The much anticipated third and final phase of a construction project at Sonora High School (Sonora Union High School District, Calif.) ended with the creation of a new aquatic center featuring a 25-by-30-yard outdoor community pool. CHALLENGE: In 2012, the Sonora community voted for a $23 million bond to retrofit the school's facilities. The project […]

Donna Reynolds, principal of Lake Mary High School of Seminole County Public Schools in Florida, connected with students by performing with the dance team at a pep rally. Reynolds—dressed in uniform pants, a senior class T-shirt and black athletic shoes—prepared by attending team practices and working with students one-on-one. Matt Hawkins, principal of Centreville Junior/Senior […]

Schools and districts in nearly 30 states—including Lyon County School District (Nevada)—use the Edthena platform to video coach educators. Lyon County began video coaching its 200 elementary school teachers in the 2017-18 school year. The PD was made possible by a grant from the Nevada Department of Education. The Virginia Department of Education has approved […]

Twelve of Nashville's largest high schools in November began piloting an online test that assesses ninth-graders' job aptitudes along with their career interests. Many states, including Washington and New Jersey, have created similar career-oriented middle and high school exams that are based on interests rather than skills, says Katie Fitzgerald, senior associate of communications of […]

Teachers now promote physical movement almost as purposefully as they strive for mental leaps and bounds. Accordingly, some of the latest models of nontraditional furniture rolling into schools feature sit-stand desks, stackable stools with tiltable surfaces, adjustable tables and desks with bikes. Recent research shows standing burns more calories, increases heart rate, maintains healthy insulin […]

The Virginia Department of Education has added Renaissance's Star Reading, Math and Early Literacy to its Student Growth Assessments list to help teachers lead students toward mastering Virginia's Standards of Learning in reading and math. Raytown Quality Schools (Missouri) has chosen itslearning's new LMS to support student data privacy. Fifteen states, including California and West […]

Administrators from the Houston area discovered a more effective way of teaching terminal velocity and gravity—by keeping students afloat on 150-mph winds inside a vertical tunnel. Administrators from the Houston area discovered a more effective way of teaching terminal velocity and gravity—by keeping students afloat on 150-mph winds inside a vertical tunnel. The experience—hosted by […]

Photo credit: Rockfon. Bellevue School District in Washington transformed its one-story Sammamish High School into a three-story educational facility. It's the last phase of the district's initiative to rebuild all four of its high schools. The 323,000-square-foot building currently serves 1,060 students, with room for 1,800. CHALLENGE: Bellevue originally performed minor renovations for all four […]