With nearly half of the nation’s new teachers still graduating without an understanding of high-quality reading instruction, former classroom teacher-turned-literacy coach Kathleen Law discusses why — now more than ever — every teacher prep program in the country should include the Science of Reading and give future teachers the foundational tools they need to help struggling readers.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 05/04/23
As China becomes an increasingly important player in international business, politics, technology, and diplomacy, virtual instruction provider VHS Learning has added a Chinese Language and Culture introductory course, open to high school students nationwide either through their school or through independent study, according to a news release.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 05/04/23
Epson has introduced its newest education camera, the DC-30 Wireless Document Camera with 4K video resolution, a 13-megapixel camera, 10x optical zoom, and 23x digital zoom, the company said in a news release.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 05/04/23
Warren County (Kentucky) Public Schools’ recent transition to the Airtame platform has enabled seamless wireless screen-sharing and digital signage capabilities for the district’s 1,200 TVs across 35 buildings, freeing teachers to move around classrooms and simplifying educator control of sharing features, according to a new use study released by Airtame.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 05/04/23
K–12 science supplier Carolina Biological has teamed up with the Association for Science Teacher Education to provide professional development and teacher support in an effort to boost retention in the field, the organizations recently announced.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 05/01/23
K–12 ed tech company Discovery Education has recently added and updated several products on its digital platform. These include a new original series, new Arcademics games, Sesame Workshop resources, and science teaching resources.
- By Kate Lucariello
- 04/20/23
Online instruction provider VHS Learning has added 11 new courses for the 2023–24 school year for high school students studying online either through their local school district or at home for supplemental learning, the nonprofit said in a news release.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 04/20/23
Class Technologies, a provider of virtual learning tools for online synchronous instruction, has announced it will soon release a new ChatGPT-powered A.I. Teaching Assistant, dubbed A.I. TA.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 04/18/23
Global Grid for Learning has unveiled its newest school data exchange solution designed to give schools better data analytics and control over data privacy while eliminating the need for vendors using the standards to access and share students’ protected private information, by using patented anonymization and API technology.
- By Kristal Kuykendall
- 04/18/23
Prisms VR (Prisms of Reality) and nationwide carrier T-Mobile have partnered to give more K–12 students in the U.S., especially those in rural areas, access to the 5G network in order to close the gap in interactive math and science learning via VR headsets.
- By Kate Lucariello
- 04/13/23