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Education check-up: Computer science, Common Core, and Millenials’ skills

March 25, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this week's news stories here,…

District Management

Georgia students leverage Parchment to improve college access

March 25, 2016 by Laura Ascione

High school and college students across the state of Georgia are leveraging simple solutions every day to improve their access to their next educative journey. Parchment, a leading…

Teaching Trends

7 things you need to know now about E-rate changes

March 25, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

The big changes to E-rate mean schools must chart a new path.

District Management

Common Core is changing how schools teach ELA and math

March 24, 2016March 24, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

New report finds Common Core is affecting reading and math — but not test scores States considered strong adopters of ... Read more

District Management

10 building blocks of early childhood education

March 24, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A new brief highlights 10 important elements of high-quality early childhood education programs, pulled from a body of research, which can help young students have an equitable start…

STEM & STEAM

STEM news site for students launches

March 24, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Science and Technology Research News (STRN), a site posting news with discoveries from researchers around the world, has been created for STEM students and faculty. Designed specifically for…

eClassroom News

Penn State online course asks educators to use commercial video games

March 23, 2016 by Jessica Buterbaugh

A new course from the Penn State College of Education’s Learning Design and Technology (LDT) program is not only integrating technology in the classroom, it is encouraging the…

IT Management

Wisconsin launches online CTE school

March 22, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Online learning provider K12 Inc. announced the opening of Destinations Career Academy of Wisconsin, an online career and technical education (CTE) high school in Wisconsin using the curriculum…

21st Century Skills

TED-ED clubs give students a platform for sharing ideas

March 22, 2016March 22, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

The clubs are fashioning the next generation of TED speakers one big idea at a time One of Mitzi Stover’s ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

Partnerships strengthen computer science movement

March 22, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Computer science education is enjoying more prominence thanks to awareness efforts such as the Hour of Code, as well as states' efforts to put more weight behind Advanced…

21st Century Skills

Shocking data reveals Millennials lacking skills across board

March 21, 2016 by Meris Stansbury, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_meris' target='_blank'>@eSN_Meris</a>

International data sets show U.S. Millennials hit global bottoms for skills in literacy, numeracy and technology problem-solving. It’s a conversation a ... Read more

News

eBook details key strategies to manage digital curriculum

March 21, 2016 by Laura Ascione

itslearning, maker of the personalized learning management platform of the same name, released “Going Digital: A Curriculum Management Playbook,” a guide to creating a fully integrated curriculum management…

App of the Week

App of the Week: Formative assessment for Common Core

March 21, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from the editors of Graphite.org, a free service from Common ... Read more

News

Frontline Technologies launches learning institute

March 21, 2016 by Laura Ascione

K-12 education software developer Frontline Technologies has launched the Frontline Research and Learning Institute. The institute will provide data-driven research, resources and observations to support and advance the…

News

Which tech tools are school priorities?

March 18, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Every Friday, I’ll bring you a recap of some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this…

News

Google’s virtual reality viewer comes to the classroom

March 18, 2016 by Laura Ascione

This article is no longer available.

District Management

Can $47M help improve universities’ principal training?

March 18, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

District administrators say university principal programs need to improve A new five-year, $47 million initiative from the Wallace Foundation will ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

Virtual reality helps students build career skills

March 17, 2016 by Laura Ascione

High school student Anthony Torres didn’t set out to become a virtual reality mentor for his school, but his passion for 3D modeling and anatomy made him the…

Apps

New app expands assessment options for students, schools

March 17, 2016 by Laura Ascione

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) launched a new iPad app to enable students to take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) and MAP for Primary Grades (MPG) assessments…

IT Management

Lightspeed Systems releases updated school web filter

March 16, 2016March 16, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Ed-tech solution provider Lightspeed Systems announced the release of version 3 of Rocket Web Filter for content filtering in K-12 schools. The release features a new user interface…

News

Ohio shutting down its clearinghouse for online lessons

March 16, 2016 by Mary Mogan Edwards, The Columbus Dispatch

This article is no longer available.

IT Management

What happens when student hackers shut down a district’s internet?

