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Wisconsin Leader Picked to Join Lifetouch’s Memory Mission as 2019 Volunteer

Wisconsin Leader Picked to Join Lifetouch’s Memory Mission as 2019 Volunteer

During the 2nd General Session on Friday, conference attendees watched a video about the 2018 Lifetouch Memory Mission, an opportunity to volunteer on a school-building project in the Caribbean. In the aftermath, many conference attendees filled out an application to participate in the next Lifetouch Memory Mission – which is slated for Puerto Rico, probably […]

Advice Shared With Superintendents on Embracing a One-to-One Initiative

Transformational Digital

The one-to-one technology initiative that is gaining rapid use in K-12 education nationally allows schools to effectively implement technology in the digital age. In the Rowan Salisbury School District in Salisbury, N.C., the one-to-one initiative means each student has use of one electronic device, typically a laptop or tablet, which is available for their use […]

Dig Into Data to Raise Graduation Rates, Conference Panelists Suggest

Graduation Effect

Lexington County, S.C., School District One’s high school graduation rate exceeds 90 percent. On the surface, this looks like a strong, even exceptional outcome for the district. Yet as Gloria Talley, chief academic officer, stated during a session on Saturday at AASA’s national conference when the district dug into its data, educators found students not […]

Khan Tells AASA Crowd He Foresees a Free Education for Anyone, Anywhere

Keynote Sal Khan

The story of how Khan Academy came to be and how it has grown into something much bigger than online videos for tutoring was brought to life during the AASA conference’s 3rd General Session Saturday by Sal Kahn, the founder of the education model used today by 65 million in 190 countries. The impact of […]

Georgia Educators Show How They’ve Crafted Feedback Teachers Need and Deserve

“What are your go-to feedback phrases when evaluating teachers?” About 50 school and district leaders were asked that vital question at a Saturday morning AASA conference session on “Crafting the Feedback Teachers Need and Deserve.” Answers included overused and vague idioms such as “students are very engaged,” “great lesson planning” or “good use of technology.” […]

Top Graduate Students in School Leadership Given AASA Scholarships

Seven outstanding graduate students in educational administration nationally were recognized on Saturday by AASA at the 3rd General Session of the 2018 AASA national conference. Each earns a $2,500 scholarship toward their doctoral degrees. Each scholarship is named in honor of a former AASA executive director — Sherwood D. Shankland, Worth McClure, Finis E. Engleman, […]

To Overcome Rural Challenges, Leaders Discuss Aligning Technology to Available Resources

Aligning Tech

Most Saturday mornings are spent in bed or sleeping in late, but superintendents from across the country were up early Saturday for an AASA conference session on aligning technology and digital resources in rural school districts. Rural school districts face different specific challenges in being offered to technology and digital resources as a learning support […]

Singing Superintendents Celebrate Music City USA Through Country and Rock ‘n’ Roll

Singing Superintendents

The Singing Superintendents kicked off the 3rd General Session of AASA’s national conference Saturday morning on a patriotic note, beginning with “The Star-Spangled Banner” as a digital flag waved in the background. During the 15-minute concert performance on stage, a rich blend of soprano, alto, base and tenor voices – 18 superintendents in all — […]

Short-Term Newsroom Staff Delivers Big-Time Conference Coverage Daily

Conference Daily

Some might consider the product a daily miracle – the publication that blankets AASA’s national conference in coverage each day. It’s generated by a small staff of professionals mixed in with student talent. Since Wednesday, when 100 Governing Board members took up morning business at the Music City Center in Nashville, Conference Daily Online has […]