Professional Development Gives Educators an Immersive, Engaging Experience

Today’s educators face more challenges than ever before. With the pandemic adding new layers of complexity to teaching, are our educators sacrificing their professional development to get through this time of socially distanced learning?

The Keys to Successful Blended Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Combining classroom and online learning has become critical in this new era of education. Are educators at your school or district maximizing this collaboration between teacher and technology?

Discover Effective, Equitable Solutions for English Learners

In a normal school year, teaching English learners (ELs) comes with its own set of unique challenges. Now with students learning at home, in school, or a combination of both, EL educators must stay focused on student growth yet remain flexible enough to meet evolving needs.

Learn How to Differentiate Learning Opportunities at School and Home

How to Perform Instructional Interventions While Coping with the Coronavirus Pandemic

When we return to school in the fall, educators might be leading school-wide interventions instead of individual instructional interventions used in the past. We know we will need to gauge where each student is and what they need to catch up. Many students may not have gotten the hands-on learning they needed to master objectives taught in the final quarter of the school year.

3 Essentials for a Successful Re-Entry Plan

Educational leaders crafting back-to-school plans during COVID-19 face murky waters ahead. While there’s never a one-size-fits-all approach due to the diverse needs of any school or district, challenges created by the coronavirus require leaders to be extra flexible this year. 

Help Teachers Build Students’ SEL Skills with Blended Learning

Strong social-emotional learning (SEL) skills help students manage stress, make responsible decisions, maintain healthy self-esteem, and much more. With unexpected school closures, students face a fresh set of SEL challenges as they shift to distance learning.

Research Is Critical When it Comes to Reading Education

Based on sound evidence and comprehensive research, Istation is powered by the science of reading and covers the National Reading Panel’s “Big Five” foundational essentials: phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency.

Learn How to Implement the Big Five for Your School

Implementing a great reading strategy can come in many forms and processes. Best practices show that the right implementation can be the key to turning a school’s academic scores around and helping students succeed across many platforms.

Learn Strategies for Differentiating Classroom Instruction

With several different ability levels and needs in your classrooms, it can be hard to find the right balance between following the curriculum and giving students their own personalized attention. Sandy Smith, Istation’s Early Reading Certified Scrum Product Owner, discusses strategies for educators to use that will benefit each student and create a ripple effect for personalized education in the classroom.