EdTech & Innovation
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Are we getting closer to 1:1 iPad programs?
It’s been almost a half-decade since education communities started pushing for an iPad for each student in classrooms. The amount of individualized learning available ... -
Garden-Based Learning: A Return to Simpler Food in K-12 Schools
The idea that nutrition and educational performance are directly related is nothing new. Free school breakfast and lunch programs are often credited with higher ... -
New Models and Trends in Resource Allocation
Many investigators have requested new methods to determine expenditures as a means for better understanding priorities, organizational investments, proposed strategies, and as a tool ... -
Black women in STEM: An interview with Dr. Namandje Bumpus
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest ... -
Is Microsoft’s reign in education coming to an end?
**This piece originally appeared on ClassThink and has been republished with permission** By Karl Rivers Microsoft has been a fixture in schools for the last ... -
The Business of Lesson Plans
Creating and writing lesson plans are activities common to basic teacher education courses. Before entering a classroom, young educators are taught how to meticulously ... -
Why schools need to introduce computing in all subjects
Uri Wilensky, Northwestern University In his recent State of the Union address, President Barack Obama said schools need to offer every student hands-on computer ... -
A Digital Future: K-12 Technology by 2018
Rapidly changing technology continues to make its mark on K-12 learning. Last fall the New Media Consortium Horizon Report released a report that details ... -
How assistive technology is changing special education
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest ... -
Poll: Majority of children admit to online risk-taking
From VoicED A new poll of 2000 11-16 year olds carried out for BBC Learning has found that almost three in five (57%) have ...
