Curriculum

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  • DVD teaches autistic kids what a smile means
    Thu, Jan 15, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Special Education
    It wasn't until Jude met Jenny that the 3-year-old autistic boy understood what happy people look like. Jenny, a green trolley car with a human face, had a furrowed brow when her wheel buckled and she got stuck on a track. But after being rescued by friends, she smiled broadly--and that's when something clicked for little Jude Baines. Key words: autism children, autism child, educational technology, autism spectrum, The Transporters [ Read More ]

  • eSchool News Special Report -- Project-Based Learning
    Thu, Jan 01, 2009    Primary Topic Channel:  Curriculum
    Project-based learning engages students and garners results, its proponents say; it is a successful approach to instruction for a variety of reasons: For one thing, it helps students retain the information they learn. For another, it engages students' interest and motivates them to learn. One of the main reasons kids drop out of school is because they're bored. With project-based learning, students are encouraged to explore their own interests and to make connections to the world beyond school. [ Read More ]

  • P21 offers free guidance for English teachers
    Wed, Dec 03, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Curriculum
    English teachers now have a new free resource to help them infuse so-called 21st-century skills into their curriculum, thanks to a collaboration between the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) and the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE). [ Read More ]

  • Brain waves are window into autism language woes
    Tue, Dec 02, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Special Education
    Unique brain wave patterns, spotted for the first time in autistic children, could help explain why they have so much trouble communicating, a new study suggests. Key words: autism children, autism child, educational technology, autism spectrum, special education [ Read More ]

  • Study shows families' financial strain from autism
    Mon, Dec 01, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Special Education
    More than half a million U.S. children have autism, with costly health care needs that often put an unprecedented financial strain on their families, national data show. Key words: autism children, autism child, educational technology, autism spectrum, special education, autism costs [ Read More ]

  • New low-cost college option emerges
    Mon, Oct 27, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Curriculum
    Burck Smith wanted to give college students a way to earn course credits and kick-start their higher-education careers while slashing first-year college costs by more than half. Smith, CEO of StraighterLine, introduced the online service this fall, giving adults resuming their education or recent high school graduates a chance to complete online classes that will transfer to colleges and universities across the United States. [ Read More ]

  • Tech helps teach about the 2008 election
    Thu, Oct 23, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Social studies
    Thanks to the creativity of some ed-tech vendors, the development of Web 2.0 technologies, and the dedication of educators from coast to coast, students are experiencing the 2008 presidential election as never before, using interactive tools and strategies that teach important 21st-century skills, promote civic engagement, and engage students in the democratic process. [ Read More ]

  • Celebrities and kids join to set reading record
    Tue, Oct 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Curriculum , Reading/language arts
    Reading to her daughter has become a staple of Sheri Johnson's pre-bedtime regimen. Johnson and her 8-year-old daughter, Maya, joined more than 400 elementary school students at Washington Nationals Park Oct. 2 for the third annual Read for the Record national event, created by Jumpstart, a national organization that promotes literacy, especially among low-income families. [ Read More ]

  • Technology makes art education a bigger draw
    Fri, Sep 19, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Art
    In art, as in life at large, technology has changed everything -- or, more precisely, almost everything. In art classes at schools and universities today, new and emerging software is rendering art appreciation and even actual artistic production accessible to a far greater number of interested students and aspiring artists than ever before. [ Read More ]

  • ED funding helps students learn key languages
    Thu, Aug 21, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Foreign languages
    The first-graders in Grace Yuan's class in Fairfax County, Va., are playing "Jeopardy," eagerly responding to clues about animals and their habitats, diet, and movements. Nothing special for a group of 7-year-olds, you say? Well, look again. These clues are in Chinese. [ Read More ]

 

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