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Cybersecurity learning standards offer a new look at a consistent threat
New K-12 cybersecurity learning standards aim to build awareness and create a more diverse talent pipeline
Think Through Math adds geometry to interactive math system
Think Through Learning, creators of Think Through Math (TTM), an instructional system for grades 3 and above, announced plans to expand its high school software line to include…
How this program hopes to double reading proficiency among low-income students
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Illinois district launches digital math tools
Illinois’ Mundelein School District 75 and Discovery Education are launching a new partnership bringing Discovery Education’s new digital math textbook to all middle school students district-wide. Math Techbook™,…
Growth of a combined high school, community college program
A River Parishes Community College (La.) program that lets students simultaneously earn a high school diploma and an associate's degree will have its largest freshman class yet when…
McGraw-Hill launches K-3 reading, language tool
McGraw-Hill Education, a learning science company, has announced the expansion of two key language arts and reading programs with significantly upgraded editions of SRA Open Court Reading and…
Blackboard unveils totally redesigned learning platform
Blackboard Inc. today launched the ‘New Learning Experience’--an educational approach that focuses on the learner and promotes better engagement, interaction and quality learning by bringing together and simplifying…
Impero Education Pro, SMART partner on classroom management
Impero and SMART Technologies Inc. recently announced that Impero has been selected as the vendor of choice for SMART Sync™ customers wishing to move to the next generation…
Waterford Early Learning for iPad targets K-2 personalized mobile curriculum
Waterford Institute has announced another platform for Waterford Early Learning, this time on iPad. Utilizing the Apple iPad in schools across the U.S, the Waterford Early Learning (WEL)…
Free resource targets writing via social studies instruction
In the push to create digital learning resources for schools, developers say social studies have largely been ignored. EDC’s Zoom In aims to fill that void. Zoom In…
D2L launches newest Brightspace Insights
D2L (formerly “Desire2Learn”) recently unveiled the newest version of its Brightspace Insights analytics suite. With this release, D2L can now aggregate and capture streamed student data from across…
Adobe unveils 2015 Creative Cloud release
Adobe's 2015 release of Creative Cloud includes major updates to Adobe’s desktop tools, including Photoshop CC, Illustrator CC, Premiere Pro CC and InDesign CC; as well as new…
Denver adopts Expeditionary Learning curriculum
Denver Public Schools (DPS) has selected Expeditionary Learning (EL) to provide the curriculum for grades 4-8 in the coming academic year. DPS will use EL’s English Language Arts…
Dispelling 9 common myths on how to improve student achievement
According to Dr. John Hattie, a professor and researcher at Melbourne's Graduate School of Education, research and detailed statistical examination can determine which teaching methods actually improve student…
As Magna Carta turns 800, free online event celebrates significance
A 30-minute live streaming event celebrating the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta--first signed on June 15, 1215--will bring together historians and other experts to explore the iconic…
Florida districts monitor early warning indicators
In Florida, all schools that include grades 6, 7 or 8 are now required to implement an early warning system to identify students who need additional support to…
Annual Summer Reading Challenge launches
myON is kicking off its 4th annual summer reading challenge, designed to support educators in keeping kids engaged in reading over the summer. Leveraging the American Library Association…
Students use tech to drive career exploration
As the school year ends, some students in low-income rural areas may feel that their time in class hasn’t brought them any closer to going to college or…
Global policy report touches on reduced testing reliance
ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, released its first Global Policy Agenda, which makes recommendations to promote the success of students, educators,…
Report looks preparing teachers to lead statistics courses
The American Statistical Association (ASA) has issued the Statistical Education of Teachers (SET) Report, which calls on mathematicians, statisticians, mathematics educators and statistics educators to collaborate in preparing…
Ohio district extends language software to all students, parents
For the past six months, Cincinnati Public Schools (CPS) has been reaping the rewards of a comprehensive online language learning partnership designed to bridge linguistic differences, improve academic…
Odysseyware releases 16 new CTE courses
Odysseyware is launching 16 additional CTE courses for the 2015-16 school year. With these new courses, the company now offers courses in each of the 16 national CTE…
The ed tech trends on the cusp of mainstream
First preview of K-12 Horizon Report notes big ed tech shifts This year, BYOD and makerspaces have their stars on ... Read more
University develops cyber security curriculum for middle, high schools
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Celebrate Space Day with a virtual field trip from NASA, Discovery Education
Discovery Education is partnering with the White House and NASA to present a live virtual field trip offering students across the country a behind-the-scenes look into NASA’s exploration…
Mass. teacher finds success with flipped model
The flipped instructional model, though not yet mainstream, is still gaining fans in classrooms across the country, some stakeholders say At ... Read more
Ontario district implements cloud-based LMS Edsby
Edsby, a cloud-based education engagement platform that connects K-12 students, teachers, and parents using smartphones, tablets, and the web, has been selected by Kawartha Pine Ridge District School…
Scholastic opens Summer Reading Challenge
Scholastic has launched student pre-registration (K-8th grades) for its 2015 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge at scholastic.com/summer. Now in its ninth year, this free, global reading program motivates children…
MIND Research, Boeing partner on math PD
Through a grant from Boeing, the nonprofit MIND Research Institute aims to help teachers excel using ST Math, a blended learning program designed to boost K-12 math comprehension…
Publisher DK launches free education research site
Publishers DK have launched a new online resource called DKfindout!--a global education website for children, parents and teachers. The site is primarily aimed at children aged 7-11, and…
Free summer school access to lessons for schools, districts
Educators and administrators across the country are looking for innovative, effective ways to ensure their students do not become victims of the ‘summer slide’ as well as attain…
Companies partner on math progress
Think Through Learning, authors of Think Through Math (TTM), has entered into an agreement with MetaMetrics, the developer of The Quantile Framework for Mathematics. Under the terms of…
Kansas preschool programs focus on literacy support
To ensure young children are reaching important achievement standards and school readiness goals, the Kansas Preschool Programs (KPP) are integrating structures necessary for implementing a Multi-tiered System of…
Five apps to teach financial responsibility
Financial responsibility is an essential skill, and increasingly, it's a skill that is taught as early as elementary school. Teaching children about financial responsibility could help them make…
Groups partner for in-school news delivery
A new ed-tech partnership will provide daily news coverage integrated with in-text, leveled assessments to K-12 students. Now, students and teachers can access relevant and timely news daily…
10 steps to making yours a STEM school
Simple ways to galvanize your school and community to improve outcomes in STEM subjects, such as engineering and biology.
New PD focuses on dyslexia
