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Administrator Tips, EdOptions Academy, Online Learning

Addressing Teacher Shortage in Illinois: Causes, Considerations, and the Benefits of Virtual School Partnership

Like many states around the country, Illinois is facing a significant teacher shortage.

3 Steps to Reflect on the School Year and Hone Your Craft

Like everything else in a teacher’s craft, you should attack reflection with deliberate, meaningful purpose. It’s not enough to ask yourself questions and poll your feelings. You’re looking for ways to affect change in how you prepare for the next school year over the summer.

Scott Sterling

[Resource] 10 Ways to Keep Students Learning over the Summer

While everyone can appreciate a good lazy day, the academic consequences of an entire summer off is not something to take lightly. In fact, ASCD reports that, on average, elementary students lose one month of learning over the summer. Even more concerning is the fact that learning loss from this “summer slide” seems to be cumulative. Keep your students learning all summer long with these 10 tips.

Brita Hammer

15 ESSA-Aligned Preparation and Professional Development Initiatives Pennsylvania Educators Need to Know About

Educator effectiveness is a key aspect of Pennsylvania’s approach to ensure that all students in the state receive a high-quality education.

Sarah Cornelius

[Summer PD] Indiana eLearning Regional Conferences & Edmentum

Calling all Indiana educators—have you planned your summer professional development (PD)?

Madison Michell

Integration Planning: Benefits and Challenging Questions to Consider

In part 1 of this blog series on integration, we discussed how data interoperabi

Jeremy Spivey

[Administrator Tips] 4 Steps to Planning for Next School Year

What can be done now to make next year EVEN better than the last? To tackle this question, I pulled from my own experiences as a principal as well as drew from conversations with other administrators. The responses were pretty consistent and tended to focus on four key areas: data, scheduling, budgeting, and staffing.

Joseph Durand

Exploring 4-Day School Weeks: Why Some Districts Are Making the Switch

Why are some districts transitioning to 4 day weeks? We’ll be discussing some of the pros and cons of having a four-day school week and sharing some feedback from districts that have made the switch. Let’s dive in!