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Personalizing history for more impactful student learning
Social studies teachers can help students personalize history by embracing individualized pathways and oral or local history projects
Why my students are real world-ready with nothing but a device
My paperless, real-world classroom uses just an iPad, software, and the internet; and my fourth- and fifth-graders are thriving.
Digital citizenship lessons from a 9-year-old with 18,000 Twitter followers
Liv is using social media to expand her world view, learn from other experts, and even connect with people she admires.
Flipped learning takes a big step forward
Seventeen-point flipped learning technology evaluation and certification program goes live.
5 examples of personalized learning in action
A new report explores how schools and districts take personalized learning into their own hands to benefit students.
When virtual class time is innovative, student engagement soars
The eSchool Media and Xirrus Innovate to Educate Community Winner reveals what it's like to forge ahead into virtual learning
8 tips to help create and sustain a makerspace
Starting from scratch can be daunting, but it isn't impossible.
Teachers: Should you use business tactics for happier classrooms?
Applying 7 actions gleaned from successful business practices could help students and teachers excel in the classroom.
How to address executive function skills in the classroom—and why you should
The key to student achievement may lie in first developing a set of cognitive processes that enable students to manage information and complete tasks.
App of the Week: A collaborative calculator
Elegant graphing calculator and math simulations promote collaboration.
New MakerBot program launches for teachers
New MakerBot program allows educators to promote the use of 3D printing in their classrooms, participate in challenges, and receive support from MakerBot.
Why personalized learning should start in school libraries
Library experts discuss 6 specific ways libraries can best leverage personalized learning for every student.
App of the Week: Math meets the Grim Reaper
Extremely addictive puzzle game has dark, slightly gory play.
What educators can learn about effective teaching from a Harvard prof
Here are three essential lessons in effective teaching from David Malan’s enormously popular CS50 course.
Tips for teaching students with Autism about digital citizenship
Experts detail some of the most effective ways to foster online social skills needed for the 21st-century for students with Autism.
7 sneaky ways to get students reading using technology
From timers to transcripts, these technology tactics can help teachers inspire literacy among reluctant readers.
App of the Week: Math gets adaptive
Strong adaptive learning makes traditional math curriculum more useful.
Can robotics teach problem solving to students?
STEM expert details 4 tips for using robotics to teach students problem solving.
Does growing student diversity mean a renewed focus on personalized learning?
One district invests in a personalized learning framework and sees results soar within their diverse student body.
How we used GIS projects to connect with our community
GIS, maps teach Los Angeles high school students about not just STEM, but the meaning of what makes a community.
App of the Week: Play with Smithsonian resources
Discover, create, remix, and share Smithsonian resources
5 state policies to sustain computer science education
A new report examines the ways state policies can buoy computer science education efforts
5 ways to make thinking visible
Alan November webinar gives advice on how to incorporate new ways of determining whether students have understood what they were taught.
The best PD webinars of 2016—did you watch?
The 2016 results are in. Who is participating the most in professional learning webinars? Early childhood educators!
How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy
A Stanford study suggesting how easily manipulated students are online should be a wake-up call for school leaders nationwide.
Could zebrafish be the new science education recruiters?
Students participating in a weeklong activity involving zebrafish demonstrated substantial gains.
Are you using popular culture in class? Why you should be
Leveraging popular culture opens dialogues and helps students engage with classroom topics.
App of the Week: Composing music
Terrific composition tool empowers budding musicians to create, share.
#2: I made my classroom look like the real-world—and test scores soared
An elementary educator’s classroom simulates real life—and boosts test scores.
App of the Week: A small group math experience
Innovative combo of live small-group instruction and solid online math lessons.
#10: What does a flipped classroom look like at each grade level?
Take an inside look at how 3 teachers personalize learning for each student.
Um…so what do teachers do now after the Hour of Code?
To help teachers new to coding, experts give ideas that don’t rely heavily on technology to continue computer science education throughout the year.
School district in Georgia creates significant learning gains for Title 1 students
Achieve3000 has helped Title I students in 13 schools make significant and substantive gains in vocabulary, reading comprehension, and total reading skills.
App of the Week: Extension for learning outside the classroom
Useful Chrome extension lets teachers add interactivity to websites.
5 critical considerations for CBE and CBL implementation
Expert details the differences between CBE and CBL and why these differences matter will matter in your school or college.
6 ways to improve PD in STEM for every grade level
Good PD in STEM is about emphasizing the content and practice, not the technology.
Students discover the power of coding
Schools Celebrate Computer Science Week and Worldwide Hour of Code.
Is this graphic novel STEM education’s secret sauce?
The secret to effective STEM education might be in a new Swedish graphic novel.
4 ways to enhance STEM in preK classrooms
