Digital Curriculum
Games. Video lectures. Interactive software. Learn more about academic material that’s delivered through technology
IT Infrastructure & Management
Georgia District Puts Data Analytics to Work
A long-running collaboration in Gwinnett County schools is pushing to make the most out of predictive analytics.
IT Infrastructure & Management
CAOs and CTOs Ramp Up on Collaboration
In many K-12 systems, the jobs of chief academic officers and chief technology officers are increasingly intertwined as technology has become essential to teaching and learning.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Q&A With David Denby: 'Serious' Reading in the Digital Age
Writer David Denby talks about how he wrote his new book to understand how today's students consume the written word.
Curriculum
Inside Facebook's Partnership to Develop Software for K-12 Schools
Engineers from Facebook and educators from Summit Public Schools are co-developing a new digital learning platform. Can it find a place in a crowded K-12 market?
Education Funding
A Tennessee District Perseveres in Wake of Online-Testing Woes
The state pulled the plug on new online tests aligned to the common core, but school leaders in Kingsport, Tenn., see it as a temporary setback in implementing the news standards and assessments.
Federal
U.S. Ed. Department Signs Up 13 States for #GoOpen Initiative
Thirteen states and 40 districts are joining the U.S. Department of Education's open education resource initiative, which includes a commitment to replace textbooks with free digital learning resources.
Technology
Explainer
Technology in Education: An Overview
From blended learning to computerized testing, digital and online technologies are reshaping the classroom experience for students.
Assessment
PARCC Scores Lower for Students Who Took Exams on Computers
The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers acknowledged the discrepancies in scores between its paper and computer exams in response to questions from Education Week.
Curriculum
'Growth Mindset' Touted by Companies, Ed. Groups in National Campaign
Amazon Education and TenMarks, another business division of the online retailer, have helped launch a website and promotional effort to encourage teachers, students, and parents to change student attitudes about math.
Curriculum
Chat
Chat: Bringing Digital Differentiation to All Subjects
Digitally driven learning remains uneven across subject areas. Math and literacy teachers have access to high-quality adaptive curricula while social studies and science educators often have to create their own. How can educators in all subjects find the digital resources they need?
Special Report
Extending the Digital Reach
This special report outlines the progress schools are making to use digital tools to personalize learning, but also raises the question: Are they reaching far enough?
Curriculum
Flood of Open Education Resources Challenges Educators
New content curation tools aim to help teachers organize and find digital content to personalize student learning for a variety of subjects.
Social Studies
Adaptive Digital Curricula Lagging in Science, Social Studies
Education companies are just starting to develop personalized learning products in subjects outside math and literacy.
Reading & Literacy
Digital Tools Aim to Personalize Literacy Instruction
New learning resources help teachers customize texts, target specific literacy skills, and help all students find their "sweet spot" for learning to read.