Education News

"WGU continues to lead the way in transforming teacher education to meet the needs of K-12 schools," said WGU Vice President of Marketing and Enrollment Patrick Partridge. "Improving math and science education is critical to our success in today’s global economy, and WGU is supporting that improvement by offering affordable, accessible teacher education."

Unlike children almost everywhere, those in Ms. Brown’s class do not have to sit and be still. Quite the contrary, they may stand and fidget all class long if they want.

Even as mega-banks topple, Juan Enriquez says the big reboot is yet to come. But don’t look for it on your ballot — or in the stock exchange. It’ll come from science labs, and it promises keener bodies and minds. Our kids are going to be … different.

“As a teacher, I never sit down,” said Seekel, who works in the School District of Somerset, near the Minnesota border. “I started to think: Why should I make the kids sit down?”

The goal of the research is to see whether video games – and not just software specifically designed to be educational – can draw students into math, science and technology-based programs.

A national campaign to engrain the three Cs — cyberethics, cybersafety and cybersecurity — into the subconscious of K-12 students is being readied by the National Cyber Security Alliance.

This report presents a
geographic picture of educational attainment,
with estimates by region and state.

The educational technology was developed at the University of Michigan and is licensed through Soloway’s GoKnow! To 40,000 worldwide users. The concept revolves around the idea that smart phones possess similar capabilities to computers at significantly lower prices.

Some teachers I trust helped me come up with these seven ideas.

Sure, students work hard to get into this elite college. But so does the admissions committee, assures Dean Bill Fitzsimmons