Leadership and Learning

whitePaper | June 15, 2022

The way we learn is a process that evolved over millions of years. However, a lot of mechanisms of learning have remained a mystery to us -- until as recently as a few decades ago. Researchers around the world have striven to unlock these answers about human cognition as a way to know ourselves better but perhaps more importantly about how learners are shaped by the environment and their interactions with it.

whitePaper | June 30, 2022

In December 2021, the Department for Education (DfE) appointed Ecorys UK to undertake a research project: Future opportunities for education technology in England. The project aimed to provide insights to the future of the EdTech market in England, considering likely developments in digital technology and education policy.

whitePaper | November 24, 2022

As students navigate an increasingly high-tech world, digital literacy has become crucial to STEM success. Learn how educators can address the globe’s growing digital divide by teaching STEM along a high-touch to high-tech spectrum.

whitePaper | August 24, 2022

Even before the COVID-19 pandemic sent schools online, the growing presence of technology in classrooms has moved student safety and privacy topics to the forefront of conversations in districts across the country. Access to devices and the internet has created countless opportunities for enhancing learning, creating efficiencies for educators, and multiplying resources available to school communities — but the internet is a vast and varied place. The need for online safety is especially clear when considering the U.S. Surgeon General’s advisory highlighting the urgency of the nation’s youth mental health crisis.

whitePaper | June 23, 2022

The way students are now taking courses has changed from before the pandemic for most who responded. Before the pandemic, more than half of respondents took courses fully in person, while only fewer than one in five students took courses fully online. Currently, only 3 percent of respondents report having courses fully in-person, whereas nearly two-thirds state that they are taking classes fully online. One third are taking a mix of online and in-person courses currently

whitePaper | August 20, 2020

Schools face an array of challenges and opportunities, especially considering the diverse needs of students and educators. To meet those opportunities, more administrators are looking for ways to personalize professional development (PD) and support teachers in a lasting, meaningful way. There are four distinct attributes that ensure PD efforts are as successful as possible: the professional learning is personalized, job embedded, both ongoing and sustainable, and tied to evaluations.