Far north on Michigan's Upper Peninsula, eighth-graders attend a weeklong Careers in Technology summer camp that gets them thinking more seriously about what they want to be when they grow up.
Scott McLeod, one of the nation's leading experts on P-12 school technology leadership issues, explains how districts are using a new protocol to better leverage technology-infused instruction and modernize the student learning experience.
It's back to school time and LRP Publications, a recognized leader in the special education publishing industry, announced that it has a released a teacher training guide that prepares new teachers to serve students with disabilities.
From an anti-bullying app to new curricula and solar array installations, school leaders across the country work to improve safety, instruction, and energy savings, among other programs.
Jo Ann Matthews now serves the Louisiana DOE; Superintendent Barbara J. Case adds co-teaching to New York district's strategic plan; Principal James Carrick implements PBIS at Arizona middle school; and under Superintendent Raymond Sanchez's leadership, a New York district wins awards.
You're adding new pieces of education technology constantly, right? So unless you're operating a one-room schoolhouse, how do you know which devices have become obsolete and which hardware is being used the most?
As science education has expanded in recent years to adopt the Next Generation Science Standards—which include project-based learning and multidisciplinary studies in technology, engineering and mathematics—so have the corresponding science fairs.
LRP Publications has released the book "Roadmap to IDEA/Section 504 Compliance: Eligibility Determinations," which takes educators through the process of deciding whether a student qualifies as a student with a disability under either the IDEA or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Technology integration specialist and FETC speaker Nichole Allmann discusses how a well-trained team of coaches helps teachers manage the potentially overwhelming integration of new technology