Dr. Carol Kelley and Michael Arensdorff from Oak Park Elementary School District 97 in Illinois discuss digital equity on the Season 2 premiere.

Julie Todaro, President of the American Library Association, ALA and Eleni Miltsakaki, founder and CEO of Choosito! talks about the role of librarians in today’s schools. Contrary to the widely held notion that the role of the librarian is shrinking, both Todaro and Miltsakaki make strong arguments for the increased importance of librarians as overseers of an endless stream of Internet data. Todaro and Miltsakaki agree that students, more than ever, need the guidance of librarians in their educational lives.

Teaching WalkThrus offers 50 essential teaching techniques, presented with clear and concise illustrations and explanations.

Dr. A. Katrise Perera, Superintendent of the Gresham-Barlow School District in Oregon, talks about education’s role in advancing the topic of social justice and what we value as human beings. Perera has always been passionate about the subject, and recent events have only increased the intensity of her district’s efforts.

As homeschooling becomes the norm in U.S. households, parents are finding themselves juggling the roles of guardian, educator and overall arbiter of behavior. Not only must they manage their work life, but they are expected to set the climate for learning, behavior and motivation for their child, who is now also their student.

In this interview with Katharine Birbalsingh, founder and headmistress of Michaela Community School and editor of the new book, Michaela: The Power of Culture (John Catt Educational), you’ll hear why a focus on the culture of school above all is the ultimate driver of student success.

Initiatives that give the entire faculty ownership in the school improvement process

EdTech companies should concentrate on providing a realistic picture of what their product is capable of doing

FETC 2019 presenter Susan Brooks-Young

Dr. Ayanna Howard, as a teacher and lecturer, is a storyteller. A huge science fiction fan growing up, she was determined at an early age that she was going to build a bionic woman after being inspired by the television show of the same name. At the time she did not know that the technology she would need to make someone better, stronger, and faster through biomechanical improvements was only the figment of a writer’s imagination and had yet to be invented.

Technology changes quickly; people do not.

Funding schools in an oil-based economy leaves districts vulnerable to market forces.

“The superintendent, now more than ever, needs to be more visioning.”

InformED Report- Financial literacy for kids, international student applications are down, and nature schools

A Texas-size enthusiasm for collaborative learning and student growth