K-12 Technology News
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An ongoing joint data science project at two institutions has found that while colleges and universities claim to care about access for low-income students and people of color, the students they recruit are neither.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/30/18
Western Governors University made the offer for people who want to earn their bachelor's or master's degree in education and aren't already enrolled there.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/30/18
The deadline for the $10,000 Innovative Educator Prize Program is this week!
In a touch of déjà vu a public broadcasting system in Las Vegas is helping an online school to deliver courses that lead to certifications. Vegas PBS, formerly known as KLVX, was the original source in 1991 when Clark County School District first began offering distance education to its adult learners. The format then was videotape on TV.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/29/18
For all the talk of technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics doing away with the human element in corporate life, well trained human beings are still an essential ingredient. In fact, if the current skills gap remains unplugged, by 2030 the world will see "tens of millions of unfilled jobs and trillions of dollars in unrealized revenue," according to a new study.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/23/18
A new nonprofit has formed to focus on "identifying and supporting global standards for flipped learning and related active learning instruction." Known as the Academy of Active Learning Arts and Sciences, the organization was created out of the Flipped Learning Global Initiative's Global Standards Project, an effort to establish an international framework for flipped learning.
The room features a swing structure with multiple swings, a touch wall for tactile input, a squishy corner, multiple sensory bins, light-up bubble tubes and an outdoor garden area.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/22/18
Already, 120 of Chicago's schools have embedded personalized learning into the classroom. The latest investment will enable the school system to expand that through an opt-in application process that begins in the fall. Priority will be given to low-performing schools.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/22/18
The school was founded in 2000 and by 2015 had a student enrollment of 14,453, making it the Ohio's largest charter. By 2016, while ECOT had the "single-largest graduating high school class" in the country, it also had the worst failure rate.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 05/22/18
High levels of job-related stress are more common among teachers than previously thought, according to a new study, and may be affecting student outcomes.