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Top News ...Bush vetoes education spending billEscalating his budget battle with a Democratic Congress, President Bush on Nov. 13 vetoed a spending measure for labor, health, and education programs that would have provided $63.6 billion for the U.S. Department of Education, a 5 percent increase over 2007...| Full Story Grant Alert ...$1M-plus for outstanding math and science teachersThe Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST) is the highest award a K-12 mathematics or science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. This award is given to mathematics and science teachers from each of the 50 states and ...| Full Story Week's Top News ...Webcast highlights low-cost computing optionsAt a Nov. 14 webcast hosted by the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN), educational technology leaders came together to compare ultra-portable devices and talk about affordable one-to-one computing options for schools ...| Full Story State leaders convene to discuss ed tech School leaders, students, and parents are now able to take part in Project Tomorrow's Speak Up 2007. The annual survey asks participants about 21st-century skills, global competitiveness, and technology, among other issues ...| Full Story Google's book scanning faces competition Video ...eSN TechWatch: Teaching 21st-Century Skills -- November 19, 2007Charles Fadel, global leader of education for Cisco Systems, discusses the importance of teaching 21st-century skills ...| Full Story Special Report ...2008 e-Rate Survival Guide PDFThis comprehensive two-page guide from the eSchool News print newspaper will help you get through the e-Rate process with minimal pain--and a maximum return on your time invested ...| Full Story Partners Update ...College Board launches new educator web siteOn Tuesday, the College Board rolled out a complete redesign of the education professionals section of its Web site, which is used by more than half a million educators each month. The redesigned site has new content and features to provide educators with quick and easy access to the tools, resources and information they need ...| Full Story ETS and Certiport announce collaboration plans for comprehensive digital skills solutionEducational Testing Service (ETS) and Certiport today announced an agreement to create a solution leveraging their assessment and certification programs around digital literacy and critical thinking with regard to information and communications technologies (ICTs). The two industry leaders expect the combined solution will help a wide variety of organizations hone the skills of current and prospective employees, creating a more capable and productive workforce ...| Full Story Weidenhammer unveiling its latest innovationUnveiling its latest innovation: alio next generation of software www.hammer.net/alio. alio is a comprehensive, fully integrated library of Financial Management, Payroll and Human Resources software applications for K-12 schools ...| Full Story |
Educator Resource CentersThanks to new technologies, it's now easier than ever for schools and other organizations to create rich, online repositories of learning "objects" that students, teachers, and other users can draw upon at their own convenience to enrich their education. Teachers across the globe, for example, are taking open digital content items and repurposing them for use in their classrooms; universities are making course content available online to users worldwide; and schools and vendors are creating online, interactive learning communities for educators to advance their knowledge and skills. Computers and the internet have become welcome instructional tools in most schools, ushering a wealth of additional resources into today's classrooms. Unfortunately, they also bring with them the potential for unwanted distractions--such as online content that ranges from off-target, to inappropriate, material. Educators nationwide are concerned about stemming the tide of high school dropouts. New data suggest the steep economic impact that dropping out of school can have on individuals, and on the economy as a whole. But whether it's for reasons of economic competitiveness, or simply as a moral imperative, giving students alternative paths to graduation is a top priority for many school leaders --and, fortunately, technology can help. It's easy for today's educator to feel overwhelmed--in a complex and ever-changing educational environment, teachers are often expected to complete more in one day than they have time for in an entire week. They must, for instance, reach increasingly diverse student bodies, meet standards and assessments, integrate technology into the classroom, and meet certification requirements. Today's employers want graduates who can communicate effectively, think critically, solve problems, and work as part of a team--in short, graduates who are well versed in collaborative learning environments. Whether you call it project-based or collaborative learning, it's a strategy that a growing number of educators are employing in their classrooms--and with growing success. With a growing array of solutions at their disposal, more and more educators are integrating computers, laptops, and other technology into the classroom, and often with great success. Computer-based technologies offer rich new ways to reach students and fulfill curriculum goals, while bringing information to life for diverse kinds of learners. But teaching with computers also poses many challenges--from finding ways to implement technology effectively, to limiting students' access only to teacher-sanctioned material. |
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