The 21st century classroom
Supporting neurodiverse learners requires more than accommodation: It demands systemic change
Neurotypical students who learn alongside neurodivergent peers develop critical social-emotional skills
Texas board adopts new social studies curriculum
The Texas State Board of Education adopted a social studies and history curriculum May 21 that amends or waters down the teaching of the civil rights movement, religious…
Vote on social studies standards likely today
The Dallas News reports that social conservatives on the State Board of Education were poised on May 20 to push for a curriculum standard that would encourage high…
Reading instruction: Getting it right the first time
In his sweeping 2004 article, Preventing Early Reading Failure, Joseph Torgesen established that the reading skills students acquire in their earliest elementary years are critical predictors of their…
Teaching in a socially networked classroom
Let’s face it: Social networking is here to stay. Whether it's Facebook, Twitter, or the next application to come along, social networking is a part of students' lives.…
Texas board swamped with criticism over curriculum plan
Conservatives on the Texas State Board of Education were defiant May 19 as a parade of critics came before them, most urging a fresh rewrite of new classroom…
TV’s Top Chefs star in online university
You've watched them whip up delectable dishes (and drama) in the Top Chef kitchen. Now, stars of the hit Bravo TV series are ready to school their fans…
Parents get help in choosing an online learning program
A new guide offers parents a roadmap in their quest to find the right online-learning program for their child.
Texas college teams up with digital signage industry
Students enrolled in Texas State Technical College’s Digital Signage Technology program will be able to network with digital signage professionals and stay up to date with the latest…
Arizona gov. signs bill targeting ethnic studies
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill targeting a school district's ethnic studies program, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure,…
Online learning startup launches with plans to “democratize education”
A new online learning web site called Udemy, which has been in testing for several months and has amassed more than 1,000 active users spread over some 400…
Augmented reality takes hold in classrooms
A small but growing number of schools across the nation are turning classroom lessons into engaging experiences with augmented reality (AR), a technology that overlays digital information on…
New language learning systems target K-12 schools
Recorded Books, a publisher of K-12 curriculum and independent producer of audio books, has teamed up with Transparent Language, a provider of language-learning software, to introduce three foreign…
Guest-teaching Chinese, and learning America
The New York Times reports that Zheng Yue, a young woman from China who is teaching her native language to students in this town on the Oklahoma grasslands,…
Free online curriculum expanding to middle grades
An online instructional resource for students in grades 8-12 that has been available to schools free of charge since December 2008 soon will include content for sixth and…
Exam lets prospects ‘test drive’ online education
Prospective students returning to college after a lengthy layoff can gauge their basic English and math skills beforehand to make sure they’re ready for online classes with a…
Virtual schools will soon become reality in Massachusetts
Massachusetts is about to join a growing virtual-school movement that already has taken hold in many other states, reports the Boston Globe.
Arkansas distance-learning centers face uncertainty over budget cuts
Many of Arkansas’ distance-learning teachers have been advised their contracts were not automatically renewed for the coming school year because ... Read more
First lady: Math, science important to nation
First lady Michelle Obama told middle and high school science teams May 3 that the nation will need their skills and enthusiasm to prosper, reports the Associated Press.
Teacher of the Year: Education ‘must be learner-centered’
Facebook and digital video are among the many technology-based tools that Sarah Brown Wessling uses to engage her students—but just as important as that, it was her passion…
Like Facebook, but for learning
Aiming to engage students who are multitasking with different forms of technology, companies are creating collaborative learning spaces online where students can help one another solve homework problems…
McGraw-Hill moves beyond electronic textbooks, but obstacles remain
McGraw-Hill Cos.’ McGraw Hill Education unit is venturing further into digital learning with the release of a new internet-based elementary-school ... Read more
In a world of ads, teaching students how to read them
government campaign, built around a new web site called Admongo, will try to teach children from the fourth to the sixth grades how to think critically about advertising,…
A Harlem middle school bets on technology
Attendance, the bane of many schools that serve a community of mostly poor minority kids, is not a problem at Global Technology Preparatory, a new middle school in…
Every child needed to boost economy
At a time when the global workforce demands more science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals, education stakeholders worry that today’s students aren’t answering the call.
Disney turns its focus to curriculum
Readers might associate Disney with its slew of animated features over the years. Now, the company is hoping educators will think of it as a provider of educational…
Texting poetry inspires kids to learn
New York’s Chester School District is one of several districts that are taking bold steps in the use of new media technology in classrooms, reports the Times Herald-Record.
Computer forensics clicks with cops, colleges
Computer forensics is not a new field, but it is receiving a lot more attention in light of a slew of television shows—and now college programs are responding…
Panel: Cell phones have much potential in classrooms
Teachers are finding creative ways to include mobile phones in instruction in an effort to bridge the divide between the technologies children use at home and what they…
Museums take their lessons to the schools
To make up for a decline in visits, many museums are taking their programs to the classroom through traveling programs, ... Read more
Virtual Symposium examines worldwide growth of online access
Distance learning, open courseware, eBooks, wikis, and many other innovative technologies have forever affected education by connecting any topic in any discipline to any learner in any place.…
Health education gets a federal boost
Backed by a campaign launched by First Lady Michelle Obama earlier this year, some schools are using the same technologies that have many kids glued to their cell…
Open courseware 2.0: The next steps in the OER movement
Putting free courseware online was a first step in reimagining education. So what now? Wiki universities, smart courses, and—maybe—improved learning, reports the New York Times.
Educators seek delay of Texas curriculum vote
A group of university educators has called on the Texas State Board of Education to delay a final vote on contentious new social studies curriculum standards until experts…
Community colleges turn to online classes as enrollments spike
Distance learning enrollment in American community colleges jumped by 22 percent during the 2008-09 academic year, an increase fueled in part by an influx of nontraditional students who…
Northern Illinois professor brings video games to class
