What is NaNoWriMo and How Can It Be Used to Teach Writing? By Erik Ofgang published 27 October 21 November is National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) and there are plenty of ways to have your class participate and learn in the process.
Best Free Halloween Lessons and Activities By Erik Ofgang published 25 October 21 Bring the scares -- and the learning -- with these Halloween lessons and activities.
School Cyberattacks: How the FBI Works to Protect School Districts By Erik Ofgang published 22 October 21 School cyberattacks are increasing, particularly ransomware attacks. The FBI has advice for keeping your school safe.
Former U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera: Using Poetry to Support SEL By Erik Ofgang, Ray Bendici published 21 October 21 Juan Felipe Herrera will be the keynote speaker at NYC DOE’s Beyond Access Forum: Moving Forward Together on November 2. He shared highlights from the speech and tips for educators on pushing the boundaries of what poetry can be.
Encouraging Students to Become Content Creators By Erik Ofgang published 18 October 21 Creating content online helps students develop career readiness skills in an engaging manner.
How College Students Can Use IT Skills for U.S. Foreign Service By Erik Ofgang published 14 October 21 Undergraduate and graduate students with IT-related majors are eligible for the Foreign Affairs Information Technology Fellowship.
New CDC School Masking Study: What You Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 12 October 21 Between mid-July and the end of August, schools in Arizona without mask requirements were much more likely to be the site of a COVID outbreak.
Class Crowdfunding: What You Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 7 October 21 Educators have raised millions of dollars for their classrooms through crowdfunding.
School Ventilation & Cognition: Air Quality Is About More Than Covid By Erik Ofgang published 4 October 21 The research is clear: improving school ventilation improves test scores and student cognition.
What Is Microsoft Immersive Reader and How Does it Work? Best Tips and Tricks for Educators By Erik Ofgang published 1 October 21 Microsoft Immersive Reader can help students with reading and comprehension by reading to them and highlighting specific words.
Year-Round Schools: 5 Things To Know By Erik Ofgang published 30 September 21 Schools that employ a year-round or balanced calendar hope to limit learning loss and provide more resources and one-on-one attention for students.
How Emily Oster’s COVID-19 School Data Hub Can Help K-12 By Erik Ofgang published 29 September 21 The COVID-19 School Data Hub has been launched by a team headed by Brown University economics professor Emily Oster to help answer questions about the pandemic’s impact on learning loss
How Machine Learning Is Having an Impact on Education By Erik Ofgang published 27 September 21 Discovery Education has partnered with Amazon Web Services to enhance its platform with machine learning. It’s one of many ways machine learning is being used in K-12 today.
Saliva COVID Tests: What Educators Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 27 September 21 Saliva COVID tests are inexpensive, fast, and less cumbersome than nasal swabs, say spit test enthusiasts.
Chatbots in K-12: What You Need to Know By Erik Ofgang published 23 September 21 Chatbots, or digital AI assistants, are increasingly being used in K-12 as an equitable intervention to promote student engagement and retention
5 Edtech Research Trends & Needs For The Future By Erik Ofgang published 21 September 21 Equitable edtech, individualized learning, and innovation will be among the focuses of a new collaborative at the University of California, Irvine formed to research technology's potential in childhood learning.
Study: Productive Failure a Success in Education By Erik Ofgang published 16 September 21 Research suggests encouraging students to fail productively can help them learn new skills more efficiently.
Why Traditional Lectures Won’t End Anytime Soon in Higher Ed Despite Better Approaches Being Available By Erik Ofgang published 14 September 21 For years, research has shown that students learn more through active learning than from passive traditional lecture, but the old habit is hard to break.
ESOL Students: 6 Tips For Empowering Their Educations By Erik Ofgang published 13 September 21 Holding ESOL students to high standards while providing them with a culturally responsive education is crucial.
How Geoscience Students Are Saving Lives Globally By Erik Ofgang published 13 September 21 Geoscientists Without Borders works with researchers and their students globally to help solve humanitarian crises.
4 Lessons from Remote Learning By Erik Ofgang published 9 September 21 Despite its challenges, remote learning has changed in-person learning for the better, says one Kansas City educator.
Student Voices: 4 Ways to Amplify at Your School By Erik Ofgang published 3 September 21 A recent online summit brought students together to teach educators to promote equity in part by listening to their students.
Top Flipped Classroom Tech Tools By Erik Ofgang published 1 September 21 Flipped educators shared their favorite resources for their flipped classrooms.
Active Learning: 5 Tips for Implementing the Approach By Erik Ofgang published 31 August 21 Active learning provides ways to get your students engaged without needing to revamp how you teach.
How Dangerous is Delta for K-12 Students? By Erik Ofgang published 30 August 21 More than 180,000 children have caught COVID over the past month, but the risk of severe disease appears to still be rare.
