When Gov. Roy Cooper issued an executive order for all public schools in the state to close in mid-March, Rowan-Salisbury Schools, along with every other public school system in the state, had to scramble over the weekend to create a plan.
Minister of Education Diallo Rabain said in the House of Assembly today [Feb 14] that the Department of Education has implemented the Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Curriculum in all preschool, P1, and P2 classrooms, as well as within ASD programs, and is continuing with the Achieve3000 literacy program in four schools.
It’s essential for school-level leadership to be engaged in a continual learning cycle as well, so they can effectively provide guidance for their teachers while maintaining an eye on student performance…
The new question-of-the-week is:
What can teachers do to help highlight student assets and not their deficits? In other words, what can teachers do to help create that mindset for themselves when they look at students and what can they do to help students develop the same view?
Maya Angelou once said, Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. While I remain a work in progress, I know the critical piece to following Angelou’s advice is to find a way to move from thinking to doing…
Discover how this district outlines clear priorities that emphasize educational data use to improve the school culture for students and educators
Dr. Bill Daggett to Present Prestigious Award to Nationally Recognized Leader from Florida at the National Literacy Summit
With students of all ages and in almost every classroom in U.S. schools not on-track for literacy at grade-appropriate levels (as per the National Assessment of Educational Progress 2015 and 2017), the need for accelerated literacy growth is abundantly clear…
Achieve3000, the leader in differentiated literacy instruction, and Successful Practices Network, a non-profit membership organization committed to improving student education, have partnered to present the National Literacy Summit.
The influential organization Center for Research and Reform in Education (CRRE) at Johns Hopkins University School of Education has recognized Achieve3000® for providing “strong evidence” of efficacy for middle and high school students and “promising evidence” of efficacy for elementary school students on its Evidence for ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act) website.
Academic and literacy success with a blend of digital curriculum courseware
District Administrator article featuring an Achieve3000 district – the Rowan-Salisbury School System in North Carolina – and its superintendent, Dr. Julie Morrow
McGraw Hill has just acquired Achieve3000. Stuart is an EdTech veteran who discusses the pre-K-12 literacy gap, personalized learning, as well as open opportunities in B-to-C education models driven by Covid.
Just 12 months ago, we designed the model for reopening schools in September. Now, one year later, we are about to finish this first full school year with Covid-19. A year with enormous challenges that has required an extra effort from students, teachers, and school managers alike.
Most corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) initiatives focus on examining recruitment practices, salaries, raises, types of work, and internal training opportunities, looking for signs of potential disparities between employee demographic groups. These are, of course, important components of any initiative — but if an organization wants to really shift corporate mindsets around DE&I for good, its efforts need to be authentic and effective.
A Q&A with Kevin Baird, Co-author of Whole: What Teachers Need to Help Students Thrive
Chairman at the Center for College and Career Readiness
Ever meet an MVP? Here’s your chance. Alex Sanon is a multi-sport athlete and member of the Immokalee High School Class of 2021. Alex claimed his Most Valuable Player award for his swiftness at running track while finding time to play golf and lacrosse.
Ever meet an MVP? Here’s your chance. Alex Sanon is a multi-sport athlete and member of the Immokalee High School Class of 2021. Alex claimed his Most Valuable Player award for his swiftness at running track while finding time to play golf and lacrosse.
Teachers everywhere describe how tough it can be to engage every student around the same knowledge and ideas without spending tons of time customizing materials, since the learners they serve possess such varying skills and interests…
