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Making the case for student-controlled devices
It's time to realize that we cannot, and should not, dictate the manner in which students learn. One area where the desire for control is clearly manifested is our use…
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…
27 visual, sensory, and augmentative apps for autism
With the extremely large number of apps available for iPads, even those for autism are in abundance, and experts say it’s important to know which are most effective for students…
The best tweets of the week for education
Here are the education-related tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week.…
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…
Using a learning management system to meet digital content needs
As new learning technologies and digital tools appear in classrooms, educators may become overwhelmed as they try to integrate these ed-tech tools into their lessons. But they might find help…
Separating fact from fiction about the Common Core standards
Here is some information to help educators respond to frequently asked questions about the Common Core standards.…
Gates Foundation looking to make nice with teachers
Though widely viewed as a critic of teachers and their unions, the world's largest foundation has begun reaching out to them in new ways, sending the message it wants to…
Department of Ed announces new school competition
In yet another move to try and spur education reform, the U.S. Department of Education announced last week $300 million in potential competitive grants that would allow schools to redesign…
Lawmakers at odds over NCLB’s successor
The one-sized-fits-all national requirements of No Child Left Behind would give way to standards that states write for themselves under legislation introduced by senators of both parties last week, with…