Starting in the 2020-21 school year, Washington County Technical High School students will have access to advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence and cloud computing programs. Leaders at Barbara Ingram School for the Arts will expand course offerings to cover computer game development, animation and digital communications.
The five new models provide between 3700 and 4000 lumens and offer XGA, WXGA or WUXGA resolution. These models offer increased brightness, better connectivity, network capability and longer lamp life.
Facing declines in enrollment, funding and hiring pools, many rural K12 districts work to employ creative solutions to fill gaps and provide the necessary educational resources for students.
To deter hackers, the IT team at Campbell County Public Schools in Virginia has deleted email addresses listed on the district website's staff directory. Now, teachers and administrators communicate with parents through the student information system, the parent portal and direct emails.
Carnegie Mellon University's free, online curriculum for high school students helps instructors teach programming skills using graphics and animations. Now being piloted in 40 schools, the Computer Science Academy's CS1 will be available for general use this fall, free of charge.
Catapult Learning and the Center on Teaching and Learning (CTL) are establishing the Institute for Scaling Evidence-Based Education. The partnership, which initially calls for Catapult Learning to provide professional development for CTL's Enhanced Core Reading Instruction program, plans to cover CTL's full suite of programs and services.
Many math programs feature a combination of digital, print and hands-on activities for students; provide educators with PD opportunities, such as on-site and video coaching; and generate assessment data to help personalize instruction.
Charlotte "Nadja" Trez, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools' executive director of ELL Services, firmly believes in maintaining rigorous math standards for all ELL students, and embedding language lessons in math instruction.
ECS Learning Systems' new STAAR MASTER Score Guarantee will ensure Texas teachers and schools see STAAR performance improvements year over year. The program initially supports grades 3 through 8 for reading and math using both the STAAR MASTER student practice books and practice tests.
House Republican leaders announced they will advance a proposal setting a target of districts spending at least 85 percent of state money on teachers and other classroom costs. The proposal wouldn't force spending changes on districts, but would require a state report listing their performance.
