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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
Is this model the future of college and career readiness?
A career academy high school puts college and career readiness and 21st century skills to the test with on-the-job training and a new kind of learning model.
How NGSS transforms science class with hands-on learning
One classroom learns how NGSS to take students farther than they've ever been.
Guides help teachers with NGSS transition
Instead of having students go to one class for chemistry, another for physics and so on, NGSS-aligned teaching uses disciplinary core ideas, science and engineering practices, and crosscutting…
Free coding kits for the Hour of Code
Bitsbox, a Boulder-based education technology startup that teaches children how to create their own apps, announced today that it will donate 1,000 coding kits to educators around the…
New science award urges cancer research among high school students
Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C), a program of the Entertainment Industry Foundation, and PBS LearningMedia, a media-on-demand service designed for K-12 classrooms, announced today the opening of applications…
Entries open for PASCO/NSTA STEM Educator Award
PASCO Scientific and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) are now accepting applications for the 2016 PASCO NSTA STEM Educator Awards. Three middle and high school STEM teachers…
Buoyed by Congress, STEM and coding are on the rise
STEM education, while always a national focus, is receiving more attention in recent days, as surveys and legislation reveal awareness of its importance to the nation's success. Three…
Rural schools implement personalized curriculum to close skill gaps
Oak Heights Elementary School in Sweet Home, Ore., is using MobyMax to identify and fill the gaps in students’ skills as part of its Response to Intervention program.…
Tennessee’s supplemental STEM curriculum available to all
The Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, through legislative support, is making a supplemental STEM career awareness curriculum available at no cost to all middle schools in the state. The…
How a blended program can change Common Core math
One district looks at the changes a new blended math program for K-5 has brought, including a focus on deeper learning.
Front Row Education launches ELA program
Front Row Education, Inc. has launched Front Row ELA, a new reading comprehension program for first through eighth grade classrooms. Front Row ELA provides teachers key tools to…
New history curriculum based on 1940s drama
WGN America and Young Minds Inspired, a provider of free educational outreach programs, have teamed to bring a unique history and social studies curriculum to high school and…
7 ways schools can get creative with STEAM
With collaboration, planning, and a little creativity, every school can introduce students to the power of a great STEAM program.
Survey: Science education needs more support
Eighty-five percent of teachers in a recent survey said they would devote more instructional time to hands-on science-based learning if they had the chance. Eighty percent of those…
L.A. students get new financial literacy platform
California Credit Union recently launched its Financial Scholars Program, a new initiative to bring financial literacy education to high school students across Los Angeles County. The program will…
MIND Research hosts math fair in Chicago
Thousands of Chicagoans experienced math through games, puzzles, theater performances, music, technology and even a bounce house on September 26 at Navy Pier. MIND Research Institute’s 2015 Math…
Math tutoring startup uses mobile chats to connect students and tutors
Stanford University is investing in MathCrunch, an on-demand mobile math tutoring company, with its StartX Fund. MathCrunch will use the investment to enhance the quality of tutoring sessions…
5 steps to universally-designed instruction
Goalbook has published a white paper, Different Paths Up the Same Mountain, which outlines a 5-step instructional design process for educators to apply in the classroom. The new…
Florida district deploys new math tool
Florida’s Jackson County School District will deploy LearnBop, a math learning system, to students across the school district. Following the rollout of Digital Jackson, a one-to-one initiative providing…
Shell Science Lab Challenge now open, offering a lab makeover
Registration has opened for the 2015-2016 Shell Science Lab Challenge. The Challenge, which is sponsored by Shell Oil Company (Shell) and administered by the National Science Teachers Association,…
Texas’ big strides in preparing students for college math
A new math course backed by the state is boosting collaboration among lawmakers, colleges, and districts. And it may serve as a good lesson in getting more students…
New teacher requirements mean some AP classes at risk
Minnesota high school students are at risk of losing access to college-level classes due to new requirements that their teachers have a master's degree or at least graduate-level…
Teaching digital citizenship across the whole curriculum
Teaching digital citizenship as a "one-off event" doesn’t lead to changes in behavior, experts say. Instead, try integrating it into the whole curriculum.
Colorado hybrid school taps into personalized learning
At Poudre School District Global Academy (PGA), a hybrid school in Fort Collins, Colo., students attend blended classes on campus and take online courses from home, and district…
Is mobile the key to physics instruction?
Usually high school students take biology and chemistry before taking physics; yet, only 36 percent of students end up in physics courses, according to the American Institute of…
Check out the cool font that changes online text for students with dyslexia
A font that is intended to help people with dyslexia better distinguish between each letter by making each letter's form unique is making its way into solutions used…
15+ great resources for introducing coding to the classroom
Must-try apps, games, and tutorials for learners of every age “Computer science is a liberal art, it’s something that everyone ... Read more
Inside the unique STEM school for students with learning difficulties
The nation's first STEM academy for those with social and learning difficulties focuses on both hard and soft skills, from coding to collaboration.
2016 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards now open
Vernier Software & Technology and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) are now accepting applications for the 2016 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards. Seven educators--one elementary teacher, two middle school…
CodeNow launches #CodeHow videos
CodeNow, a nonprofit focused on teaching underrepresented, diverse high school students how to code, is launching #CodeHow, an online video tutorial series designed specifically for teens and accessible…
35 Jewish schools launch STEM program
Thirty-five Jewish Day Schools nationwide are launching the CIJE-Tech MS Program, a new STEM engineering program designed specifically for middle school grades. The Center for Initiatives in Jewish…
3-state study sheds light on math learning resource
Interactive math learning system LearnBop, an exclusive partner of Fuel Education (FuelEd), released results from a 3-state efficacy study showing students that used its product made a 7-10…
Music teachers invited to pilot-test assessments
This past summer representatives of all arts education groups gathered at the headquarters of the National Association for Music Education (NAfME) to benchmark the “model cornerstone assessments” developed…
PASCO launches inquiry-based STEM tools
To provide teachers with new ways to involve students in hands-on, inquiry-based science this school year, PASCO Scientific is introducing new hardware, apparatus, and curriculum solutions to engage…
Int’l Baccalaureate authorizes first ‘Career-related Programme’
The students at Hot Springs High School in Hot Springs, Arkansas will soon have another option to choose from when it comes to high-quality preparation for college and…
Cross-curricular news program targets grades K-5
Flocabulary, creator of educational hip-hop videos, activities and assessments, is launching The Week in Rap Junior, a weekly program that engages elementary students in cross-curricular learning through age-appropriate…
This school is using ‘Shark Tank’ to teach research and presentation skills
