Using cloud technology to transform traditional classroom lessons can both cut costs and improve engagement among students, according to a recent white paper on the subject.
Early in his teaching career educator Grant Wiggins was approached by a student whom he taught and coached. The boy said, "It's not working. We don't know what we're doing. We don't know why we're doing it, and we're bored." In an ASCD video clip featured in the Inservice blog, Wiggins discusses his reaction to…
Cellphones can be used as instructional tools inside and outside of the classroom, educator Lisa Nielsen writes in this blog post. Students can use phones to write first drafts, record oral reports and take videos of learning activities.
Introducing new tech can be one of the most effective and expensive decisions school leaders take. Nick Morrison talks to heads and technology managers about some of the challenges.
Tom Sciacca writes about the ways in which the "flipped" instructional model can help schools cut expenses. He writes that teachers using flipped instruction can effectively teach more students, allowing districts to reduce costs. To help meet that goal, Sciacca writes about the need for teachers to adopt new instructional methods and receive professional development.
One year of using classroom frequency-modulation systems helped improve the auditory processing variability of children with dyslexia, according to a study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers also noted gains in reading and phonological awareness.
Schools can deliver the kind of ICT provision they wish to until the new programmes of study come into force from September 2014. The Guardian Teacher Network has lots of useful resources for teaching the subject in the meantime.
Shoal River Middle School in Crestview, Fla., is piloting a project aimed at integrating social studies, language arts, science and math classes into a "learning community".