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Report: Teacher preparation programs an ‘industry of mediocrity’
In a new report that’s already dividing the education community within hours of its release, findings based on eight years of research are supposedly able to rank U.S. teacher preparation…
Common Core practice tests now available online
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, one of two collections of states that are designing online tests aligned with the Common Core standards, has released online practice tests in both ELA…
Tech firms call for mandatory computer classes
The Boston Globe reports that executives from Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., and other leading firms want to require all Massachusetts public schools to teach computer science, so local tech companies…
Google exec to girls: Tech needs you
Dear Girls of the World, The technology industry needs you, CNN reports. …
App of the week: Thesaurus Rex by Dictionary.com
A modernized thesaurus app that allows users to sort synonyms with new filters.…
Tech, education leaders talk STEM challenges
Education and tech leaders lauded the Obama administration’s efforts to open the science, technology, engineering and math fields to more students — but said the resource challenges in underfunded schools…
LEAD issues five digital learning recommendations
On the heels of President Obama’s ConnectED Initiative launch, the bipartisan Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission released a five-point blueprint outlining specific actions to accelerate the expansion of…
Why I now think STEM jobs are cool
In 2012, I was brought onto the STEM team here in the Caruth Institute to work on the Cool Jobs initiative which launched last fall, STEM-Works Blog reports.…
Urging students to write in the age of Twitter, texting, and Facebook
In what could be considered the social media decade, there’s often a conundrum in today’s classrooms: Students need writing and critical thinking skills more than ever, but with the proliferation…
Opinion: Summer camp more beneficial than studying abroad, internships
When I was younger, I dreamt of spending my collegiate summer vacations abroad. I wanted to visit places like Spain, France and Italy (think Hilary Duff in The Lizzie McGuire…