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Board screens virtual school plan, Pupils would learn online

Calgary Board of Education trustees are being asked by administration tonight to approve the creation of an online junior and senior high school. If they do, the district will join the 18 other virtual schools in the province. Read the Full Article

Intel introduces online math learning program for teachers

In 1999, California based-LessonLab, run by Dr. James Stigler, started the TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study) Video Studies: Explorations of Algebra Teaching. Read the Full Article

Qwest Communications to Upgrade Utah Statewide Education Network

Under the contract, Qwest will deliver end-to-end communications services in Utah that encourages the delivery of voice, video and data services to more people and organizations throughout the state. The UEN core network will be based on Qwest’s GeoMax service, a high-speed, high-capacity networking solution capable of delivering bandwidth-intensive, multimedia Internet-based applications, such as distance […]

The big money guys

Hundreds of first-graders in rural Mississippi have learned to read in recent years, thanks in part to award-winning public television programs and a host of enticing books and toys like Leona Bean Bag. Read the Full Article

Schools Get Medical Advice on Internet

The screen fills with an image of a doctor’s office 85 miles away in Norfolk. In the bottom right corner, a smaller box shows Yount in her office at Westside Community Schools, a student at her side cooperating with a demonstration.Read the Full Article

4-4, Local: Distance learning takes flight at Hallsville High School

Building a smaller-scale replica, though, proved that assumption incorrect.Read the Full Article

Proposal expands online classes

State rules now keep a tight lid on virtual classrooms. Fewer than 20 districts offer such courses, with fewer than 1,000 students participating.Read the Full Article

New Study Offers View of Mathematics Teaching in U.S. and High-Performing Countries

Furthermore, according to the report, the teaching of mathematics in the United States differs in striking respects from the ways mathematics is taught in high-performing countries.Read the Full Article

Videos show best math teaching practices from other countries

The Intel package is based on findings derived from TIMSS, and algeb advertisement ra is the subject taught in the demonstration videos. Read the Full Article

New Sun licensing program offers hope for cash-strapped schools

“Sun is giving back to academic and research institutions by providi advertisement ng low-cost access to software that will better equip today’s students for tomorrow’s workplace—and by making sure that educational institutions are never more than a few months behind on technology refreshes and are never obsolete,” said Jonathan Schwartz, executive vice president of software […]