A Harlem Teacher Makes iPad Lessons Personal
Fifth grade students in Monica Burns’ social studies class at the Alain L. Locke Elementary School for Environmental Leadership in Harlem use iPads in their daily classes. On May 2, …
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Who Will Pay for iPads in Class?
More teachers are incorporating iPads into the classroom through grants, government funds for technology, and nonprofit Web sites—and some are even bringing in their personal devices. As more teachers use the iPad, Apple is also offering materials on how their products can be funded.
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Motivated by Milestones
Pathways in Technology Early College High School is the first high school in the nation to give both a high school diploma and a college associate’s degree. Will Ehrenfeld helped design the school.
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Computer Sleuths at Work in Crown Heights
Computer club students find solutions. (Photo by Kimberly Drelich)
While some afterschool activities focus on athletics or arts, these students in the computer club use the same team-building spirit to fix computers—and learn problem-solving skills together
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Finding their Rhythm: How Technology Can Help Students Learn at their Own Pace
Students in classrooms incorporating technology, such as New York City’s iZone, learn with pens, paper, and laptops–and get instant feedback.
Read MoreResearcher questions if college students receive unnecessary remediation
Judith-Scott Clayton, assistant professor at Teachers College, Columbia University, raises the question of “Are College Entrants Overdiagnosed as Underprepared?” in a New York Times blog post.
Read MoreTwo dozen schools to close
The Panel for Education Policy agreed to close 24 public schools and reopen them as new schools, SchoolBook reported. Students and faculty spoke on behalf of their schools at the …
Read MoreCity expected to open 54 new schools next year
The mayor and the chancellor announced at a press conference at Washington Irving High School that 54 new schools will open in the fall, Gotham Schools reported. Twenty-four of those …
Read MoreTalking Pineapple Question Stumps Students
A question on an eighth-grade state test regarding talking pineapples puzzled students and teacher and led to criticism, The New York Daily News reported.
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