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4 Instructional Practices with Impact on Student Achievement

Among 32 instructional practices examined in a recent research project, teachers' general instruction and classroom management — and not their prowess with reading and writing instruction — made the difference to student achievement.

Exploring Privacy Concerns for Ed Tech Tools

California State University, Northridge professor Kristen Walker is investigating the price that school districts will pay when it comes to protecting their privacy using ed tech tools through a grant from the National Science Foundation.

It's Time for Learning Science to Drive Education Policy

10 recommendations for synchronizing K-12 education policy with the science of learning and development.

Study: Teachers Find Benefits of Ed Tech Elusive

Sixty percent of teachers are worried that a focus on implementing technology tools in the classroom could damage the student-teacher relationship, according a recent survey from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Why Teachers Need to Incorporate Physical Computing into Computer Science Lessons

Students today need to understand not only how to code online, but also how computer science and coding connect to the tangible objects in the world around them.

PISA: U.S. Students Flat in Math and Science

The 2018 PISA results are out, and the picture they portray for the United States could only be called fair to middlin'.

Deadline Looms for $200,000 Follett Challenge

The deadline for the 2019 Follett Challenge is this week. The program will award a total of $200,000 in products and services to 19 winners.

4 Ways to Improve the Use of Data in CTE

Nonprofit MDRC recently issued a 10-page brief laying out the challenges career and technical education programs face in collecting data and four steps they can take "to strengthen their own CTE data-collection and measurement activities."

Amazon Launches Storefront for Educational Resources

Educators can now create and sell their educational resources through a dedicated portal and storefront on Amazon.

Alaska Nears End of First Season with Sanctioned Esports

The Alaska School Activities Association added esports as an activity to its high school roster of sports. The inaugural playing season, which began running in September, will last until next week. Playoffs will take place in January.

District Placing Robotics Teams into Every School by 2021

The county is familiar with competitive robotics. One of its high schools teams was ranked as the fourth best in the world, based on its performance during the 2019 FIRST Robotics World Championship in Detroit.

Fiat Grant Funds STEM Programs for Regional Schools

Michigan's Cranbrook Institute of Science is using a grant for producing a STEM program in state schools that includes real-world application and "resource efficiency." The donation came from the FCA Foundation, the charitable division of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. The Foundation gave out $1.65 million in grants to numerous Detroit-area educational programs.

"Mood Boost" Lunch Program Teaches Kids How Food Impacts Mood

Chartwells K12, a K-12 foodservice provider, recently launched their “Mood Boost” program to help elementary and middle school students learn how the food they eat may impact their mood.

Massachusetts SD Debuts Learning Studios in Three Schools

The Learning Studios offer elementary students collaborative, hands-on learning experiences with an emphasis on coding and computer science

Minecraft Hour of Code Lesson Focuses on AI

Microsoft’s latest Hour of Code tutorial is providing educators with resources to teach their students the basics of coding and how to prevent forest fires using Minecraft.

New Competition Asks Young Women: What's Your Dream Tech Career?

"Heart transplant surgeon." "Computer scientist." "Data science business owner." Those are three of the current entries in a competition that will award 15 separate $2,000 grants to help young women pursue their dreams in technology.

OpenStax K–12 OER Unit Intros Crosswalk Doc for AP Biology Mapping

A new practice by OER publisher OpenStax will help bridge the gap by aligning the contents of its textbooks with high school learning standards.

Pennsylvania to Award $20 Million in STEM Grants

The state is investing in training students for careers in science, technology, engineering, math and computer science.

PowerSchool Completes Acquisition of Schoology

As of today, one of the country's largest education systems just got much bigger. PowerSchool has finalized its purchase of Schoology, making the learning management system the newest component in its "Unified Classroom" suite for K-12.

Rural Schools Add Esports Clubs

Rural school districts in Missouri are adding esports clubs. West County R-IV School District has acquired 14 "high-end computers" through a grant, which will be situated in the high school's industrial technology computer lab and used for student competitions.

Splash Math Revamps Free Online Interactive Platform for Teachers

The elementary school math program’s latest offering will allow teachers to keep track of student progress on game-based learning modules.

5G to Drive Pickup for Smartphones in 2020

Personal computing device (PCD) shipments are looking stronger than expected for 2019, and smartphone deliveries are expected to bump up in 2020, according to two separate analyses.

Cryptocurrency Company Promises to Teach Blockchain Basics to Local Students

A company that produces chips for hardware used in blockchain and artificial intelligence applications has launched a mining farm in Texas and committed to teaching blockchain to local students.

Free 3D Design and Print Lessons Cater to Grades 7–12

A Czech company with a 3D printer has launched an "academy" to provide educators with free 3D lessons that can be integrated into their classes. Y Soft Corp., which produces the BE3D EDEE 3D printer for schools, offers a set of printing lesson plans through BE3D Academy.

Maxell Lecture Capture Hardware Adds Classroom Collaboration

Audiovisual company Maxell has released a new lecture capture system that lets operators upload interactive video content and collaborate with classrooms across remote locations. The MA-XL1 is intended for education settings.

Music Coding Competition to Award Recording Kits, Amazon Gift Cards

Amazon is teaming up with Georgia Tech for a new competition to teach students how to remix music using code through its Amazon Future Engineer program.

New LG Interactive Digital Boards Feature UHD Display, IPS Panels

LG Business Solutions has introduced a three series line of IR-based Interactive Digital Boards and an 86-inch Interactive Digital Board with in-cell touch technology.

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