How to Support Students and Families through Technology and Innovation

Jeremy Davis shares how Fullerton School District's implementation of technological changes including instructional audio has supported all.

Changing the classroom experience with instructional audio

Changing the classroom experience with instructional audio At Simi Valley USD, instructional audio is making a difference in the lives of teachers and students. Find out more about the impact of instructional audio, pre-pandemic and present-day in this Smartbrief article written by educational leaders in the district, Jennifer and Sean Goldman. Read the full contributed […]

Tips for classroom audio support

Tips for classroom audio support Ensuring that every child in your class can adequately hear you can be a challenge. Hearing aids and some other tech solutions can make students feel like they stick out, raising your voice is tiring and may make you hoarse by the end of the day, and students with hearing […]

Why I Love My Job

Why I Love My Job Every February 14, millions of couples gush about why they love each other. Since this is the season for proclaiming passions, we asked six educators a simple question: “What do you love about teaching?” Here’s what they said. Sonja Parks: Watching learning in action The best teachers are also great […]

4 Ways Technology Can Improve SEL Skills

4 Ways Technology Can Improve SEL Skills Today’s classrooms are full of immersive high-tech tools—but at the same time, schools and districts are being pushed to promote social-emotional learning (SEL) and improve school climate. Since spending too much time looking at various screens can hinder the direct connection between people, here are four real-world examples […]

The Biggest Lessons Librarians Learned in 2017

The Biggest Lessons Librarians Learned in 2017 For the sake of our students, we must embrace the changing role of the school librarian. 2017 was a year filled with makerspaces, student engagement, personalized learning, and more. Here, two seasoned librarians shed light on their biggest lessons learned in 2017 and look forward to the up-and-coming […]

3 Ways to Use Video for Training

3 Ways to Use Video for Training Apps like Snapchat, Facebook Live and others have made video a routine form of communication. And now, more teachers are bringing video into their classrooms to support development and instruction. Here are three reasons why you should consider doing the same. Get feedback from peers. More often than not, […]

5 Collaboration Tools Teachers Shouldn’t Live Without

5 Collaboration Tools Teachers Shouldn’t Live Without Connected educator month just happened, but in reality, the connecting never ends. “What does it mean to be a connected educator?” is a question someone recently asked me.  It made me pause. I concluded that a connected educator is: one who seeks collaboration with other educators, experts, and students, both locally […]

A Pennsylvania Elementary School Works to Eliminate the Fear of Public Speaking

A Pennsylvania Elementary School Works to Eliminate the Fear of Public Speaking Previously experienced in The Learning Counsel on October 30, 2017 When teaching the 21st-century skill of communication, many schools focus on reading and writing, but spoken communication is just as important to students’ success in school and in life. Glossophobia, the fear of public […]

2017 Readers’ Choice Awards

2017 Readers’ Choice Awards 10/30/17 previously featured in THE Journal  Silver: Microsoft Skype in the Classroom Favorite Classroom Audio Distribution/Sound Enhancement System (by Brand) Platinum: Lightspeed Technologies Gold: Smart Audio Silver: Califone Top Educational Game or Gamified Learning Tool Platinum: Kahoot Gold: Microsoft Minecraft Silver: Prodigy Math Top Game not Necessarily Designed for Education but Used […]