President, Cornerstone Communications, LTD. “The challenges with this approach depend on which type of user you are. ” This press release originally appeared online.

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Formative Assessment: Collecting Data & Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in Class or Online

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

I’ve taught in person, online, and in blended learning environments. Teachers learn so much from listening to their students engaging in conversation or observing them as they work through a problem or task. 1 Articulate Clear Learning Goals and Objectives. Learning isn’t like lining up for a race.

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4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork

eSchool News

MAY 7, 2025

Key points: Edtech tools support student learning while boosting engagement 5 vocabulary strategies powered by technology Edtech tools for station rotation in early learning For more on edtech tools, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Have you ever wondered what it takes to be a brilliant scientist?

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Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

They werent just completing an assignment–they were crafting their voices, practicing communication skills, and taking pride in their ability to share something they loved in a second language. With a camera as their platform, they explored their favorite books and communicated their insights in authentic, impactful ways.

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Designing For Deeper Learning: Identifying Challenges and Prototyping Solutions

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

What barriers make designing for deeper learning in schools challenging? In today’s rapidly changing educational landscape, educators face numerous challenges when designing instruction that promotes deeper learning for all students. How can teachers weave social-emotional learning (SEL) skills into the fabric of their lessons?

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Lingvano Sign Language Learning App Reaches 2.5 Million Learners Milestone

eSchool News

OCTOBER 8, 2024

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Lingvano, a start-up sign language learning app, is thrilled to announce they have reached 2.5 The platform offers an engaging method to learn sign languages, enhancing communication between Deaf and hearing communities. They are motivated to learn out of curiosity or a desire to be more inclusive.

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10 practical and actionable tips for summer learning programs

eSchool News

JULY 5, 2024

NWEA , a K-12 assessment and research organization, announced today a new report on the effectiveness of summer programs in helping mitigate learning loss, often called the “summer slide,” and boosting academic recovery in the wake of pandemic-related learning disruptions. months of mathematics instruction and 4.1

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9 ways collaborative learning benefits teachers and students

eSchool News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Editor’s note : This story on collaborative learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. And those benefits are even greater when educators and students learn together, especially as we navigate new tech enablers like AI apps and tools.

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Remote Learning Strategies: Beyond the Pandemic

eSchool News

MAY 14, 2025

This months episode explores how remote and digital learning has evolved beyond emergency pandemic measures into strategic, purpose-driven educational approaches. DLACs John Watson distinguishes between emergency remote learning during the pandemic and today’s well-planned online and hybrid models. Have a listen, OK?

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Post-pandemic, a new era of teaching and learning

eSchool News

MARCH 17, 2025

As schools closed their doors, remote learning became the primary mode of instruction, accelerating edtech’s role in classrooms. Digital tools, once mainly supplementary for many schools, became essential for delivering lessons, facilitating communication, and maintaining student engagement.

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How I’m making learning more engaging for my gifted students

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Specifically, the Talents Unlimited model identified the following five key thinking abilities that lead to success: Productive Thinking, Communication, Forecasting, Decision Making, and Planning. This makes sure that students across abilities can dive deep into a topic together or through self-directed learning.

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Closing the digital use divide with active and engaging learning

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Active learning with technology involves the use of edtech tools and digital resources to discover, analyze, and apply learning. Passive learning, on the other hand, means students passively receive information–for example, students might use a Chromebook to take a test or submit assignments in a learning management system.

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21 priorities for student success and learning in 2025

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2025

Improving student learning and student success is necessary for students to compete in a rapidly changing world that requires critical thinking, creativity, and adaptability. Learning losses and persistent equity challenges linger even as the world marks one more year since the COVID pandemic.

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The cure for the school attendance crisis? Family support and a sense of belonging

eSchool News

MAY 21, 2025

Districts must provide educators with the training to recognize and address attendance issues and allow them the flexibility to adapt learning to students needs when issues emerge. In addition, strong teacher-student relationships are one of the best preventative measures against absenteeism. Establish holistic wraparound services.

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Crafting environments where students with autism thrive

eSchool News

MAY 27, 2025

The takeaway Ive come to is this: Success in learning comes down to intention. Focus on social-emotional learning Social-emotional learning (SEL) plays a key role in helping students with autism develop tools for self-regulation, communication, and interpersonal connection. Heres how that looks in practice.

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Podcasting for learning–and an antidote to screen time?

eSchool News

JUNE 4, 2024

Key points: Podcasts can swap out screen time with audio-based, thought-provoking leisure 5 digital resources to inspire curiosity and engage students 3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences For more news on learning technologies, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub This piece was coauthored with Daniel Curtis.

