A station rotation model can help teachers improve the efficiency and effectiveness of reading assessments, writes Taryn Fletcher, deputy superintendent of the Camden City School District in New Jersey. Fletcher outlines three steps for implementing this model, including collecting baseline data and turning data into intervention.
The education sector, both higher education and K-12, is particularly vulnerable to cybersecurity attacks as efforts to secure its networks lag behind those of other industries, a report from security company SecurityScorecard finds. Company Co-founder Sam Kassoumeh says systemic underfunding of IT departments has contributed to the problem.
Jack Silva didn't know anything about how children learn to read. What he did know is that a lot of students in his district were struggling. Silva is the chief academic officer for Bethlehem, Pa., public schools. In 2015, only 56 percent of third-graders were scoring proficient on the state reading test. That year, he…
A study that tracked parental usage of a math app with their first-grade children showed it especially benefited children whose parents were stressed by math. "It changed parents' expectation that their kids can do well in math because they got the opportunity to see their kids engaging in math and enjoying it," according to study…
La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, is piloting a companion robot for students with special needs in a Victorian school. Based on teacher input, the highly interactive robot, Matilda, teaches social and academic skills, such as offering fun activities for students who can wait their turn.
Teen girls and boys who used social media more than five hours daily had 50% and 35% higher depressive symptoms, respectively, compared with peers who had one to three hours of daily social media use, indicating a stronger link between social media use and depression among girls, UK researchers reported in the journal EClinicalMedicine.
Educators should create opportunities for students -- particularly English-language learners -- to use academic language in the classroom, writes Valentina Gonzalez, a professional-development specialist for ELLs in Texas.
Developers should consider the science around learning and memory when building education apps, suggests psychologists from the Swiss Distance Learning University, the University of Bonn in Germany and the University of Bern in Switzerland.