10 high schools receive $100M for rethinking traditional model

The $100 million was awarded to a variety of charter and public schools by the XQ Institute, with funding from Laurene Powell Jobs.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2016

Power of computer science push in computational thinking, not coding

Stanford University computer science professor Mehran Sahami writes that initiatives to offer the subject to all high schoolers are about much more than filling a skills gap in the economy.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 16, 2016

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School Safety and Security

Safety and security has been a growing concern for school districts, with shootings continuing to rise amid concerns over how to best prevent and respond to them.

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Los Angeles magnet school offers robotics specialty courses

The Mulholland Robotics Middle School, perhaps the first of its kind, shares space with the traditional Mulholland school, which had seen dropping enrollment over the last decade.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 15, 2016

Microsoft Classroom debuts Forms, improves OneNote, adds virtual field trips

Microsoft Classroom, which competes with Google Classroom as a hub of ed tech tools, used educator feedback as it updated a handful of programs for the start of the school year.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 15, 2016

New Horizon Report identifies ed tech trends, challenges

The annual report highlights short-, mid- and longterm trends, as well as challenges across a range of difficulty levels, and developments with adoption timelines of one to five years.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 15, 2016

Southern Regional Ed Board report offers data security guidelines

A multi-pronged approach to data protection should include steady monitoring, training of those who collect and use data, technical support from IT staffs and transparency with the public.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 14, 2016

Twitter, Instagram and Periscope offer concrete classroom benefits

Enterprising teachers can use these social media platforms to engage students, parents and the community.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 14, 2016

Pennsylvania school district finds success flipping PD

With flipped classrooms showing tangible benefits for student learning, the Montour School District decided to do the same for teachers during the 2015-16 school year.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 13, 2016

Apple announces teacher program, new ConnectED efforts

Through its Everyone Can Code initiative, the tech giant will distribute iPads, Macs and Apple TVs to 114 schools and, to help teachers develop skills, it is launching a teacher program.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 12, 2016

Teacher of the year uses tech to enhance personalized learning

Stephanie Shaw, of North Carolina's Mooresville Intermediate School, uses Google to give kids targeted interventions and let them track their own learning progress.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 12, 2016

New York district offers credit for tech-based problem-solving

Last year, the North Colonie school district, near Albany, let students volunteer their tech support skills, and this year, it's giving them credit for an expanded IT program.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 12, 2016

ITT and Ed Dept credentialing: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest studies on e-learning, a new series focused on higher ed CIOs and more right here!

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 9, 2016

Survey: Teachers dislike smartphones, interactive whiteboards in classroom

THE Journal's Teaching with Technology survey asked teachers about their classroom tech use and device preferences, unearthing an interesting list of most-loved and most-hated tools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 9, 2016

Digital literacy demands rethinking of necessary skills

Students need digital skills to complete homework assignments and participate in classrooms increasingly embedded with technology, as well as to complete social and job-related tasks.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 8, 2016

Data analytics' power still tempered by privacy concerns

Classroom analytics can improve teaching and learning in a range of ways, but school administrators must respond to any concerns families and other stakeholders have with the data collection.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 8, 2016

Stanford summer program brings girls into tech

The Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory’s Outreach Summer program offers a two-week day camp for 10th grade girls, focusing on real-world applications of AI.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 6, 2016

STEMIE Coalition sets sights on invention, entrepreneurship

The coalition hopes to link 600 youth groups around the country, facilitating the sharing of best practices and serving as a clearinghouse for national data about 'STEM+I+E' education.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 6, 2016

Bay Area schools use corporate donors to expand math, science

The philanthropic arm of cloud-computing firm Salesforce pledged $2.5 million for the Oakland Unified School District and $6 million for San Francisco schools.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 2, 2016

E-Rate made faster internet possible for Louisiana district

The Lafayette Parish School System’s former internet service was too weak to open up streaming to all teachers, but an upgrade funded almost entirely by the FCC discount program changed everything.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 1, 2016

Former superintendent details district's blended learning transformation

As schools and teachers consider 21st century learning models, blended options give students a combination of face-to-face and computer-based instruction.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 31, 2016

Data mining, other tactics help administrators tackle absenteeism

An initial review of attendance data can help administrators figure out which students are chronically absent, or on their way to that designation, and take steps to get them to class.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 31, 2016

IDEA Austin to open first health professions K-12 school

Construction on the charter network's planned comprehensive health professions school is set to begin in 2017.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 30, 2016

Should teachers learn to release control in 21st century classrooms?

Bringing more educational devices into classrooms, allowing students to sit more comfortably and supporting student-led learning requires a shift in classroom management techniques.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 30, 2016

Digital age demands continual adaptation in education

Ann McMullan, former executive director of educational technology at Texas' Klein Independent School District, describes six tips for digital classroom innovation.

By Tara García Mathewson • Aug. 29, 2016

Unlearning and workforce development: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on diversifying the teacher workforce and more here.

By Roger Riddell • Aug. 26, 2016