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STEM & STEAM

How we created a comprehensive drone curriculum

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019 by Dr. Mark Beehler
a high school student flying a drone
As educators, we are all continuously looking for interdisciplinary learning opportunities that will provide students with the most authentic learning experiences possible. With students’ hyper-exposure to the growing…
Classroom Innovations

FETC 2019: Day One

January 28, 2019 by Eileen Belastock
The 2019 FETC edtech show is in Orlando, Florida.
Not the driving rain or 50-degree temperatures could keep edtech enthusiasts from the opening day of FETC 2019 in Orlando. Wearing winter coats and braving the harsh Florida…
eClassroom News

3 ways to navigate American politics in the classroom

November 20, 2018November 13, 2018 by Toni Rivera Ramos
In our current social climate, it can be tricky for anyone, especially a teenager, to talk about politics and the role of government. But as educators, it’s our…
District Management

Here’s a must-do for E-rate applicants

October 29, 2018October 26, 2018 by Laura Ascione
e-rate program
Calling all E-rate coordinators--there is one important step you can take now to ensure a smooth process when the E-rate filing window opens in 2019. The FY2019 application…
District Management

Are virtual schools failing students?

July 26, 2018 by Laura Ascione
virtual schools
Virtual schools continued to under-perform academically, including in comparison to blended schools. Overall, 36.4 percent of full-time virtual schools and 43.1 percent of blended schools received acceptable performance…
STEM & STEAM

How to transform problem solving

May 2, 2018May 2, 2018 by Cheryl Capozzoli
Technology has become vital to our day-to-day lives and critical in the K-12 classroom. In a tech-saturated market, parents of our students have raised questions about how artificial…
21st Century Skills

How to bring global learning to your classroom

January 30, 2018January 30, 2018 by Susan Tate
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The sun was high overhead as we stood in the open, slowly baking in the hundred- degree heat, which was abnormally hot for late October, even by southern…
eClassroom News

5 ways to get started with OER

January 25, 2018January 23, 2018 by Andrew Marcinek
OER #GoOpen
It has been almost three years since the launch of the United States Department of Education’s #GoOpen movement. If you are late to the #GoOpen party, it is…
E-rate Funding

Form 471 filing window dates announced

January 25, 2023December 18, 2017 by Laura Ascione
USAC’s Schools and Libraries Division has announced important Funding Year (FY) 2018 dates and deadlines. The FY 2018 FCC Form ... Read more

What the net neutrality vote could mean for schools, students

July 2, 2018December 13, 2017 by Emily Younker, The Joplin Globe
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Innovative Teaching

This “open” innovation may indicate the future of learning

January 25, 2023December 12, 2017 by By Charles Sosnik
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My hometown of Gastonia is a quiet place. Scant traffic. Nice neighbors. Folks still offer you a sweet tea when you visit. By most accounts it’s a sleepy…
District Management

Opening the definition dialog: Personalization, individualization and differentiation

September 5, 2017September 1, 2017 by Gene Kerns
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A recent eSchool News contributed article, Differentiation, individualization and personalization: What they mean, and where they’re headed, which helped define personalized learning in relation to both differentiation and…
District Management

Greatest lesson: Teacher buy-in is overrated

August 30, 2017April 12, 2017 by Dr. Karen Beerer
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One of the greatest lessons my 30 years of experience in education has taught me is that teacher buy-in is, sometimes, overrated.

Kepware’s 2017 School Grant Program

April 2, 2017 by Laura Ascione
Kepware’s 2017 School Grant Program is now accepting applications! How would $10,000 improve educational opportunities for youth in your Maine ... Read more

Women in Technology Scholarship

March 9, 2017February 23, 2017 by Laura Ascione
3D printers
StudySoup is offering a $1,000 Women in Technology Scholarship to an outstanding female student who is planning a career in ... Read more
District Management

ISTE seeks your opinion on its Standards for Teachers

December 1, 2016 by ESchool Media Contributors
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The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE®) announced that it is seeking public comment on the first draft of the refreshed ISTE Standards for Teachers. More than…
DEIA (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Access)

This project uses open data to help plug opportunity gaps

January 25, 2023October 28, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
open data
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…
Resource

3 challenges to OER implementation

November 1, 2016October 20, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>
OER challenges
Open educational resources (OER) have made their presence known in education, with teachers and administrators voicing their excitement over free resources that are easily shared and adapted. In…
District Management

