A Bill of Rights and principles for learning in the digital age
The internet has made it possible for anyone on the planet to be a student, a teacher, and a creative collaborator at virtually no cost, EdSurge reports.
Month: January 2014
The importance of low-stakes student feedback
Assessment is both a cornerstone of measuring learning and a point of contention between educators and policymakers, Mind/Shift reports.
Google teams With GM, Honda, and Audi to bring Android to cars
That kid—the one in the back of the SUV with the iPad—is the automotive industry’s worst enemy, Businessweek reports.
24 of the best free education apps of 2014
Each week of the year we round up an education oriented App of Week. Here we've curated all the free apps we've featured in 2014, covering everything from…
The 33 digital skills every 21st century teacher should have
Every single teacher is concerned about his/her teaching practices and the skills involved in this process, Educational Technology and Mobile Learning reports.
WATCH: 6 insanely popular TED Talks to make 2014 the best year of your life
To kick off the new year, TEDWeekends is proud to present a compilation of six insanely popular TED talks from the past year, the Huffington Post reports.
How can developers make meaningful learning games for classrooms?
Though many educators are excited about game-based learning, the movement is still very much in a state of transition, Mind/Shift reports.
CES 2014: What to expect
In less than a week, the tech world will again turn its attention to Las Vegas as established companies and hopeful newcomers flock to the desert for CES…
The most popular eSchool News stories of 2013
2013 has been a great year for eSchool News. Our editorial team and guest contributors have produced the very best coverage in technology innovation in education. While covering…
‘Iron Chef’ parodies: A perfect use of ed tech?
A few years ago, my high-school-age stepdaughter arrived home from school one afternoon and started watching a video. Nothing too unusual. But Olivia was walking around the kitchen…
January: Four education grants you don’t want to miss
School funding difficulties show no sign of abating this January, and school budgets are stretched to the limit. Many educators and administrators rely on school grants to fund…
Two (optimistic) predictions for learning in 2014
The beginning of a new year always prompts list-making — resolutions, what went right last year, what can be done better in the next, Mind/Shift reports. How will…
The problem with thinking ‘content is king’ in education
Entangled, impossible to separate, that is what content and pedagogy have been and are in U.S. schooling, the Washington Post reports. But not to reformers. For decades, in…
The intelligence of education elements
As K–12 blended learning has grown, efforts have popped up across the country to create breakthrough proof points that stretch our collective understanding of what is possible for…
Google’s 4K video format to hit TVs, mobile devices, PCs
Google is working with hardware makers so TVs, smartphones and PCs can play 4K content from YouTube and other streaming services while consuming almost half the bandwidth required…
A college readiness tool that every district should use
The National Student Clearinghouse's StudentTracker is an invaluable service that can help districts better prepare their students for college success. The National Student Clearinghouse is a nonprofit organization…
$1 million to revolutionize journalism education
The goal of the $1M Challenge Fund for Innovation in Journalism Education is to hack the journalism curriculum using customized versions of the teaching hospital model. The fund…
$10K for solving real-world problems
The InvenTeam initiative, created by the Lemelson-MIT Program, offers an unparalleled opportunity for high school students to cultivate their creativity and experience invention. InvenTeams are teams of high…
Up to $2M for STEM education
The Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program supports projects that build understandings of best practice factors, contexts and processes contributing to students' motivation, participation, enhanced…
Professional development for STEM teachers
The Siemens STEM Academy offers two one-of-a-kind, all-expenses-paid professional development opportunities that provide unique experiences to middle and high school teachers from across the country looking to bolster…
Creating systemic change? There is no app for that
The rise of educational apps has impacted classrooms across the nation, but there’s one major change that apps can’t implement ... Read more
Five inspiring teachers we met this year
For over 90 years Scholastic has valued the importance of teachers and their positive impact on their students, Scholastic blogs. To continue celebrating and supporting teachers we wanted…
How London’s failing schools became the best in the world
In what must rank as a remarkable turnaround by anyone’s standards, failing schools once judged to be some of the worst in the UK have been hailed as…
Chancellor at University of California to become chief at Gates Foundation
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has tapped Susan Desmond-Hellmann, chancellor of the University of California, San Francisco, as the next chief executive of the giant charitable organization,…
Five basic — but misinterpreted — keys to creating a cool classroom culture
If the school you work in or your child goes to doesn’t help teachers maintain what many authors and experts have identified as the five aspects of classroom…
Schools sign up for ‘Hour of Code’
The Hour of Code is an initiative that asks students, teachers, parents, and schools to introduce students to computer programming during Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek), Dec. 9-15,…
Research-based games help make learning fun again
Young children are naturally curious, and one of the main ways they learn is through play. Yet, when they arrive at school, too often this sense of play…
Are these 8 trends the future of K-12?
In a recent blog I wrote for Wired, I discussed Jack Uldrich’s book, Jumping the Curve. Essentially, it suggests that the best entrepreneurs, innovators, and visionaries are those…
Teaching isn’t rocket science. It’s harder.
One of the biggest misconceptions about teaching is that it is a single job, writes Ryan Fuller for Slate.