From accepting applications for a foreign-language teacher training program (ACTFL) to releasing new guides on argument-driven inquiry for science students (NSTA Press), here is the latest curriculum association news.
Dayton Public Schools' Challenger Learning Center in Dayton, Ohio, is one of 44 centers around the globe aimed at engaging students in "hands-on exploration and discovery opportunities that strengthen knowledge in science, technology, engineering and mathematics."
This roundup covers the impact of advanced academics on kindergartners, the effects of teachers' unions on student achievement, the benefits of transitional programs for special needs students, and the advantages of family-school interventions, among other topics.
Coding can serve as a catalyst for schools looking to integrate tech more meaningfully into required subjects, as well as the glue that binds together learning connections across them.
Most states have struggled for several years to address teacher shortages, often filling the vacuum with underprepared educators who aren't able to give children the high-quality learning they need. These teachers also leave at two to three times the rate of well-prepared staffers. Despite this, evidence-based policies can guide states and districts in lessening the […]
Consider these ideas: Some kids are STEM kids and some aren't. Students need to master science and math basics before moving on to STEM. STEM focuses on jobs, so it should be concentrated in middle and high school. Wrong, wrong and wrong.
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes a bigger part of everyday life, schools are integrating study of the technology into curricula across subjects to prepare students for eventual jobs.
Illumina Corporate Foundation and Discovery Education launched DNA Decoded, a program designed to equip middle and high school teachers with the power to unlock the study of genomics in everyday life.
The Idaho State Department of Education has approved IXL Learning's IXL Language Arts for use in K5 classrooms statewide. This adoption makes it easier for Idaho schools to implement IXL's platform to help learners at all levels make strides in literacy.
