Ezra Jack Keats Foundation Mini-Grants
The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation created Mini-Grants: awards of up to $500 given to public schools and public libraries for ... Read more
Month: January 2015
Steelcase Education Active Learning Center Grant
Steelcase Education announced a new grant program to provide active learning spaces to schools across North America. The Active Learning ... Read more
itslearning launches new mobile app
In order to help students be better prepared for learning and improve teacher-student communication, itslearning has created a mobile app for iPhones and Android phones. Available for free…
The 5 keys of any successful Career and Technical Education program
Since its inception, the discipline of Career and Technical Education (CTE) has transformed into a rigorous educational program that continues to address students’ skills and training as they…
District opts for data visualization platform to support decision making
Administrators at Lake Oswego School District selected GuideK12’s cloud-based solution to enable district analysis and strategic planning with a geographic perspective. The team from Lake Oswego School District…
How using technology can keep parents in the loop
Six years ago most of Maine Township High School District 207’s parent communication efforts were one-way in nature. According to Hank Thiele, assistant superintendent of technology and learning,…
The when, why and how of PD for iPads
ipad-pdType “professional development for teachers” into any search engine and numerous results fill the computer screen. Type in “professional development for iPads” and the results are more narrow…
Finding copyright-friendly photos for the Google Images generation
Teaching students to respect the intellectual property of others is important in this digital “cut and paste” world we live in. One great project to share with students…
Try these 6 great Minecraft lesson ideas for your math class
From graphing paper to algebra puzzles, one teacher shares tons of practical lesson ideas for turning math class into “Mathcraft” ... Read more
App of the Week: On-demand science definitions
This app helps users look up and define science terms and notable names in science.
Top 10 of 2014, No. 1: Libraries, reinvented
Each year, the eSchool News editors compile 10 of the most influential ed-tech developments and examine how those topics dominated K-12 ed-tech conversations. No. 1 on our list…
Top 10 of 2014, No. 2: Digital access and equity
Each year, the eSchool News editors compile 10 of the most influential ed-tech developments and examine how those topics dominated K-12 ed-tech conversations. No. 2 on our list…