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District Management

ISTE keynote: Gaming has huge educational potential

December 3, 2013June 24, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Gaming--educational gaming in particular--has supporters and skeptics. During the ISTE 2013 opening keynote, speaker Jane McGonigal, , a gaming researcher and author of Reality is Broken: Why Games…

District Management

Japan’s ‘Science Women’ seek an identity

June 21, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

When she meets people off campus, Junko Tsuchiyagaito, 23, does not usually let on that she studies chemistry at the graduate level, The New York Times reports.

Curriculum

Humanities committee sounds an alarm

June 20, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The New York Times reports that a new national corps of “master teachers” trained in the humanities and social sciences and increased support for research in “endangered” liberal…

District Management

Google: GPAs are worthless

June 20, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Kids, you know that studying is boring, CNET reports.

Blended Learning

NASA offering online space education for Alaskans

June 20, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The Juneau Empire reports that elementary school students looking for an outer-planetary experience are being offered the opportunity to learn more in the subjects of science, technology and…

District Management

Report: Teacher preparation programs an ‘industry of mediocrity’

June 20, 2013June 19, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

In a new report that’s already dividing the education community within hours of its release, findings based on eight years of research are supposedly able to rank U.S.…

District Management

Tech firms call for mandatory computer classes

June 17, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The Boston Globe reports that executives from Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., and other leading firms want to require all Massachusetts public schools to teach computer science, so local…

District Management

Google exec to girls: Tech needs you

June 17, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Dear Girls of the World, The technology industry needs you, CNN reports.

App of the Week

App of the week: Thesaurus Rex by Dictionary.com

June 17, 2013 by Meris Stansbury

A modernized thesaurus app that allows users to sort synonyms with new filters.

District Management

LEAD issues five digital learning recommendations

June 14, 2013June 14, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

On the heels of President Obama’s ConnectED Initiative launch, the bipartisan Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission released a five-point blueprint outlining specific actions to accelerate the…

Curriculum

Urging students to write in the age of Twitter, texting, and Facebook

November 5, 2013June 13, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

In what could be considered the social media decade, there’s often a conundrum in today’s classrooms: Students need writing and critical thinking skills more than ever, but with…

Curriculum

Opinion: Summer camp more beneficial than studying abroad, internships

June 12, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

When I was younger, I dreamt of spending my collegiate summer vacations abroad. I wanted to visit places like Spain, France and Italy (think Hilary Duff in The…

District Management

Using a learning management system to meet digital content needs

June 13, 2013June 12, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

As new learning technologies and digital tools appear in classrooms, educators may become overwhelmed as they try to integrate these ed-tech tools into their lessons. But they might…

Curriculum

PowerMyLearning offers free, high-quality resources to support Common Core instruction

June 11, 2013 by ESchool News Staff

Developed by the nonprofit organization CFY, PowerMyLearning is a free online platform for K-12 students, teachers, and parents to find high-quality digital content that supports the Common Core…

Blended Learning

Avoid the hype: Online learning’s transformational potential

June 10, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

In Larry Cuban’s recent piece in the Washington Post, “Why K-12 online learning isn’t really revolutionizing teaching,” he in essence says that our research showing that online learning…

Curriculum

Trustee wants social media courses in schools

June 7, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Vancouver students should learn social media literacy in a systematic way, says Vision Vancouver school trustee Mike Lombardi, the Vancouver Courier reports.

District Management

Obama unveils ConnectED initiative to boost digital learning

June 7, 2013June 6, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

President Obama today unveiled ConnectED, a new initiative intended to connect 99 percent of America’s students to the internet through high-speed broadband and high-speed wireless within five years.…

Blended Learning

Speak Up: A decade of digital learning data

November 5, 2013June 6, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

As the third graders who were the first Speak Up participants in 2003 graduate from high school this spring, a decade of digital learning research provides a birds’…

Curriculum

Students are begging: Help us with money!

June 7, 2013June 6, 2013 by From staff and wire service reports

This article is no longer available.

