Digital Curriculum

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Curriculum Open Educational Resources Movement Scales Up
More OER providers are working to provide full, coherent curricula for schools, rather than just free lessons or teaching units.
Sean Cavanagh, March 28, 2017
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9 min read
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.
Sarah D. Sparks, March 28, 2017
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5 min read
Teacher Preparation Choosing Online Curriculum: Tips From Educators
Education Week asked some district leaders, teachers, and subject-matter specialists for advice on choosing materials for the classroom.
March 28, 2017
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3 min read
As many as 67 math students might be working in a single Teach to One classroom at Nathan Hale Middle School. Some work on “live investigations” with a teacher to solve a problem, while others work independently on Chromebooks.
As many as 67 math students might be working in a single Teach to One classroom at Nathan Hale Middle School. Some work on “live investigations” with a teacher to solve a problem, while others work independently on Chromebooks.
Mark Abramson for Education Week
Classroom Technology Curriculum 'Playlists': A Take on Personalized Learning
Some schools are betting on algorithm-driven playlists to customize lessons for students, but the technology doesn't come cheap—at least not yet.
Benjamin Herold, March 28, 2017
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8 min read
Classroom Technology What Is OER? Answers to 5 Questions About Open Educational Resources
Here are answers to your most basic questions about OER, the movement to share curricula and teaching resources online.
Sarah D. Sparks, March 28, 2017
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4 min read
Classroom Technology Research Review: Which Blended-Learning Software Actually Works?
The Regional Education Laboratory Central reviewed studies of 14 online and blended-learning programs used to differentiate instruction.
Benjamin Herold, March 16, 2017
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4 min read
Teacher Kymberli Wregglesworth, left, assists Andrea Madison, a junior at Onaway High School in Michigan, navigate the iCivics digital game during a civics class.
Teacher Kymberli Wregglesworth, left, assists Andrea Madison, a junior at Onaway High School in Michigan, navigate the iCivics digital game during a civics class.
Photos by Keith King for Education Week
Curriculum Amid Partisan Divide, Teachers Turn to Digital Game for Civics Lessons
As they wrestle with how best to engage students in learning about a sharply divided U.S. government, teachers are finding middle ground in a digital game.
Benjamin Herold, February 28, 2017
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8 min read
Curriculum From Our Research Center Teachers Say They Know More About the Common Core, But Challenges Linger
While teachers' familiarity with the common core is growing, just 1 in 5 feel certain that their training and resources are high quality, finds the Education Week Research Center’s latest survey.
Jaclyn Zubrzycki, December 22, 2016
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8 min read
Curriculum Video: 'Macbeth' in Two Classes: Old-School and High Tech
Technology and social media are shaping how the next generation of students understands the Bard's great antihero.
Sarah D. Sparks, November 10, 2016
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1 min read
A 3rd grade student reads online at Indian Run Elementary School in Dublin, Ohio. The school integrates tablets, laptops, and print books into reading time.
A 3rd grade student reads online at Indian Run Elementary School in Dublin, Ohio. The school integrates tablets, laptops, and print books into reading time.
Maddie McGarvey for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Editor's Note: Learning to Read in a Digital Age
Is the digital revolution transforming literacy instruction in the nation’s schools? Should it? In a new report, Education Week takes a look.
The Editors, November 9, 2016
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1 min read
Reading & Literacy Do 'Digital Natives' Prefer Paper Books to E-Books?
Some experts predicted that e-books and digital devices would turn print books into relics, but that hasn’t happened—at least not yet.
Kate Stoltzfus, November 9, 2016
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2 min read
Both printed texts and digital readers have their places in a 3rd grade classroom at Indian Run Elementary School in Dublin, Ohio.
Both printed texts and digital readers have their places in a 3rd grade classroom at Indian Run Elementary School in Dublin, Ohio.
Maddie McGarvey for Education Week
Reading & Literacy How Should Reading Be Taught in a Digital Era?
Most experts agree that even the very youngest students should be learning with a mix of print and digital texts.
Liana Loewus, November 9, 2016
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10 min read
"I don't know if the way I teach reading has changed, but the possibilities are bigger for kids, so just embedding all that into the classroom has changed," says Franki Sibberson, a 3rd grade teacher at Indian Run Elementary School in Dublin, Ohio.
"I don't know if the way I teach reading has changed, but the possibilities are bigger for kids, so just embedding all that into the classroom has changed," says Franki Sibberson, a 3rd grade teacher at Indian Run Elementary School in Dublin, Ohio.
Maddie McGarvey for Education Week
Reading & Literacy Common Core Gives Nod to Digital Skills
The Common Core State Standards allow for technology use in the classroom, but they don't make a big push for teaching digital literacy, some literacy experts say.
Liana Loewus, November 9, 2016
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9 min read
Reading & Literacy Startup Aims to Customize Classroom Book Selections
While it deals primarily in print books, a new app presents yet another angle on how digital technology is changing literacy instruction in schools.
Brenda Iasevoli, November 9, 2016
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3 min read
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