An education research project examined an ongoing principal preparation improvement program and found that participating universities have changed their instruction and curriculum to put a greater emphasis on the real-world demands of the job over theory and emphasize more field experience.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/27/18
An education technology company that works with schools and districts to implement digital badging for professional development has revamped its service to help users make more sense of the progress of their training.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 11/01/18
The U.S. Department of Education has developed two toolkits for educators and developers on how to use educational technology to instruct English language learning students.
Starting next week, a new course on personalized learning will officially kick off on the new ISTE U professional learning website. ISTE U is a global education initiative from the International Society for Technology in Education.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/12/18
Initial results are in for Digital Promise's Dynamic Learning Project, a program to see what impact there would be on closing the "digital divide" by placing technology coaches into 50 high-need schools in 20 districts and five states. The results so far look "promising," according to Karen Cator, who leads Digital Promise.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 09/12/18
Participants will learn how to use game-design principles and tie games into their lessons. Teachers have until September 21 to get their applications in.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/21/18
The Certified Lesson Planning Specialist is a set of online courses designed for teachers who want to see what flipped classes look like and hear from other educators about the reasons for their instructional choices.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/02/18
This summer a North Carolina district launched a crash course for career-changers and nontraditional college graduates who want to become teachers.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 08/01/18
A set of free, two-day professional development events taking place this fall will enable school leaders to learn the basics of delivering personalized education to their students, which includes the use of technology.
- By Dian Schaffhauser
- 07/11/18
LEGO Education has launched a new education community â LEGO Education Master Educators â and has named 110 members to its initial cohort, Applications will soon be accepted from educators around the world.