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EdTech Women Dine at ISTE 13

Join us for an evening of dining and networking with other women in education technology, including a stellar group of ISTE p...

EdTech 10: Rocks or Frozen?

This weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. To paraphrase the great American poet Jimmy Buffet, it’s time to nibble...

Next Gen Science Standards 101

The Institute for Science and Math Education at the University of Washington recently offered a crash course on the Next Gene...

DragonBox: This Is How You Gamify

DragonBox develops a user’s fundamental skills in algebra before teaching its context and application.

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For John Danner, learning can be thought about in three parts: the need to know things, how to solve problems, and how to be ...

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Next Gen Science Standards 101

The Institute for Science and Math Education at the University of Washington recently offered a crash course on the Next Generation Science Standards. Director of the Institute Philip Bell and a panel of STEM education experts provided a helpful orientation well worth 75 minutes of your time - the presentation should b...

yesterday by Winifred Kehl

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Simple Tech Solutions for Creating Community on Campus

When students are involved in on-campus activities, they are more engaged in their courses. A few simple tech tools that you’ve already heard of can make a big difference in student participation on campus.

4 days ago by EdCetera Staff

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Think Outside the Box for Las Vegas Schools

The Getting Smart team led a school design workshop for The Executive Leadership Academy, hosted by The Public Education Foundation in Las Vegas last week. Teams of principals designed next-gen K-8 and high schools and taught lessons on blended learning components.

8 days ago by Alison Anderson

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Teaching Kids to Code: An Economic & Social Justice Issue

Hadi Partovi launches Code.org because he'd like to see all high schools offer computer science classes to prepare them for the growing cluster of job skills necessary today.

10 days ago by Tom Vander Ark

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The Art of Teaching Science

If only teaching K-12 science was itself a science – assess student knowledge deficits and remedy them. So here’s a new tool for any teacher who’s spent evenings and weekends trying to find a lesson that’s the perfect fit for their class: it’s called MOSART...

15 days ago by Winifred Kehl

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Compass Learning

Compass Learning provides educational software that empowers educators to unlock the potential of every student by making learning personal. We serve nearly 8,000 schools and millions of students across the United States.

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Start a Hacker Scout Guild: Here’s How

When Lauren, her husband, and their 8-year-old son moved from Texas to Tennessee, they struggled to get back into the rhythm of Cub Scouts. Eventually, Lauren says, “I sat down with my 8-year-old and looked at the activities [Cub Scouts] are supposed to be doing and asked him, are these things you're really intereste...

one month ago by Winifred Kehl

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Vacation Education: Family Learning Adventures in DC

We packed our bags and headed out for spring break! But what the kids didn't realize was that it was a learning vacation. Aren't those the best kinds of trips? When your kids are young, energetic, curious and little explorers, a trip to our nation's capitol is the perfect way to educate our kids without having them r...

2 months ago by Jessica Oballo