Teaching Students To Use Their Noodles
A summer program at Johns Hopkins University puts high schoolers' ingenuity to the test — building bridges out of nothing but spaghetti and glue.
View ArticleCoding Camp to Baltimore Schools: Bring Us Your Bored!
A summer program in Baltimore has black middle-schoolers coding, designing apps and altogether hooked on engineering.
View Article'Disrupting' Tech's Diversity Problem With A Code Camp For Girls Of Color
The group Black Girls CODE holds summer boot camps that teach basics of app design and development. The nonprofit aims to inspire more girls to reach for a career in high-tech.
View ArticleWhere The Wild Fractions Are: The Power Of A Bedtime (Math) Story
A new study published in the journal Science shows that regular use of a specific math-based iPad app significantly improved math performance in elementary school children.
View ArticleMeet The Mind-Reading Robo Tutor In The Sky
An ed-tech company says its free online platform will revolutionize individualized learning. Skeptics call it digital snake oil.
View ArticleHigher Ed's Moneyball?
How a Florida community college is testing out new tools to boost learning and graduation rates. The key: getting professors access to real-time data on student engagement and performance.
View ArticleThe Un-College That's Training $100,000 App Developers
General Assembly offers high-tech training face to face. Google and the Department of Education are paying attention.
View ArticleBefore Minecraft, The Blocks Were Made Of Wood
Don't call it a comeback: Blocks have been here for more than 100 years. Studies have shown they can help build language and cognition skills — and even help teach math.
View ArticleHip-Hop Vocab: The Lexicon Is In The Lyrics
College student Austin Martin has created a website that uses rap lyrics to teach vocabulary to middle and high school students.
View ArticleA 'No-Nonsense' Classroom Where Teachers Don't Say 'Please'
To get, and keep, students on track, teachers are trying a different method of classroom management called no-nonsense nurturing.
View ArticleThe Trouble With Talking Toys
New research says some "educational" toys for infants actually get in the way of learning.
View ArticleAdding 'Beauty And Joy' To Obama's Push For Computer Science Teaching
Fewer than 10 percent of America's high schools offer computer science classes. Educators say just adding courses isn't enough — it will take teachers who inspire.
View ArticleFor Some Schools, Learning Doesn't Stop On Snow Days
It doesn't matter if they get 3 inches or 3 feet of snow — schools in Indiana can bring students into a virtual classroom if their physical classrooms shut down.
View ArticleThe Science Of Getting Kids Organized
Can teaching kids impulse control, self-evaluation and focus actually help them do better in school? Parents are paying top dollar for executive function coaches.
View ArticleAmerica's High School Graduates Look Like Other Countries' High School Dropouts
A new study looks at everyday skills, and finds that, when it comes to math, the U.S. is below average. And in computer skills, Americans are dreadful.
View ArticleFor Adults, Lifelong Learning Happens The Old Fashioned Way
Even after high school or college, Americans keep on learning. While online tools make this easier than ever, a new study finds the vast majority of adults prefer taking classes in physical places.
View ArticleApps That Aim To Give Parents 'Superpowers'
A new wave of educational technology focuses on building family connections. Here's a look at two new approaches.
View ArticleFrom YouTube Pioneer Sal Khan, A School With Real Classrooms
Sal Khan, a pioneer of online tutorials with his successful Khan Academy, has established a private brick-and-mortar laboratory school in Silicon Valley. He plans to share its lessons with educators.
View ArticleRemembering A Thinker Who Thought About Thinking
Seymour Papert was a pioneer in artificial intelligence and learning with technology. He died this week at 88.
View ArticleL Is For Learning: A New Book On Proven Approaches And How Teachers Can Use Them
We talk with the author of The ABCs of How We Learn. It's based on a popular Stanford course.
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