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What educators can learn from brain research

May 24, 2011July 21, 2009 by By Meris Stansbury, Associate Editor

As technology advances, new discoveries based on brain mapping are helping researchers understand how students learn. And those discoveries, in turn, are enriching and informing classroom practices in…

NCTI funds research on assistive technologies

September 29, 2009July 7, 2009 by By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor

A handful of research projects now under way will gauge the effectiveness of new learning and assistive technologies for students with disabilities, such as a non-visual web browser…

Reading, math scores show mixed results

December 15, 2009April 29, 2009 by From staff and wire reports

United States students are improving in reading across the board and in math at the lower age levels, with low-achieving students making the biggest gains. But high school…

Teacher gets creative with technology grant

April 1, 2009 by eSchool News

Eastmont Middle School special-education teacher Jennifer Heaney has received a $1,674 grant from the Qwest Foundation to order five optical scanners that translate the written word into spoken…

Technology helps shatter limits of disability

August 11, 2011November 25, 2008 by By Meris Stansbury, Assistant Editor

A web site with information on learning disabilities, a national research center for studying advanced technologies, and a web site for those who are dealing with traumatic brain…

Cell phones tackle reading, language barriers

December 15, 2009February 7, 2008 by From eSchool News staff and wire service reports

New technologies that enable cell phones to translate speech on the fly and read documents for the visually impaired could have important implications for both educators and students.

Today’s reading programs also strong on science

December 15, 2009January 25, 2008 by By Dennis Pierce, Managing Editor

At the 2008 Florida Educational Technology Conference (FETC) in Orlando, Vanderbilt University professor Ted Hasselbring discussed what researchers have discovered about the science of learning--and how software providers…

Reading expert: Don’t forget fluency

December 15, 2009January 29, 2007 by By Laura Devaney, Associate Editor, eSchool News

In an interview with eSchool News, noted reading expert Jon Bower, CEO of Soliloquy Learning, says 100-percent reading proficiency for all students is the key to global competitiveness--and…

5 ways to prepare and teach online classes

Online tutoring is becoming more accepted for people every day. With the coronavirus pandemic still affecting the world, there’s never been a better time to work remotely.

How is technology impacting literacy?

We live in a world where learning and technology are intrinsically linked, especially in the minds of our youth. But do today’s students process information differently because it comes on a digital device? Is there a correlation between technology use and plummeting literacy rates? And is the way our young people consume information negatively impacting their growth as learners?

Placing Reading Power in Students’ Hands

What educators can learn from brain research

NCTI funds research on assistive technologies

Reading, math scores show mixed results

Teacher gets creative with technology grant

Technology helps shatter limits of disability

Cell phones tackle reading, language barriers

Today’s reading programs also strong on science

Reading expert: Don’t forget fluency

Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

Education Leaders Claypool And McLaughlin Launch New School

DreamBox Learning® Enters ELA Market with Acquisitions of Reading Plus® and Squiggle Park

Florida’s Martin County School District Selects Award-Winning Digital Resource from Discovery Education to Educate All Students for Success

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