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Georgia school offers biotech pathways

By Ariana Fine

Atomic absorption spectrometers. Electroporators. Nano-injectors. Micro-manipulators. These high-tech tools are not normally found in a high school science class. Yet, in Georgia, students in Paulding County High School’s biotechnology career pathway program use these and other advanced equipment to analyze chemical elements, transform organisms and much more as part of their project-based research classes. AR […]

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January 19, 2018

Digital gatekeepers for K12

For most school districts, internet filters are crucial for complying with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA), which requires restricting students from accessing inappropriate online content. Filtering also allows districts to manage limited bandwidth. At West Rusk County Consolidated ISD in East Texas, for example, too many people running too many applications at once was […]

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January 16, 2018

Brewing a remarkable school brand

I work with schools to teach brand and marketing strategies to educators. That job didn’t exist a few short years ago. It’s not typical work and neither is school branding, which I characterize as “business as unusual.” Branding is an empowering trend for educators who move out of their typical professional silos into understanding marketing […]

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December 22, 2017

K12 Outlook 2018

Many things threaten to keep a public education leader up at night. With some issues, it’s because they stir excitement and inspiration; but with others, not so much. To bring the persistent, insomnia-inducing challenges into clearer focus, the 2018 installment of DA’s annual Outlook issue gives prominence to the voices of educators and experts who […]

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December 22, 2017

Putting career aptitude assessments used in schools to the test

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 […]

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December 19, 2017

School districts turn to technology to combat bullying

Nevada recently launched an online reporting system for parents and students, joining a handful of other states and districts in efforts to combat bullying. Colorado was first to create an online bullying reporting tool in 2004, five years after the Columbine shooting. Since then, Oregon, Wyoming, Utah and Michigan have passed laws mandating the creation […]

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December 18, 2017

Personalized learning requires more school faculty PD

A lack of PD for teachers and principals hinders schools from achieving the full benefits of personalized learning, according to an analysis by MAPLE, the Massachusetts Personalized Learning Edtech Consortium. Tech industry leaders Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates have invested millions of dollars in personalized learning and the requisite technology. However, traditional classroom practices still […]

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December 14, 2017

Schools embrace nontraditional furniture

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 […]

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Georgia school offers biotech pathways

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Digital gatekeepers for K12

Brewing a remarkable school brand

K12 Outlook 2018

Putting career aptitude assessments used in schools to the test

School districts turn to technology to combat bullying

Personalized learning requires more school faculty PD

Schools embrace nontraditional furniture