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Friday 5: Universal Design for Learning

eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

Let’s take a look at how Universal Design for Learning can benefit students: What best describes Universal Design for Learning? The UDL framework can help teachers shape inclusive learning environments and can support K-12 leaders in implementing new programs. Learn more about UDL in action.

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5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

eSchool News

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Incorporate hands-on activities and experiments Hands-on activities let students engage directly with STEM concepts, making learning tangible and memorable. Use project-based learning for real-world problem solving Project-based learning (PBL) prompts students to learn by engaging in real-world and meaningful projects.

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How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

eSchool News

MAY 12, 2025

When I was in the classroom, I quickly learned that students are feeling this eco-anxiety whether were talking about climate change or not. We collected data for six weeks, and students learned that plants that were given compliments grew faster and taller than plants who are spoken to in a more mundane way.

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5 ways to use crafts to drive deeper learning

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Key points: Crafts can help students develop skills needed to succeed in the 21st century 4 key findings on student engagement More gifted students need accelerated paths For more on deeper learning, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Who doesn’t love arts and crafts? Still, classroom crafts have the potential to be something much greater.

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Closing the K-2 learning gap through systematic writing instruction

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Not only does this affect their ability to communicate effectively, it also affects their reading skills, because writing and literacy are closely linked. What systematic writing instruction looks like Learning how to write should go hand-in-hand with learning how to read. According to one analysis ,half of U.S.

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The Station Rotation Model

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the early days of my transition to blended learning, I had one Chromebook, which I received after writing a Donor’s Choose project. I wanted students to collaborate, communicate, and create at that online station using the devices as a tool. It is a series of stations, or learning activities, that students rotate through.

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SchoolStatus Named to 2025 GSV 150 List of Most Transformational Growth Companies in Digital Learning

eSchool News

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Ridgeland, Mississippi SchoolStatus , a leader in K-12 attendance, communications, and data analytics, today announced they have been included in the 2025 GSV 150 , a prestigious list recognizing the worlds most transformational private companies in digital learning and workforce skills.

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3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

Editor’s note : This story on digital learning originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. From classroom lessons and professional learning resources, to staff guides and announcement graphics, more and more information is being delivered in a visual way. The same thing happens to the brain when learning.

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Personalized Learning: eSN Innovation Roundtable

eSchool News

MAY 22, 2024

Personalized learning has emerged as a pivotal strategy in educators’ quests to meet students where they are and boost engagement. We think about how we can provide more personalized opportunities for students in terms of course content and learning experiences,” said Callison. “I

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15 questions to ask when evaluating communications platforms

6 tips for communicating with emergent bilingual families

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What 1,000 families want your district to know about school-home communication

5 ways to engage your school community with tech-powered communication

Ready, set, safe: Communication and technology for school safety

The dos and don’ts of parent-educator communication

Universally Designed Blended Learning

PRP Group and K20 Connect Partner to Offer Full Suite of Communications Solutions

Enhance Student Engagement with Virtual Social Learning Spaces

Visix Celebrates 45 Years of Innovation and Leadership in Visual Communications

Self-Regulation in Blended Learning Environments

Apps are helping teachers communicate with families that don’t speak English

Removing Barriers with UDL and Blended Learning

Design a Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Experience

How instructional audio amps up physical education classes

The unseen connection between student absenteeism and teacher burnout

One word, meaningful impact: Creating classroom culture through collective dialogue

6 ways tech simplifies school communication and engagement

AEF Schools: Empowering Students with Individualized Learning, Social Growth, and Real-World Skills

‘Too many apps for that’ in schools

Formative Assessment: Collecting Data & Designing Differentiated Learning Experiences in Class or Online

4 edtech tools that can transform student teamwork

Lights, camera, literacy: Student-created book reviews inspire a global reading culture

Designing For Deeper Learning: Identifying Challenges and Prototyping Solutions

Lingvano Sign Language Learning App Reaches 2.5 Million Learners Milestone

10 practical and actionable tips for summer learning programs

9 ways collaborative learning benefits teachers and students

Remote Learning Strategies: Beyond the Pandemic

Post-pandemic, a new era of teaching and learning

How I’m making learning more engaging for my gifted students

Closing the digital use divide with active and engaging learning

21 priorities for student success and learning in 2025

The cure for the school attendance crisis? Family support and a sense of belonging

Crafting environments where students with autism thrive

Podcasting for learning–and an antidote to screen time?

Friday 5: Universal Design for Learning

5 approaches that engage middle school students in STEM learning

How to integrate environmental concepts into every subject

5 ways to use crafts to drive deeper learning

Closing the K-2 learning gap through systematic writing instruction

The Station Rotation Model

SchoolStatus Named to 2025 GSV 150 List of Most Transformational Growth Companies in Digital Learning

3 things to consider when designing digital learning experiences

Personalized Learning: eSN Innovation Roundtable

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