The Impact of Blockchain in Education on Tomorrow’s Learning Landscape
Discover how businesses in education are driving blockchain adoption in schools. Shape a secure, transparent future for learning.
Takeaways from EdWeek Market Brief Summit 2023
Unlock the secrets of school budgets and purchasing cycles, and how businesses in the education sector can introduce more effective strategies for outreach.
Agile Education Marketing: We Are Different
Why should you work with Agile? At Agile, we are different to work with; we try to listen to our clients and work effectively with you without any forced pre-canned solutions on them. As you try Agile, you will learn we are different to work with and yield better results. We are constantly trying to […]
Agile Education Marketing: Who We Are
Why should you work with Agile? We are Agile, and that means we listen to our clients, make adjustments, and are open to providing flexible solutions to our clients. So when you come to Agile, you can expect a true partner in the education space. https://youtu.be/kAkS3egzRmchttps://youtu.be/hRtrzlFatbo People should work with us because we provide such […]
Facilitating Learning vs. Teaching Â
Teaching is often described as a professional practice with dispositions and beliefs in both the humanist and the scientist. Most notably, this binary was identified as part of the popular consciousness view of education by C.P. Snow in his work The Two Cultures. It is important to note that Snow’s premise sees this separation as a false […]
An Educator’s Summer
While students are away from school this summer, many educators will become students. They will participate in various learning opportunities offered through their district or other educational institutions over the next few months. This time will allow them to become familiar with their curriculum and tools and build community support. Last week, my district […]
What it Costs to Run a School: Education Expenses
From providing a fair salary to educators and administrators to purchasing tools and supplies that students need to learn, running a school is costly; honestly, it is a small price for a well-educated American population. However, state and federal governments are constantly looking at their bottom line and evaluating how their public educational infrastructure uses […]
Moving Up The Ladder Together: Thoughts on How to Prevent Summer Slide
Summer slide is the tendency for students, especially those from low-income families, to lose some of the achievement gains they made during the previous school year. Research indicates that 2.5 months of reading and 2.5 months of math skills are lost over a summer. Are there exceptions? Of course. Is summer slide” typical? Absolutely. The […]
2023 Educational Funding
2023 Educational Funding 2023 Educational Funding budget request:Â In 2022, the budget request made investments in American education through the American Rescue Plan. This trend will continue into 2023, with more attention given to the apparent inequalities of students. The gap has only been widened because of the COVID-19 pandemic and the transitions that became […]
Prevention of Summer Slide
Teresa Marchant As students hang up their backpacks and head into Summer, educators worry about how their students will spend this time away from school. We fear that our students that have made progress during the school year will return to school in the fall without retaining all skills from the prior year. Knowing that […]
The Problem of Education Funding Gaps in America
Education in America is notoriously variable, depending on factors like location, average population, income, and many other elements. Among the reasons for fluctuation in quality and access is the noticeable education funding gaps for school districts across the United States. Each state, county, and district has funding requirements and availability, leaving room for wide gaps […]
Social-Emotional Learning and Data that Matters
COVID 19 has pushed into the spotlight one aspect of education focuses on student well-being. That this has always been an important, necessary topic to devote time and resources to goes without saying. But, COVID 19, as significant events tend to do, elevated what was on the margins of our attention and made Social Emotional […]
Accessibility to Tutoring in America
One main roadblock facing tutoring for students; is the accessibility to tutoring in America. From the cost to at-home support, tutoring is, unfortunately, not always an option for children. Let’s take a look at the accessibility problem and possible solutions. Proof tutoring works Personalized learning can help students increase their test scores and understand a […]
Positive Data Use Lead to Positive Outcomes!
Agile Video Series Positive Data UsePositive Outcomes Part 1 Positive Data UsePositive Outcomes with Meredith Biesinger Watch Now https://vimeo.com/922673745 While some students have remained somewhat sheltered from the hardships associated with COVID-19, others have experienced fear, isolation, and loss caused by the disease. For example, some students had parents at home to support and assist […]
Consistency is Key
Consistency is Key Life can get pretty monotonous, but the routines that we have to provide structure and purpose to our lives. They give us a foundation, ground us, and keep us focused on our goals. What is consistency? Consistency is being intentional about your routines and expectations. It is building habits through everyday actions […]
The Importance of Omni-Channel Presence in Modern Edtech MarketingÂ
Download our Omni-Channel outreach eBook Today! By this point, the importance of Omni-Channel Presence in modern Edtech marketing has been well established and is no longer an emerging trend. Instead, it has become an absolute necessity to master. Increasing your omni-channel presence is a widely recognized strategy for engaging with prospects and current clients, gathering […]
Global Private Tutoring Market 2022 Trends
Here are the Global Private Tutoring Market 2022 Trends Market size Private tutoring differs from after-school programs or tutoring centers because it usually happens in the student’s home with one-on-one attention given by a tutoring expert. According to MarketWatch, the global Private Tutoring market size has increased in 2022 from USD 425.5 million in 2021. […]
Using Data Wisely in the Education Market
Using Data Wisely in the Education Market Generally, school administrators look for the overall school performance, class information, and individual students’ scores to help determine the implementation of new programs, allocate resources, and staffing all by using data wisely. As learning standards are revised on a state and local level, it becomes necessary to review […]
Supporting Student Well-Being
One of my roles in my district is to serve as a sponsor and facilitator for a student advisory committee to the superintendent to support student well-being. Each high school selects a delegation to represent the voice of their school’s student body on topics of interest identified by district leadership. Students do their best to […]
Mental Health Wins for Schools
Mental health and public schools At the end of February, President Biden spoke in his State of the Union Address about the value of mental health resources in schools. In addition, Biden announced that he would be implementing a strategy to aid the overall mental health crisis in America. This is a part of the Unity Agenda, […]
Students, Staff, and Swiss Cheese?
Teresa Tate My district’s problems could be compared to a slice of swiss cheese. There are many problems, and some problems may appear to be the larger holes while other problems appear much smaller. Concerns include behavior, absenteeism, gaps in learning, lack of substitutes, teacher recruitment, distrust, and overall educator burnout. These are just a […]
The Rejuvenation of After School Programs
Why were afterschool programs struggling? One of the main reasons that afterschool programs screeched to a halt in 2020 and 2021 was the lack of funding. Especially for low-income school districts, much of the public school funding went to supporting remote learning programs, leaving less money for tutoring. In order to have afterschool programs during […]
Crossing the Bridge from Learning Loss to Learning Gains & The Future
Many schools, in many places, are still struggling with the question: how do we catch up? There’s not an easy answer to this; we know that. However, if we’re going to make sure students find success, it’s essential to take a closer look at both learning loss and learning gains. Like many other regions, the […]
Congratulations to these 2021 Recognized Companies!
Tech & Learning, a leading edtech publication, recently released its Awards of Excellence: Best of 2021Â highlighting standout products that support teaching and learning in our schools. The Tech & Learning judges were impressed with the creativity presented by our Best of 2021 nominees, many of whom found new and innovative ways to use technology […]