Why Common Core tests won’t be what Arne Duncan promised
On Sept. 2, 2010, Education Secretary Arne Duncan gave a speech called “Beyond The Bubble Tests: The Next Generation of Assessments.” Duncan was referring to standardized tests that…
Month: April 2013
Find college loans confusing? CollegeAbacus.com might help
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How three districts are tracking student data
Education stakeholders and reformers increasingly focus on data to help inform instruction and offer clues on student achievement patterns, and a partnership among three organizations aims to help…
$7,500 in scholarships
While we may complain from time to time about our homework loads, we all know that truly exquisite professors can enrich our lives for the better! So which…
Obama unveils White House brain-mapping project
The White House unveiled a human brain research program Tuesday that could point to new strategies for dealing with illnesses such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy and autism, NBC…
Legislature appropriates $10M for STEM education
The Utah legislature has granted $10 million to further the science, technology, engineering and math education, or STEM, throughout the state in an effort to prepare Utah students…
The new challenges of teaching
The Washington Post asks: What can we learn about assessment from photographs?
Google, Hulu pull their usual April Fools’ pranks
The new month has already brought a lot of major tech news: Google announced Saturday that it’s closing YouTube and launching a scent search engine; meanwhile, Twitter is…
Three key takeaways from this year’s National Conference on Education
We were exposed to three great presenters who challenged us to consider the value of great leadership in our schools, valid and reliable assessments of our students and…
Try these free resources for the flipped classroom
The flipped classroom is an education trend that has generated a lot of buzz, but some educators have struggled to create or find videos that are both short…
eSchool News April 2013
• Survey reveals ed-tech access gap • Occupational therapy services move online • Making education a true game changer for kids • Schools brace for budget axe •…
App of the week: Super Duper Storymaker
An app for book creation and storytelling.
3-D printer enlivens students’ ideas
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Researchers combat obesity with tech tools popular with teens
The best weapon in the battle against obesity may already be in the hands of children and teenagers, reports The Lookout.
Atlanta cheating scandal ensnares ex-superintendent
As Atlanta gets set to host next weekend’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four, its scandal-plagued public school system steals the limelight, Forbes.com reports.
Google declares end of YouTube in April Fool’s prank
The best April Fool's pranks are absurd but also have a kernel of believability at their core just big enough to reel people in, CNET reports.
More diagnoses of hyperactivity in new C.D.C. data
The New York Times reports that nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received…
What makes a good teacher preparation program?
To make sure students graduate from high school prepared to tackle whatever path they choose, teacher preparation must focus on making today's education system a learner-centered instructional model,…