Laura Ascione, Author at eSchool News

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Laura Ascione is the Editorial Director at eSchool Media. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland's prestigious Philip Merrill College of Journalism.

$5 million in grants to support blended learning program

February 23, 2015 by Laura Ascione

To recognize outstanding blended learning models, Triumph Learning, producer of K-12 curriculum and interactive digital tools, has introduced a grant program to award up to $5 million to…

News

Compass Learning introduces new inquiry-based tool

February 23, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Compass Learning is expanding its suite of online personalized inquiry- and project-based learning tools to include GoQuest. GoQuest is a differentiation and project-based learning tool that uses a…

Curriculum

More schools using technology to teach character skills

February 19, 2015 by Laura Ascione

As schools are increasingly fitted with new technology, the classroom atmosphere is changing. Tablets are replacing textbooks, interactive whiteboards are ousting chalkboards and software discs are going the…

Curriculum

ABC-CLIO upgrades history instruction with multimedia content

February 18, 2015 by Laura Ascione

ABC-CLIO Solutions, a digital curriculum resource for history and humanities, launches its World History: Ancient and Medieval Eras and World History: The Modern Era video modules at the…

STEM & STEAM

106K free teacher-created digital textbooks hit the web

February 18, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

More than 100,000 teacher-created digital textbooks are now available online through the CK-12 Foundation's free STEM content and tools platform. The 106,000 digital texts, or FlexBooks, come from…

Best Practices for Chromebook Adoption

30,000 Chromebooks reach middle schoolers in N.C. district

December 31, 2015February 17, 2015 by By Andrew Dunn, The Charlotte Observer

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District Management

New tools emerge to support schools’ digital transition

February 17, 2015 by Laura Ascione

School districts across the country are replacing print textbooks with free open educational resources (OER); however, many are finding it difficult to evaluate the quality and relevancy of…

IT Management

Engineering game promotes problem solving, mechanical concepts

February 17, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The education gaming landscape continues to take shape, and more teachers are looking to implement learning games that teach core subject areas. Backyard Engineers, a new game from…

STEM & STEAM

Google hopes to boost AP computer science pass rates

February 16, 2015 by Laura Ascione

As research reveals that minority students enroll in and pass high school and college STEM courses less often than their peers, efforts are emerging to encourage those student…

District Management

Don’t forget AV needs for Common Core assessments

February 16, 2015 by Laura Ascione

School leaders are aware that Common Core assessments will come with some new requirements, and AV equipment needs should not be overlooked. Califone International LLC, a manufacturer of…

District Management

New partnership supports online learning for special education students

February 16, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Across the country, schools and districts are leveraging digital learning to overcome staffing and resource challenges to improve outcomes and to address the many needs of their K-12…

News

Digital literacy courses gaining popularity

February 17, 2015February 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione

oday’s graduates need formal technology skills to be successful, whether pursuing higher education or entering the workforce after high school. Now available for district purchase and implementation, Project…

IT Management

Massive growth predicted for e-books

February 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione

A new survey of 475 educators indicates that schools and districts see their use of classroom materials transitioning substantially from paper books to digital books over the next…

STEM & STEAM

CK-12 introduces free elementary math content

February 13, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The CK-12 Foundation has launched its first free interactive math practice problems and videos for K1-5 grade levels. The new offering is fully aligned to Common Core and…

District Management

Student Privacy Pledge racks up signatures

February 12, 2015 by Laura Ascione

The Student Privacy Pledge, a list of 12 commitments that school service providers have made to affirm K-12 student information is kept private and secure, has grown to…

Curriculum

myON adds National Geographic Kids to digital platform

February 12, 2015 by Laura Ascione

myON, a business unit of Capstone, has added digital books from National Geographic Kids, one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational institutions in the world, to myON’s…

District Management

Kurzweil improves learning for blind, visually impaired users

February 12, 2015 by Laura Ascione

Kurzweil Education, Inc., a division of Cambium Learning Group, Inc., announced Kurzweil 1000 Version 14, the latest version of its award-winning text-to-speech software that makes printed or electronic…

District Management

New bill would renew EETT funding

February 11, 2015 by By Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

A new bill proposed in the U.S. Senate would once again fund the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) Act, which ensures that educators and students have access to…

IT Management