Blue Bird Corporation, the leader in electric and low-emission school buses, is setting a new standard for safety in student transportation. The company announced the safety upgrades, to protect school children, bus drivers, and other road users. Starting in fall 2024, Blue Bird will equip new school buses with industry-first safety features, including three-point seat…
Why do TED Talks captivate us so consistently? TED Talks captivate us because their speakers apply fundamental principles of communication that, I believe, 99% of speakers fail to follow. Because teaching is first and foremost about communication, these principles apply just as well to teaching, especially to online teaching with videos. Photos Imagery, in either…
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Career and technical education (CTE) courses and programs offer opportunities for multilingual learners (MLs) to meet their educational and career goals. State education agencies and school districts are required to provide MLs equal opportunities to participate in all available programs and activities, including CTE programs (U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, & U.S….
Language development is a responsibility of all teachers, regardless of their assignment or content area. To meet content standards like the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards, students must not only understand content but also develop critical language knowledge and skills, as outlined in English language proficiency standards like those used in Oregon. The…
Charlotte, NC — Global edtech leader Discovery Education today announced plans to integrate a new, responsible, AI-powered assessment tool—Assessment Generator AI—into its award-winning supplemental K-12 cross-curricular solution, Discovery Education Experience. This exciting new capability will empower educators to leverage Discovery Education’s rich library of trusted content and efficacy-backed lessons to quickly and efficiently generate customized…
Reading Time: 2 minutes Are your classroom questions really helping students learn? This study reveals the hidden complexities of effective classroom question-asking and how it can transform student engagement and understanding. Effective question-asking in the classroom goes beyond simply asking lots of questions. Since publishing Guide To Questioning and sharing it in schools, I’ve learned…
The Missing Scripts program aims to preserve the rich diversity of the world’s languages and protect Indigenous scripts, ensuring their existence in the digital sphere. Developed in partnership with the Script Encoding Initiative (University of California, Berkeley) and the University of Applied Sciences Mainz (Germany), the Missing Scripts was initiated in response to the alarming…
Discussing R&D strategies for new learning techniques may be esoteric—at least for me—but it’s also essential. Auditi Chakravarty, CEO of the Advanced Education Research and Development Fund (AERDF), breaks them down with elegance here in anticipation of several events slated for ISTE next week. She spoke about the group’s approach to integrating educators, researchers, and…