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6 Things School Leaders Should Consider When Considering an Esports Program
Esports are an ever-growing field, and because of this, many schools are considering adding one to their academic programs. If you are a school leader who wants to see some benefits of one of these programs, then this post, filled with insights from Jill Ranucci, is a great place to start.
5 Tips to Improve Literacy in Every Classroom
Literacy is an important component of every classroom. However, it can be hard to get students to want to engage. In this post, we offer six different tips that Scott Warren gave at the 2024 Making Schools Work Conference on how to improve literacy in every classroom.
How One CTE Center Elevated English and Boosted Student Success
How can you work in English credits at a career and technology center? We look at how Northland Career Center, a 2024 Pacesetter School Award winner, did just that.
From Struggle to Success: How a School Leader Transformed His School
What can you do as a school leader to make a difference for your teachers, staff and students? We look at five lessons in leadership we learned at the 2024 Making Schools Work Conference.
Spotlight of the Month: AI K-12 and Postsecondary Policy Subcommittees
What is SREB’s Commission on Artificial Intelligence in Education working on right now? In this first spotlight post, we give you some insight into why each of our subcommittees was created and what they are preparing now. In this first spotlight, we look at our combined K-12 and postsecondary subcommittees.
5 Lessons on School Leadership I Learned at the 2024 Making Schools Work Conference
What can you do as a school leader to make a difference for your teachers, staff and students? We look at five lessons in leadership we learned at the 2024 Making Schools Work Conference.
From Laughter to Learning: 6 Lessons From the Ron Clark Academy’s Michael Bonner
Wish you were still at the 2024 Making Schools Work Conference? We can’t provide a time machine, but we can help: Check out our coverage of the opening session in this post!
Mississippi AI Network Is Partnering to Lead
Statewide initiative has trained thousands of educators
We have yet another reason to watch Mississippi, which has trained thousands of educators and staff through a network of education agencies, colleges, industry associations and technology partners.
The network’s director offers an overview of the initiative in this blog post.
How AI Can Transform Education: Insights From Sal Khan
This post examines Sal Khan’s words to the SREB Commission on AI in Education.
Pioneering AI Integration in Schools: The University of Florida’s Approach
This post shows how the University of Florida’s Undergraduate Laboratories created a pilot AI program for high schools throughout the state.
Calculating the Potential of AI in Education: Insights from Code.Org’s CAO
This post looks at the benefits and risks of AI in education from the lens of Pat Yongpradit, the CAO of Code.Org. In his speech, he discussed what he has sees as the future of AI throughout school operations, teaching life and student support.
Breaking Barriers: Overcoming Resistance to AI in Education Initiatives
This post discusses the way that former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson compared his computer science initiatives to the AI in education movement. Using the same ideas, learn how we can start to overcome resistance to this emerging technology.
Automating Tasks, Not Jobs: 5 Lessons on AI in Education from Humana’s CEO
This post focuses on the lessons learned during the featured address by Bruce Broussard, CEO of Humana, at the first meeting of the SREB Commission on AI in education.
Navigating the Future: Insights from the First Meeting of the SREB Commission on AI in Education
This post contains some of the key takeaways that the SREB Commission on AI in Education came away with after the first commission meeting in Columbia, South Carolina. They include many of the opportunities and risks that the commission sees this emerging technology creating for the education sector.
Who Could Really Use Academic Common Market?
Insights from SREB's Student Demographic Analysis
A high school student wants to earn a college degree in a specialized field, but there isn’t a university in their home state that offers that degree. This student is also facing other challenges, including financial hardship, that prevent attending an out-of-state school. What options are available to make this degree more attainable?
Generation Z Isn’t Interested in Teaching
Why Not?
As a graduate student in 2021, I interviewed Ms. Sharpe for an assignment in my Qualitative Research II course. Ms. Sharpe, a Black woman, member of Generation Z, and a fourth-grade teacher two years removed from her educator preparation program, expressed frustration, angst, worry, pride and hopelessness.
Education Data Doesn’t Have to Be a Needle in a Haystack
In the data-driven age, leaders constantly turn to data to help prevent or solve problems in education. As problems such as teacher shortages and student learning loss persist in education, could a lack of data be hindering educational leaders from reaching successful outcomes?
From Hands-On to Mind-On: How to Move to Active Learning in Only Four Steps
How can you get students engaged in the learning with hands-on projects while also making sure they understand what they are learning? Try active listening!
Project-ing Your Teaching: 10 Steps to Beginning a Project-Based Learning Unit in Your Class
Have you been wanting to try project-based learning in your classroom but have no idea where to start? This 10-step guide will tell you what you need to know to create your first PBL unit!
Paying Teachers Less for Summers Off
Do teachers really get more leave than other professionals?
A common comment I hear in my work researching the teacher workforce and its challenges is that “teachers only work 10 months per year, so they should make less money.”
In my view, compensation should be about the level of skill and knowledge required, the impact of the position and the growth of the employee. In addition to the market rate, these are the typical elements factored into compensation for professionals.