November 2009

North Carolina Schools encouraged to apply for ARRA funding

December 30, 2009November 30, 2009 by ESchool News

The U.S. Department of Education (USED) distributed ARRA funds to states to save and create jobs while advancing reforms and improvements that will create long-lasting results for K-12…

Teaching Trends

$5,000 for teachers who provide science teaching excellence

December 30, 2009November 30, 2009 by ESchool News

The Amgen Award for Science Teaching Excellence (AASTE) is an annual awards program that recognizes extraordinary contributions by educators across the United States, Puerto Rico and Canada who…

21st Century Libraries Around the Web

Teachers using cell phones for class lessons

January 26, 2010November 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Ariana Leonard's Spanish class at Wiregrass Ranch High School in Wesley Chapel, Fla., is one of a growing number around the country that are abandoning traditional policies of…

Teaching & Learning

Taiwan plans to roll out e-Readers in schools

November 30, 2009 by ESchool News

Taiwan's Ministry of Education plans to offer e-readers to school kids on the island next year as part of its efforts to digitize schools and promote reading, PC…

District Management

Avg. school district IT director makes $87,898

December 30, 2009November 30, 2009 by By Laura Devaney, Senior Editor

Despite the slumping economy, technology personnel working in public school district central-office positions saw a 2.1-percent increase in average salary over the past year, with district-level technology directors…

District Management

Survey shows untapped potential for campus IT

December 30, 2009November 30, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

More than 90 percent of college students use social-networking services such as Facebook and Twitter, but only 28 percent say they have used these tools in a course…

Teaching Trends

Money Matters

December 10, 2009November 25, 2009 by

Strategies and solutions your schools need right now 10 ways to save on schoolbudgets, How to trim the fat without ... Read more

Teaching & Learning

Web-savvy parents have art for raising money

November 25, 2009 by ESchool News

Parents of students at Cobble Hill's Public School 29 last summer launched an online viral marketing campaign that brought in $40,000 in just a month and rescued the…

Teaching & Learning

Hutchison wants more technology in Texas schools

November 25, 2009 by ESchool News

U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison said Nov. 24 that if elected governor of Texas, her education plan would focus on bringing more technology to the classroom and helping…

District Management

Students spread the Google gospel

November 5, 2013November 25, 2009 by By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor

Boise State University senior and self-described Google fanatic Taylor Bell landed his dream job this semester when the internet mega-site hired him as an ambassador, charged with evangelizing…

Teaching & Learning

Baltimore County teachers to try out handheld devices for tests

November 24, 2009 by ESchool News

Starting this month, Some Baltimore County teachers will give tests via handheld devices instead of the usual pencil and paper in a pilot program aiming to make their…

Teaching & Learning

Computer theft robs yearbook staff of priceless memories

November 24, 2009 by ESchool News

Already, the yearbook staff at Miami Palmetto Senior High had snapped more than 3,000 photographs, capturing key football games, pep rallies, and the Homecoming dance. But on Nov.…

Curriculum

Obama launches new STEM initiatives

July 7, 2011November 24, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

President Barack Obama on Nov. 23 announced the launch of several nationwide programs to help motivate and inspire students to excel in science and math, including a grassroots…

District Management

Revised Google Book deal disappoints many

December 30, 2009November 24, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

College and university library officials are largely disappointed with Google's decision to exclude non-English books from its digital library in a concession to critics of a proposed legal…

District Management

Competition seeks ways to transform learning

January 27, 2010November 23, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced a $2 million open competition for ideas to transform learning using digital media. Key words: MacArthur Foundation, educational…

IT Management

More states have education data systems

November 5, 2013November 23, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

According to a new report, every state is on track to have a longitudinal data system that follows the progress of individual students from preschool through college by…

Curriculum

Obama to honor young inventors at science fair

July 7, 2011November 23, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

Aiming to boost the status of math and science education in the United States, President Barack Obama on Nov. 23 said he would convene a national science fair…

Teaching Trends

Computer-Based Learning Improves Performance of Autistic Children in Los Angeles United School District

November 23, 2009 by ESchool News

Results from LAUSD and TeachTown study of computer-based learning products in the classroom serving special needs children including those with Autism

Teaching Trends

Oregon Adopts Living By Chemistry from Key Curriculum Press

November 23, 2009 by ESchool News

The Oregon State Board of Education approved Living By Chemistry for adoption as part of its K-12 Science Instructional Materials Evaluation Process. Published by Key Curriculum Press, Living…

Teaching Trends

American Library Association files comments to FCC on E-rate

November 23, 2009 by ESchool News

The American Library Association (ALA) submitted a response to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) call for comments Friday on broadband needs in education including changes to the E-rate…

North Carolina Schools encouraged to apply for ARRA funding

$5,000 for teachers who provide science teaching excellence

Teachers using cell phones for class lessons

Taiwan plans to roll out e-Readers in schools

Avg. school district IT director makes $87,898

Survey shows untapped potential for campus IT

Money Matters

Web-savvy parents have art for raising money

Hutchison wants more technology in Texas schools

Students spread the Google gospel

Baltimore County teachers to try out handheld devices for tests

Computer theft robs yearbook staff of priceless memories

Obama launches new STEM initiatives

Revised Google Book deal disappoints many

Competition seeks ways to transform learning

More states have education data systems

Obama to honor young inventors at science fair

Computer-Based Learning Improves Performance of Autistic Children in Los Angeles United School District

Oregon Adopts Living By Chemistry from Key Curriculum Press

American Library Association files comments to FCC on E-rate

Arizona’s Apache Junction Unified School District Supports Innovative Teaching and Learning with New EdTech Resources

AI Educational Partnership to Elevate Classroom Presentations, Assessments

SME Education Foundation Expands Manufacturing and Engineering Opportunities to 15K Additional Michigan Students

Ozobot Launches Self-Service Professional Development Courses

Demco Acquires StickTogether, Accelerating StickTogether’s Mission and Expanding Demco’s Range of Innovative Solutions

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