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IPad is soaring in popularity in U.S. schools
Submitted by news_aggregator on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 2:19pmApple's iPad has become a popular fixture in classrooms nationwide, and a large part of that has been by design as the compan - --> read more »
"SmartBook" aimed at breaking students out of traditional reading roles
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Day of Service event enlists alumni to mentor in Detroit schools
Submitted by news_aggregator on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 2:19pmOfficials in Detroit are reaching out to the school district's alumni network and community volunteers to improve schools phy - --> read more »
Historian examines Notre Dame's role in U.S. Irish-Catholic history
Submitted by news_aggregator on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 2:19pmThe University of Notre Dame's importance in the lives of Catholics and Irish-Americans is an unshakeable part of 20th-centur - --> read more »
New book on teaching reading links social studies standards with the Common Core State Standards
Submitted by news_aggregator on Wed, 01/09/2013 - 2:19pmNCSS Publications announces "Teaching Reading with the Social Studies Standards: Elementary Units that Integrate Great Books, - --> read more »
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Why one teacher abandoned flipped instruction for PBL
Submitted by news_aggregator on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 1:49pmShelley Wright, a high-school teacher in Canada, describes her reasons for giving up on the flipped instructional method in f - --> read more »
Psychologist explains how brains respond in a crisis
Submitted by news_aggregator on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 1:49pmThe human brain switches into survival mode during an emergency, and rational thought and normal decision-making are essentia - --> read more »
The economics and geography of the workforce
Submitted by news_aggregator on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 1:49pmCities and regions dominated by innovation-driven economies, such as the San Francisco area's high-tech industry, are charact - --> read more »
Not to be missed event at NCSS Conference in Seattle: Draft Framework for State Standards in Social Studies
Submitted by news_aggregator on Wed, 10/10/2012 - 1:49pmA consortium of 22 states in cooperation with 15 professional organizations as well as teachers, scholars, researchers, polic - --> read more »
