In this episode, our guests discuss digital security tools and share how districts determine their needs regarding strategy and implementation.

Tom and Emma discuss the Early Career Framework in the UK, professional learning, instructional coaching, needs for NQTs, mentorship, and more.

In this episode, Justina Nixon-Saintil, Vice President of Communications and Global Corporate Social Responsibility at IBM shares her one big idea.

Kevin Dorsey and Zach Vander Veen discuss the mental health crisis faced by communities across the country, and how schools are turning to SEL for a solution.

Path to the International Math Olympiad starts far earlier than high school and requires the right instructional/enrichment opportunities, tenacity & drive. 

Professor Sam Twiselton discusses her desire to see a change in the narrative around early career teachers in this Mind the Gap episode with Tom and Emma

The key to closing the learning gap is raising student engagement in the classroom, quickly. The blackboard, greenboard, whiteboard, and even interactive flat panels fall short because they block the transmission of knowledge.

Authors Nina Leacock and Jon Calos share how their book addresses the what, why, and how of building a Capstone program from the ground up.

An OSMO reference document hosted on edCircuit with permission from Osmo. Written by: Heidy Maldonado, Tangible Play, heidy@tangibleplay.comAriel Zekelman, Tangible Play, ariel@tangibleplay.com Abstract: Inspired by Fröbel and Montessori manipulatives, we followed Design-Based Research methods in the creation of a tangible letter learning game for three- through five-year old children. In this paper we cover the iterative design and evaluation cycles, and the constraints and tradeoffs explored across implementations, as the game evolved from Alpha to Beta phases. We incorporate explicit feedback and analytics of play data from the Beta experience of two-hundred seventy-three children across two different contexts (school andhome) to discuss current design concerns, future work, and possible implications.Introduction Children’s letter knowledge is the foundation of literacy. The alphabetic principle is the understanding that there are systematic and prescriptive relationships between written letters and spoken sounds. Given its importance asthe first step towards academic achievement and attainment, neuroscientist Dehaene …

Future of School (FoS) announces the six schools and two districts that have received the inaugural Resilient Districts Prizes (RDP).

Dr. Monica Burns shares strategy ideas on navigating digital learning spaces that can be customized to specific environments.

In this episode of Mind the Gap, Tom Sherrington and Emma Turner interview Haili Hughes, Head of Department, and author of Mentoring in Schools.

In this episode of Building the Bridge, we interview Mike Anderson, an award-winning educator, author, and education consultant.

In this episode, our guests discuss the best technology solutions that yield a high rate of return on a district’s investment.

Jon Bassett and Gary Shiffman discuss their new book, From Story to Judgment: The Four Question Method for Teaching and Learning Social Studies