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Personalizing history for more impactful student learning
Social studies teachers can help students personalize history by embracing individualized pathways and oral or local history projects
Transforming learning with physical spaces
School leaders implement new technology initiatives and update teaching and learning goals regularly, but sometimes, the actual physical learning spaces in districts are overlooked. Today, more and more…
5 steps to a problem-solving classroom culture
Problem solving is one of today’s top skills—and the math classroom is one of the best places to help students build these skills.
Project-based learning moves into classrooms
Through project-based learning, students achieve a deeper understanding of lessons as they investigate and attempt to solve real-world problems.
CTE sheds its stigma
Career and technical education (CTE) or vocational education: either term used to stir up negative images of students without ambition. But those misplaced reputations are disappearing. CTE has…
Resources to help teachers explain 9/11
Quiz: Which country has the largest Muslim population? 1) Saudi Arabia 2) Indonesia 3) Egypt 4) Iraq If you guessed Indonesia, a non-Arab Asian country, you are correct!
5 things you can do right now to prepare for Common Core assessments
Helping your students become ready for deeper skills assessment isn't as hard as you think; here are five places to start.
8 simple tools for creating engaging infographics
Human beings are visual and adept at identifying patterns and trends quickly. Infographics can aid our understanding of otherwise dense, multifaceted, or complicated material.
New technologies aim to help personalize instruction
As more school leaders recognize technology’s potential to help personalize instruction, ed-tech providers are developing products that can quickly zero in on a student’s unique learning needs and…
Get the stats on STEM vs. STEAM
Advocates say STEAM education–with an “a” for the arts–should trump STEM education STEM education is, by now, familiar to educators ... Read more
Vocational education is making a comeback
Vocational education often was deemed a second-tier educational choice for those who could not go to college. Today, however, vocational education is making a comeback.
How important is informal learning?
Learning is changing. It is moving from a primarily school-based, formal process to include more informal opportunities. Learning is just as likely to occur among a group of…
Using flipped learning to boost engagement
Supporters of flipped learning have proven that the instructional model is more than just a fad. As it spreads to classrooms across the nation, educators are leveraging the…
4 tech tools that met a district’s top goals
The Napa County Office of Education (NCOE) is on a mission to use technology to prepare all students for academic and career success. We have implemented several initiatives…
Effectiveness of teacher preparation under scrutiny
Current attempts to measure teacher quality have resulted in controversy, and a ranking of teacher preparation programs by the National Council on Teacher Quality is one example.
6 intriguing TED Talks for the new school year
Every educator needs some inspiration now and then, and these days, such inspiration can be found online in just a few seconds. The internet brings inspiring and motivational…
Digital storytelling enhances K-12 classrooms
With initiatives like the Common Core emphasizing creative thinking, many teachers are looking at unique ways to deliver information. Bernard Robin, Ph.D., saw that an age-old technique could…
Students: We need coding skills
A new report reveals that 59 percent of students who do not know how to code would like to learn, while just 23 percent of students actually know…
Using your LMS to provide powerful support for teacher intuition
A well-designed blended learning course can provide a teacher with greater insights to support his or her intuition. Here's how.
Top ed-tech stories to watch: Maker movement makes waves
As the new school year approaches, “maker spaces” are cropping up in countless schools and libraries nationwide.
8 educators share back-to-school priorities
Common Core, technology use and integration are among back-to-school goals for the new school year A new school year brings ... Read more
5 higher-ed skills to teach K-12 students now
While the Common Core aims to teach students critical skills that can translate to college, career and life (critical thinking, collaboration, and writing), a different set of skills…
6 STEM resources to engage women, minorities
Science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) programs are growing each day, expanding to reach students of all ages as they educate tomorrow's leaders. While education stakeholders and policymakers…
Classroom audio system makes personalized learning ‘magic’
When my school unveiled our new 1,600-square-foot STEM lab in October, I was very excited—and just a little overwhelmed. After all, we combined two existing classrooms to create…
50 top ed-tech products, straight from educators
This past spring, we asked readers to give us their top picks for school hardware, software, websites, and other ed-tech services—and here are the best responses.
4 apps for Earth exploration, chemical reactions, and more
4 apps for Earth exploration, chemical reactions, and more This round-up ensures you won’t miss any of our weekly highlighted apps Each week, we feature a new App…
5 TED Talks that delve into education
Every educator needs some inspiration now and then, and these days, such inspiration can be found online in just a few seconds. The internet brings inspiring and motivational…
Two benefits of eBooks for early readers
The future of eBooks opens up opportunities for teachers and students alike. eBooks provide fluent readings and other engaging tools that help early readers achieve academic success. And,…
Is U.S. innovation lacking?
Measuring innovation is critical to effecting change and improvement in education--and in fact, knowing how practices impact education on an international scale could improve education across the globe,…
Little-known ways to find every student’s hidden potential
I was walking down the halls of our school recently when a little girl approached me. “Mrs. Rogers, what do I have to do to get into your…
Three new developments in K-12 technology integration
Technology skills for students and educators are essential for college and workforce success, particularly in an increasingly global economy. But how does technology integration match up with education…
4 secure online learning platforms to use
As good educators engage with students outside of the classrooms, usually through office hours, using a secure learning platform might just be the answer teachers have been looking…
A gaming site for science concepts
Students can learn more about four science phenomena with the games and resources on this site.
States with the costliest teacher attrition
