Several of our high schools in Poudre School District (PSD), Fort Collins, Colorado, serve more than 2,000 students each, and for the vast majority, these are positive places…
Transforming STEM education and, as a result, the U.S. workforce, will require more than homegrown or one-off localized programs. This is a national challenge that requires scalable and…
The role of instructional technology in the classroom has steadily increased over the past decade. These advances include the use of computers and tablets in classrooms, over 300,000…
Self-paced Blended Learning continues to produce amazing results. As self-paced courses "mature," they continue to improve; resources get fine-tuned and teachers become comfortable and confident with the new…
Single district online programs are the largest and fastest-growing segment of online and blended learning. There were an estimated 1,816,400 enrollments in distance-education courses in K-12 school districts…
Beyond understanding the need to dial 9-1-1 in an emergency, many people are not familiar with how emergency dispatch works. Unfortunately, this is also true for many school…
Students write a lot. Being an educator, you will definitely agree with that: all writing assignments, essays, research, reviews, releases given by you.. Yes, your students are real…
Technology is becoming an ever more important part of our everyday lives, and it’s certainly taking on added importance in the classroom. Yet, why aren’t more employers and…
Surprise, surprise! Decisions imposed on people suddenly, with no time to get used to the idea or prepare for the consequences, are generally resisted. It’s always easier to…
One of the central goals of the Common Core State Standards was to make education more uniform across the country. There were simply too many differences between the…
Today’s reality of budgetary shortfalls and limited resources make it challenging for K-12 districts around the country to effectively address the technology needs of schools, students and teachers…
More businesses are taking advantage of web conferencing to interact with clients and employees. They may not realize the learning benefits of this tool. Lectures have been a…
While there are many facets of the process that could be changed, a few key areas standout: there is a lack of multi-dimensional data on individual candidates, the…
The children at my school, Manzanita Community School in Oakland, California, face the multiple challenges of poverty and learning English. More than 75 percent of our students receive…
To succeed in the real world, a student must have the ability to work well with others, persevere through challenges, and make healthy choices and responsible decisions. Oftentimes…
Teachers have used games as a part of instruction long before the advent of computer games. The reason is that teachers recognize the emotional energy that is created…
High school students studying photography need to learn both the art and the craft. The art comes from within—the eye for capturing a visually exciting image.