To Build Computational Thinking Skills - Harness the Power of Play - EdTech Researcher - Education Week

To create a culture of iteration and experimentation while developing broader computational thinking and technology literacy skills, students and teachers need to harness the power of play.

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Spotlight on Reading Instruction - Education Week

In a practice that has seen an influx of digital tools, educators are developing new reading strategies to better engage students. In this Spotlight, explore research on children's reading habits, opportunities to customize classroom book selections, and efforts to help students experience the joy of reading.

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Spotlight on Maker Education - Education Week

As the ‘Maker’ movement goes mainstream, educators are giving new meaning to hands-on learning. In this Spotlight, learn how schools are embracing student-driven learning, ensuring equity in maker education, and providing students with opportunities to develop real-world skills.

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Model What it Means to be a Digital Citizen - Work in Progress - Education Week Teacher

It's okay to disagree with what you read online but we still need to respect the opinions and beliefs of those around us. Trolls exist and there will always be people who want to make others feel badly about whatever matters to them, but we must rise above that behavior and demonstrate the expectations we have for our kids.

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Are Some Teachers Uncoachable? - Finding Common Ground - Education Week

Deciding someone is uncoachable is very complicated. That decision involves thinking about how the coach approaches the teacher and how the teacher became involved with the coaching program.

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Ethics Are Essential For Everyone In Schools - Leadership 360 - Education Week

We have to recognize the opportunity we have for a continued, systemic, shared responsibility to develop ethical action in our students.

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Engineering Making Headway in Schools, Analysis Shows - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

Engineering is getting more attention in classrooms, especially in those states that have adopted the Next Generation Science Standards, according to an analysis of national test data.

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Curriculum 'Playlists': A Take on Personalized Learning - Education Week

Some schools are betting an algorithm-driven playlists to customize lessons for students, but the technology doesn't come cheap—at least not yet.

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Special Report: Navigating New Curriculum Choices - Education Week

From open educational resources to common-core standards, this special report guides educators through the bewildering array of K-12 curricular options available to classrooms today.

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Read Fine Print on Learning Apps, Experts Warn - Education Week

To protect students' privacy, school districts must study the service agreements for the educational apps teachers use.

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For Educators, Curriculum Choices Multiply, Evolve - Education Week

How is a district to choose in a curriculum landscape that includes open educational resources, digital 'playlists,' teacher-designed lessons, and old-fashioned textbooks?

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Open Educational Resources Movement Scales Up - Education Week

More OER providers are working to provide full, coherent curricula for schools, rather than just free lessons or teaching units.

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What Is OER: 5 Questions About Open Educational Resources - Education Week

Here are answers to your most basic questions about OER, the movement to share curricula and teaching resources online.

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Choosing Online Curriculum: Tips From Educators - Education Week

Education Week asked some district leaders, teachers, and subject-matter specialists for advice on choosing materials for the classroom.

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Student Data Privacy and Security: Red Flags in Terms-of-Service Agreements - Education Week

Here's advice for teachers and school district leaders on some commonly used terms to look out for in the terms-of-service agreements on educational applications.

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Ivanka Trump, Education Secretary DeVos promote STEM careers - Education Week

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Why Is It So Hard for Ed Tech Startups to Sell to Schools? - Education Futures: Emerging Trends in K-12 - Education Week

In this piece, we discuss why it is so difficult for some edtech startups to sell to schools, and offer possible solutions.

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Bill giving state more power in struggling schools advances - Education Week

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Conspiracy of 10 Lessons and Innovations Drive Postsecondary Learning - Vander Ark on Innovation - Education Week

The majority of students are still leaving high school unprepared for college and career, but the good news is there are at least ten trends that will drive improved options and outcomes for learners of all ages.

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School Budgets: Choices Reveal Values - Leadership 360 - Education Week

As in all things, frames of mind matter, collaboration matters, consensus matters, and as always, words matter. All of these are reflections of what the leader values.

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Betsy DeVos, Ivanka Trump Urge Girls to Participate in STEM Fields - Curriculum Matters - Education Week

However, the event drew criticism from those who pointed out the irony of President Trump's budget proposal to slash NASA's education office.

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Response: New Education Ideas Must Not Be 'Just for the Sake of Change' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Linda Denstaedt, Elise Foster, Alyssa Gallagher, Vicky Giouroukakis, Maureen Connolly, Kirke Olson, and Nancy Sulla discuss how to bridge gaps between new ideas and their implementation.

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What Would Trump's Proposed Cut to Teacher Funding Mean for Schools? - Politics K-12 - Education Week

President Donald Trump has proposed getting rid of the Title II program, which has been around for more than a decade and aims to help districts and states pay for teacher and principal development, reduce class-size, craft new evaluation systems, and more.

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How President Trump's Budget Could Hurt Charters and Private Schools - Charters & Choice - Education Week

President Trump's proposed cuts to major K-12 programs such as Title II would hit charters and private schools in ways that are similar to traditional public schools.

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Trump's Education Cuts Would Squeeze Charter, Private Schools - Politics K-12 - Education Week

Private and charter schools were considered the big winners in President Donald Trump's budget blueprint. The problem for some school of choice? Private and charter schools would be squeezed by the proposed cuts, just like regular public schools.

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Response: Dos & Don'ts of Implementing New Ideas in Education - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week Teacher

Cathy Beck, Dr. Heidi Pace, Dan Rothstein, Kathleen Neagle Sokolowski, Jaime Aquino and Jeff Bradbury share their ideas on how to move good ideas to effective implementation.

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Have School Leaders Become Too Enabled? - Finding Common Ground - Education Week

We ask students to be self-directed learners and take risks, but often leaders and teachers don't take those same type of risks and seem to want the answer before they really know the question to answer.

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The Trump Budget's Assault on Reason - Top Performers - Education Week

President Trump's proposed budget is an attack on what actually makes America great—our commitment to rational inquiry, openness and educating all of our citizens—argues Marc Tucker.

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