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In Support of the Common Core
Common Core State Standards are thoughtful expressions of college- and career-ready expectations in reading, writing and math...
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Building a Digital Depository
Benjamin Riley explains exciting times for education entrepreneurship, technology and the policy ecosystem that surrounds the...
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NCLB: Under the Bus, But Not a Total Loss
Today AEI released a report, NCLB sanctions: Tests taken, lessons learned. The authors found that “School accountability ...
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Common Core: A Platform for Equity & Innovation
The Common Core is giant platform for innovation for American education. The Common Core and the digital learning revolution...
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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...
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Learning
Science Outreach with Teachers, Dinosaurs
The fossils and data collected all help UW scientists investigate the extinction that ended the age of dinosaurs 66 million years ago. DIG teachers aren't just adding to paleontology research - they're a part of it.
2 days ago by Winifred Kehl
Learning
POTUS Visits Texas STEM School
Following is a note from John Fitzpatrick, Executive Director of Educate Texas, about the president's visit to a STEM school near Austin, Texas. The school was formed as part of the New Tech Network and T-STEM, a project of the Texas High School Project (now Educate Texas).
12 days ago by Getting Smart Staff
Learning
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...
12 days ago by Winifred Kehl
Leadership
Hacker Communities, Local Communities
Mariano Ulibarri, director of the hacker space Parachute Factory in New Mexico, heard about Hacker Scouts in the news just a few months ago. His immediate reaction was to start a troop locally – so he did.
19 days ago by Winifred Kehl
Learning
Pondering Urban High School Improvement
“We want people to be perplexed—to embrace the paradox of starting new schools,” said Larry Rosenstock in the opening to the A+ Urban High School Summit in Denver Wednesday. As usually Larry has a rich list of quotes on the subject.
25 days ago by Tom Vander Ark
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EdTech 10: Spirit of Youth
Shakespeare, who would’ve celebrated his 449th birthday this week, famously ...
25 days ago by Carri Schneider
Learning
Movie Review: Why are America’s Students Failing at Math?
It is not a difficult question to answer, a lot of students hate math. I know “hate” is a strong word, but when some children are asked about math, they start to sweat, shut down, and avoid math at all costs, due to negative experiences in the past.
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