 | | | Head of the Class |  | | |  |  |  | Adaptive Common Core Reading Curriculum for K-5 Students
Lexia Reading Core5™ is a new technology-based reading program, developed specifically to meet the Common Core State Standards. This program enables all students in pre-K-5, and at every tier of instruction, to advance reading skills development with in-depth, explicit instruction in the five areas of reading. Learn more. | |
| | | eLearning | | | |  | - Software program allows for virtual frog dissections
 People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, or PETA, is supporting a software program that will allow students to dissect frogs virtually. The software, Frog Dissection, gives students access to the same detailed information that traditional dissections provide, without the frog. The program could cost as much as $4.99 for U.S. schools, but is being offered for free in India. Mashable (9/25)       - Students excel in Ariz. school's blended-learning environment
Students attending Carpe Diem Collegiate High School and Middle School in Yuma, Ariz., attend class in a blended-learning environment in which they spend half of their time sitting in office-like cubicles, receiving instruction online in their core subject areas. The rest of the time, they are working in small groups in workshops led by subject-specific teachers. Students, who attend school four days a week, have performed better on the Arizona Instrument to Measure Standards exam since 2005, when the school switched to a blended model. The Hechinger Report (9/24) - Teacher says textbooks are just one of many classroom resources
Former elementary-school science teacher Kerry Matthews believes textbooks should make up only about 10% of a teacher's curriculum, she shares in this opinion article. Matthews writes that she often used materials she found in the library, instead of the textbook. She describes how she helped her students learn about erosion through videos from WatchKnowLearn.org, an organization she works for as a technology trainer for teachers. The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, Tenn.) (free registration) (9/23) |  | Effectively Managing Mobile Technology in School
There are many ways to implement mobile technology in education across a school, each with benefits and challenges. Attend this webinar for an overview of various models and learn about a mobile device planning tool to select the best model(s) for your initiative. Hear examples, success stories, and tips from an experienced Tech Integration Specialist. Register Today! |
 | | | Systems Management | | | |  | |  | Discover the NOVEL LEARNING SERIES™ from NICHOLAS SPARKS. These student editions with learning guides of THE LAST SONG, A WALK TO REMEMBER, THREE WEEKS WITH MY BROTHER, and THE NOTEBOOK align with the ELA Common Core State Standards. The ideal choice for teen readers at every level. Read more here. |
 | | - IPad purchases are expected to cut down on textbook spending
A school district in Connecticut has approved the purchase of iPads for teachers and some students. In its first year, the program is expected to cost $419,000, with purchases for incoming students in subsequent years being about $210,000. However, officials expect the program to reduce the cost of replacement textbooks and decrease the number of needed computers. The Hartford Courant (Conn.) (9/24) | Schools and Social Media | | | |  | - Survey: Most students use social media in college search
According to a recent survey, two-thirds of high-school students say they use social media websites as part of their college search, and one-third said that what they learned helped them decide where to enroll. The survey, by the online scholarship and school-matching service Zinch, found the most popular social-networking website is Facebook, followed by Twitter. InsideHigherEd.com (9/24) |  | Reading Intervention Webinar Series, Part 2: 10/9, 2pm ET
Join Foundations in Learning's panel of experts on Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 2:00pm ET to discuss "Reading Intervention - When the Traditional Mastery Model doesn't Work for Students with Special Needs." Learn how an innovative approach to intervention based on the proven and effective Varied Practice Model has worked in the Marietta (GA) City Schools. Register Today |
 | | | Last Byte | | | |  | - GM pushes for improved STEM education
John Calabrese, General Motors vice president of global engineering, is calling for a greater focus on science, technology, engineering and math in K-12 classes and greater collaboration among engineering departments in higher education. "Math and science and the understanding of how and why is a life skill that you need no matter what you do," Calabrese said. GM's Society of Automotive Engineers' "A World in Motion" program places about 1,500 engineers as volunteers in elementary- and middle-school classrooms. Detroit Free Press (9/21)  | I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing."
--Agatha Christie,
British writer |
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