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Power of inclusive preschool

Matt Zalaznick | March 07, 2017

Pre-K programs for students with special needs vary widely in quality and scope. Some states and districts have long included students with special needs in pre-K classes alongside their more typically developing peers.

Assessing inclusive early education

Matt Zalaznick | March 07, 2017

Learning social skills such as sharing and teamwork in preschool has become all the more critical as kindergarten has become more rigorous and focused on academic assessments, says Jenifer Cline, student services coordinator in Great Falls Public Schools in Montana. In the past, students learned to play cooperatively and to follow instructions in kindergarten. But […]

STEM/STEAM school products

Steven Blackburn | February 23, 2017

Today's educators need versatile products that can be used to teach more than one aspect of STEAM. Schools want to engage students with hands-on activities that, for example, blend art and reading with core science and math instruction. Manufacturers have therefore developed cross-curricular STEAM tools that cover multiple subjects and align with learning frameworks such […]

School students interpret classic literature with modern tech

Ray Bendici | February 22, 2017

"Lights, device, action!" This is what's going on at New Rochelle High School, about 20 miles north of New York City, where students use smartphones and tablets to create short movies based on classic works of literature. The school's writing and filmmaking program, which heavily employs mobile devices, works in conjunction with the English high […]

'Mountain kids' at eight schools explore local terrain

Ray Bendici | February 22, 2017

Plumas USD, a rural district tucked away in the rugged terrain of northeastern California, uses its own backyard for its "Outdoor Core" K12 curriculum. Plumas USD, a rural district tucked away in the rugged terrain of northeastern California, uses its own backyard for its "Outdoor Core" K12 curriculum. The surrounding Sierra Nevada mountains, Plumas National […]

Schools tapping into the teaching cloud

Adam Galvan | February 20, 2017

While online curricula platforms have propelled personalized learning to new levels, Coppell ISD in north Texas takes the concepts a step further. Using IBM's MobileFirst iPad app, teachers tap into the internet of things to instantly see all the data collected throughout the school year on any student in class, including test scores, homework and […]

School buildings on autopilot

Adam Galvan | February 20, 2017

When the central Connecticut town of Cheshire moved to reduce power use, it upgraded six of its eight public schools with the latest internet of things technology. The plan combined energy-efficient LED fixtures with sensors and cloud-based servers that automatically turn the lights off in an empty room or adjust brightness. The district cut its […]

A model for school integration

Adam Galvan | February 19, 2017

Many districts across the country struggle with increasing demographic homogeneity more than 60 years after the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education. But the Morris School District in northern New Jersey has been hailed as a model for successful integration, in part due to its community's affordable housing and teacher […]

Wise ideas for teaching science in schools

Adam Galvan | February 16, 2017

Susan German is a science teacher at Hallsville Middle School in the Hallsville School District, northeast of Columbia, Missouri. German, named the NSTA's distinguished teacher in 2011, teaches eighth-grade science. During her 20-year career, German has taught science and math in grades 6 through 12. We asked her for words of wisdom. Q: What do […]

Schools zoom in on STEM equity

Adam Galvan | February 17, 2017

With the U.S. Department of Education doling out billions of dollars to promote diversity and to support low-income schools in 2017, administrators across the country are also working to better serve students of all backgrounds, abilities and interests. Two annual conferences this spring—the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) and the National Science Teachers […]

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