Imagine students learning their ABCs while dancing, or memorizing multiplication tables while doing jumping jacks.Some schools are using both methods of instruction, and Michelle Obama would like to see more…
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An effective school requires an effective leader, but great principals rarely just happen, says the Wallace Foundation: They are cultivated. Now, a new report from the foundation offers advice on…
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More than 100 educators recently took Follett Software’s challenge to create and submit a video showing how they incorporate 21st-century skills such as critical thinking into the curriculum, and now…
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On Jan. 14 at Columbia University Teachers College, researchers, school counselors, educators, and others gathered for a summit called “Beyond Bullying: Safe Schools, Successful Students.”The goal was to learn about…
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Just in time for Digital Learning Day, Digital Learning Now! (DLN) today released the fifth DLN Smart Series interactive paper with co-authors from Getting Smart and the Learning Accelerator. “Blended…
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When Len Eisenberg walks into a classroom to give a presentation, he likes to tell students that a dog is their 27-millionth cousin.Explaining to children that every living creature is…
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Scholastic has launched a new website, “Common Sense for the Common Core,” that aims to help teachers, school leaders, and parents understand the standards, and provides instructional programs to implement…
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A Professional Learning Network (PLN) is a global support network for educators. Teachers and administrators across the country are building PLNs that give them instant access to thousands of their peers…
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A new series of action briefs from the nonprofit, nonpartisan group Achieve Inc. is intended to help elementary school principals, secondary school principals, and school counselors implement the Common Core…
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You might be familiar with the nonprofit service Digital Wish as a source for ed-tech fundraising—but the site has become much more than a way to connect educators with potential…
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