19 new districts join League of Innovative Schools

May 7, 2019October 4, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo
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A cohort of 19 new school districts have been accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of ... Read more
Ancillary

Nominations open for The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education

September 6, 2016 by Laura Ascione
The nomination window is open for the 2017 Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Prize in Education, which honors innovation and has ... Read more
Ancillary

Kaplan Test Prep launches free live PSAT prep

August 30, 2016 by Laura Ascione
For many high school students, the PSAT/NMSQT® is more than practice for the SAT® or ACT® — it’s the first ... Read more
Teaching Trends

Cricket Media, Smithsonian launch 2016 Global Folklorist Challenge

August 9, 2016 by Laura Ascione
Cricket Media, a next-generation global learning company, announced the launch of its 3rd Annual Global Folklorist Challenge in partnership with ... Read more
Teaching Trends

ClassFlow Marketplace lets teachers buy and sell original content

August 2, 2016 by Laura Ascione
ClassFlow, provider of collaboration software for interactive classrooms, has announced a new feature that allows teachers to earn extra cash ... Read more
Teaching Trends

New plan advocates gigabit broadband’s arrival in schools

July 19, 2016July 19, 2016 by Laura Ascione
Connecting our nation’s schools, libraries, health clinics and other community anchor institutions (CAIs) to next generation high-speed broadband is an ... Read more
District Management

Groups partner to leverage open tech standards

July 5, 2016July 5, 2016 by Laura Ascione
learning iste
ClassLink announced a new single sign-on connection to Mackin Educational Resources, an adaptive learning platform for grades K-8. This new partnership will provide users with secure, OneClick access…
IT Management

NEC Displays reveals interactive 4k touch displays

June 14, 2016 by Stephen Noonoo
nec-displays
NEC Display, a leading provider of commercial LCD display and projector solutions, announced today a robust set of 4K, data analytics and kiosk solutions on display with its…
District Management

The 7 questions every new teacher should be able to answer

July 29, 2016June 13, 2016 by Alan November
hiring-teachers
Teaching for the 21st century looks a lot different. Here's what admins -- and teachers -- need to know for job interviews and beyond.
IT Management

The digital signage upgrade that didn’t break the bank

April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 by Wayne Fulton
shadowglen-digital-signage
Open-source software and existing devices form the backbone of one district's big digital signage upgrade.
District Management

Certiport announces CERTIFIED 2016 Educator Conference

February 12, 2016February 12, 2016 by Laura Ascione
certiport-educator
Certiport, a Pearson VUE business, a test delivery solution provider for the global workforce and academic markets, announced the CERTIFIED 2016 Educator Conference, a conference dedicated to helping…
STEM & STEAM

New Va. high school to focus big on coding

December 16, 2015December 16, 2015 by Louis Llovio, Richmond Times-Dispatch
coding NGSS science
That's the consensus of a growing number of educators who say how and what students are taught must change in order to better prepare them for a rapidly…
STEM & STEAM

Full Sail launches new camps for coding, robotics, gaming, and more

December 15, 2015December 14, 2015 by Laura Ascione
full-sail-labs
Full Sail University on Dec. 11 unveiled Full Sail Labs, an educational experience designed for students from 1st to 12th grades with a focus on technology, science, art…
District Management

22 districts join network of innovative school systems

December 15, 2015October 21, 2015 by Laura Ascione
Oxnard Union High School District is one of 22 school districts accepted into the League of Innovative Schools, a national coalition of forward-thinking school districts organized by Digital…
Teaching Trends

TWITTER: #Chromebooksineduction

December 22, 2015October 5, 2015 by Jeff Festa
Open Twitter
Teaching Trends

Digital Citizenship Course

December 22, 2015September 29, 2015 by Jeff Festa
Outfit your students for life in the wild, wild Web where they need the savvy to shoot straight, watch their ... Read more
STEM & STEAM

Teach students to learn by doing with Google school coding clubs

February 8, 2016April 23, 2015 by By Janice Mak
Today my school is a Google CS First site, meaning we host CS First clubs that take place before or after school as an enrichment experience for students…
District Management

Open Educational Resources: Smart policy

October 21, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports
Education faces many challenges today, and those challenges are growing, InformationWeek reports.
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