Seven key stats with important implications for schools
The percentage of U.S. students living in poverty jumped by 40 percent in the last decade, and total funding for K-12 education dropped by $1 billion from 2008-09…
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Five tech-savvy schools that focus on ed-tech
Many schools have learning technologies and ed-tech tools. But what sets exemplary schools apart is how they use those technologies.
Don’t plan for technology; plan for learning
You never know how someone will react when you suggest that they junk their title and replace it with a new one that leads to a different focus…
Tech-savvy superintendents share keys to their success
Change is never easy—but when you start with a clear vision that focuses on learning outcomes, and you involve all stakeholders in the process, and you model the…
Pilot hopes to draw students to computer programming through music
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More schools shifting from textbooks to tablets
Well before the cleanup from Superstorm Sandy was in full swing, students could read about the weather system that slammed the East Coast in their textbooks.
More teens use smart phones to get online
Keep computers in a common area so you can monitor what your kids are doing: It’s a long-standing directive for online safety—but one that’s quickly becoming moot as…
Try these free resources for the flipped classroom
The flipped classroom is an education trend that has generated a lot of buzz, but some educators have struggled to create or find videos that are both short…
New high school designed for, and by, students
Most years, Chris Freeman’s Advanced Placement Environmental Studies students design a hypothetical, sustainable house for a class project. More recently, they’ve been designing a high school—their own.
Our readers’ top ed-tech picks for 2012
Here are the results of our 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards, which recognize the educational technology products and services our readers have enjoyed the most success with.