Immersive Learning Environments: From Physical to Virtual and Back Again

Total immersion may be possible virtually, but it is not feasible in a school. Even if it were, it could not address some important educational principles as well as an actual physical environment. For example, school is a place for in-person student/student, student/educator and educator/educator collaborations that are essential to differentiated learning strategies.

Developing Methods to Narrow the Achievement Gap

A new study from the Learning Policy Institute provides insights into how seven “positive outlier” school districts in California were able to close the opportunity gap.

Teachers Pushing Harder on Algebra and Functions

Of five major content areas covered in math classes — numbers and operations, measurement, geometry, data and statistics, and algebra and functions — teachers are putting a bigger emphasis particularly on algebra and functions in math class beyond what they were doing a dozen years earlier. And in science, students are discussing the kinds of problems engineers solve more frequently.

Teens Hit Social Media for News

While teens consider it important to follow current events, they prefer to get their news from social media rather than from news organizations.

Everyday Speech Social-Emotional Platform Adds Video Modeling

Everyday Speech is integrating new features into its social-emotional learning (SEL) offering for educators to personalize the teaching experience for each student using evidence-based strategies and tools.

Grant Enables Georgia State Professional Learning Partnership

Georgia State University, Clayton County Public Schools and Curriculum Associates are working together to find ways to effectively teach math and improve student achievement.

States Adopting New Mindset on Assessments

Even as many states are backing away from high-stakes testing in math and English language arts that take place at the end of the school year, that doesn't necessarily mean they're "backsliding," according to a new report. Rather than "rolling back" advancements in test quality, accessibility and rigor under the weight of political pressures or demands for reductions in time spent on testing, some states are reforming their approach to assessment in innovative ways.

Teaching Strategies Acquires Parent Engagement Platform

Teaching Strategies is entering the parent-teacher communication space through an agreement to acquire ReadyRosie.

NSF Grants Aims to Fast-Track STEM Teacher Training to Fill Gaps

A grant-funded program in a Georgia university is combining tuition, mentoring, professional development opportunities and extra pay to grow the number of STEM-certified teachers in the state.

Voyager Passport Improves Teaching and Administration Tools

The latest release of Voyager Passport from Voyager Sopris provides for more time on task in reading. The program is intended for students who need extra help outside of the core instruction to work on phonic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension.

Arkansas Brings VR to Concussion Education

The Arkansas Department of Education is rolling out an interactive experience to teach middle and high school students about concussions using virtual reality.

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