

A roadmap to K-12 innovation: Three takeaways from Michael Horn’s latest masterpiece
Here are our top takeaways from educational futurist Michael Horn’s latest book, which offers a practical roadmap to K-12 innovation for school leaders.
Here are our top takeaways from educational futurist Michael Horn’s latest book, which offers a practical roadmap to K-12 innovation for school leaders.
Educators often cite a lack of time as one of their most significant stressors. How can we help teachers find the balance necessary to feel satisfied in their jobs and meet their social and emotional needs? This third post in the Time for Teachers blog series will discuss the importance of a self-assessment in addressing individual problems and solutions teachers face. This is not to say the onus of addressing challenges should fall squarely on the shoulders of individual teachers. Teachers need a community of practice and support to help them identify problems they might face individually that could benefit from solutions that come from consulting with colleagues.
Educators often cite a lack of time as one of their most significant stressors. How can we help teachers find the balance necessary to feel satisfied in their jobs and meet their social and emotional needs? This second post in the Time for Teachers blog series will discuss two possible solutions that can help all educators save time while addressing needs to serve students and communities: agile meetings and short pulse surveys.
Social emotional learning — also known as “SEL” — is a component of education that addresses the traditionally non-academic side of student development and learning.
Based on direct input from learners via end-of-course survey data, Michigan Virtual’s Instructional Product Development team gleaned the effective practices outlined in this blog in order to improve their course development and better meet the needs of the educators whom they serve.
Based on direct input from learners via end-of-course survey data, Michigan Virtual’s Instructional Product Development team gleaned the effective practices outlined in this blog in order to improve their course development and better meet the needs of the educators whom they serve.
Or listen on Apple, Spotify, Google, or another platform. Alternatively, you can read along with the transcript. For students who struggle in the traditional classroom,
There is a teacher recruitment and retention crisis in Michigan and across the country. Why is there a crisis? What can be done? This last post in a blog series on teacher recruitment and retention summarizes the potential to address the crisis through Grow Your Own Programs.
Based on direct input from learners via end-of-course survey data, Michigan Virtual’s Professional Learning Services team has modernized their professional learning for educators while modeling effective practices for student-centered learning.
Getting ready to take restorative practices to the next level in your school community? Check out this list of strategies first!
This Kalamazoo teacher is passionate about teaching digital literacy skills to the next generation.
Like anything new and growing at a fast pace, esports can be a confusing topic. Today, we will explore the benefits of encouraging esports in
This Michigan teacher is changing up her instruction to better meet the needs of her students in the post-pandemic classroom.
Simulations, Visualizations, Interactive Applications and their place in education. Learning in the year 2022 looks vastly different than it did in the early days of
Check out this Washtenaw teacher’s go-to strategies for creating a trauma-informed classroom.
This Detroit teacher is fighting to challenge stereotypes about who is and isn’t “good at math.”
There is a teacher recruitment and retention crisis in Michigan and across the country. Why is there a crisis? What can be done? This third post in a blog series on teacher recruitment and retention summarizes an important recent study on factors that help teacher retention in Michigan.
Esports is a billion-dollar industry and growing fast. That’s just one of many reasons this assistant principal from Ludington is giving students who may not otherwise engage in school activities the critical opportunity to be part of a team.
Here’s how you can help your online students THRIVE in the virtual classroom.
The author of Michigan’s K-12 Virtual Learning Effectiveness Report shares a few highlights from the 2020-21 school year to encourage a deeper dive into the full report.