Cool! 6 TED-Ed lessons about the cold
With a vast video library and the chance to customize lessons for students, TED-Ed Lessons can be incorporated into all topics and content areas
TCEA: Today’s students need mobile learning
It's no secret that technology is seamlessly integrated into the lives of today's students. And while students want and use technology in their personal lives, they're not always…
TCEA: 44 classroom tools you can use right now
Educators seeking inspiration and a quick rundown of easy-to-use, valuable classroom tools got exactly what they were looking for during TCEA 2014 presenter Cathy Moak's session, which covered…
3 startling misconceptions about student testing
A new report is shedding light on what the nation might not know but teachers have known for a while: Time spent on testing depends on district requirements…
Dying student still has to prove he can’t take a standardized test
Eleven-year-old Ethan Rediske has been in hospice care for the past month and is likely nearing the last days of his life, the Huffington Post reports.
A really scary headline about kindergarteners
Rob Saxton is Oregon’s deputy superintendent of public instruction, reports the Washington Post.
TCEA: Do your libraries need a change?
Seeking to ensure school librarians' roles reflect the changing nature of education, one Texas school district changed its librarians' positions to better support digital learning. Library and IT…
STEM program gives Coney Island elementary school students a leg up with Lego
A scrappy Coney Island elementary school is creating opportunity for disadvantaged students, with innovative academic programs that have kids fired up about science, technology, engineering and math, the…
CommonCore.com offers help in teaching to the standards
Triumph Learning, a publisher of instructional materials and literacy programs aligned with state standards, has introduced a new website—CommonCore.com—that offers free resources to support teachers as they implement…
Another requirement for teachers sparks controversy
A new policy brief making the education rounds this week has sparked controversy over whether or not teachers should be required to prove data proficiency as part of…
Get ready for Digital Learning Day with these resources
The third annual Digital Learning Day is on February 5, 2014, Edutopia reports.
5 things you should know about flipped learning
Flipped learning — the name says it all. It’s a 180-degree shift in how we approach learning and teaching, reports the ISTE Connects Blog.
What to do with millions of dollars for education technology
In what could be considered a belated holiday gift to education, two of the biggest technology companies with well-documented commitments to education announced on Feb. 4th that not…
Hidden Common Core skills students need to learn…and how to learn them
As schools across the country begin to implement Common Core, assessments are asking students to use digital skills that many still need to learn. According to one school…
App of the week: BrainPOP Featured Movie
Watch a different animated movie every day, then test your new knowledge with an interactive quiz–free!
Why Common Core isn’t the answer
As far as I know, no one has asked the general public’s opinion about the Common Core State Standards for school subjects, the Washington Post reports. My guess…
Meet the $38 tablet
What’s that? You’d love a new tablet – for yourself, your parents or the kids – but think you need to take out a second mortgage to afford…
FETC 2014: This is how you take mobile to the next level
Would you buy a car without knowing how well it could perform on the road? No? The same principle applies to purchasing mobile apps for the classroom, argue…
FETC 2014: 5 ways to find better apps
There’s a growing movement among educators to go beyond naming “cool” apps; a backlash against the often-overwhelming lists of ‘100 Greatest Education Apps Ever!’ Instead, educators want apps…
When parents define “educational” media, SpongeBob sinks
Any self-respecting skeptic has to be careful with the word educational, according to the Joan Ganz Conney Center blog. Thousands of games in the iTunes App Store describe…
Educators praise FETC’s 2014 annual conference
The Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) is one of the largest conferences in the United States devoted to educational technology. This program is designed so educators and administrators…
Five pressing education issues you’ll see in 2014
Although many states, districts, and education leaders are beginning 2014 with a fresh perspective on education priorities, familiar issues--including funding, Common Core, and policy--are sure to emerge. The…
Estimate for statewide pre-k in New York puts schools chief in a tangle
New York State’s top education official was caught in a battle between city and state leaders on Tuesday after he suggested that providing universal access to prekindergarten would…
Civil rights hero launches ‘American Child’s Education Bill of Rights’
Calling modern school reform “catastrophically misguided and ineffective,” civil rights icon James Meredith is launching what he calls the American Child’s Education Bill of Rights, a 12-point declaration…
ASCD annual conference draws top-name speakers
Keynote speeches from best-selling author Dan Pink and education advisor Sir Ken Robinson will highlight the 2014 Annual Conference and Exhibit from ASCD, to be held in Los…
How can we maximize the potential of learning apps?
Let’s dive directly into the world of educational apps. Our survey suggests that the majority — one might even say, the vast majority — of educational apps encourage…
The two-horse smartphone race
Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. should make it abundantly clear this week that the smartphone industry is increasingly dividing into the haves and have-nots, The Wall Street…
The Netflix of kids’ books? Epic launches on iPad for $9.99/month
The Netflix monthly subscription model is a hit for movies and TV, and is spreading to music with paid versions of services like Pandora and Spotify. In 2014,…
Common Core test items ready for online practice
Teachers in 18 states and the District of Columbia have new resources to help them prepare their students for online Common Core testing: The Partnership for Assessment of…
Students need stronger college, workforce skills
Students are comfortable using technology, but they often lack important research and information literacy skills, according to a new survey that aims to gauge students' skills in areas…
What everybody should know about online learning environments
Blended Learning requires an effective delivery system. A web based solution that allows courses to be structured effectively, is easy to use and has a range of educationally…
7 ways to prepare incoming teachers for blended learning
In keeping with the recent professional development reform of focusing less on technology skills that are constantly changing and more on mindset and 21st century pedagogy, the key…
Why support for Common Core is sinking
“Hit the delay button.” That was the message New York’s senators sent to state Education Commissioner John King during last week’s hearing, the Washington Post reports.
Teaching the essential skills of the mobile classroom
Think back 20 years, Edutopia reports.
50 reasons it’s time for smartphones in every classroom
There are many ways to use a smartphone in the classroom, but it continues to be a touchy subject, TeachThought reports.
Low-income California Latinos get computers from Latino Community Foundation for health, education
As part of a campaign to help increase low-income and monolingual Latinos' access to online education, as well as health care information, some groups in California are providing…
How does educational media impact children?
While 78 percent of screen media consumed by children ages 2-4 is educational, that figure drops drastically as children age, down to 39 percent among 5- to 7-year-olds…
This hybrid innovation is about to change your school forever
Hybrid innovations are technologies that bridge tradition to the future, fundamentally changing how an entire industry performs; and according to education experts, K-12 is currently experiencing one hybrid…
App of the week: Atomsmith Molecule Lab Middle School
