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T.H.E. Journal
November 4, 2009
Denise Harrison |
Reinvigorating Videoconferencing at Passaic Valley High School When a high school with a dormant videoconferencing room hires a 20-year videoconferencing veteran, that school can expect big changes in the AV department.   |
T.H.E. Journal
November 2, 2009
David Nagel |
Are Schools Preparing Students for 21st Century Learning? While more than half of America's school principal's say they are doing a good job preparing students for the 21st century, only a third of parents of middle school and high school students agree. |
HHMI Bulletin
November 2009
Terrence Sejnowski |
Robotic Learning We're on the verge of an era where inexpensive robotic teaching machines can augment classroom learning. |
TIME Europe
November 9, 2009
Amy Sullivan |
Last One Standing Detroit's only Catholic college-prep school is on a mission -- to educate young men and save the city |
T.H.E. Journal
October 29, 2009
David Nagel |
Q&A: iNACOL's Susan Patrick on Trends in eLearning At last count, there were more than 1 million enrollments in K-12 online schools in the United States. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 28, 2009
David Nagel |
10.5 Million PreK-12 Students Will Attend Classes Online by 2014 More than 2 million preK-12 students take some form of schooling online right now -- whether attending a virtual school for all their classes or just taking one or more courses via the Internet. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 28, 2009
Scott Aronowitz |
Pearson Launches Early Warning System for At-Risk Students In an effort to help schools combat the decision by at-risk students simply to "give up" and drop out, Pearson has launched Prevent, a data-driven software system designed to give early-warning alerts to educators. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 22, 2009
Denise Harrison |
Middle School Preparations for Live Video Conferencing A class of 8th graders and their teacher will ascend to the summit of New Hampshire's Mount Washington. Unlike those who live and work there, the class won't have to brave the cold at 6,288 feet above sea level. They'll be experiencing Mount Washington with the help of videoconferencing. |
Information Age
October 21, 2009
JJ Robinson |
Young People Showing Interest in Maths, Science Interest in science and maths among young people is on the rise, with many believing the disciplines lead to good career prospects. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 19, 2009
Scott Aronowitz |
PCI Partners with Social Network To Aid Special Ed Teachers Education social and professional network We Are Teachers (WAT) has partnered with special education resources provider PCI Education to give special education teachers their own forum for interacting and sharing methods and ideas. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 19, 2009
David Nagel |
Science Students Benefit from Teachers' Research Experience When high school and middle school science teachers engage in extracurricular research work, their students benefit. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 15, 2009
Scott Aronowitz |
Pearson Makes Reading Assessment Software Available for iPod Touch Teachers can turn the Apple iPod Touch into a portable reading assessment tool with the help of software now available for the device from Pearson. |
Fast Company
November 2009
Elizabeth Svoboda |
Cellphonometry: Can Kids Really Learn Math From Smartphones? Schools are partnering with mobile-phone companies to help kids conquer math. Are smartphone-learning initiatives more than a corporate gimmick? |
T.H.E. Journal
October 14, 2009
David Nagel |
Study: Games, Video Improve Preschooler Literacy A new study has shown that educational videos and interactive games can have a positive impact on preschooler literacy when incorporated into the curriculum in a classroom setting. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 13, 2009
Dan Thompson |
K-12 Grant To Award Classroom Clickers The Turning Foundation, Study Island, and Performance Matters have launched a new grant to award teachers with student response systems, also knows as classroom clickers. |
National Defense
November 2009
Cynthia D. Miller |
Institute Strives for National STEM Education Network How do we create our next generation of scientists and engineers? It takes an individual who has classroom experience, vision for the future and sheer determination to find it. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 6, 2009
David Nagel |
iNACOL Publishes Standards for K-12 Online Programs The K-12 research and advocacy association iNACOL has published the first-ever standards for K-12 online education programs, National Standards for Quality Online Programs. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009 |
Drill Down Administrators report on the obstacles they encounter in the effort to provide students with take-home technologies. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009
Dian Schaffhauser |
Boundless Opportunity National borders are no match for the reach of online technologies, as demonstrated by a host of collaborative projects that use web-based platforms to link US students with their peers abroad. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009
Sara Stroud |
Fight Fire With Fire School districts are turning the tables against cyberbullies, using technology to flush out and crack down on online harassment. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 6, 2009
David Nagel |
i3 To Fund 'Cutting Edge' School Reforms The program is designed to encourage and reward innovations in education that close achievement gaps, improve proficiency levels, improve graduation rates, or work to recruit and retain high-quality teachers and principals. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009
Scott Aronowitz |
Chile Turns to Social Media To Expand English Literacy The federal government of Chile has chosen social media service Mingoville.com to provide the tools the nation's students will need to achieve fluency in English. |
T.H.E. Journal
October 1, 2009 |
Technology's Impact on Effective Teaching Strategies Much is significantly different when online tools are used in instruction simply because the contexts of learning and tools used, as well as modes of delivery, differ so greatly. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 30, 2009
David Nagel |
States Look To Raise Reading Proficiency in Title I Schools The United States Department of Education is awarding $6.61 million in grants to eight states to help improving reading achievement among poorer students. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 24, 2009
David Nagel |
New Resources Focus on the Effective Use of Technology in Title I Programs The State Educational Technology Directors Association and the National Association for State Title I Directors are launching new resources designed to help with Title I programs, especially in terms of using technology to help improve outcomes. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 21, 2009
David Nagel |
How Do We Measure School Turnaround? A coalition of 17 education groups, called the Learning First Alliance, has released five key recommendations that it said will help turn around our struggling schools. |
T.H.E. Journal
September 25, 2009
David Nagel |
Duncan: NCLB Overhaul Needs To Begin Now The No Child Left Behind Act has not only failed to improve student outcomes, it's actually contributing to a decline in academic standards in the United States - this according to United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, who has issued a call for the immediate overhaul of NCLB. |
HHMI Bulletin
August 2009
Nancy Volkers |
The E Word Teaching evolution in high school often means a soft sell. |
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