-
Bringing the ‘Why’ To Life: How to Enlist Teachers Behind a Challenging New Curriculum
3:20
Jana Beth Francis, the assistant superintendent of teaching and learning for Daviess County Schools in Owensboro, Ky, has helped teachers to embrace a new, more challenging curriculum that systematically builds students’ content knowledge.
-
Building Social-Emotional Resilience Among Students and Staff
4:15
In the Cleveland County school district in Shelby, N.C., Nellie Aspel, the director of exceptional children, has ensured that the system is responsive to the social-emotional needs of both students and staff. March 25, 2020
-
On a Mission to Help Student-Teachers Thrive—and Stay in the Profession
2:44
Marsha Francis, the program director of GO First Step in Fulton County, Ga., has rethought from top to bottom how the district handles student teaching. March 18, 2020
-
Increasing District Capacity to Support Student and Staff Mental Health Needs
3:13
Jeff Wellington, the supervisor of special projects in the Hamilton Township, N.J., school district has drawn on his breadth of experience as a special education teacher, school counselor, psychologist, and mental health counselor. March 11, 2020
-
The World of Careers Is Changing. This Superintendent Aims to Get His Students ‘Future Ready’
3:56
Students get a postsecondary jump-start through Hamilton County, Tenn.’s Future-Ready Institutes. Superintendent Bryan Johnson has led the initiative, which couples exploration of real-world careers with project-based learning. Feb. 26, 2020
-
Making Tech Work for Schools—And Students
3:38
Technology Director Mark Breen wants all students in the Vail, Ariz. district to be comfortable with technology – both its conceptual applications and specific skills like coding. Feb. 26, 2020
-
Helping Put Homeless Students on Solid Footing
4:21
Johnnye Waller, a 2020 Leader To Learn From, describes the components of Lee County, N.C.’s innovative Project Lift-Off, a summer program that nurtures homeless students’ social and academic skills. Feb. 19, 2020
-
Careers, Competitions, Creativity: New Courses Help Students Explore the Future
3:16
Students can explore different career industries and internships in Baldwin, N.Y., where Superintendent Shari Camhi has created a series of rigorous academies giving students a hands-on chance to explore. Feb. 19, 2020
-
Fighting for School Buses in One of the Nation’s Most Dangerous Cities
5:13
Concerned for her daughters' safety, an East St. Louis, Ill., mother battled for expanded bus service. State lawmakers listened.
-
Student Motivation: Why Autonomy Matters
4:51
Studies show that giving students a role in deciding what their educational experience looks like can help motivate them.
-
Student Motivation: Making Students’ Work Relevant
3:27
For students to feel motivated, they must see the work they are doing in the classroom as interesting, valuable, and useful to their present lives.
- Next Page