District Management

Reflections from a one-room schoolhouse

June 5, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

I built a one-room schoolhouse on 80 acres in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and completed a year of teaching students of various grades and ages in this…

Blended Learning

How to use digital resources to personalize blended learning

November 5, 2013June 5, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor

Today’s students are used to having constant access to technology and digital resources in their personal lives, and harnessing the engaging power of such resources can boost blended…

Curriculum

Ways teachers can bring 21st Century skills into high schools

June 4, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Lessons taught in high schools often skimp on 21st century skills such as collaboration and real-world problem solving, according to a report released last week by Gallup, says…

District Management

The awesome thing one Chicago principal did to reward students’ reading

June 4, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The Chicago Public Schools District may be amid turbulent times, but that hasn’t stopped teachers, students and administrators from doing amazing things, the Huffington Post reports.

Curriculum

‘Share My Lesson’ is giving away prizes for sharing or downloading free content

June 4, 2013 by ESchool News Staff

Share My Lesson, an online platform that allows teachers to share and download free educational resources from their peers, is now a year old—and to celebrate its first…

District Management

Discovery Education offers free STEM camp

June 5, 2013June 4, 2013 by From staff and wire reports

In an effort to bridge the equality gap, as well as give kids and teachers an opportunity for some summer excitement, Discovery Education recently announced that the company…

District Management

Why K-12 online learning isn’t really revolutionizing teaching

June 3, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

For those familiar with past efforts to install new technologies in schools, the many claims for online instruction transforming traditional teaching and learning in K-12 public schools either…

Curriculum

Hogwarts for hackers: Inside the science and tech school of tomorrow

June 3, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

As a teenager in the early 90s, Peter Chu was obsessed with an online game called DikuMUD, Wired.com reports.

Curriculum

10 popular, banned books

June 3, 2013May 31, 2013 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

Reading is still a central part of learning, and with the current emphasis on eBooks and 21st century learning in school and campus libraries, it’s hard to imagine…

District Management

Creating an app programming course for high schoolers

November 6, 2013May 30, 2013 by By Thomas White

iPad integration specialist Thomas White, who hadn’t written any software code for nearly two decades, was tasked with creating an app programming class for students at his private…

Blended Learning

Is K-12 blended learning disruptive?

May 28, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Today the Clayton Christensen Institute published its fourth major paper on K–12 blended learning, titled “Is K–12 blended learning disruptive? An introduction to theory of hybrids,” Michael B.…

District Management

The global search for education: Finnish math lessons

May 28, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

Research has sought to understand why more boys than girls excel in math and science in the U.S., the Huffington Post reports.

STEM & STEAM

Five tech-savvy schools that focus on ed-tech

November 5, 2013May 24, 2013 by By Laura Devaney, Managing Editor, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Many schools have learning technologies and ed-tech tools. But what sets exemplary schools apart is how they use those technologies.

Curriculum

Financial literacy program aimed at Neb. schools

May 23, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

A new program will offer an online education in financial literacy to Nebraska high school students and parents, the Associated Press reports.

Curriculum

What do you do if your child isn’t going to college?

May 23, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The Washington Post's Jay Mathews reports: A parent asked me recently what she should do if her child doesn’t appear headed for college.

District Management

Innovative schools share ideas to improve learning

May 24, 2013May 23, 2013 by From wire reports

Failing 9th grade for the second year in row, A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn't going to graduate from his Vermont high school. He'd barely made it…

Blended Learning

D.C. charter school would teach all but math and English online

May 22, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

A controversial computer-based learning model is competing with eight other proposals to be one of the next charter schools approved for the District, the Washington Examiner reports.

Curriculum

Medical schooling for children?

May 22, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

We shudder at the thought of half of young Americans not being able to place New York on a map, Forbes reports.

Curriculum

Free school offering ‘cross-subject’ learning approved by Michael Gove

May 22, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

The Guardian reports that an unorthodox secondary school offering "cross-subject projects" rather than traditional classroom lessons, is among the latest tranche of free schools to be approved.

Curriculum

New additions to PBS LearningMedia cover the Constitution, Shakespeare, and more

May 21, 2013 by ESchool News Staff

Gaming--educational gaming in particular--has supporters and skeptics. During the ISTE 2013 opening keynote, speaker Jane McGonigal, , a gaming researcher and author of Reality is Broken: Why Games…

When she meets people off campus, Junko Tsuchiyagaito, 23, does not usually let on that she studies chemistry at the graduate level, The New York Times reports.

The New York Times reports that a new national corps of “master teachers” trained in the humanities and social sciences and increased support for research in “endangered” liberal…

Kids, you know that studying is boring, CNET reports.

