Author: Chris Piehler
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What Makes 5th-Graders Dig Deeply into Texts?
An information and technology literacy specialist shares how a combination of digital and print resources helped him and his students. By Josh Jackson Fifth-graders can sometimes ... -
Student motivation: An adult problem with grown-up solutions
By Vinod Lobo, Learning Upgrade How can we motivate the lowest performing students in a school to complete a rigorous standards-based curriculum and move up to ... -
The Next-Generation Science Standards and the Future of Learning
Cross-curricular lessons prepare today’s students for tomorrow’s jobs. By Ted Levine There is no public intellectual in our society who is better able to peer far ... -
myON Named a “Reader’s Choice Top Product” by District Administration Readers
Nominations from top K-12 leaders led to the selection of products that enhance learning across the country (Minneapolis, MN) December 8, 2015 — myON, a business of ... -
Learning List™ & The College Board Forge Advanced Placement® Materials Alliance
Learning List’s review methodology will be used to assess materials for alignment to the new AP® course frameworks for math, science and social studies courses. Austin, ... -
Capstone Launches pivotEd to Deliver Teacher-Led Lessons
The new platform pairs award-winning content with more than 500 pre-built, on-demand lessons that cover science, social studies, and language arts for grades 3–6 (Minneapolis, ... -
3 Keys to Avoiding Summer Slide
A district literacy director shares how his team has increased reading proficiency levels by creating a Virtual Summer School. By Dr. Matthew Lynch South Berwyn School ... -
Odysseyware creates Texas-specific test prep courses
Courses meet TEKS standard and include STAAR and EOC evaluations (CHANDLER, Ariz.) August 06, 2015 – As part of Odysseyware’s commitment to provide educators and ... -
After school activity for the hyperactive child " ADHD"
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding a P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts ... -
Parents grade schools “F” for filthy
National Survey Reveals Schools Fail Parents’ White Glove Test Phoenix, AZ (August 10, 2015) – Parents say schools don’t make the grade when it ...
