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SimCityEDU aligns gaming with common core
The creators of the new SimCityEDU, designed for sixth-grade students, expect it to be a powerful tool for teaching and learn -More-
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Can education be reformed while under common core?
Middle-school teacher Mark Barnes wonders in this blog post whether Common Core State Standards and education reform can happ -More-
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IB program helps Kan. school's students "grow as people"
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Tonight's homework: Play Minecraft
A growing number of teachers are using the computer game Minecraft -- a building game similar to Legos -- to help teach stude -More-
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Investment in technology pays off at Calif. middle school
Vista Verde Middle School in California recently was named the "most technologically advanced" in Monterey County -- based on -More-
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Ohio high school embraces 26 Acts of Kindness campaign
The 800 students in Mason High School's freshman class in Ohio last week aimed to perform one act of kindness per student, pe -More-
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Some Miss. teachers devote spring break to tutoring program
A group of about a dozen teachers in Mississippi are using spring break to help high-school students prepare for standardized -More-
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NCSS conference proposal review
The review period for NCSS Annual Conference session proposals has begun. Reviews are due March 24. -More-
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NCSS awards selection committees
NCSS is looking for members to serve on awards selection committees. -More-
Assistant Professor of Political Science
Colorado Christian University
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What men value in this world is not rights but privileges.
H.L. Mencken,American journalist and essayist -More-
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Wis. school borrows from TV for social studies unit on economics
On the TV show "Shark Tank," budding entrepreneurs pitch product ideas to a panel of potential investors, and that concept se -More-
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Calif. high-school students receive conflict-resolution training
California's Tehachapi High School has launched the Safe School Ambassadors' "Waking Up Courage" campaign to try to reduce bu -More-
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How the common core supports interdisciplinary teaching
Teachers nationwide say the implementation of the Common Core State Standards presents opportunities for interdisciplinary th -More-
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Ind. district devotes time for teachers to work together
Shane Robbins, superintendent of Northwestern Consolidated School District, says he has been impressed by the results of teac -More-
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3 states join forces to purchase education technology
Maine, Hawaii and Vermont are working together to purchase education technology -- a collaboration driven by the implementati -More-
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Using interactive games to teach students about money
Games can be used to improve students' understanding of money, writes Andrew Miller, an educational consultant and online edu -More-
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School libraries increasingly undergo digital conversion
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Calif. high-school students devote a day to helping others
Students from Aquinas High School in San Bernardino, Calif., spent a recent day outside the classroom for the school's third -More-
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Boosting crop diversity in Malawi
Researchers from Western University in Canada are part of a five-year project aimed at increasing food security in Malawi by -More-
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