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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
Wireless sensors help students connect with science
Sensor-based lab investigations provide rich opportunities for students to deepen their science understanding and develop hands-on experience using tools like those used by real-life scientists and engineers. PASCO…
K-12 science teachers in dire need of PD
K-12 science teachers are often left to deal with a lack of coherent and sustained professional learning opportunities that researchers say are needed to support science teachers inside…
6 fun tools to teach creativity through music
Use these music apps and tools to make your own keyboards or work on a song with others around the ... Read more
Vernier hosting 34 data-collection workshops
Starting in February, Vernier Software & Technology will host 34 free, hands-on workshops to help science and STEM educators learn how to use and integrate the latest data-collection…
zSpace launches virtual reality teaching tools
Shuttle Computer Group and zSpace have teamed up to create a desktop virtual reality solution used in K-12 schools and universities. Their intent is to create a union…
Flipping the classroom when home access is a problem
A lack of reliable internet access at home can make flipping a challenge, but by no means an impossibility.
Hawaii partners on statewide STEM, energy curriculum
The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is moving to further support Ka Hei, its statewide strategic program kicked off in 2014 that educates students about sustainable energy…
The next top scientist could win $25,000
Discovery Education and 3M have opened the annual Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge, a national science competition for students in grades 5-8. Through the program, young inventors…
State of the Union: ESSA an ‘important start’
Education spent a few brief moments in the spotlight during President Obama's final State of the Union address on Jan. 12. Obama touched on computer science and math…
South Carolina adopts science video service
Students in South Carolina will soon have access to short Twig Science and Tigtag science videos through a new statewide partnership. The South Carolina State Board of Education…
LEGO’s WeDo 2.0 teaches science, coding
LEGO Education has launched LEGO Education WeDo 2.0, a hands-on science solution designed for elementary classrooms using a robot-based learning system. The solution combines the LEGO brick, classroom-friendly…
7 ways data collection is improving STEM education
One district is getting students more active and analytical with data-collection tools, like probeware Today’s students, being technology natives, expect ... Read more
Survey: Teachers could improve their content knowledge
High school teachers may not be getting sufficient opportunities and training to learn the very subjects they are teaching--and students are taking notice--according to new findings from YouthTruth…
New Va. high school to focus big on coding
That's the consensus of a growing number of educators who say how and what students are taught must change in order to better prepare them for a rapidly…
Full Sail launches new camps for coding, robotics, gaming, and more
Full Sail University on Dec. 11 unveiled Full Sail Labs, an educational experience designed for students from 1st to 12th grades with a focus on technology, science, art…
Vernier opens 2016 engineering contest
Vernier Software & Technology is now accepting applications for its 2016 Engineering Contest that recognizes engineering, science, and STEM teachers for their creative use of Vernier sensors to…
TeachCS zeroes in on computer science
As the nation focuses on Computer Science Education Week, December 7-13th, computer science curricula developers and professional development providers joined forces to announce TeachCS, a platform for high…
100 districts that are digital learning innovators
One hundred school districts across the U.S. have been honored for their use of online and digital learning resources to personalize learning. Knovation's 2015 Digital Learning Awards program…
New online portal facilitates i-Ready implementation
Curriculum Associates recently launched i-Ready Central to help teachers, principals, and administrators successfully implement its i-Ready program. The online portal, offered at no additional cost to all i-Ready…
How to choose the right programming language for students
With Hour of Code at hand, a look at how to choose the most appropriate programming language for every age.
9 great free activities for Hour of Code
Computer science skills have enjoyed more time in the spotlight as educators, policymakers and celebrities tout the importance of coding and programming skills. This year's Hour of Code…
Math instruction meets a personalized approach
MobyMax, a provider of personalized and blended learning curriculum for K-8 students, is helping educators at Georgia’s Screven County Elementary School personalize math instruction to meet the learning…
Students break single-venue learning world record
After many months of planning, more than 900 students from more than 50 schools gathered at Baptist Rainbow Primary School in a new Guinness World Record for the…
Study analyzes NAEP, Common Core math alignment
A new study of the math alignment between the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), adopted by most states, and the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the longtime…
Research: Digital media could aid early math skills
Children who used media content from PBS KIDS' series PEG + CAT showed improvement in critical math areas involving ordinal numbers, spatial relationships, and 3-D shapes, according to…
Calif. district boosts NGSS resources
Pasadena Unified School District is addressing the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for California by providing its K-6 teachers and students with STEMscopes California, a hands-on digital…
Oregon approves Discovery math resource statewide
Discovery Education’s Math Techbook has been approved as a core instructional resource across Oregon state The Oregon State Board of ... Read more
Online community supports student tech enthusiasts
Curriculum applies real-world tech and practical business sense to the wonder of childlike imagination Tech Trep Academy has launched an online ... Read more
Infographic: How the maker movement is growing by leaps and bounds
Electronics maker company littleBits has created a new infographic designed to show the rise of the maker movement and its explosive growth, which has become a worldwide phenomenon.
New Minecraft tutorial teaches kids coding
A new Minecraft coding tutorial, created for the upcoming and third annual Hour of Code, introduces players ages 6 and older to basic coding contained within the popular…
Discovery Ed, EA SPORTS, NFL team up for math and science program
EA SPORTS, the NFL Players Association (NFLPA), and Discovery Education, the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, have teamed up for a national…
How the maker movement inspires every student to love learning
One 3D software expert discovers that no matter the subject, the maker movement and collaboration can engage students in inspiring ways.
NSF funds research on math software
The National Science Foundation has granted $799,837 to North Carolina State University to use data mining techniques to study the game-based ST Math software program that’s currently used…
Challenge channels real-world math
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) and the Boston Celtics have launched the second online math challenge for New England schools, SCORE with Go Math! Academy and the Boston Celtics,…
NASA expands high school STEM with online program
The Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin has received a five-year, $1.3 million grant from NASA that will support the national expansion of…
Rice U. offering free AP Physics online prep course
