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Leadership
Read articles on best practices for 1:1 adoption and rollout, edtech purchasing and implementation and more!
Digital equity: How to make resources accessible for all K-12 learners
The transition to remote learning showed gaps in digital equity. Use these strategies to help make digital resources accessible for all K-12 learners.
Inner city school stands out for culture, environment and technology
This urban Auckland school in New Zealand celebrates their varied cultures and the environment. Find out how they have used technology to deepen learning.
Hāpara supports Illinois SOPPA legislation aimed to protect students and families
To organize learning, Middletown Public Schools in Connecticut adopted the Hāpara Instructional Suite, which has been embraced by teachers and students.
Four key moves for principals to optimize K-12 evaluation—using the R.I.C.E. method
School principal Del Enders offers school leaders four tips to optimize K-12 evaluation. With these tips, they can measure success at any level.
Five ways to support student-centered summer learning
Encourage summer learning and replace seemingly punitive measures with something enticing. Try these five tips for the technology department or coach.
Using Hāpara to organize learning in Middletown, Connecticut K-12 schools
To organize learning, Middletown Public Schools in Connecticut adopted the Hāpara Instructional Suite, which has been embraced by teachers and students.
Chromebook monitoring keeps learners on task at Pasadena Unified School District
Pasadena Unified School District adopted a Chromebook monitoring tool that transformed remote learning.
Four principal communication tips using the R.I.C.E. method
Use Del Ender's R.I.C.E. method instructional leadership tips to redesign teaching and learning during COVID-19 in 2021 and beyond.
Post pandemic, what’s next for edtech?
Amy Mayer and Dr. Racheal Burden have been in the trenches of the pandemic helping schools across the United States figure out how to effectively implement technology and ensure continuity of learning. Check out our discussion on what we’ve learned from the pandemic and the future of education and technology.
How to use an LMS to support students with ADHD and developmental challenges
Educational Therapist Ezra Werb discusses how an LMS helps students with ADHD, learning and developmental challenges.
Instructional leadership tips for COVID-19 and beyond (R.I.C.E. method)
Use Del Ender's R.I.C.E. method instructional leadership tips to redesign teaching and learning during COVID-19 in 2021 and beyond.
Leadership in unprecedented times
Eric Sheninger will dissect the competencies and practices that leaders need to model in order to usher in a reimagined educational experience regardless of the challenges faced.
How much screen time should students have?
Wayne Poncia, CEO of Hāpara, challenges readers to think twice about assuming all screen time is harmful.
Why instructional decision-makers should care about Chromebook monitoring tools
When selecting a Chromebook monitoring tool, there are actually more instructional decisions than you realize.
Five technology essentials for school coronavirus relief spending (updated June 2021)
Use your new school coronavirus relief funds on these five technology essentials.
Eight ways to provide principal support with the R.I.C.E method
Providing principal support to your school is part of the R.I.C.E. method, an effective approach to leading.
Finding the right keys to unlock student engagement online
Learn how digital tools address challenges and solutions of curriculum and instruction to increase student engagement online.
Beginning with the end in mind: Using digital tools to re-engage absent students
Presents questions and examines digital solutions for school leaders focused on engaging and retaining absent students for accountability and connection.
How to have a successful tech implementation and rollout
Join Hāpara’s Robert Bailey as he talks with Kim Knigge, Coordinator of Instructional Technology and Erin Benaitis, Instructional Technology Coach from Joliet School District 86. Discussing basic principles of rolling out and implementing new technology, Kim and Erin will share their straightforward experience on introducing Hāpara in their own district.
10 things to look for in a monitoring tool
An essential guide to selecting a digital and remote learning chrome monitoring tool that balances student privacy, safety, and development as digital citizens.