Strategic planning key to IT investments for K-12 CTOs

Good working relationships with CFOs also help in the long run.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 11, 2016

Students in rural Alaska get course variety through online options

The Copper River School District has shifted to a nontraditional schedule for high school students, giving them core courses for four weeks online and then a two-week break for hands-on electives.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 10, 2016

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STEM

From AI to quantum physics, STEM learning opportunities in K-12 are expanding to keep pace with related fields.

By K-12 Dive staff

Virtual reality education goes beyond goggles

Google Cardboard offers an affordable way for schools to dip their toes into the world of virtual reality for classrooms, but a range of new apps provide additional opportunities, too.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 10, 2016

Tips for improving infrastructure to prepare for online tests

David Hutchins, vice president of state and local sales for CDW-G, says online tests can be safer and faster to grade, but schools need to be prepared to administer them.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 7, 2016

Clear learning goals improve efficacy of teacher PD

Tom Dacord, director of professional learning organization EdTechTeacher, writes for eSchool News that the greatest value of professional development comes with clear learning goals.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 7, 2016

Keeping student data safe while at the mercy of third parties

Partnering with outside vendors can present a security challenge for schools as they work to protect sensitive data.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2016

Rising internet use poses challenge for K-12 network infrastructure

Whether students are bringing their own devices to school or teachers are providing them, IT leaders are being forced to keep pace.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2016

Career, tech ed classes offer benefits for all students

Among other advantages, they teach soft skills students will need for their adult lives.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2016

California academy uses badges to reinforce pipeline to college and career

The Del Lago Academy opened in 2013 and has since developed a competency-based assessment approach, Competency X, allowing students to collect badges proving their skills.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2016

E-Rate revamps for less-complicated application

The FCC funding program helps schools prepare their infrastructure for the challenges of 21st century classrooms and their tech.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2016

Maryland high schoolers rig mini-cars to help disabled preschoolers

Students in Howard County Public Schools’ allied health and engineering academies customized the battery-powered cars to improve younger peers’ mobility.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 3, 2016

Students shaped teacher PD in California district

Creekside Middle School, east of San Francisco, purchased Chromebooks for classroom use, and students organized a Tech Boost Conference so teachers could better learn how to use them.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 3, 2016

For schools to embrace ed tech, infrastructure must be ready

The 2016 Horizon Report highlights online learning and virtual reality among key education trends for the next five years, meaning schools will need to prepare with bandwidth.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 3, 2016

For-profit woes and 1:1 deployments: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on Elon University's 'visual experiential transcript' and more here!

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2016

KIPP teachers automate personalized Khan Academy playlists for students

Bay Area teachers in the charter network use NWEA Measures of Academic Progress assessment data to gauge student proficiency and then assign them Khan work at the right level.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2016

IBM's Watson to advise third-grade math teachers

The question-answering computer has been trained to help teachers build personalized lesson plans, and though it started with third-grade math, it will add subjects and grades over time.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2016

San Jose public school uses project-based learning to engage students

The focus on project-based learning has contributed to a transformation in the high-poverty Katherine Smith Elementary School as students develop 21st century skills along with content knowledge.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

Despite concerns, cloud transitions can improve student data security

While security questions have been central to decisions around moving educational services to the cloud, the right protections can mean increased security for personal data.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

Open admission STEM high schools increasingly popular to expand access

The first generation of science and technology high schools generally required students to test into them, but a new wave of schools aims to meet the broad demand for STEM skills.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

Indiana school learns from initial individualized learning plan missteps

Metropolitan School District of Wayne Township developed working personalized learning plans for high school students in a blended program, learning from initial setbacks.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016

Being a global educator takes more than a virtual field trip

The internet makes international connections possible for students in even the most remote areas of the country, but the best global teachers go beyond lone virtual trips or one-time video chats.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 27, 2016

Pennsylvania teachers provide flipped examples across grade levels

While their subjects, strategies and grade levels are different, all three teachers have used the model to facilitate personalized learning opportunities.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 27, 2016

Augmented and virtual reality can increase engagement in schools

Pokémon Go gave teachers and administrators everywhere a deeper understanding of augmented reality, but lesson plans don’t have to include any mention of the game to get students engaged.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 26, 2016

Video conferencing helps schools improve training, collaboration opportunities

Connecting teachers and administrators with their colleagues elsewhere via video conference can save time and money, increase collaboration and lead to new ideas for student learning, too.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 26, 2016

South Carolina district strategic about 1:1 rollout

District 5 Schools of Spartanburg County focused on professional development and stakeholder buy-in as they implemented a 1:1 initiative with Dell laptops over the last three years.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 23, 2016