Freddy Esparza, a second-grade teacher at Aspire Titan Academy, helps a student with a math problem. “Blended learning” at the school has allowed Esparza to give children more individual attention in ...
In today’s educational landscape, instruction has many forms. What’s known as traditional, face-to-face instruction is alive and well. But, like most fields, the field of education continuously ...
The Hustisford school district in rural Wisconsin wasn’t an obvious candidate for blended learning before the pandemic. There were no immediate plans for a districtwide 1-to-1 computing initiative, ...
A high school algebra teacher in Lawrence, KS, has her students watch Khan Academy videos for homework, and when they come to class the next day, she gives them a choice of what to do: They can work ...
Picture this: You’re on top of an 80-story building and must wear a harness to protect yourself if you fall. But there are different kinds of harnesses lying around. You pick what you think is the ...
Siobhán McPhee receives funding from internal teaching and learning grants within the University of British Columbia. Micheal Jerowsky receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research ...
Several years ago, 75 percent of graduating high school seniors in Tennessee were not ready for college-level math. "It was clear that this was not acceptable and something needed to be done," said ...
Micah Castelo is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K-12. Her experience includes education and community news coverage for the Syracuse Post-Standard and international news reporting for the Pulitzer ...
A large, international study shows that problem-based learning is more effective than standard instruction in math and science, and a national survey confirms that students, parents and teachers all ...
Several years ago, 75 percent of graduating high school seniors in Tennessee were not ready for college-level math. "It was clear that this was not acceptable and something needed to be done," said ...