The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently hosted a workshop on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) education that included a demonstration of a university project to create STEM focused videos that can be freely used in high school classes.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 01/03/12
netTrekker, an educational search engine for grades K-12, has added resources that are aligned with Common Core State Standards for English and math to its search product.
Districts, schools, and individual educators are struggling to keep up with new emphases on science, technology, engineering, and math education. Resources and partnerships are available to those who know where to look.
Discovery Education and the Outdoor Power Equipment Institute have launched the Spruce Up Your School Sweepstakes as part of their TurfMutt program.
BenchPrep has released OpenPrep, a new tool that features access to thousands of educational videos and resources.
- By Mike Hohenbrink
- 12/05/11
Desire2Learn has struck a deal to make digital course materials from CourseSmart available to its learning management system customers as a new addition to its Partner Network.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/28/11
Two Kansas elementary schools are deploying software to help improve students' reading skills.
Evan-Moor Educational Publishers has unveiled Portals, a platform through which educators can access Daily Practice interactive apps produced by the company.
New Dimension Media will release in January a streaming media program with curriculum material focusing exclusively on the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math.
Online learning provider Adaptive Curriculum has launched a Spanish-language version of its concept-mastery math and science program, AC Math and AC Science, to meet the needs of the nation’s growing population of English language learners (ELLs).
- By Mike Hohenbrink
- 11/16/11