Green school buses have received some high-profile endorsements. Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is promoting electric school buses in his "Green New Deal," Vox reports. Sanders' plan would pay for many schools and cities to switch to electric buses.
A student expressing early interest in a career as an auto technician can begin investigating the inner workings of vehicles without getting their hands dirty—all through virtual reality.
Start with less teacher talk and more student-centered learning, says guest columnist Matthew X. Joseph, the director of curriculum, instruction and assessment at Leicester Public Schools in Massachusetts and a featured speaker at DA's FETC 2020.
College students staff nightly homework hotlines for high school and middle school students who math and science help. Rather than serving up the answers, tutors aim to guide the younger students toward solving problems themselves.
Offering professional learning to educators as though they were students does not work for teachers—or students, says Eujon Anderson, a featured FETC 2020 speaker and the technology director for Troy City Schools in Alabama.
Young people from low-income families face yet another developmental gap. Researchers have found that, as with technology, wealthier students have greater access to organized youth sports than do less affluent children.
Today, more than 101,000 K-12 students at Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, Kentucky, use online databases by Gale, a Cengage Company. Sponsored content by Gale, a Cengage Company.
LaGrange School District 102 recently began piloting a free version of the CrisisGo safety platform through Sourcewell, a government agency that provides cooperative-contract purchasing solutions nationally. Sponsored content by Sourcewell.
When deciding to introduce new classroom technology, educators must address its effectiveness and return on investment. But first, they must understand why they are bringing the new technology into the classroom. We asked a number of edtech leaders to explain their thought processes when implementing new classroom technology. Look beyond the bells and whistles Alicia […]
