eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. As the back-to-school season unfolded in New York, the city’s teachers set up their classrooms how they usually do: by putting up posters, reading through curriculums, sharpening pencils, and, for roughly a decade , charging Chromebooks. These lightweight laptops have become a staple of the post-COVID classroom, and for good reason.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

K–12 schools are No. 1, and not in a good way. Last year alone, the number of ransomware attacks on K–12 schools topped the number on secondary schools, hospital systems and governments. Other numbers schools may be considering come from Microsoft, which reports that “password-based attacks make up over 99% of the 600 million daily identity attacks” in the company’s own digital ecosystem.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Key points: Superintendents must build talented teams and focus on the future A new partnership aims to train, supercharge school supes Data-informed decision-making in education: A comprehensive approach For more news on district leadership, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Early in my education career, I sat at a conference dinner table surrounded by renowned K-12 leaders.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Teigue Linch recalls the email she got from Pine Forest, her daughters’ child care center in Burlington, Vermont, encouraging families to take advantage of the new state law that allows more people to qualify for child care assistance. But Linch, who works full time as an office manager for an engineering company, has twin 17-month-old toddlers, a long to-do list and the heavy mental load shared by all parents of young children.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents (ALAS) has named Carlos Garcia as the recipient of its 2024-25 ALAS Lifetime Achievement Award. Garcia was a founding member of ALAS and has also served as the association’s president, among other roles. Garcia was recognized at a special awards ceremony during the ALAS Gala Dinner Event being held October 11, 2024 at the Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront on the final day of the ALAS 21st National Education Summi

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2024

Teach Speaking and Listening Skills with Student Presentations This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free to Ask a Tech Teacher subscribers: Summary This video discusses using student presentations to enhance speaking and listening skills, aligning with Common Core standards. Highlights Engaging Topic: Student presentations warm up students and foster excitement for learning.

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Learning in Wonderland

OCTOBER 21, 2024

I’ve always felt like there are never enough ways to work on our comprehension skills. Especially in engaging ways that keep students digging deeper to better understand what they are reading. Here are just a few reasons why comprehension skills are so important: Improves Learning Across Subjects: Strong comprehension allows children to understand and absorb information in all subjects, from reading and writing to math and science.

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