K-12

STEM Career SmartBrief

STEM-specific news for career development professionals

STEM Career SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: Association for Career and Technical Education

School culture is part of winning formula for NYC academy

5/21/2013

  • New York Times (tiered subscription model), The

While working to prepare students for the high-tech jobs of the future, the principal of the Academy for Software Engineering -- the first high school in New York City devoted to computer science -- s… Read More

ASCD SmartBrief

News serving the K-12 education profession

ASCD SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: ASCD

More time spent in gym class can help combat childhood obesity

5/21/2013

  • MedicalDaily.com

An additional hour every week in gym class was linked to a 4.8% reduction in fifth-graders' odds of being obese, according to a study published in the Journal of Health Economics. Researchers noted th… Read More

ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief

Global education news

ASCD Worldwide Edition SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: ASCD

Tips for making your language lessons digital

5/20/2013

  • Guardian (London), The

Not sure how to start blending technology into the language classroom? Teacher Emma Drury shares tips in this blog post about how to engage students with blogs and podcasts. She recommends using QR co… Read More

CEC SmartBrief

News about special education

CEC SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: The Council for Exceptional Children

Groups to develop alternate common core assessments

5/21/2013

  • Education Week (premium article access compliments of EdWeek.org)

Alternate-assessment consortia Dynamic Learning Maps and the National Center and State Collaborative are working on common core assessments for students with severe cognitive disabilities to be admini… Read More

SmartBrief on EdTech

Education insights and advances in technology

SmartBrief on EdTech

Web-based platform starts new chapter for school libraries

5/20/2013

  • Express-Times (Easton-Bethlehem, Pa.), The

Several Pennsylvania school districts have pooled together their money to launch a $30,000 project giving students access to electronic and audio books through the Web-based platform OverDrive. The se… Read More

MiddleWeb SmartBrief

News for educators and parents students in grades 4-8

MiddleWeb SmartBrief

Published in partnership with: MiddleWeb LLC

Baltimore school uses co-teaching, extra time for reading instruction

5/20/2013

  • Des Moines Register (Iowa) (tiered subscription model), The

Fourth-graders at Chadwick Elementary School in Baltimore spend 140 minutes in reading class under the instruction of a reading teacher who is assisted by a math instructor, a special-education teache… Read More

Friday Notes

San Diego Unified School District news

Friday Notes

Published in partnership with: San Diego Unified School District

Wilson Middle Orchestra entertains board of education meeting attendees

5/16/2013

The Wilson Middle School Intermediate Orchestra performed two numbers to help kick off the May 14 Board of Education meeting. The all-string orchestra, comprised of seventh- and eighth-grade students,… Read More