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The challenge facing America’s schools is the empowerment of all children to function effectively in their future, a future marked increasingly with change, information growth, and evolving technologies. View, or download the files
Burris gave Sandra Murray’s class 20 Macintosh iBooks and access to the university’s wireless network for one year. As part of the initiative, Ball State doctoral student Steve Ransom is observing Murray and her students and noting how computers impact lesson plans and change Murray’s teaching. Read the Full Article
For classroom teachers, the amount of time required to develop and implement high-quality online learning environments (including thorough curriculum research and systematic design, implementation, and testing of evaluation prototypes) amounts to a serious opportunity cost for the supporting school that often is overlooked by school administrators. Read the Full Article
The site, www.ed.gov/emergencyplan, offers information about how to develop plans for any emergency. The site was unveiled March 7 at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, Md., which has a strong emergency plan in place.Read the Full Article
The Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago invited Emery and Wall high school students to watch the videocast, “Live From the Heart,” and ask the surgical staff questions about the operation. Emery school officials also asked Hanson County students to watch the session which was broadcast through the state’s distance learning network. Read the […]
Approximately 500 school leaders, educators, and technology directors attended CoSN’s 8th Annual K-12 School Networking Conference. This year’s theme was “Achievement, Assessment, and Accountability.” Read the Full Article
Since “e-learning” was implemented last November, these students who are studying to earn their high school diplomas have been going on-line to take a variety of courses — including some not usually found in a high school curriculum.Read the Full Article
For Hannah and Elizabeth Valentine, school this year is a study in contradictions. The first-grader and third-grader are public school students who study at home with their mother.Read the Full Article
The Lansing Public Schools received notification from the state that the district would receive up to $800,000 to showcase best practice technology at Riddle Magnet Middle School.Read the Full Article
As California high school students prepare for this spring’s high stakes Advanced Placement(1) (AP)(1) exams, the University of California College Prep Initiative (UCCP) is providing them with access to Apex Learning’s AP Exam Review free of charge. AP Exam Review helps students prepare and build confidence for the tests in 14 subject areas. In 2002, […]