Initiative aims to compile best practices for school technology The Consortium for School Networking has launched the Designing Education Network initiative, which is aimed at helping schools and districts with expanding and improving IT infrastructure. DEN's website will include advice and best practices on education technology, and eventually an online forum for IT leaders to share their experiences. A partial launch is expected in June. KQED.org/Mind/Shift blog (4/11) | Do educators have a proper understanding of blended learning? A recent study into "blended learning" methods says many educators do not grasp that it goes beyond adding devices to the traditional classroom, Rob Bock writes in this blog post. True blended learning, as described by think tank the Lexington Institute, requires constant innovation and change based on the collection of student achievement data -- rather than simply adding technology to traditional teaching methods. Education Week/Digital Education blog (4/11)
Kids become Java programmers in CodeSpells video game Children can learn how to code in the Java programming language with CodeSpells, an experimental video game developed at the University of California, San Diego. Magic spells in the game are produced only by writing Java code. The game was tested on a group of 40 tween girls. Wired.com (4/11) Other News  | New Student Survey Captures Classroom-Level Feedback
Developed by Battelle for Kids in collaboration with Gallup®, The Student Experience™ Survey captures classroom-level feedback about the student learning experience. The survey can be taken online in less than 15 minutes, protecting valuable instructional time and providing actionable information for educators. TheStudentExperience.org. |
 | How teachers can grow, stay motivated Becoming a successful teacher isn't easy, writes Isaac Pineda, a language arts and history teacher in Monterrey, Mexico. In this blog post, he shares five ways in which educators can maintain motivation and growth in the profession. Among his ideas are to have a personal desire to learn, embrace technology, expand professional learning through Twitter and understand that professional development can take place anytime, anywhere. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (4/11) Other News  |
Poetry Mentor Texts shows you how to leverage students' natural love of poetry to strengthen reading as well as writing. Each chapter features 5 mentor poems that focus on student-friendly forms such as the list poem, acrostic poem, and poem for two voices. Student samples and mini-lessons help translate the ideas into your classroom. Click here now to preview the entire book! |
 | N.D. students video chat with peers in Norway Fifth-graders in Grand Forks, N.D., exchanged homework, sang songs and even learned some Norwegian words as part of a recent Skype videoconferencing session with their peers in Norway. Through a cultural exchange project this year, the two classes also have collaborated on a blog, traded homemade videos and raised money together to buy books for students in Ethiopia. "What they get is that global awareness -- that there are kids in another place in the world that are just like them, with the same interests, wanting the same things, liking the same things," teacher Alice Smith said. Grand Forks Herald (N.D.) (4/9) |  | Genius is more often found in a cracked pot than in a whole one." -- E.B. White, American writer | | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions. | | Publisher, Education Group: Joe Riddle P: 202.407.7857 ext. 228 | | | | |
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