The Juneau Empire reports that elementary school students looking for an outer-planetary experience are being offered the opportunity to learn more in the subjects of science, technology and…

In a new report that’s already dividing the education community within hours of its release, findings based on eight years of research are supposedly able to rank U.S.…

The Boston Globe reports that executives from Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., and other leading firms want to require all Massachusetts public schools to teach computer science, so local…

Dear Girls of the World, The technology industry needs you, CNN reports.

A modernized thesaurus app that allows users to sort synonyms with new filters.

On the heels of President Obama’s ConnectED Initiative launch, the bipartisan Leading Education by Advancing Digital (LEAD) Commission released a five-point blueprint outlining specific actions to accelerate the…

In what could be considered the social media decade, there’s often a conundrum in today’s classrooms: Students need writing and critical thinking skills more than ever, but with…

When I was younger, I dreamt of spending my collegiate summer vacations abroad. I wanted to visit places like Spain, France and Italy (think Hilary Duff in The…

As new learning technologies and digital tools appear in classrooms, educators may become overwhelmed as they try to integrate these ed-tech tools into their lessons. But they might…

Developed by the nonprofit organization CFY, PowerMyLearning is a free online platform for K-12 students, teachers, and parents to find high-quality digital content that supports the Common Core…

In Larry Cuban’s recent piece in the Washington Post, “Why K-12 online learning isn’t really revolutionizing teaching,” he in essence says that our research showing that online learning…

Vancouver students should learn social media literacy in a systematic way, says Vision Vancouver school trustee Mike Lombardi, the Vancouver Courier reports.

President Obama today unveiled ConnectED, a new initiative intended to connect 99 percent of America’s students to the internet through high-speed broadband and high-speed wireless within five years.…

As the third graders who were the first Speak Up participants in 2003 graduate from high school this spring, a decade of digital learning research provides a birds’…

This article is no longer available.

I built a one-room schoolhouse on 80 acres in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains and completed a year of teaching students of various grades and ages in this…

Today’s students are used to having constant access to technology and digital resources in their personal lives, and harnessing the engaging power of such resources can boost blended…

Lessons taught in high schools often skimp on 21st century skills such as collaboration and real-world problem solving, according to a report released last week by Gallup, says…

The Chicago Public Schools District may be amid turbulent times, but that hasn’t stopped teachers, students and administrators from doing amazing things, the Huffington Post reports.

Share My Lesson, an online platform that allows teachers to share and download free educational resources from their peers, is now a year old—and to celebrate its first…

In an effort to bridge the equality gap, as well as give kids and teachers an opportunity for some summer excitement, Discovery Education recently announced that the company…

For those familiar with past efforts to install new technologies in schools, the many claims for online instruction transforming traditional teaching and learning in K-12 public schools either…

As a teenager in the early 90s, Peter Chu was obsessed with an online game called DikuMUD, Wired.com reports.

Reading is still a central part of learning, and with the current emphasis on eBooks and 21st century learning in school and campus libraries, it’s hard to imagine…

iPad integration specialist Thomas White, who hadn’t written any software code for nearly two decades, was tasked with creating an app programming class for students at his private…

Today the Clayton Christensen Institute published its fourth major paper on K–12 blended learning, titled “Is K–12 blended learning disruptive? An introduction to theory of hybrids,” Michael B.…

Research has sought to understand why more boys than girls excel in math and science in the U.S., the Huffington Post reports.

Many schools have learning technologies and ed-tech tools. But what sets exemplary schools apart is how they use those technologies.

A new program will offer an online education in financial literacy to Nebraska high school students and parents, the Associated Press reports.

The Washington Post's Jay Mathews reports: A parent asked me recently what she should do if her child doesn’t appear headed for college.

Failing 9th grade for the second year in row, A.J. Swan had accepted that he wasn't going to graduate from his Vermont high school. He'd barely made it…

A controversial computer-based learning model is competing with eight other proposals to be one of the next charter schools approved for the District, the Washington Examiner reports.

We shudder at the thought of half of young Americans not being able to place New York on a map, Forbes reports.

The Guardian reports that an unorthodox secondary school offering "cross-subject projects" rather than traditional classroom lessons, is among the latest tranche of free schools to be approved.

Technologies that enable more personalized learning are poised at the forefront of learning trends, according to this year's Horizon Report K-12, an annual report that forecasts learning technologies…

PBS LearningMedia has added new content to its free repository of digital teaching materials, which now includes more than 30,000 resources, PBS says.

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