Laura Ascione, Author at eSchool News

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Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

myON adds content from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

March 30, 2015 by Laura Ascione

myON, a business unit of Capstone, has introduced digital content from global learning company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) to the myON literacy environment. With the addition of HMH…

District Management

MIND Research, Boeing partner on math PD

March 30, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Through a grant from Boeing, the nonprofit MIND Research Institute aims to help teachers excel using ST Math, a blended learning program designed to boost K-12 math comprehension…

District Management

CASE endorses Fast ForWord

March 30, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The Fast ForWord program from Scientific Learning Corp. has received an official endorsement from the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE), an international professional organization affiliated with…

Curriculum

Publisher DK launches free education research site

March 30, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Publishers DK have launched a new online resource called DKfindout!--a global education website for children, parents and teachers. The site is primarily aimed at children aged 7-11, and…

District Management

Free VirtCon PD event focuses on digital media and the classroom

March 27, 2015March 27, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Discovery Education invites teachers and administrators worldwide to participate in the upcoming Spring VirtCon on Saturday, April 25. This no-cost, day-long professional development event offers both virtual and…

District Management

Report: Idaho wasted $61M on failed school management system

March 26, 2015 by By Betsy Z. Russell, The Spokesman-Review

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STEM & STEAM

How 3 districts empower teachers as tech leaders

March 26, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Plans to transition to a digital environment are forming in districts across the country, but the success of those plans largely hinges on one thing: teacher buy-in. Three…

Curriculum

Free summer school access to lessons for schools, districts

March 26, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Educators and administrators across the country are looking for innovative, effective ways to ensure their students do not become victims of the ‘summer slide’ as well as attain…

Curriculum

Companies partner on math progress

March 26, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Think Through Learning, authors of Think Through Math (TTM), has entered into an agreement with MetaMetrics, the developer of The Quantile Framework for Mathematics. Under the terms of…

District Management

Kansas preschool programs focus on literacy support

March 25, 2015 by Laura Ascione

To ensure young children are reaching important achievement standards and school readiness goals, the Kansas Preschool Programs (KPP) are integrating structures necessary for implementing a Multi-tiered System of…

District Management

UND, Whitewater Learning team up for online PD

March 25, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Whitewater Learning and the University of North Dakota have teamed up to offer a set of online professional development solutions for educators. Teachers and other licensed education professionals…

News

New book explores safe digital learning environments

March 24, 2015March 24, 2015 by Laura Ascione

At CUE 2015, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) unveiled Securing the Connected Classroom: Technology Planning to Keep Students Safe. In their second book on the…

IT Management

Poor internet access hinders Hispanics’ educational success

March 24, 2015 by By Rebecca Lundberg

Hispanic Americans are not meeting the economic, educational, and healthcare successes of other ethnic group peers due to inadequate broadband internet access, according to a recent study by…

News

Digital instructional materials outpace print, study says

March 23, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Teachers now are using more digital instructional materials than print materials in the classroom, according to a new study from Education Market Research (EMR)/Simba Information. The Shift to…

Apps

Five apps to teach financial responsibility

March 23, 2015March 23, 2015 by By Alex Cornacchini

Financial responsibility is an essential skill, and increasingly, it's a skill that is taught as early as elementary school. Teaching children about financial responsibility could help them make…

STEM & STEAM

Amplify introduces game bundles

March 23, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Amplify has announced it will offer its lineup of 30 cutting-edge, educational games for sale to schools and districts as separate bundles, in addition to offering it as…

IT Management

LocknCharge launches 4 charging, syncing products

March 20, 2015 by Laura Ascione

At the CUE tradeshow, K-12 mobile device management specialist LocknCharge launched four new products for safely storing, syncing and charging the latest mobile devices at schools. The company…

Blended Learning

Want to personalize learning? Try personalizing PD first

March 20, 2015 by By Dennis Pierce

In Meriden, Conn., school district leaders are rethinking traditional approaches to instruction. For the past five years, the district has had a “no zero” grading policy to encourage…

myON adds content from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

MIND Research, Boeing partner on math PD

CASE endorses Fast ForWord

Publisher DK launches free education research site

Free VirtCon PD event focuses on digital media and the classroom

Report: Idaho wasted $61M on failed school management system

How 3 districts empower teachers as tech leaders

Free summer school access to lessons for schools, districts

Companies partner on math progress

Kansas preschool programs focus on literacy support

UND, Whitewater Learning team up for online PD

New book explores safe digital learning environments

Poor internet access hinders Hispanics’ educational success

Digital instructional materials outpace print, study says

Five apps to teach financial responsibility

Amplify introduces game bundles

LocknCharge launches 4 charging, syncing products

Want to personalize learning? Try personalizing PD first

Phoenix K-6 School Taps Power of VR and Storytelling to Bring Subjects to Life for Students

AI-Enabled Personal Professional Learning MicroGrant Winners Announced

Educators Honored with YouScience® Innovative Educator Award

CIESC Member Schools Gain Access to Metrasens Ultra Weapons Detection Systems Through New Partnership

SchoolStatus Launches SchoolStatus Boost, an Innovative Educator Development Solution for Enhanced Teacher Growth and Development

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