Curriculum & Instruction

School systems are getting results from teacher residencies, which offer more immersive and more rigorous training experiences than the typical student-teaching stint.

Repairs that require software updates and wrenches compel career and technical education administrators to buy more expensive tools and technology. And in the coming years, the spread of electric and driverless cars will only put more pressure on educators to keep the curriculum and equipment current.

Because high school offers most students their last chance at free education, one Washington district has taken its apprenticeship programs to a higher level.

Teachers have seen an instant jump in engagement when students are given large-print books. Students want to read longer, feel less nervous about reading and comprehend more of the details.

Consider the speedometer in your new self-driving electric vehicle. The cable-operated dial in the gas-guzzling clunker you just traded is now digital. Easier to read for you, but a harder fix for today's automotive students.

In a world where smartphones and social media make getting out a message easier, the job of a K-12 communications officer has become more complicated.