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- IT Trends: Seal of Privacy: Building a ‘Trusted Learning Environment’
- Editor’s Note: Can We Do Education Without Tests and Grades?
- Innovator: Michael Snell: Bringing ‘Voice and Choice’ to Students
March 2016 | vol. 48 no. 9
- Hands On with STEM
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STEM is about more than working with technology. It’s about letting students get their hands dirty.
- Hack Club! Students Take Over STEM
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High school students have started taking charge of their own computer science education. One of them, Zach Latta, an 18-year-old who was named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” list for 2016, has helped to create a network of coding groups (“Hack Clubs”) that have spread to 16 states and seven countries so far. The purpose: to get kids coding regardless of background or prior technical knowledge.
- 4 Ways Schools are Overcoming Flipped Learning Equity Challenges
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These workarounds are supporting the flipped learning movement off campus and even when digital equity is sparse or non-existent.
- Students Explore the Earth and Beyond with Virtual Field Trips
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A virtual field trip is an opportunity for students to visit other places, talk to experts and participate in interactive learning activities.
- Furnishing the 21st Century Classroom
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Traditional student desks and chairs are a relic of the 19th and 20th centuries. The 21st century classroom, with its 1-to-1 ratio of devices to students and emphasis on collaboration and communication, demands classroom furniture that is mobile and device-friendly.
- The Hunt for Data Privacy in the Classroom
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Now there’s a better way to assess whether that new app will break school (and state and federal) rules before students start to use it.
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