It has become crucial for the students of the United States to pursue education in a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) field, NIU Today reports.
Big news in the tech-ed world: The Los Angeles Unified School District—the second largest school district in the country—recently spent $30 million to deploy 35,000 iPads to students,…
With all the buzz in the news about education technology, one would think that teachers were integrating cutting-edge teaching tools into their lesson plans faster than edtech startups…
Advocates of mobile technology in the classroom say that devices such as tablets and smart phones boost student engagement and offer a way to personalize learning for each…
Show your connection to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and you could win a $5,000 scholarship and other prizes. Just pledge your support for STEM by putting…
UnlockingLifesCode.org provides a multimedia-rich, interactive experience to educators, students, and the general public seeking to further their knowledge of genomics.
While technology hasn’t transformed education to this point, it definitely has transformed learning, researcher David Weinberger argues—and this shift has important implications for educators.
President Obama announced the ConnectED initiative last month to connect 99 percent of America's K-12 students to 1 gigabit of broadband and high-speed Wi-Fi in the next five…
Common Sense Media reports that The Pew Research Center’s Internet and American Life Project surveyed middle and high school teachers about the impact of digital tools on student…
In Hollywood, there are umbrella holders. Outside corner offices, there are people who know exactly how much cream to pour in the boss’s coffee. In British castles, royals…
Though quantitative and rigorous qualitative data on flipped learning is limited, a recent literature review based on teacher reports, course completion rates, and supported methodology research indicates that…
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), one of two assessment consortia developing next-generation assessments aligned ... Read more
Dressed in lab coats and peering intently into microscopes, the teenage scientists are already gaining critical skills—skills that camp sponsors hope will one day translate into science, technology…
Google will cover the $600,000 cost of providing public wireless Internet to 31 San Francisco parks, plazas, and recreation centers, ReadWriteWeb reports.
I’ve written a few times (here and here, for example) about the great work that the Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) is doing to help schools push the…
MayaNumbers turns math skills-building into a fast-paced learning game that encourages players to think differently about addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
Being able to write clearly is an essential skill for all students. With these simple online writing tools and apps, students get to practice writing informally in settings…