Digital Curriculum

Games. Video lectures. Interactive software. Learn more about academic material that’s delivered through technology
Idaho residents listen to public testimony at the Statehouse in Boise last month on education proposals before the state legislature. One plan would require students to take online courses.
Idaho residents listen to public testimony at the Statehouse in Boise last month on education proposals before the state legislature. One plan would require students to take online courses.
Chris Butler/Idaho Statesman/AP
College & Workforce Readiness E-Learning Requirement Could Hurt Idaho Students Without Internet
School officials say a lack of technological infrastructure could put some students at a disadvantage under proposed education reforms that would require students to take online classes to graduate.
The Associated Press, February 8, 2011
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Curriculum Harvard Planning a National Digital Public Library
Harvard University has announced plans for an open, distributed digital network that represents a consensus of the country's libraries, universities, archives, and museums.
Ian Quillen, February 4, 2011
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Students at Amelia Earhart Middle School in Riverside, Calif., are using iPads to read digital textbooks. The Riverside district was the first school system in the state to adopt and implement e-textbooks.
Students at Amelia Earhart Middle School in Riverside, Calif., are using iPads to read digital textbooks. The Riverside district was the first school system in the state to adopt and implement e-textbooks.
Melissa Golden_Digital Directions
Curriculum Calif. District Pushes Digital-Text Initiative Forward
Hundreds of teachers in the school system are now using digital devices to provide content to students through e-textbooks.
Katie Ash, February 4, 2011
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Aimee Cvancara helps her son Peter, 5, with math work on a laptop computer at the family home in Anthem, Ariz. Peter is enrolled in the Arizona Virtual Academy, a K-12 online school that uses curriculum from Herndon, Va-based K12 Inc., a company that provides e-learning services. Elementary students in the academy must demonstrate mastery at subject checkpoints.
Aimee Cvancara helps her son Peter, 5, with math work on a laptop computer at the family home in Anthem, Ariz. Peter is enrolled in the Arizona Virtual Academy, a K-12 online school that uses curriculum from Herndon, Va-based K12 Inc., a company that provides e-learning services. Elementary students in the academy must demonstrate mastery at subject checkpoints.
David Wallace for Education Week
Special Report Crafting E-Curriculum That Inspires
This special report examines how schools are working to create high-quality digital curricula and online courses.
January 12, 2011
Classroom Technology E-Curriculum Seen to Set Stage for Better Testing
The interactivity and flexibility of online curricula could lead to a wave of more effective ways to assess students, experts say.
Ian Quillen, January 7, 2011
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College & Workforce Readiness Online Credit Recovery Emphasizes Personalized Learning
Developers of credit-recovery courses are constantly trying to figure out what will motivate underachieving students.
Michelle R. Davis, January 7, 2011
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Aimee Cvancara helps her son Peter, 5, with math work on a laptop computer at the family home in Anthem, Ariz. Peter is enrolled in the Arizona Virtual Academy, a K-12 online school that uses curriculum from Herndon, Va-based K12 Inc., a company that provides e-learning services. Elementary students in the academy must demonstrate mastery at subject checkpoints.
Aimee Cvancara helps her son Peter, 5, with math work on a laptop computer at the family home in Anthem, Ariz. Peter is enrolled in the Arizona Virtual Academy, a K-12 online school that uses curriculum from Herndon, Va-based K12 Inc., a company that provides e-learning services. Elementary students in the academy must demonstrate mastery at subject checkpoints.
David Wallace for Education Week
Classroom Technology Cyber Schools Address Elementary Needs
Elementary school online students need remediation or acceleration at junctures in their development some say are more crucial than any in high school.
Ian Quillen, January 7, 2011
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Curriculum Linking E-Courses to 'Common Core' Academic Standards
The widespread pledge by states to adopt common standards could allow virtual education to truly break down state boundaries for teachers and students, experts say.
Katie Ash, January 7, 2011
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The Grand Rapids district in Michigan launched blended-learning classes this school year that combine face-to-face instruction and e-learning. Students, above, do work for a blended social studies course at Ottawa Hills High School.
The Grand Rapids district in Michigan launched blended-learning classes this school year that combine face-to-face instruction and e-learning. Students, above, do work for a blended social studies course at Ottawa Hills High School.
Adam Bird for Education Week
Classroom Technology Curricula All Over the Map for 'Blended' Classes
The content and approaches for courses that blend face-to-face and virtual learning varies widely, raising questions about what works best.
Katie Ash, January 7, 2011
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Curriculum About This Report
This is the final installment of a three-part series on e-learning examining how schools are working to create high-quality digital curricula and online courses.
Kevin Bushweller, January 7, 2011
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Classroom Technology Schools Examine Content, Delivery of Online AP Courses
College Board plans to add more robust content to the courses and make sure they emphasize the development of 21st-century skills.
Michelle R. Davis, January 3, 2011
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Curriculum Calif. Department of Ed. Now on iTunes U
With California districts and schools under tremendous pressure to make every dollar count, teachers can now download top-rated educational content from iTunes at no charge.
Canan Tasci, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Calif. (MCT), November 15, 2010
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The Betty’s Brain program, developed by researchers at Stanford and Vanderbilt universities, allows students to customize and teach a virtual character by relating concepts in a graphic map of Betty’s thoughts.
The Betty’s Brain program, developed by researchers at Stanford and Vanderbilt universities, allows students to customize and teach a virtual character by relating concepts in a graphic map of Betty’s thoughts.
Teachable Agents Project, Stanford University and Vanderbilt University
School & District Management Benefits Seen for Students Teaching Virtual Pupils
Researchers say students work harder and ultimately understand more teaching computer characters than they do simply learning for themselves.
Sarah D. Sparks, October 28, 2010
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Curriculum Challenges Seen in Moving to Multimedia Textbooks
Most districts have the technology to support the basic digital textbooks of today, but not the interactive, multimedia-rich ones of the future.
Katie Ash, October 15, 2010
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