Chicago Tech Academy uses projects, mentoring to excite students about STEM

ChiTech aims to close gender and diversity gaps in the STEM workforce by giving students a look at the real-world applications of science, technology, engineering and math curricula.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 14, 2016

Summit Personalized Learning Platform creates privacy concerns

The software, first designed by a charter network in California and then developed by Facebook engineers, has raised questions of data security from parents.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 13, 2016

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Cybersecurity in K-12 Education

From the growing and persistent threat of ransomware attacks to concerns about vendors’ practices, schools have become increasingly vulnerable to cyberattacks amid digital transitions.

By K-12 Dive staff

Texas district pushes beyond 1:1 in search for equity

Manor Independent School District Supt. Royce Avery says he works to get kids internet access at home, high-quality digital content and opportunities for mentorship.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 13, 2016

Personalized learning requires strong network infrastructure

Schools have experimented with innovative models to better serve and engage students, but doing so wouldn't be possible without first preparing networks to handle extra demand.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 12, 2016

New Orleans charter to prepare students for tech careers, not college

Rooted School is set to open in 2017 following a pilot with about a dozen students inside Algiers Technology Academy.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 12, 2016

Sprint to give 1M students mobile devices, internet within 5 years

The latest commitment builds on the White House’s ConnectED program, which Sprint initially signed onto with plans to get 50,000 students high speed internet.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 12, 2016

Dallas ISD innovation chief makes LinkedIn Next Wave list

Mike Koprowski joins a group of people under 35 transforming the education world with startups, tech funding, scholarships and STEM diversification.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 12, 2016

Education ecosystem extends far beyond the school building

The 2016 Digital Education Survey by Deloitte finds 75% of children want to learn more about what they studied in school outside of the classroom.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 11, 2016

Strategic planning key to IT investments for K-12 CTOs

Good working relationships with CFOs also help in the long run.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 11, 2016

Students in rural Alaska get course variety through online options

The Copper River School District has shifted to a nontraditional schedule for high school students, giving them core courses for four weeks online and then a two-week break for hands-on electives.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 10, 2016

Virtual reality education goes beyond goggles

Google Cardboard offers an affordable way for schools to dip their toes into the world of virtual reality for classrooms, but a range of new apps provide additional opportunities, too.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 10, 2016

Tips for improving infrastructure to prepare for online tests

David Hutchins, vice president of state and local sales for CDW-G, says online tests can be safer and faster to grade, but schools need to be prepared to administer them.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 7, 2016

Clear learning goals improve efficacy of teacher PD

Tom Dacord, director of professional learning organization EdTechTeacher, writes for eSchool News that the greatest value of professional development comes with clear learning goals.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 7, 2016

Keeping student data safe while at the mercy of third parties

Partnering with outside vendors can present a security challenge for schools as they work to protect sensitive data.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2016

Rising internet use poses challenge for K-12 network infrastructure

Whether students are bringing their own devices to school or teachers are providing them, IT leaders are being forced to keep pace.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2016

Career, tech ed classes offer benefits for all students

Among other advantages, they teach soft skills students will need for their adult lives.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 6, 2016

California academy uses badges to reinforce pipeline to college and career

The Del Lago Academy opened in 2013 and has since developed a competency-based assessment approach, Competency X, allowing students to collect badges proving their skills.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2016

E-Rate revamps for less-complicated application

The FCC funding program helps schools prepare their infrastructure for the challenges of 21st century classrooms and their tech.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 4, 2016

Maryland high schoolers rig mini-cars to help disabled preschoolers

Students in Howard County Public Schools’ allied health and engineering academies customized the battery-powered cars to improve younger peers’ mobility.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 3, 2016

Students shaped teacher PD in California district

Creekside Middle School, east of San Francisco, purchased Chromebooks for classroom use, and students organized a Tech Boost Conference so teachers could better learn how to use them.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 3, 2016

For schools to embrace ed tech, infrastructure must be ready

The 2016 Horizon Report highlights online learning and virtual reality among key education trends for the next five years, meaning schools will need to prepare with bandwidth.

By Tara García Mathewson • Oct. 3, 2016

For-profit woes and 1:1 deployments: The week's most-read education news

Stay ahead of the class with the latest on Elon University's 'visual experiential transcript' and more here!

By Roger Riddell • Sept. 30, 2016

KIPP teachers automate personalized Khan Academy playlists for students

Bay Area teachers in the charter network use NWEA Measures of Academic Progress assessment data to gauge student proficiency and then assign them Khan work at the right level.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 30, 2016

IBM's Watson to advise third-grade math teachers

The question-answering computer has been trained to help teachers build personalized lesson plans, and though it started with third-grade math, it will add subjects and grades over time.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 29, 2016

San Jose public school uses project-based learning to engage students

The focus on project-based learning has contributed to a transformation in the high-poverty Katherine Smith Elementary School as students develop 21st century skills along with content knowledge.

By Tara García Mathewson • Sept. 28, 2016