Nearly three-quarters of high school students have negative feelings about school, and lack of sleep may be one culprit, according to a Yale University study.
Teachers spend about 20% to 40% of their time—or about 13 hours a week—on activities that could be automated using existing technology, according to a new report.
Schools from Collier County Public (Florida), McHenry School District 15 (Illinois) and Anglophone East School District Hillsborough (New Brunswick, Canada) take top honors at FETC.
Not all time is created equal, says Daniel Pink, FETC keynote speaker and bestselling author, who writes about more effective approaches to learning, creativity, work and business.
A special event for instructors and providers seeking to follow successful strategies in computer science education featured an unrestricted flow of solutions from one huge nozzle.
Some FETC educators were treated to a day outside of the session rooms and visited Miami-Dade County Public Schools' leading programs, including MAST Academy, a maritime-focused, grades 6 through 12 school on the shores of Biscayne Bay.
A Delaware student's question about how strawberries are made inspired the creation of a school garden designed to stimulate learners' senses of sight, sound, taste and smell.
Schoolwide music instruction is having a big impact in raising test scores as K-12 leaders make the case for more robust programs in lower-income districts.
San Gabriel USD's Music Immersion Experience—the 2019 Districts of Distinction grand prize honoree—teaches every first-grader the violin, and test scores are improving.
