Outcomes-based contracting (OBC) transforms traditional models, emphasizing results over processes. It’s a shift from districts considering the cost of a service to its worth in terms of its impact on student outcomes.
If, as many educators say, today’s students will work in jobs that don’t exist yet and use technology that hasn’t been invented, how do we prepare them? According to Dan Hunter, author of Learning and Teaching Creativity, and Dr. Rex Jung, President of Brain and Behavioral Associates, we teach students to understand and embrace their imagination. During the edLeader Panel “Creativity in and Out of the Classroom,” they discussed key aspects of imagination and creativity and how they help students become productive problem solvers.
What role can music play in school success? During the edLeader Panel “Boost Student Creativity and Engagement with Coding and Music,” experts and education leaders, including Alberto Carvalho, Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District, showed how the free Music Lab platform can help decrease absenteeism and increase engagement by giving students the opportunity to compose and remix music while learning essential coding and computer science skills.
Disoriented. Complicated. Collaborative. A work in progress. Do these words describe your district’s Multi-Tier System of Supports (MTSS) journey? Much of the audience who responded in the live chat during the edLeader Panel “Authoring Your MTSS Story: A Success Spotlight with Chicago Public Schools” described their district’s process like this, reflecting a common theme among many school districts nationwide.
Situated in the heart of Florida, Orange County is nestled between the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf Coast and is a magical carriage ride from the “Happiest Place on Earth,” Walt Disney World! Given its location, it is no wonder that Orange County Public Schools (OCPS) is now home to 208,000 students who speak more than 170 different languages.
The best lesson plans and classrooms don’t make a difference if the students aren’t present. Chronic absenteeism poses a significant challenge for students, so what can be done about it?
For many educators, the first response to asking about using AI is, “No, not in our school.” But during the edLeader Panel “AI in Education: Steering Towards Equity and Empowerment,” experts explained why AI shouldn’t be automatically shunned and, instead, should be viewed as another powerful tool in an educator’s arsenal.
Students learn best when they feel supported in classrooms. As a result, schools are collecting and utilizing data on how students experience classrooms to help students and educators thrive.
Three literary scholars took an in-depth look at the components of the reading brain in relation to fluency and comprehension during the edLeader Panel “Building the Foundations for Fluency and for Deep Reading.” This panel was the second in a two-part series on Closing the Fluency Gap, with part one exploring the science of learning.
As new arrivals continue to increase the numbers of English language learners in school districts across America, educators are also adapting to the changes in instruction based on the Science of Reading, which may be further complicated in some school districts by shortages in the number of certified teachers.