March 17, 2016March 16, 2016 by Bridget McCrea

Denial of service attacks can shut down internet access and leave IT teams powerless When Jeff McCune noticed that his ... Read more

STEM & STEAM

Dept. of Ed launches makerspace design challenge with $200,000 in prizes

March 16, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

White House competition is giving schools the chance to design and realize the perfect makerspace A new Department of Education-sponsored ... Read more

IT Management

Boxlight introduces ultra short throw interactive projector

March 16, 2016 by Laura Ascione

BOXLIGHT has announced the release of the latest in its interactive projector series – the ProjectoWrite12. There are two versions in the P12 series, including finger or pen…

Teaching Trends

How to hire technology leaders, not followers

March 15, 2016 by Peter West

Hiring in today’s tech-driven schools requires a careful resculpting. Are you asking candidates the right questions? Just as a sculptor ... Read more

District Management

Tenn. district, Discovery promote college readiness

March 15, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Tennessee’s Maury County Public Schools today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education focused on building challenging, problem-based learning (PBL) environments districtwide that help support students’ college and…

District Management

New app launches for online video coaching

March 15, 2016 by Laura Ascione

A new iOS app from Edthena, a video coaching platform for classroom observation, lets teachers upload video of classroom instruction directly from mobile devices. “Our new app now…

App of the Week

App of the Week: A genius tool for annotating texts

March 14, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo

Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from the editors of Graphite.org, a free service from Common ... Read more

Apps

Anonymous Alerts helps district step up anti-bullying vigilance

March 14, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Anonymous Alerts, a mobile communications tool that empowers students to report their concerns quickly, has been implemented by the Croton-Harmon School District in New York, which serves approximately…

STEM & STEAM

Oklahoma district boasts ‘best in state’ STEM innovation labs

March 14, 2016 by Nathan Thompson, Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise

This article is no longer available.

STEM & STEAM

8 maker tools to inspire next-gen innovation and design

March 14, 2016 by Dennis Pierce

Looking to develop designers and entrepreneurs? SXSWedu offered several ideas How can schools prepare students to be the designers, innovators, ... Read more

Teaching Trends

Closing the digital generation’s reading gap

March 11, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Every Friday, I’ll bring you a recap of some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this…

District Management

Badging partnership to offer teachers college credit for PD

March 11, 2016 by Laura Ascione

PD Learning Network (PDLN), a provider of online badge courses and micro-credentialing for educators, and University of the Pacific’s Center for Professional and Continuing Education (CPCE) have announced…

STEM & STEAM

Partnership will develop solar energy education

March 11, 2016 by Laura Ascione

Kansas City-based energy company Brightergy and global nonprofit Women in Solar Energy (WISE) are announcing their partnership to develop KidSun. KidSun will be an energy education program built…

Education check-up: Computer science, Common Core, and Millenials’ skills

Georgia students leverage Parchment to improve college access

7 things you need to know now about E-rate changes

Common Core is changing how schools teach ELA and math

10 building blocks of early childhood education

STEM news site for students launches

Penn State online course asks educators to use commercial video games

Wisconsin launches online CTE school

TED-ED clubs give students a platform for sharing ideas

Partnerships strengthen computer science movement

Shocking data reveals Millennials lacking skills across board

eBook details key strategies to manage digital curriculum

App of the Week: Formative assessment for Common Core

Frontline Technologies launches learning institute

Which tech tools are school priorities?

Google’s virtual reality viewer comes to the classroom

Can $47M help improve universities’ principal training?

Virtual reality helps students build career skills

New app expands assessment options for students, schools

Ohio shutting down its clearinghouse for online lessons

Dept. of Ed launches makerspace design challenge with $200,000 in prizes

Boxlight introduces ultra short throw interactive projector

How to hire technology leaders, not followers

Tenn. district, Discovery promote college readiness

New app launches for online video coaching

App of the Week: A genius tool for annotating texts

Anonymous Alerts helps district step up anti-bullying vigilance

Oklahoma district boasts ‘best in state’ STEM innovation labs

8 maker tools to inspire next-gen innovation and design

Closing the digital generation’s reading gap

Badging partnership to offer teachers college credit for PD

Partnership will develop solar energy education

Why interactive solutions are a smarter investment for schools

ClassMate by World Book Recognized with Prestigious ISTE Seal

School Specialty Honors Top Educators with 12th Annual Crystal Apple Awards

Follett Content Accelerates Public Library Strategy

Celebrating Teachers: Nominate Outstanding Educators for Crystal Apple Awards

School Specialty Expands Learning Beyond the Screen with New Outdoor Furniture Line

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