A Helpful Tool or Invasion of Privacy: Benefits vs. Concerns of a Digital Hall Pass
Students and even some educators feel that digital hall passes should not be in schools. Parents have concerns as well. What is behind these concerns, and how can they be addressed? Digital hall passes, sometimes referred to as electronic hall passes or 'e hall passes' are becoming increasingly popular. They allow teachers to issue student [...]
A Solution for Student Engagement
Solving the issue of wavering student engagement is no easy task. But it's an important one. Consider this scenario. You ask a high school student - "What do you want to do after high school?" The answer? "I don't know." As students get closer to graduation, most of us likely ask that question out [...]
Why Use a Digital Hall Pass?
Digital hall passes for schools, sometimes referred to as electronic or e hall passes, are growing in popularity. What is a 'digital' hall pass? These systems replace the paper hall pass method by using software and/or scanning equipment to issue passes for students. But the question is - why aren’t the old paper hall [...]
Intervention That Works!
How do you provide interventions that work, when student have varying needs and are a different levels of understanding? It's a tall order. At many schools, teachers and school leaders work hard to meet student needs while still providing them progressive, grade-level learning standards. But what happens when some students need more? In many [...]
Strategies to Combat Chronic Absenteeism
Chronic absenteeism, referring to a student who is missing more than 10% of the school year, is of rising concern for schools and districts nationwide. Rates have doubled since the pandemic; from pre-pandemic levels of 13% to 26% for the 2022-23 school year. When students aren’t in school, they can’t learn. One effective strategy [...]
Innovative Schools Reimagine Time
Innovation can be a tricky word to define, especially in education. There are so many educational philosophies and ways of doing things that change, sometimes because of current research, and sometimes because it’s trendy. What makes an 'innovative' school? But far from being just a ‘flavor of the month’, we make the argument [...]