6 ways to modernize teacher-preparation programs
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
App of the week: Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp
Name: Shutterbugs: Wiggle and Stomp What is it? Designed for the home and classroom by the Smithsonian Science Education Center ... Read more
eSchool News top views: Social media, CCSC and BYOT
Did your favorite articles during the week of October 28 make the top five most viewed articles in eSchool News? ... Read more
School districts using mobile apps to reach on-the-go parents
Washington area school districts are creating mobile apps to make it easier for busy, cell phone-addicted parents to check school lunch menus, eMail a teacher or check on…
Leveraging Pinterest for administrators
Pinterest, a social networking site in which users “pin” websites and resources to a virtual pinboard, has grown in popularity among the education community. While the site is…
How to support teachers for 21st century learning
Implementing broad concepts like critical thinking and communication may seem like natural next steps to educators, but unless teachers receive support from school policy and infrastructure, providing students…
Best Connected Educator Month tweets-Week 5
Here are the Connected Educator Month tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week. #CE13
How to use Sesame Street to promote digital literacy
Sesame Street is a pretty awesome show. Not only do I remember loving the show as a child, but as an adult, I now understand how educational it…
Should coding be the “new foreign language” requirement?
Over the decades, students have been required to take a foreign language in high school for reasons that relate to expanding communication abilities, furthering global awareness, and enhancing…
In ‘flipped’ classrooms, a method for mastery
In traditional schooling, time is a constant and understanding is a variable, The New York Times reports.
How administrators collaborate and connect
Ed-tech leaders gathered for a Connected Educator Month webinar to explore what it means to be a connected administrator; how connected administrators empower teachers, students, and parents; and…
What will Common Core assessments cost states?
Many states that once adopted Common Core State Standards (CCSS) are now pressing the pause button on implementation, in light of the cost of CCSS-aligned assessments. State leaders…
iPads hold a staggering 94% of the education market for tablets
Apple says it had its best quarter ever in education sales, selling more than $1 billion worth of products, Mashable reports.
How digital learning is becoming the fourth literacy
Reading. Writing. Math. Those are the big ones, right? Up until recently, a lot of people would have probably said that was correct, Edudemic reports.
Another resource for creating educational ‘playlists’
In recent months, a host of new web-based platforms have emerged to help teachers create educational “playlists” of free online content for students, with the goal of personalizing…
Computer science education: The ‘why’ and ‘how’
Calls for more integrated computer science education have increased in recent years as studies show that computer science degrees lead to high-paying jobs that help boost the economy.…
New milestone emerges: Baby’s first iPhone app
Charlotte Deutsch, who will be 2 years old next month, has a look of pure delight as she swipes the screen of her mother’s old iPhone, and finds…
Bringing Women and Minorities to IT
Women earn 57 percent of all undergraduate degrees in the country, and 52 percent of all math and science undergraduate degrees, Government Technology reports.
Three student successes with iPads
The last time I wrote about iPads in the classroom, it was about a school district doing almost everything wrong, Digital/Edu reports.
An experiment in flipping
Class time was just too limited, AMLE reports.
Six new changes in children’s media habits
Children's use of mobile devices and mobile apps has jumped dramatically in the past two years, doubling and tripling in some cases, according to results from a large…
5 steps to maximize iPads for students with autism
Classrooms across the country are dotted with iPads on desks, in students' hands, and in hallways. Recently, a special education expert offered five insights into how the iPad…
Best Connected Educator Month tweets-Week 4
Here are the Connected Educator Month tweets that we found most enlightening, helpful, or interesting this week. #CE13
Expert invites more black students to science
There are far too few black students in science, math and technology programs, according to a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, GPB reports.
Why kids take on adults’ math anxiety
We know a lot about how relationships can enhance learning, Mind/Shift reports.
Missouri high school to offer MOOC
Union High School students will soon be able to attend prestigious universities without leaving campus, The Missourian reports.
We have to do what? The new face of teacher evaluations
As someone you’d politely call a “veteran educator,” I’ve been fortunate to work in schools for more than a quarter century, and in that time, like all of…
10 must-watch videos for flipped learning
If must-implement educational trends were narrowed down to a small group, flipped learning would be among the top contenders. But flipped learning doesn't have to consist of videos…
10 things your students need from you
As educators, we have a huge responsibility towards each child entrusted to us, TeachThought reports.
New website helps schools manage educational travel
A new website called EdTrips offers an easy-to-use platform for simplifying the planning and organization of school-related trips—from one-day field trips to international tours and travel. “EdTrips changes…
Three state approaches to student data privacy
As school reform efforts receive nationwide attention, collecting and using student data plays an important role in improving teaching and learning in today’s classrooms. But accompanying student data…
Report: ELA teachers not implementing Common Core
According to a stunning report released today, “a huge percentage of ELA teachers” aren't making the instructional shifts necessary for the Common Core, instead relying on old teaching…
School iPads to cost nearly $100 more each, revised budget shows
Providing Apple iPads to Los Angeles students will cost nearly $100 more apiece — or $770 per tablet, a new school district budget shows, according to the Los…
Four must-read blended learning models
Blended learning--a combination of face-to-face and online learning--is piloted in schools and districts across the nation. Advocates note that students are able to learn at a more individualized…
Implementing Common Core for students with disabilities
