The Future of K-12 is Data Literacy As we reopen our schools, and come to terms with the fact that the education system is never going to be the same, our decisions must be equitable and data-driven.
How to Pick the Right EdTech Tools Post-COVID While the COVID-19 crisis has unveiled the significance of EdTech for education and has pushed many educators to integrate technology into their instructional practices, there is an overwhelming amount of products to choose from. Read EdTech expert Jake Miller's advice for making the right calls.
La Cañada Unified School District Partners with PAPER to level the playing field for all learners LCUSD, a top-rated public school district in California, partners with PAPER, the leader in personalized online learning. This grants students across grades 4-12 access to free academic support.
The Fulton County Library System Launches Unlimited 24/7 Online Academic Support This grants students in Atlanta Public Schools and other library cardholders across thirty-four libraries in Fulton County free academic support.
Note to District Leaders: Here is What Effective PD Looks Like Jake Miller, a technology integration specialist, educator, speaker, and host of the Educational Duct Tape Podcast, lent his expertise to the PAPER team about what he believes PD for teachers should look like.
Val Verde Unified School District Selects PAPER to Ensure Equitable Access to Learning Students to receive unlimited 24/7 access to online tutoring in any subject.
Self-care for the remote district leader Running a school district remotely during a global pandemic is taxing. Here are a few ways to care for yourself while caring for your school community.
Arlington ISD's Bowie High School Invests in Integrated Academic Support by Partnering with PAPER Students to receive unlimited 24/7 access to online tutoring in any subject.
Managing a Remote District Team Helping your team tackle novel challenges of this year and trying to maintain team morale from afar? Here’s how some district leaders are managing.
Running a District from Home Running a district is hard, but running it from a distance in the face of the current pandemic’s impacts is especially so. “There’s no playbook for this,” we’ve had district leaders across the country tell us. So just how are they managing?
To Open or Not to Open — and How? Superintendent Jason Glass on Finding the ‘Pragmatic Middle’ for Next School Year So, as they try to rest up during what’s left of summer vacation, Dr. Glass and his team have a triple threat of challenges to look forward to tackling. Incidentally, this list of three was also Dr. Glass’ answer to the question of what excites him about the future of his community.
How One District CTO is Making Instructional Tech Decisions for this Fall Johnson recalls encouraging educators to try everything they could get their hands on for distance learning: “My job is to remove barriers.” By gathering data from teachers, Rocklin will be deciding which tools will be implemented as long-term solutions.
A Seat at the Table: Insights from 2020 AASA National Superintendent of the Year In February 2020, Dr. Gustavo Balderas was named the 2020 AASA National Superintendent of the Year for his excellence in district leadership. And about one month later, in March 2020, everything about public education changed.
Earnest Winston on Being A First-Year Superintendent During the Coronavirus Crisis For Earnest Winston, the novelty of taking on the superintendent position was compounded by the fact that he did so in 2020; he also had to tackle the novel coronavirus.
The Secret Sauce of Being a Superintendent, According to Dallas ISD’s Dr. Michael Hinojosa Dr. Hinojosa describes the process of collecting constituents and stakeholders, incorporating the health community, the workforce commission, and eventually the State to make transformations at his Dallas ISD.
Celebrating the Victories of SoCal’s Fastest-growing District, Beaumont USD “So here we are, we’ve taken a brick and mortar institution that has wildly not changed in the past 150 years, and we were tasked with changing it within weeks to meet the demands of our students and families.”
Return & Reimagine: Getting to the Core of Utah State Board of Education’s Current Approach "Not everything that was happening in the past was great. We weren’t reaching every child! Not every child had a voice in a classroom. When we look at what can happen in the future, there are lessons we can learn from this."
Superintendent Marlon Styles: "It’s All Hands on Deck to Tackle this Pandemic of Kids Being Logged Out" The Paper team reached out to Marlon Styles, Jr., Superintendent of Middletown City Schools in Ohio, after he gave a virtual presentation to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
Rethinking the Possibilities of Education with Lindsay USD Superintendent Tom Rooney "The job of the learning community or school system is to create the conditions for each learner to thrive, given where they are in their learning, regardless of age or grade."
White Paper: The Inarguable Need for High Dosage Tutoring An increased need for high dosage tutoring (HDT) has been exacerbated by the shift to remote learning. The Paper team has put together the white paper to provide educators all the information they need to support their students and staff.
8 Reasons Why Educational Services Directors are Working Harder Than Ever Cary Johnson is the Educational Services Director at Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified School District (PYLUSD), in California. With the end of the school year approaching, Mr. Johnson offered the Paper team a snapshot of his new challenges, responsibilities, and future considerations.
Innovating on the Fly: How Santa Barbara Unified’s Chief Educational Technology Officer Creates Success with ‘Moving Targets’ On CBE: "I hope that the teachers will let go of some of the control that they have and give it to the kids. I really believe that the hardest working in a classroom should be a student, not the teacher."
“The key is flexibility”: Addressing the Digital Divide in Distance Learning at Shelby County Schools “The hallmark of this team and our efforts has been flexibility,” said Deputy Superintendent Dr. Barker of Shelby County. “That’s going to be our watchword going forward as we look at the Fall and look at the 2020 school year.”
Equity, Technology, and Access: Riverside Unified’s Approach to Remote Learning The vision statement of RUSD instruction is to “expand use of and access to technology in order to increase the availability of resources and teaching and learning options for students, teachers, and the community,” and they have done just that in light of recent circumstances.
Staying Well & Staying Ahead: Snapshots from one of Massachusetts’ Top-Achieving Schools Since the onset of building closures, Evan’s team has done their best to maintain their school pride, annual traditions, as well as an incredible 80-100% student engagement rate in distance learning.