Data has become the cornerstone of decision-making and institutional strategy in today’s higher education landscape. From tracking retention rates to measuring academic performance, data offers a clear, quantifiable view of how students and institutions are progressing. This reliance on numbers has driven many colleges to focus heavily on metrics in an effort to improve outcomes,…
Incoming president-elect Donald Trump is suggesting vast changes in how our country will operate going forward. Here are a few: The U.S. should take back the Panama Canal, purchase Greenland and make Canada the 51st state. He said all of this on the same day. The list from members of his inner circle includes: Major…
Mohamed_hassan / Pixabay I’ve published 35,000 posts over the years. That’s a lot of posts. I try to make it easier for readers (and me) to access them by organizing “Best” lists, Last week, I published My Best Recent (24/25) Posts About Teaching English Language Learners, and I’ll continue to go down the line….
I’m fairly active on Pinterest and, in fact, have curated 25,000 resources there that I haven’t shared on this blog. I thought readers might find it useful if I began sharing a handful of my most recent “pins” each week (I’m not sure if you can see them through an RSS Reader – you might have to click…
Key points: When there is a relationship between teachers and parents, there is trust on both ends Survey finds “optimism gap” between teachers, admins 5 ways school districts can create successful community partnerships For more on parent-educator communication, visit eSN’s District Management hub Effective parent-educator communication is crucial for a successful school year for the…
Key points: AI is the driving force between many 2025 learning priorities 25 AI predictions for 2025 Turning classroom boredom into student brilliance For more news on learning trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub This article originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog, and is reposted here with permission. Clayton Christensen once said, “If we are to…
As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on this day, we are reminded of his profound words: “The function of education, therefore, is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. But education which stops with efficiency may prove the greatest menace to society. The most dangerous criminal may be the man…
Imagine you’re a student in high school or college. Class is about to start. You are faced with a notable dilemma: Should you whip out a notebook or a laptop to take notes? The answer is not so simple. A year ago, paper and pen seemed to be the winner when the journal Frontiers in…
Imagine you’re a student in high school or college. Class is about to start. You are faced with a notable dilemma: Should you whip out a notebook or a laptop to take notes? The answer is not so simple. A year ago, paper and pen seemed to be the winner when the journal Frontiers in…
This series used to be called “The Most Popular Posts Of The Week.” However, Google has changed their analytics program and, for the life of me, I can’t seem to figure out how to transition to it. And, since the popularity of posts has never affected what I post in the least, I figure…