Featured How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy By Alan November January 9th, 2017 The fact that 80 percent of middle school students in a recent study could not distinguish between fake news and authentic news on the web shows that we, as educators,…
News How media literacy is critical to saving our democracy January 9th, 2017 The fact that 80 percent of middle school students in a recent study could not…
News Are high schools teaching science backward? July 26th, 2016 U.S. high schools are teaching science in a backward sequence of courses that is a…
News This new tool makes the flipped classroom more social July 21st, 2016 Watching videos at home is a rather solitary affair. Can a new tool change that?
News My journey as a high school entrepreneur January 28th, 2020 It was 2017 when I first heard that a business incubator program was starting at my high school, Vista Ridge High School in Cedar Park,…
News Keyboarding is key to well-rounded digital natives January 28th, 2020 Interacting with technology is second nature to children these days. But, even though these digital natives are tech-savvy, they might not have the keyboarding and…
News 5 tools to help with project-based learning January 27th, 2020 Educators know project-based learning isn't simply another teaching strategy--tools for project-based learning are a great way to engage students by solving challenges that link classroom…
News Blended learning brings out the best in educators and students January 27th, 2020 If you’ve been paying attention to education news lately, you’ve probably noticed that the conversation around technology in the classroom is shifting. When edtech first…
News Learn how STEAM supports creativity and confidence January 24th, 2020 Creativity and play are children's work. They build confidence, encourage risk taking, and ultimately shape the soft skills young people need to negotiate school and…
News Six things I learned bringing online learning to international schools January 24th, 2020 For the last 15 years, I’ve been introducing schools all around the world to the value of online learning. It started at the Colegio Internacional…
News This district uses micro-credentials to boost PL January 23rd, 2020 Nationally, distance is a barrier to traditional in-person training opportunities for teachers and administrators in many rural areas. Four years ago, the Kentucky Valley Educational…
News A district sees promising early literacy results in a K-5 pilot January 23rd, 2020 Sadly, the latest NAEP results have dropped significantly since 2017. Despite years of widely-available early literacy tools, average reading scores for 4th and 8th graders…
News Bridging the gap between science and coding January 22nd, 2020 Students exposed to coding and programming at an early age are well equipped to take on higher-level computer science courses in high school—and they also…
News Could technology addiction help students in school? January 22nd, 2020 Instead of a game of dodgeball, kids are playing Fortnite, and instead of assembling building-block castles, they’ve swapped to Minecraft and so forth. Digitalization is…
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