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Blog: Dysart Unified School District Prepares Students for the 21st Century

January 25, 2023October 30, 2017 by Vcarlson

A few years ago, former Secretary of Education, Richard Riley, said of teachers and schools, “ We are currently preparing students for jobs that don’t yet exist, using…

STEM & STEAM

Can robotics teach problem solving to students?

January 20, 2017January 20, 2017 by Beth Brubaker

Throughout my 35 years of teaching, I’ve watched students grow up in what I lovingly call the “worksheet generation.” In this environment, students are accustomed to a very…

STEM & STEAM

Researchers: Math needs a more visual approach

April 14, 2016April 13, 2016 by Laura Devaney, Director of News, <a href='https://twitter.com/esn_laura' target='_blank'>@eSN_Laura</a>

Taking a more visual approach to math instruction at the K-12 and higher-ed levels could dramatically change brain development as it relates to future math success, according to…

District Management

Why some schools pay $100 more for the same iPads

March 10, 2016March 9, 2016 by Dennis Pierce

Irrespective of size or volume purchase, some districts are paying too much for technology. Experts discuss various solutions to the ‘broken’ process of ed-tech purchasing.

Curriculum

Proposed project-based school would rethink traditional learning

February 1, 2016February 1, 2016 by Elisa Crouch, St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Engaging Students with 'Flipped Learning'

The app that lets you create Khan Academy-style videos in 60 seconds

December 15, 2015September 10, 2015 by Peter West

With an app called Snip, flipped and other educators can create video tutorials a la Khan in no time flat. See how.

IT Management

Nine tech torments I’d like to see fixed in 2014

December 16, 2013 by Staff and wire services reports

I know it's the season of thankfulness and giving, but it's time to complain, CNET reports.

District Management

Rhee at GOP convention: Reform will require ‘getting ready for a fight’

June 11, 2021August 29, 2012 by Staff and wire services reports

Former D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee called for classroom teachers unhappy with the system to brace themselves for battle, says the Hechinger Report.