Results for Educational Programs

Cindy Ulrich, executive director of financial services for Eastmont School District, explains what the Educational Programs Levy is, how it accounts for 14% ...

We spend $11.5 billion dollars a year on everything from educational programs to medical therapies to help autistic children.

Learning can be lifelong! If a child falls in love with learning at a young age, she has the opportunity to spend her entire life exploring, creating, and contributing to the world in constructive ways. At every impasse, she has the inherent belief that she can dig deeper, learn more, create what she can see in her imagination, and give her gifts to the world. She will not settle for status quo, punching a clock, disinterested in life. Instead, she will know that…

While everyone else is having a lot more fun, my colleagues and I sit up late at night writing a free website, the Best Evidence Encyclopedia ( www.bestevidence.org ), which reviews evaluations of educational programs in reading, math, and science
The recent reports reinforce an observation I've made previously. When programs are found to have little or no impact on student learning, it is often the…

While lesson planning this summer, educators might also take time to reflect on their core beliefs about learning and teaching.

The other days I posted about 12 words that should be banned from our educational vocabulary. Here are 12 that I believe should be added.

Noodle teamed up with Parents' Choice to create nine gift guides for the 2015 holiday season. Find the perfect toys for kids who love building, writing, adventuring, and more.

Colleges and universities are looking beyond current textbook options to find bigger savings for students. The result is a dramatic shift toward open educational resources.

Wed, 05/27/2015 - 13:04 — gclarke
by: Kyle Snow, Ph.D
In 2015, the Apple App Store included more than 80,000 apps classified as education or learning-based. These apps are finding a ready audience. A 2013 survey by Common Sense Media found that 58% of parents of young children had downloaded apps, a number that is certainly higher today. A 2014 report from the Joan Ganz Cooney Center found that just over half of parents thought their children learned “a lot” from educational technologies,…

Here Are The Best Educational Websites For self-learning which will play a key role in providing relevant and updated information. Read More

Written by: Tésa Nicolanti As a tech blogger, I have tried out hundreds of apps and many of those have been for children. My kids have a tablet and while we regulate how much time they spend playing on it, I make sure to keep them full of educational apps

197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About

Free resource of educational web tools, 21st century skills, tips and tutorials on how teachers and students integrate technology into education

Low pay can keep early childhood educators across the state from more education, more economic mobility, and more effectiveness in the classroom.

The Office of Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement ( PFCE ) Framework is a road map for progress. It is a research-based approach to program change designed to help Head Start and Early Head Start programs achieve outcomes that lead to positive and enduring change for children and families. When parent and family engagement activities are systemic and integrated across PFCE Framework Program Foundations…

Good News, your STEAM class is going to become more successful. Your students will experience this success for themselves because you will be spending your time on the stuff that really matters. I’m …

I am one of the many educators fortunate enough to work in the space of educational technology. It’s hard for me to believe I’ve been doing it for a decade; time truly passes in a flash when you’re engaged in something you enjoy so much. To celebrate this personal milestone, I’m offering up 10 experienced-based truisms that have become the guiding principles for me in this business
1. The learning objective comes first.
Start by understanding the abilities, preferences, and passions of the…

U-Tad implemented Blackboard Learn Ultra to enhance the educational offer that is taught through a face-to-face methodology focused on practice.

Teachers say some of the most creative gifts and activities for kids can be made at home, sometimes for just a few pennies.

Yes, there are actually toys that can teach kids important skills.