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
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100 districts that are digital learning innovators
One hundred school districts across the U.S. have been honored for their use of online and digital learning resources to personalize learning. Knovation's 2015 Digital Learning Awards program…
New online portal facilitates i-Ready implementation
Curriculum Associates recently launched i-Ready Central to help teachers, principals, and administrators successfully implement its i-Ready program. The online portal, offered at no additional cost to all i-Ready…
The app that lets you create Khan Academy-style videos in 60 seconds
With an app called Snip, flipped and other educators can create video tutorials a la Khan in no time flat. See how.
Teach students to learn by doing with Google school coding clubs
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…
The 10 best resources for K-12 STEM projects
There’s a whole lot more to STEM projects these days than baking soda volcanoes (but those are still fun, too) ... Read more
10 vetted resources for education apps
Mobile apps are quickly redefining how the world interacts with information, and education apps are no exception, as they are quickly becoming the classroom’s number one learning resource.…
New digital resource center aims to inspire student innovation
New resources from PBS keep digital learning in the spotlight all year long. The collection includes dozens of videos, lesson plans and more.
Get ready for Digital Learning Day with these resources
The third annual Digital Learning Day is on February 5, 2014, Edutopia reports.
10 computer science education resources and facts
To celebrate Computer Science Education Week and to make sure you're ready to educate students and peers about why computer science is such an essential part of U.S.…
Computer Science Education Week: How will you participate?
Computer Science Education Week begins today, and the week is full of resources and events to help curriculum directors and educators integrate and implement computer science lessons. As…
Open Educational Resources: Smart policy
Education faces many challenges today, and those challenges are growing, InformationWeek reports.
15 Twitter tweets for amazing Common Core resources
More than just a virtual message board for what your superintendent had for breakfast, Twitter is always packed with information that can be crucial to every educator’s job.…
New Common Core resources link data with instruction
New resources released this month link Common Core-aligned curriculum with any school system’s assessment data, and what's more, these resources for educators are also 100 percent free. The…
Ten of the best virtual field trips
To help educators save time, we've chosen these 10 virtual field trips based on their relevancy, depth and quality of resources, and potential for student excitement.
Tips for using Pinterest in the classroom
Many aspiring crafters and cooking fanatics are familiar with Pinterest, a social media site set up like a virtual bulletin board in which users “pin” favorite home décor,…
Are video games the answer to college counseling shortage?
With college counseling dwindling in public schools, University of Southern California researchers have created a video game that lets student simulate the application process in all its complexity.