Supporting neurodiverse learners requires more than accommodation: It demands systemic change
Neurotypical students who learn alongside neurodivergent peers develop critical social-emotional skills
The ed tech trends on the cusp of mainstream
First preview of K-12 Horizon Report notes big ed tech shifts This year, BYOD and makerspaces have their stars on ... Read more
Vernier announces 2015 Engineering Contest winners
Vernier Software & Technology recently named the winners of its 2015 Engineering Contest. The three winning educators – Tate Rector of Beebe Public Schools in Beebe, Ariz.; Ross…
Texas Instruments Foundation donates $2.2M for STEM district
The Texas Instruments (TI) Foundation is donating a grant of up to $2.2 million to Educate Texas to accelerate the development of a STEM district in the Lancaster…
University develops cyber security curriculum for middle, high schools
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4 key digital learning developments
Fifty-eight percent of high school students in a national survey said they use their own mobile devices for learning in school, and 47 percent of teachers in the…
Math gets an ‘Extreme Makeover’
What are two things you need to build a house? Ty Pennington, known for hosting ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, will show students in grades 4 and up…
Common Sense Education launches gaming platform
Common Sense Education has released Digital Compass, an interactive gaming platform to help 6th through 9th graders learn critical skills of digital literacy and citizenship. Based on lessons…
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…
Celebrate Space Day with a virtual field trip from NASA, Discovery Education
Discovery Education is partnering with the White House and NASA to present a live virtual field trip offering students across the country a behind-the-scenes look into NASA’s exploration…
Mass. teacher finds success with flipped model
The flipped instructional model, though not yet mainstream, is still gaining fans in classrooms across the country, some stakeholders say At ... Read more
When students become entrepreneurs, real learning happens
Some are embracing their entrepreneurial spirit right at school, engaging in a style of project-based learning that helps make lessons come alive and touches on almost every aspect…
Swivl adds live conferencing to collaborative cloud platform
Ed-tech video provider Swivl announced on April 14 the debut of its new live conferencing solution with robotic telepresence, Swivl Cloud Live. Swivl's robotic video capture solution, the…
Ontario district implements cloud-based LMS Edsby
Edsby, a cloud-based education engagement platform that connects K-12 students, teachers, and parents using smartphones, tablets, and the web, has been selected by Kawartha Pine Ridge District School…
Scholastic opens Summer Reading Challenge
Scholastic has launched student pre-registration (K-8th grades) for its 2015 Scholastic Summer Reading Challenge at scholastic.com/summer. Now in its ninth year, this free, global reading program motivates children…
5 steps for creating a custom makerspace
No two makerspaces are exactly alike, according to one media specialist who offers up her top recommendation for tailoring the space, materials, and activities to goals based on…
LinkedIn spends $1 billion on education company to improve skill training
LinkedIn, one of the world's largest professional networks on the Internet with more than 300 million members worldwide, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to…
7 innovative 3D printers for the classroom
We recently rounded up seven 3D printers targeted toward educators and students, from big to tabletop-size, from pricey to affordable.
Social robots could better engage children with autism, research says
Preliminary research indicates that students with autism might develop stronger social skills via interaction with social robots Milo visits elementary ... Read more
STEM teaching toolkit supports deeper learning
A new STEM teaching toolkit from the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) aims to improve curriculum design through authentic, collaborative, project-based learning experiences. Developed from…
Knewton, HP team up on personalized print solutions
Adaptive learning provider Knewton has unveiled Personalized Print Learning Solutions with HP to make adaptive learning materials seamlessly available across print and digital platforms. Not every student has…
MIND Research, Boeing partner on math PD
Through a grant from Boeing, the nonprofit MIND Research Institute aims to help teachers excel using ST Math, a blended learning program designed to boost K-12 math comprehension…
Publisher DK launches free education research site
Publishers DK have launched a new online resource called DKfindout!--a global education website for children, parents and teachers. The site is primarily aimed at children aged 7-11, and…
How 3 districts empower teachers as tech leaders
Plans to transition to a digital environment are forming in districts across the country, but the success of those plans largely hinges on one thing: teacher buy-in. Three…
Free summer school access to lessons for schools, districts
Educators and administrators across the country are looking for innovative, effective ways to ensure their students do not become victims of the ‘summer slide’ as well as attain…
Companies partner on math progress
Think Through Learning, authors of Think Through Math (TTM), has entered into an agreement with MetaMetrics, the developer of The Quantile Framework for Mathematics. Under the terms of…
Kansas preschool programs focus on literacy support
To ensure young children are reaching important achievement standards and school readiness goals, the Kansas Preschool Programs (KPP) are integrating structures necessary for implementing a Multi-tiered System of…
Five apps to teach financial responsibility
Financial responsibility is an essential skill, and increasingly, it's a skill that is taught as early as elementary school. Teaching children about financial responsibility could help them make…
Amplify introduces game bundles
Amplify has announced it will offer its lineup of 30 cutting-edge, educational games for sale to schools and districts as separate bundles, in addition to offering it as…
Want to personalize learning? Try personalizing PD first
In Meriden, Conn., school district leaders are rethinking traditional approaches to instruction. For the past five years, the district has had a “no zero” grading policy to encourage…
Making hard programming easier for novice makers
Microcontroller programming is useful but complicated for makers. New tools can make it accessible to all.
Digital curriculum targets ELL learning gap
A new suite of digital instructional materials is designed to boost language acquisition and achievement for English Language Learners (ELL), which, with nearly five million students is the…
Science gets a new mobile device
hen students think and act like real scientists, instead of just reading about science, they improve their understanding and develop strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills. To help…
CUE 2015 Student Showcase highlights students projects, Two Bit Circus STEAM Carnival
CUE is once again proud to feature innovative student curricular projects from schools and districts at its Student Showcase, held in conjunction with the CUE 2015 Annual Conference…
Kentucky districts boost math learning
The Kentucky Valley Education Cooperative (KVEC) is partnering with WIN Learning to bring WIN Math, a digital career-based, math and workplace skills solution, to schools within the 15…
Vernier, NSTA announce 2015 STEM award winners
