Education has changed quickly in the age of technology. Not only are devices ever-present, but new ideas on teaching and learning seem to be produced every day. These ways of work reflect what it means to learn in the 21st century. It’s time to look at your classroom and figure out whether it supports […]
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Developing Engineering Skills in the Block Corner
The “block corner” has long been a beloved staple for early learning. Today, more than ever, the hands–on discovery and problem solving that happen naturally when young children play with blocks supports thinking skills that will propel today’s preschoolers and kindergarteners into designing our future. 21st Century Skills: Building Blocks in Early Childhood Let’s […]
Students Complete Mystery Obstacle Course Challenge With MakerBot
As children, most of us loved a good obstacle course. The thrill of overcoming any obstacle that’s in front of you is as empowering as it is encouraging. Dimension Learning, a Harlem-based after school program, had this in mind when they created the Bot Enabled Task Accomplishment (B.E.T.A.) Challenge. Students were tasked with designing […]
Outdated Tech: How to Know When It’s Time to Upgrade
Most administrators and decision-making educators have come to understand how imperative it is to keep up with the most current technology trends and to upgrade their outdated tech when possible. Change happens constantly in every facet of technology, and students and their parents are aware and expect schools to keep up. Why It’s Important […]
Flora Elementary School – Case Study
From Four Schools to One – Outfitting a 21st Century Elementary School in Flora, IL As far back as 1998, the Flora Community School District in Flora, Illinois, recognized that the four elementary schools serving the community needed an upgrade. Some had been built as long ago as the 1940s! These older facilities did […]
Clark County School District – Case Study
Total Revamp: F&E Solutions for School District Overhaul When the Clark County School District in Clark County, Kentucky undertook the massive task of building and overhauling four schools in just three years, it called upon School Specialty, a leading distributor of educational supplies, furniture and supplemental curriculum products, to furnish these projects. School Specialty’s […]
Stroudsburg High School – Case Study
Stroudsburg Turns to School Specialty to Update High School In 2011, the Stroudsburg Area School District in Stroudsburg, PA decided to completely overhaul Stroudsburg High School in order to offer the community a more comprehensive and cutting-edge educational environment. To achieve its lofty goals, the District needed a specialist partner to fulfill all of […]
How to Get Additional Funding for Classroom Technology
Between the United States’ government’s push to ensure that our students keep up with the 21st century’s technological advances and demands to stay competitive and the differentiated learning that technology provides, you understand the critical importance of having plenty of the right classroom technology for your students. On the other hand, as a modern […]
Media Centers – Not Just for Books
Over the past few decades, what were once libraries transformed into media centers. This change reflected an increasing reliance by students on media and technology and a decreasing reliance on books. The inventory of books was thinned out as research started coming from CD-ROMs, and eventually the Internet. Somewhere along the line, the media […]
Why Plan?
Obtaining a postsecondary education has become a major goal for most high school students and a nonnegotiable requirement for success in many career pathways. How, then, can educators successfully equip every student to succeed in modern-postsecondary educational settings while also preparing them for a possible seven to nine major career changes during the course […]
Quick Guide: Collaboration in the Classroom
The Common Core and other next generation standards put an emphasis on students being able to work together, recognizing that collaboration will be a key skill in college and career. It can be a key determinant in your students’ success. Although students have been collaborating since the beginning of education, this new focus has […]
Putting Together a School Event Calendar
One of the key preparations for an upcoming school year is laying out the school’s event calendar. It takes a lot of forethought, communication, and sometimes revision. It also comes in many different flavors. Perhaps you’re the “set it and forget it” kind of teacher that sets things up once and leaves them alone. […]