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How do schools train for a workplace that doesn't exist yet?

Ariana Fine | February 04, 2019

For educators, the big challenge is figuring out how best to teach students not just to receive knowledge but to apply it. Educators are also experimenting with approaches like “project-based” and “student-centered” learning, that encourage collaboration and solving complex problems that have applications for the real world.

Organization helps athletes with college recruiting

Ariana Fine | February 04, 2019

mySportResume.com is a dynamic sport resume builder that enables athletes to create their own personalized sport webpage, find colleges, contact and share information with coaches, and manage online search engine ranking, all for free.

3 ways to improve education about slavery

Ariana Fine | February 04, 2019

When it comes to teaching students about slavery, teachers often stumble through the topic. In the worst cases, they use poorly conceived lessons that end up inflaming students and communities. One idea is moving beyond textbooks, which often use inadequate or inaccurate descriptions, to include records and firsthand accounts. Another way is to get out of the classrooms by visiting museums and historic sites.

Offering online driver's education in eight states

Ariana Fine | February 01, 2019

Edgenuity customers in eight states will have access to DriversEd.com's interactive online courses, which are designed to teach students relevant local driving laws, pass their permit exams and get onto the road with confidence.

Finland's education system offers 10 lessons for U.S. educators

Ray Bendici | February 01, 2019

Finland's education system caters to working families and receives plenty of funding, with more than 55 percent in federal dollars. Free meals, health care and outside-of-class child care are available to all students, who start formal schooling at age 7.

Sal Khan envisions a future of active, mastery-based learning

Emily Ann Brown | January 31, 2019

Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy and keynote speaker at the recent 2019 Future of Education Technology Conference in Orlando, discusses how technology will impact education in the years ahead.

New literacy suite launched to support all students

Ariana Fine | January 29, 2019

Amplify has launched a new mCLASS early literacy suite that includes both teacher-led and adaptive student-driven instruction, as well as the mobile version of the DIBELS 8th Edition assessment developed by the Center on Teaching and Learning at the University of Oregon's College of Education.

What separates the haves and the have-nots of high-school athletics

Ariana Fine | January 27, 2019

The competition gap is widening in high-school athletics, but the problem is bigger than high-school sports. Washington's interscholastic athletic association believes it has found a socioeconomic factor that can help level the playing field.

Delivering tech and business news to classrooms

Ariana Fine | January 25, 2019

The Cheddar post cable networks company and Discovery Education launched CheddarK-12, a collaboration delivering technology and business news to classrooms. Cheddar's current events content will be integrated into Discovery Education's Techbook Series, including a weekly compilation of briefings broadcast from the New York Stock Exchange floor.

Publishing customized math program

Ariana Fine | January 24, 2019

McGraw-Hill Education will offer an exclusive IM Certified customized version of Illustrative Mathematics' grades 6-12 curriculum on McGraw-Hill's digital learning platform. It adds interactive tutorials, assessment tools, a customized version of professional learning for teachers and print materials.

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How do schools train for a workplace that doesn't exist yet?

Organization helps athletes with college recruiting

3 ways to improve education about slavery

Offering online driver's education in eight states

Finland's education system offers 10 lessons for U.S. educators

Sal Khan envisions a future of active, mastery-based learning

New literacy suite launched to support all students

What separates the haves and the have-nots of high-school athletics

Delivering tech and business news to classrooms

Publishing customized math program

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