Digital Curriculum
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Curriculum
FUNecole: Social-Emotional Learning Meets Computer Science and Digital Literacy
FUNecole, an online learning platform and curriculum from a European-based company, combines social-emotional learning with computer science. It's used in multiple European countries, and might be coming to U.S. schools.
Curriculum
Why Generation Z Learners Prefer YouTube Lessons Over Printed Books
The shifting learning preference is driving curricula and technological changes in some school districts, but also raising concerns about the downsides of too much video use.
Curriculum
To Get Girls Into Coding, Nonprofit Looks to Historic Inspiration
Girls Who Code, a nonprofit organization, is providing free lesson plans that teach computer science concepts and feature women who have made contributions in the industry in order to spark girls' interests in coding.
Curriculum
Characteristics of Effective Tech Coaching in Schools Explored in New Report
Instructional-technology coaching programs should be voluntary, personalized for each teacher, and not used for evaluation, according to a new report from Digital Promise.
Curriculum
Q&A
Making Better Ed-Tech Choices: Q&A With Richard Culatta of ISTE
The former director of the federal Office of Educational Technology talks with Education Week about ISTE's approach to helping educators navigate new ed-tech tools.
Privacy & Security
ISTE 2018: Nation's Largest Ed-Tech Conference Kicks Off in Chicago
Follow Ed Week's coverage of the International Society for Technology in Education, where 22,000 ed-tech enthusiasts will share tips on classroom implementation, data privacy, responding to fake news, and more.
Classroom Technology
Tech Giants Announce New Funding for 1-to-1 Devices, Computer Science Education
Verizon's education initiative pledged $200 million for technology and teacher training, and Amazon plans to make available computer science education software and scholarships.
Curriculum
Educators Carefully Watch Pearson as It Moves to Sell K-12 Curriculum Business
Hundreds of thousands of U.S. students use Pearson's curriculum products in their classrooms, but soon those print and digital resources will be owned by a different company.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Virtual Reality for Learning Raises High Hopes and Serious Concerns
Technology companies are making a push to integrate virtual reality into K-12, but experts are raising concerns about how it might affect children.
Teaching Profession
Video
Teachers Cash In Selling Lesson Plans Online
The increasing popularity of online lesson plans has led to a lucrative sideline for thousands of teachers. For many, this kind of enterprise is a good thing- educators are doing what they love and being paid for their effort. But others worry that seeing education as a business- where teachers can “profit”- will lead to fewer free resources and less professional collaboration.
Every Student Succeeds Act
An Unlikely ESSA Provision: Warning on Copyright Piracy
Language in the sweeping federal law—added at the urging of the film, music, and publishing industries—advises schools to get the message out about copyright laws.
Curriculum
Opinion
Open Educational Resources Fill Gap for Underserved Students
The NAACP advocates the use of OER as a way to equalize learning resources at scale for all students, write Lisa Petrides and Barbara Dezmon.
Classroom Technology
Augmented, Virtual Reality Yet to Gain Traction in K-12, Survey Finds
Just 5 percent of U.S. teachers say they are currently using augmented- or virtual-reality technologies in their classrooms, according to Project Tomorrow.
Curriculum
Read Fine Print on Learning Apps, Experts Warn
To protect students' privacy, school districts must study the service agreements for the educational apps teachers use.