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A powerful term in U.S. high schools: DBQ
You may not know what a DBQ is. For most of my life, neither did I. But in the high schools of this region and the rest of the country…
Geoconferencing: GPS, travel bugs, and learning–oh my!
Gone are the days of traditional school pen pals and classrooms mailing packages back and forth—today’s students and teachers are using ed-tech to have virtual conversations with classrooms across their…
Bill would encourage Advanced Placement computer science classes
Washington's high school students may have a greater incentive to take Advanced Placement computer science courses in the future, which state lawmakers hope will spur more school districts to offer…
Switch to digital for ACT admissions exam is bumpy
The ACT college admissions exam is going digital in 2015, and its creators fully expect some bumps along the way, the Washington Times reports.…
Parents may devote more teaching time to girls than to boys
For some years now, teachers and parents have noted something about boys and girls. Starting in elementary school, young girls often score better on reading and math tests than young…
Launching the future of STEM education
Flying cars may just be the future of science, technology, engineer and mathematics (STEM) education, MorningSun.net reports. …
How to turn an urban school district around—without cheating
The Atlantic reports that the recent public school test-cheating scandals in Atlanta and Washington D.C. are insidious not only in their impact on their own communities, but also in feeding…
ACT to move toward computer-based testing
The New York Times reports that high school students will take the ACT college admissions exam by computer starting in the spring of 2015 — but at least for a…
Why America’s ‘hacker generation’ can thrive as teachers
Nearly half of all teachers leave the profession within the first five years, Christian Science Monitor reports.…
Students can’t resist multitasking, and it’s impairing their memory
Living rooms, dens, kitchens, even bedrooms: Investigators followed students into the spaces where homework gets done. …