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  U.S. educators seek lessons from Scandinavia
  Mon, Mar 03, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Cross-cultural communication
  A delegation led by the Consortium for School Networking recently toured Scandinavia in search of answers for how students in that region of the world were able to score so high on a recent international test of math and science skills. They found that educators in Finland, Sweden, and Denmark all cited autonomy, project-based learning, and nationwide broadband internet access as keys to their success. [ Read More ]

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  Low-cost laptop projects offer new tools
  Tue, Feb 26, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Cross-cultural communication
  The beneficiaries of a movement to equip students in developing countries with low-cost laptops now have a new resource to help them put the technology to sound educational use, thanks to deals struck between ePals Inc. and the laptops' distributors. [ Read More ]

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  Gates to students: Consider IT careers
  Mon, Feb 25, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  21st Century skills
  A widespread shortage of information technology graduates across North America is forcing Microsoft Corp. and other software companies to look to developing countries such as China to meet their needs, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates says. [ Read More ]

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  U.S. educators seek new ideas abroad
  Tue, Feb 19, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Global competitiveness
  What lessons might American educators learn about how other countries are using educational technology? And is that even the right question? An eSchool News review of the subject suggests that the answers are not necessarily clear cut. [ Read More ]

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  STEM education program gets $12 million boost
  Fri, Feb 01, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Global competitiveness
  A new program to create more schools focused on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education will prepare Ohio students to better compete in a global marketplace, state officials said Jan. 30. [ Read More ]

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  Survey: Schools fail to teach innovation
  Tue, Jan 22, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  21st Century skills
  Nearly three out of five American teens do not believe their high school is preparing them adequately for a career in technology or engineering, according to the 2008 Lemelson-MIT Invention Index, an annual survey that gauges Americans' attitudes toward invention and innovation. [ Read More ]

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  '... Something needs to be done now'
  Fri, Dec 07, 2007    Primary Topic Channel:  Global competitiveness
  The poor showing of U.S. students on the latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) exam has renewed calls to improve math and science instruction to keep the nation competitive in the new global economy. [ Read More ]

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  MIT adapts free online courses for high schools
  Thu, Nov 29, 2007    Primary Topic Channel:  21st Century skills
  The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has created a new web site with free online resources that aim to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) instruction at the high school level. [ Read More ]

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  Another book-scanning project rivals Google's
  Thu, Nov 29, 2007    Primary Topic Channel:  International
  Nearly a decade ago, computer scientists at Carnegie Mellon University embarked on a project with an astonishingly lofty goal: Digitize the published works of humankind and make them freely available online. The architects of the Universal Digital Library initiative on Nov. 27 said they have surpassed their initial target, having scanned more than 1.5 million books, and are continuing to scan thousands more each day. [ Read More ]

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  Stakeholders 'speak up' for 21st-century skills
  Thu, Nov 15, 2007    Primary Topic Channel:  21st Century skills
  School leaders, students, and parents are now able to take part in Project Tomorrow's Speak Up 2007. The annual survey asks participants about 21st-century skills, global competitiveness, and technology, among other issues. [ Read More ]

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