Language supports for offline schools worldwide
Lingoda, Europe’s leading online language school, is supporting offline language learning institutions across the world facing the sudden transition to ... Read more
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5 tips to avoid the summer slide
Research shows that reading at least 20 minutes a day, every day, all year long, can make a world of difference for students at all levels. We know…
These 10 things will either hinder or support innovation in 2020
Digital equity remains a top hurdle to teaching and learning innovation in schools, while personalization and SEL will help accelerate innovation, according to a glimpse of CoSN's next…
5 strategies to tackle the homework gap
Despite a brighter spotlight on digital equity, gaps still remain, including the troubling and persistent homework gap--but a newly-relaunched digital equity toolkit aims to highlight the important work…
Explore student agency, storytelling, and more at SXSW EDU 2019
Student agency is a form of personalized learning that encourages students to take initiative when it comes to their own learning experiences in the classroom. Therefore, students get…
3 must-haves for a mobile learning environment
Beekmantown (NY) Central School District, a rural district of 2,070 students, was on a mission to be the most progressive educational institution in the area. When funds were…
ISTE 2018 emphasizes AI in classrooms
A new partnership between ISTE and General Motors, announced during ISTE 2018 and explored during an ISTE panel session, examines how students are being prepared to work with…
Getting started with blended learning
Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for the sixth grade. That meant our incoming seventh-graders would not only have Chromebooks, they would know how…
3 must-know’s about assessment achievement levels
In education and assessment, we use the word “standards” in a number of ways: curriculum standards, standards-based assessments, performance standards. Performance standards—also known as proficiency levels, achievement levels,…
District Technology Specialist: These are the critical success factors for 1:1
At Banks County Schools, a rural school district in the mountains of northeast Georgia, it feels like we’re at the end and also the beginning of a very…
EDITORIAL: Maine high schools should offer computer science courses
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Greatest lesson: Teacher buy-in is overrated
One of the greatest lessons my 30 years of experience in education has taught me is that teacher buy-in is, sometimes, overrated.
In the marketplace: Online makerspaces and innovative college prep
Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology's near-constant…
Going digital? 5 tips for a smooth start
As schools look to modernize teaching and personalize learning, technology is becoming an indispensable tool in the classroom. Though technology ... Read more
Innovative district expands access like never before using E-rate
Thanks to a major funding refresh, one district found that it's now possible to support its one-to-one initiative without scaling back access for other services or devices. Could…
In the marketplace: A cross-curricular contest, free coding access, and more
Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology's near-constant…
This project uses open data to help plug opportunity gaps
An expanded federal initiative aims to use open data to improve opportunities, including educational opportunities, for Americans. Originally launched by President Obama in March 2016, the Opportunity Project…
Who are the educators driving flipped learning?
Educators searching for flipped learning inspiration can now find it in a list of 100 people who are innovating and ... Read more
The link between arts-based learning and STEM
The Art of Science Learning (AoSL), a National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded initiative, spearheaded by its Principal Investigator, Harvey Seifter, has ... Read more
“Subaru Loves Learning” Initiative intends to educate, inspire students
This August, Subaru of America, Inc. will once again spotlight its “Subaru Loves Learning” initiative, part of the brand’s Love ... Read more
New plan advocates gigabit broadband’s arrival in schools
Connecting our nation’s schools, libraries, health clinics and other community anchor institutions (CAIs) to next generation high-speed broadband is an ... Read more
Future Ready Schools heralds school librarians as leaders
Future Ready Schools (FRS), led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, announced Future Ready Librarians, an expansion of…
Fab labs to launch in early childhood programs
Teaching Institute for Excellence in STEM will develop early childhood fab labs in Head Start programs Teaching Institute for Excellence ... Read more
Oracle bolsters computer science education
In conjunction with The White House Science Fair 2016, Oracle and The White House recently announced Oracle’s plan to invest $200 million in direct and in-kind support for…
The 4 essential elements of any successful one-to-one program
Not all successful one-to-one programs are alike. But they do share some common ground.
Hawaii partners on statewide STEM, energy curriculum
The Hawaii State Department of Education (HIDOE) is moving to further support Ka Hei, its statewide strategic program kicked off in 2014 that educates students about sustainable energy…
Utah’s early literacy program works–here’s why
A statewide kindergarten readiness initiative in Utah is helping children develop early literacy skills before they enter kindergarten, and is doing so at a higher rate than among…
Future Ready update adds new resources and PD for leaders
Future Ready overhaul coincides with the new national ed-tech plan Last Thursday, The United States Department of Education held an ... Read more
10 school initiatives that never go away
There’s a philosophy in fashion that goes something like this: Keep it, it’ll be back in style in another few years. Just like the clothing industry, education has…
A State-By-State Look at Top Ed-Tech Initiatives
Sometimes, an ed-tech initiative grabs national headlines. Other times, a technology initiative quietly spreads throughout a school building or district as it connects teachers with mentors, helps administrators…