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Innovative Teaching
Popular and engaging teaching trends and instructional methods
Don’t forget nature’s classroom
Outdoor learning environments support skills that are difficult to cultivate through traditional classroom instruction alone
Changing a district’s future, through STEM
An aquarium and a state-of-the-art STEM center are part of one superintendent's plan to empower a depressed community through education.
Tool helps students prepare for workplace success
Hobsons, which focuses on college and career readiness, admissions, and student success, has launched a new digital course designed to help high school students develop critical skills necessary…
Turnitin, Wikipedia team up on copyright
Turnitin has announced a collaboration with the Wikimedia Foundation, the nonprofit that supports Wikipedia and its sister projects, and the Wikipedia community to help protect and preserve free…
6 tips for innovative teaching in a digital age
Top advice on innovative teaching for a digital world.
Why flip the classroom? ‘If kids aren’t learning, it’s not them, it’s you’
Why a teacher's decision to flip the classroom turned out to be a great learning experience for everyone.
5 useful science and technology grants for schools
Each month, eSchool News compiles a list of new education grant opportunities. This month’s grants focus on science and technology grants for schools. We list grants for tech-savvy…
10 districts that have seen big blended learning success
As schools and districts try to better meet the needs of students with different learning styles, blended learning programs are becoming increasingly popular. Because blended learning combines face-to-face…
How to Leverage Online Curriculum to Keep Students in District
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Learn these SAMR model essentials straight from its creator
SAMR creator Ruben Puentedura walks educators through the must-know elements of his model in this video and how you can get started using the model successfully.
New grant program to award classrooms with assessment tech packages
Turning Technologies is giving away $36,000 of its own technology to schools that take part in a new funding application, called the Classroom Improvement Technology grant.
Kajeet providing free wi-fi to former CLEAR/Sprint WiMAX customers
The company will allow schools to trade-in unusable WiMAX devices issued by other companies in exchange for a Kajeet SmartSpot—a filtered wi-fi hotspot—at no additional cost.
Check out the 21st century classroom in action
Lots of open space and technology like 3D printers and GoPros bring the classroom of the future to life in one Iowa school.
Virtual conference focuses on 13 digital literacies
Discovery Education will host another annual virtual conference for educators later this month, featuring live presentations from various educators and administrators around the country. Fall VirtCon, as it's…
Best Practices for Integrating Chromebooks into Teaching & Learning
Chromebooks, the lightweight laptops that run software from the Internet instead of a local hard drive, have skyrocketed in popularity ... Read more
Technology solutions tailored to your school
Expanding your school’s technological capabilities can be both complex and costly. You need a partner who takes the time to understand your goals and builds customized solutions that…
IT Products, Solutions, & Services to Empower Growth
Founded in 1987, PCMG has been on the front line of the technological revolution before smartphones, local area networks, or ... Read more
Chromebooks in Education: Using Google (Chromebooks) to flip your classroom
Filmed at BETT 2013, Bruno Reddy from King Solomon’s Academy in London shares his experience working with Chromebooks and Google ... Read more
Case Study: Chromebooks for Education: KIPP Academy of Opportunity, Los Angeles, CA
Chromebooks for Education connect students and teachers at KIPP Academy of Opportunity with the power of the web.
How to Simplify Your Printing Solution | A Case Study
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan to step down
Education Secretary Arne Duncan, one of the longest-serving members of President Barack Obama’s Cabinet, will step down in December, officials ... Read more
Digital Citizenship Micro-Badge Courses
Competency-Based Certification courses are designed by a team of experienced credentialed teachers, administrators, curriculum developers, and EdTech trainers. Courses include ... Read more
Digital Citizenship Course
Outfit your students for life in the wild, wild Web where they need the savvy to shoot straight, watch their ... Read more
Dr. Adams Challenges other Districts
If he can do it, you can too. Overcome concerns and put your vision into place that can change the course of students’ lives. Dr. Adams is ready…
21st Century Learning
A quick, breathtaking, integrated mission statement that explains how Dr. Adams and the CVUSD community foster meaningful 21st century learning.
President Commends CVUSD and Dr. Adams
At "ConnectEd to the Future," President Barack Obama celebrated the work of the 100 most innovative school leaders in the US. Watch as Dr. Adams receives special mention.…
SAMRai Teacher Certification Program
CVUSD established its own teacher training and certification program to ensure optimal outcomes with the iPad program.
Overcoming Barriers to 1:1 Implementation
Dr. Adams' conviction, vision, and energy will inspire you in this quick overview of challenges and approaches that worked at CVUSD, including how they brought internet access to…
Leading the Country’s First 1:1 iPad Implementation
Dr. Adams led one of the country's first district-wide 1:1 iPad implementations. Here's a brief breakdown of the process and mission of the program.
Meet Dr. Darryl Adams
Darryl Adams turned the creativity cultivated in his life as a professional musician and music teacher to school administration with bold innovation in his district.
Free site uses color test to match students with careers
A new career-matching app is looking to introduce students as young as middle school with modern careers, closing what some have described as an exposure gap.
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