Fayette County teacher incorporating Finnish ideas into her classroom
Fayette County's Kelly Bales describes how she tried to incorporate Finnish ideas about education into her social studies classroom.
Ind. conference targets “4 C’s” of 21st century learning
“Connecting the 4 C’s,” a conference sponsored by the Indiana Department of Education that focuses on the “4 C’s” of 21st century learning: communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity, will be held June 9-10 in Mount Vernon, Indiana, about 30 miles northwest of Henderson. The conference focuses on the need for students to have regular access to technology that enhances [...]
No more ‘shushing’ in these school libraries
School libraries across the state are transforming from places to just check out books to places where students create, collaborate and use digital media to enhance their learning.
Creating a world-class system of career and technical education
State education leaders consider study recommendations as they focus on how to move Kentucky’s career and technical education into the 21st Century.
Creating global minds, cultural competency through high-tech classroom connections
Randy Barrette, a Spanish teacher at Menifee County High School, strives to make his students globally aware by participating in a virtual exchange program with a school in Kabul, Afghanistan.
21st-century skills need 21st-century assessment
I’ve been spending a lot of time in the 300s section of my school library. As part of my practicum experience for my Rank I in library science, my supervising librarians gave me an assignment to update some of the career titles in our library. As I went through the many outdated career books from the 1990s this [...]
Technology PD, integration still issues for teachers, districts according to survey
From NSBA As educators across the nation increasingly incorporate 21st-century skills into instructional strategies, they believe the federal government should support the development of new assessment models that effectively measure those skills, according to school district leaders surveyed prior to the National School Boards Association (NSBA)’s Technology and Learning Conference. […]