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Read MoreReport Urges States to Establish Coherent Professional Learning Systems for Common Core
WASHINGTON, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — State education leaders should take the lead in efforts to create more coherent, comprehensive, and sustained statewide professional learning systems that help educators at every level meet the promise of the Common Core, according to a new policy...
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Read MorePurdue Develops App to Help Children with Severe, Non-Verbal Autism Communicate
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Stephen and Diane Beaudoin have tried for years to fully communicate with their son, David, 11, who is diagnosed with severe, non-verbal autism. They credit SPEAK all!, an iPad application, with the enriched communication they now have with him. “David...
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Read MoreNewseum Opens Civil Rights Exhibit: ‘Make Some Noise’ in August
WASHINGTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Aug. 2, 2013, in time for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, the Newseum will open “Make Some Noise: Students and the Civil Rights Movement,” an exhibit that explores the new generation of student leaders in the early...
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Read MorePerspectives from MOOC Addicts
MOOCs are increasing in popularity and breadth of offerings. But what about the fringe subsection of the MOOCs student population – those who spend hours and hours studying MOOCs and collecting certifications? Jeffrey Young from The Chronicle of Higher Ed talked to a small subset of these extreme,...
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Read MoreEdxus Group Planning to Spend up to $77M to Consolidate European E-Learning
London-based Edxus Group, an London-based company is planning to spend €50-60 million ($64-$77M) to acquire companies and create a “European education champion” to compete with the U.S. market, according to TechCrunch and Edxus‘s site. Edxus is headed by a former business exec of Time...
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Read MoreMassachusetts Students to Speak Live With Orbiting NASA Astronaut Tomorrow
HOUSTON, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – NASA Expedition 35 astronaut and flight engineer Chris Cassidy will speak live from the International Space Station with students at Talbot Innovation Middle School in Fall River, Mass., at 10:05 a.m. EDT, Thursday, May 23. The 20-minute air-to-ground...
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Read MoreSETDA Report: Transforming Data to Information in Service of Learning
WASHINGTON, DC–(Marketwired – May 21, 2013) – School reform and improvement efforts require an information technology infrastructure in service of learning and student success. Yet, digital learning tools and services can frustrate educators. Consider that: Teachers may have to remember...
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