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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
Every trick in the book: Five ways to inspire your children to read
Beside the proud and vocal parent who shares how great of a reader her child is (so much so that she can barely keep up with the insatiable…
Harvard training college teachers on black history
Every semester, Cheryl Carpenter tries to think of new ways to introduce Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God" to her college students.
How to make STEM education a success
What makes science programs at specialized science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) schools better than ordinary programs? A new report identifies key factors that contribute to effective STEM…
Highly rated instructors go beyond teaching to the standardized test
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Illinois erases state’s last writing exam
Illinois high school juniors no longer will be tested on writing skills during the state's standardized tests every spring, eliminating the last Illinois writing exam and shaving about…
Archaic method? Cursive writing no longer has to be taught
Starting this fall, the Indiana Department of Education will no longer require Indiana’s public schools to teach cursive writing, reports the Tribune-Star.
Report highlights importance of early childhood education
Children who attend high-quality pre-kindergarten programs are more likely to graduate from high school, says a new report that calls on states and communities to build an aligned…
California bill would require public schools to teach about GLBT contributions
California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians insocial…
History at a crossroads as England reviews national curriculum
When asked about his role in overhauling England's national history curriculum, famed historian Simon Schama understates his contributions.
Summer reading list 2011 for kids (Slideshow)
Summer is when students spend the most time out of school in any one sitting, and it's also when children and teenagers most easily lose reading proficiency, the…
Pro-drilling group develops middle school curriculum
A jobs curriculum funded by the Marcellus shale industry could be in Western Pennsylvania middle schools as early as fall, reports the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review.
Project lets K-12 students archive websites
Students from schools across the country are participating in a project that archives important websites in an effort to save important digital content for future generations.
SCA middle school students learn to build robots, find clues in computers during week-long technology camp
A group of Southern Columbia Area middle school students investigated a series of computers Wednesday morning to determine which of the fake StemTech Corp. employees embezzled $500 from…
Taking a spin on the Hudson, and earning course credit, too
By the end of this week, some 51,000 seniors will have graduated from New York’s public high schools, each with a minimum of 44 credits broken down in…
Green literacy new graduation requirement in MD
Maryland public school students will need to know their green to graduate under a new policy adopted today by the state board of education, reports the Baltimore Sun.
New PBS resource could help advance digital learning
The Public Broadcasting System and Boston-based PBS station WGBH are releasing a new digital media platform for pre-kindergarten through college, called PBS LearningMedia. The site will provide digital…
Research: 3D content can help improve learning
In one of the first significant studies of the effects of three-dimensional content on K-12 instruction, Colorado’s Boulder Valley School District found that the use of 3D content…
Secrets to attention-grabbing IWB content
Most educators are thrilled to have interactive whiteboards in their classrooms, but many wonder how to make the jump from passive teacher lectures to truly interactive and engaging…
Virtual network promotes sharing of learning content across state lines
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York are joining forces to fund an open-source technology network that would give teachers access to…
After home schooling, pomp and traditional circumstances
The 26 young men and women, seated in alphabetical order, were nearly silent as they waited for their high school graduation to start. No giggles. No buzz. No…
‘TV textbooks’ bring access to low-income Florida students
Prompted by lackluster reading scores, Duval County Public Schools in Jacksonville, Fla., is attempting to reach low-income students by turning students' televisions into learning centers.
How to cut special-ed spending without sacrificing quality
As school districts grow accustomed to doing more with less, special-education programs are dealing with their own unique set of challenges—and one expert has proposed several solutions to…
Report: U.S. students don’t know much about history
Just 13 percent of high school seniors who took the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress, known as the Nation's Report Card, showed a solid grasp of American…
Education groups applaud new ed-tech legislation
Educational technology stakeholders are applauding the U.S. Senate’s introduction of a bill called the Achievement Through Technology and Innovation (ATTAIN) Act and note that, if passed, the legislation…
Custom curriculum publishing on the rise
In a new trend made possible by advancements in digital publishing, a number of K-12 schools and colleges are working with textbook publishers to create customized curriculum content…
Robotics engages students, experts say
Engaging students at younger ages and making science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education more appealing were some of the main topics up for discussion at a roundtable…
Open High School of Utah makes learning ‘collaborative, interactive, and flexible’
OHSU is a leader in using ed-tech tools to make learning more collaborative and engaging for students—from staging historical reenactments via Twitter to launching video discussions of course…
Ten ideas for interactive teaching
Interactive teaching methods are an effective way to connect with a generation of students used to consistent stimulation—and education professor Kevin Yee has some advice for how teachers…
Students become ‘virtual virtuosos’ with the help of music composition software
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Twitter chat hour reveals ed-tech insights
Readers who follow us on Twitter are especially interested in new eLearning tools, mobile devices, and game-based learning strategies, as evidenced by the questions we received during our…
A step back for learning languages
New York is filled with people who either cannot speak English or who can speak nothing but, reports the New York Times.
Students automatically enrolled in AP classes
One Washington school district has taken a giant leap this year in pushing students to take college preparatory courses, the Huffington Post reports.
New Jersey district plans iPad-only algebra course
New Jersey’s Edison Township School District will be the first in the state to implement an entirely iPad-based Algebra 1 curriculum.
Alliance calls for ‘deeper learning’ to better prepare students
