New Millennium Secondary School, an LAUSD charter that is entering its third year of operation out of a Carson mall, saw its first CAHSEE results. They were decent: 81 percent passing English and 80 percent in math, about on par with the statewide average and greater than…
As a psychologist and a tenured professor who specialized in researching and devising strategies for teaching troubled children, Stewart Pisecco was doing the work he loved. But then he had an idea for something he thought could reach more children: software that lets teachers and school administrators easily track…
This video shares an interview with TechLEARNING’s Christine Weiser and Albermarle County Public Schools CIO, Luvelle Brown.
Professional Learning Communities, SIS, data integration, funding challenges and social networking are among the topics that pop up in this 11 minute interview.
In this month’s “Back to School” issue of Scholastic Administrator, our friends at New Brighton Area School District chime in on their design of an interactive learning environment, with Sensible City clients Qwizdom and PolyVision at the front of class.
Work for Sensible City in the UK! Based in Central London (East-Central), this social media / communications support role is critical to the success of a charity operation, which involves the active engagement of a truly global community (eg – time zones matter). Your objective will be to engage in a process which actively solicits [...]
Virtual Vehicle Company, a startup that was one of the 100 finalists showing their technology at the Cleantech Open Conference on Thursday, is the first company that I’ve seen that truly uses the latest cell phone innovations to…
By Kristen A. Graham
Inquirer Staff Writer
Philadelphia public schools reached a new milestone this year – the majority of city students met state standards in reading and math for the first time since 2002, when Pennsylvania began administering tests under the No Child Left Behind law.
It also marks the eighth straight year that city scores are up.
Scholastic’s Executive Editor, Wayne D’Orio interviews Schoolnet CEO Jonathan Harber about the work at hand during EduStat University in Philadelphia. “The idea of management science in public education is evolving,” says Jonathan Harber, CEO of Schoolnet…
WAVERLY, Iowa — The annual recruiting effort featured the expected tour, conversations with faculty and a question-and-answer session with Wartburg College students. The admissions staff, however, also had a surprise for high school students on campus this week…
William McKenzie reports: On Monday, I went to Roosevelt High School to see what could become a very innovative way for Dallas schools to engage the parents of their students. Starting on May 17, the district is rolling out a “parent portal” at Roosevelt, Annie Blanton Elementary School and E.D. Walker Middle School…
In an August feature by Ellen Ullman, Tech & Learning Magazine compared leading brands of Student Response Systems by asking educators how they use the product and why. Check out the section on Qwizdom below. Clickers. Audio response systems. Student response systems (SRSs). Whatever you call them, wireless response systems, which allow students to answer [...]
This article is the first in a two part series on Racine Unified School District’s implementation with Schoolnet: RACINE – Student data has started seeping into most of the Racine Unified School District’s teaching-related decisions and that use of data isn’t likely to stop any time soon.
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