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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...

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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...

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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 Gene...

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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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Know Think Do

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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Infographic: The Value of a STEM Education

This great infographic from Edutopia highlights the value of educating students in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. US students are slipping behind other countries on assessments like PISA in STEM categories while 80% of fast growing occupations will require these skills.

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Infographic: K-12 Technology Usage

Tech Counts 2013, by Education Week, will be released in print this week (online today). View the infographic released with the report that outlines the K-12 technology use in the United States.

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MIT Media Lab Is Innovating Its Way to the Future

The graduate program at MIT Media Lab, where new technology is born, is creating unexpected combinations to discover unique applications of technology in our daily lives.

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Can Apple Technology Save Education?

Apple has proven a successful disruptive innovation in business and life with its iPhone, iTunes, and iPad technologies. Now, is it ready to disrupt education?

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Less Than Half Of the 2011 SAT-Taking Class Is Expected to Succeed In College

This week, the Hewlett Foundation launched a contest to boost assessments in critical thinking and problem solving. Yet, when we take a look at our current testing systems such as the SAT, America's biggest test determining a K-12 culmination of knowledge in math, reading, and writing, this year's 2011 graduates are ex...

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Foundation for Excellence in Education

The Foundation for Excellence in Education is igniting a movement of reform, state by state, to transform education for the 21st century economy. Excellence in Action, the organization’s flagship initiative, is working with lawmakers and policymakers to advance education reform across America. Learn more at www.Exce...

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Are You Left or Right Brain?

Right brain versus left brain learning has been a longstanding debate among other science theories around learning styles. Yet, the bottom line is that different parts of our brains take on different functions and tasks to help us learn. Just as some might have stronger upper arm strength over lower leg strength, our b...

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Infographic: Consequences of Teaching to the Test

Learning today has become highly standardized. We ask students to reach a learning standard and test it with statewide tests that identify whether we successfully taught them what they needed to know to clear the bar. Yet, are we only teaching students to pass a standardized test? Best Masters in Education published so...

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