Teachers in Non-Traditional Classrooms Value Digital Tools for Personalized Learning

Teachers in flipped, blended and virtual classrooms see greater value in digital learning tools than their counterparts in traditional classrooms — in particular for personalized learning.

Putting Students in Charge: A Hands-off Approach to Personalized Learning

What would happen if we gave students the opportunity and tools to direct learning for themselves? The lead teacher at Flex Academy explains how the Wisconsin public charter school employs this practice.

Khan Academy Launches Free Challenge to Improve Growth Mindset

The six-week challenge is designed to get students in grades 3-12 started on the right foot this school year.

Deadline Looms for $5,000 STEM and Tech Grants

Educators and parent groups have less than three weeks to apply for $2,000 to $5,000 grants from the Lowe's Small Toolbox for Education grant program.

ISTE Says Watch Out for Coding, Immersive Tech This School Year

The international association of teachers, administrators, ed tech specialists and other education stakeholders offers its top five predications for the 2017-2018 school year.

Report: Makerspaces, Coding, Robotics Pick Up Momentum in Schools

Once again this year, schools will be ramping up their robotics programs and opening more makerspaces, according to the latest report from the New Media Consortium and the Consortium for School Networking.

Cornell Engineering Debuts Online Collaboration Space for Makers in Grades 6-12

The new site offers tools for users to meet other makers, learn about engineering disciplines, share projects or meet mentors among Cornell graduate students, alumni and professors.

Report: More Students Hit NWEA Reading and Math Targets Through Personalized Learning

In the “2016-2017 Impact Report,” Education Elements shares learning outcomes data from a select set of school districts with established implementations of personalized learning.

Curriculum Needs Greater Emphasis in Education Reform

When it comes to education reform, much attention has diverted to learning standards and accountability systems and far less to the curriculum used in teaching — even through curriculum may turn out to make the bigger impact, according to a new report from Chiefs for Change.

Online Mathematics Homework Program to Begin Research Studies

The United States Department of Education has doled out an additional $7 million to fund two more research studies to assess the impact of a free math learning platform.

Interactive Tool to Let Students Play with Math

Graspable essentially allows students to rearrange terms on the screen to solve math equations, recording and sharing all of the steps they take to arrive at their answer with the teacher.

Teachers and Historians to Develop Free, Open Online Curriculum

Historians and teachers in California are working together to develop free, open, online instructional materials for teaching history and social sciences in K–12.

Google Unveils Digital Collection and Upcoming Curriculum on U.S. Latino Arts and Culture

Ahead of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Google released a collection of more than 4,300 archives and 90 multimedia exhibits, as well as virtual tours on Google Expeditions that share stories related to Latino history, culture and contributions in the United States.

European Game-based Learning Study Underway Across 5 Countries

European Schoolnet, a network of 31 European Ministries of Education based in Belgium, is working with gaming company Triseum on the research effort to utilize the company’s ARTé: Mecenas and Variant: Limits games during class.

All Arkansas Public High Schools to Receive Facebook VR Kits

The Arkansas Department of Education and Facebook are expanding an existing partnership to bring VR education to all of the state’s public high schools.

Legends of Learning Games Meet Georgia and Texas Science Standards

Now, the research-driven games are aligned with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills and the Georgia Performance Standards for middle school.

Kahoot! Debuts Studio of Curriculum-Aligned Games for K–12

Initially, the Kahoot! Studio will include a math collection that aligns to Common Core standards in algebra, fractions and geometry, which teachers can edit if needed to match specific standards or needs.

Renaissance Flow 360 Integrates Teacher-Approved Resources

Renaissance has partnered with Education.com in order to bring teacher-approved digital resources, tools and materials from the online education hub to the Renaissance Flow 360 platform.

Duolingo Brings Tinycards Test Prep App to Android

Tinycards, a study aid app designed for both K–12 and college students that adapts to the individual user, is now available for free on Android.

New Quizlet Feature Lets Students Customize Study Materials with Pictures

Diagrams allows students to annotate images, maps and other graphics with information, helping them to study efficiently and interactively.

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