How Districts Responded to COVID-19: Remote Learning and Other Benchmarks By Annie Galvin Teich New research from the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) provides insight into the kinds of remote instruction districts were able to offer
Gale Relaunches Kids InfoBits as Gale In Context: Elementary By TL Editors Kids InfoBits has been relaunched as Gale In Context: Elementary, with new features that aim to help young learners to build their learning and critical thinking skills.
New Online Learning Study Predicts Widening Achievement Gap By TL Editors The achievement gap between low- and high-income students is expected to increase by as much as 18% for students from low-income schools by the end of this school year.
Connect the Dots Between Student Data and Instruction By Tech & Learning Staff Improve data collection for better instruction
NASA's Mars Student Imaging Project: Free Online Science Curriculum By TL Editors The Mars Student Imaging Project is an online curriculum that emphasizes planetary science to get kids engaged in the imaging work of NASA scientists.
The 1619 Project: Resources, Opinion and Guidance on Teaching About Slavery By TL Editors The 1619 Project is a collection of articles and supporting materials on slavery and its significance to American history and culture by the New York Times.
New White Paper Proposes Theory of Change for Rural Education By Tech & Learning It’s time to consider new, innovative approaches to improving and expanding educational opportunities in rural communities.
PebbleGo Next: Kid-Friendly Database for Grades 3-6 By TL Editors Students can choose from five modules -- States, Science, American History, Biography, and Social Studies, each one with a number of subtopics to explore.
PebbleGo Relaunches With Accessibility for Children With Disabilities By TL Editors PebbleGo is now accessible to children with vision, cognitive, physical, and hearing disabilities.
Top Research Websites, Search Engines, and a Research Choice Menu for K-12 Students By Shelly Terrell Students need to learn how to be skilled searchers.
Gale Enhances Product Portfolio By TL Editors Gale is focused on connecting libraries to where research and learning is happening by embedding the library more effectively into user workflow.
Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom, Part 4: Exploring Search Engines and Databases By Michael Gorman In this post, I'll describe seven types of search engines all students and teachers should be aware of.
Facilitating Inquiry in the Classroom, Part 3: Questions, Process, Metacognition, and 15 Pre-Search Tools By Michael Gorman What are the strategies that are important to research before a student enters that first keyword in the search box?
Citelighter: Engaging, All-In-One Research Tool Aids in Paper Writing By Tech & Learning This smart, intuitive system supports students in every step of the writing process.
Zooniverse Brings Real-World Research into Classroom By TL Editors Students choose research projects that range from transcribing documents from Shakespeare's era to cataloging galaxies through Galaxy Zoo.
NEWS & TRENDS: 1:1 Laptop Initiatives Boost Student Scores, Researchers Find By TL Editors A new meta-analysis of 15 years of research studies reveals that giving every student a laptop increased student achievement and gave a boost to students’ 21st-century skills.
