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Makerspace, hackerspace or fablab? What's in a name?

Tony DiRomualdo and Franco Girimonte | September 29, 2019

In the past decade, the terms makerspace, hackerspace and fablab have appeared on the horizon. These are new names for what people have always done—come together to fix things, make new things and learn from each other, says DA guest columnist and FETC featured speaker Sylvia Martinez, who is co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering in the Classroom.

'Beyond the Controller: How to Launch and Sustain a Popular K-12 ESports Program'

Ariana Fine | September 27, 2019

Starting an esports club is a great way to tap into students' passion for gaming while building valuable college and career skills. Learn how to gain support and develop an esports team.

Where high schoolers can get homework help from college tutors

Ariana Fine | September 25, 2019

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and Harvey Mudd College staff nightly homework hotlines for high school and middle school students who need help with math and science. These college tutors aim to guide the younger students toward solving the problem themselves.

SAT scores drop slightly for students in South Carolina

Ariana Fine | September 25, 2019

The average SAT scores for high school students in South Carolina dropped 43 points this year amid a surge in students choosing to take the test. There was nearly a 30 percent increase in the number of students in the state taking the SAT this year compared to last year, according to the state Department of Education.

Simplifying video sharing for educators, administrators and students

Ariana Fine | September 23, 2019

Echo360 launched a new groups feature to enable smarter ways to share video for student learning. The video content management system now allows users to create ad hoc video repositories with controlled membership, allowing for seamless, secure video sharing.

Beyond the Controller: How to Launch and Sustain a Popular K-12 ESports Program

Joe Morrow | September 21, 2019

Starting an esports club is a great way to tap into students’ passion for gaming while building valuable college and career skills, such as problem-solving, communication, and collaboration. But achieving buy-in from administrators and community members isn’t easy. Attend this web seminar to hear how the director of educational media technology and esports coordinator for […]

Why career exploration must be a K-12 priority

Ariana Fine | September 19, 2019

For many, a broader range of career options is only discovered later, near the end of high school or even in college, when the financial clock starts ticking. They must then scramble to make a decision that may not be the right one. Career exploration should be more of a priority in the K-12 world, and it should start in middle school.

How 3 districts harness the power of graduate profiles

Matt Zalaznick | September 18, 2019

An increasing number of district leaders are creating highly detailed graduate profiles to ensure students have the soft skills they need to succeed after high school.

Unit to support the international Hunger Challenge initiative

Ariana Fine | September 19, 2019

PBLWorks has partnered with Students Rebuild, a program of the Bezos Family Foundation, to create an English, math and science unit for the upcoming Hunger Challenge. Students participating in the challenge research hunger and malnutrition and develop potential solutions to these issues.

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Why esports is surging into another school year