Category: Teaching & Learning

Incorporating new forms of technology into classrooms helps students in many ways. While the most common forms of technology that teachers use are designed to build on what they are currently teaching, the idea of using technology to transform how students learn is constantly evolving. But make no mistake, the increase in use of technology […]

Most of us know what it’s like to work with someone who is very organized. They are always on time for meetings, send deliverables before they’re due and keep their desk neat. While sometimes these people are laughed at for being OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder), they tend to be very focused on getting the job […]

Most children are inherently interested in learning new things and exploring the world around them. They’re like sponges, wanting to soak up new information. It is a time when an educational foundation can be created, and ideas and concepts that are shared can help set children on many interesting paths in life. Exploring new ideas […]

People who choose to become teachers do so because they enjoy helping others succeed and working with children. It’s definitely a labor of love. While teachers deserve our appreciation every day of the year, Teacher Appreciation Week, May 6 to May 10, 2019, gives all of us – as administrators, support staff, parents, students and […]

Having consistent communication between teachers and parents is paramount to a child’s success in the classroom. While teachers take the lead in instruction, parents need to be actively involved at home in order to support their child’s educational journey. How critical is teacher-parent communication? According to Teacher.org, “Administrators find that the less a teacher communicates […]

There’s a lot of discussion about the urban-rural divide in education. Rural districts often struggle to keep pace as their counterparts in city and suburban public school districts, funded by larger tax bases, can offer their students and teachers more resources. But there are a few key areas where rural school districts really shine. We’ll […]

A major benefit of using the Skooler LMS is that it allows staff, teachers and students to use the familiar Microsoft Office applications in a way that’s completely integrated with the LMS. Because Microsoft Office comes in three different forms – Office desktop, Office Online and Office 365 (all supported by Skooler) – we thought […]

Ask a teacher what they’d like to have more of in their daily life and most would answer “more time with students.” When asked this question, one teacher who has taught for 20 years said, “If I could just spend all of my time teaching my students instead of having to do paperwork, learn new […]

If you’ve been following our blog, you’ve probably noticed that we’re big fans of OneNote. We love how it opens up what’s possible in terms of student-teacher collaboration, empowers students to have more control over their learning and saves teachers time and effort on administrative tasks. If you’ve never used OneNote before, you might be […]