Category: Education

Key points: The benefits of computer science education are multifaceted and far-reaching Launching a districtwide computer science program for all grades How we use robots and art to make meeting computer science standards fun For more news on computer science education, visit eSN’s STEM hub More policymakers are prioritizing computer science education, recognizing the vital…

Key points: Scaffolds help ELLs learn the language and master academic content This ESL teacher ensures students learn the language–and feel the love How edtech is transforming bilingual education in the U.S. For more news on scaffolds for ELLs, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub As schools continue to serve an increasingly diverse student body, many…

America’s education system was a groundbreaking effort to help a growing nation thrive in the 19th century. Now, 200 years later, the world has changed; the horizon looks drastically different. Collectively, we need to redesign our education system to enable all of our children — and, by extension, our nation — to thrive today and…

5 Small Teaching Moves That can Generate big Impacts is the headline of one of my recent Education Week columns. Most educators know that building relationships is crucial to student learning. Small actions by teachers can help foster them. Here are some excerpts:  5 Small Teaching Moves That can Generate big Impacts is the headline…

  As regular readers know, I’ve been doing the Classroom Q&A column over at Education Week for thirteen years. And I plan to continue doing it for quite a few more years. I have so many contributors now, though, that there really isn’t space there for my annual thematic compilation posts, where I collect links…

Each week, I publish a post or two containing three or four particularly useful resources on classroom instruction, and you can see them all here. You can also see all my “Best” lists on instructional strategies here. Here are this week’s picks: How to Integrate Native American Perspectives in Social Studies and Science Lessons is…

Early this year, a child care program in southern Maine was dinged for three minor issues during a routine inspection: A refrigerator at the school where the nonprofit operates was a couple of degrees too high. An employee’s paperwork was kept at the wrong location. A first aid kit was missing a pair of tweezers….

CLEVELAND, Miss. — Although she won a scholarship to Mississippi State University, two hours’ drive away, Shamya Jones couldn’t get there because she had a new baby and no car. So she enrolled instead at a local community college, then transferred to the four-year campus closest to her home in the rural Mississippi Delta —…