Dec 05 How to create a ‘flipped’ video lecture for at-home study By April Brown Math teacher Stacey Roshan creates video lectures that her students watch at home or on mobile devices. Photo by Mike Fritz/ PBS NewsHour Stacey Roshan, a math teacher at the Bullis School in Potomac, Md., does it at her… Continue reading
Dec 05 ‘Vining’ the Bill of Rights: History lesson taps social media By April Brown Students in Andy Kastl's (second from left) social studies class at Clintondale High School in suburban Detroit use the social media app Vine for a lesson on the Constitution. Photo by Mike Fritz/PBS NewsHour At the time of the ratification… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch How ‘flipped classrooms’ are turning the traditional school day upside down By PBS News Hour Clintondale High School outside Detroit was one of the lowest performing schools in Michigan when they decided to "flip" their classrooms. Now, teachers record their lessons online for students to watch outside of school and class time is used to… Continue watching
Dec 03 Watch How does American education measure up to schools around the globe? How does American education measure up to schools around the globe?… Continue watching
Dec 03 Maryland’s successful test scores undermined by high exclusion rate Maryland's celebrated standardized test scores may not be what they appear. According to analysis of recent National Assessment of Educational Progress data, Maryland's reading scores are the second-highest in the nation for fourth grade and sixth-highest for eighth grade. But… Continue reading
Dec 03 How do students in the United States compare to those around the world? By April Brown The 2012 Program for International Student Assessment are out, revealing how more than 60 countries compare with one another in reading, math and science. Continue reading
Dec 02 Axe body spray may be on the chopping block in Pennsylvania schools A state representative in Pennsylvania wants to introduce legislation banning the use of scented products like perfume, cologne, or body spray in schools that have students with fragrance allergies. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch N.C. elementary schools promise arts education but access is far from equal N.C. elementary schools promise arts education but access is far from equal… Continue watching
Nov 17 Could you pass the GED? Take our quiz to find out As our story on the overhaul of the GED test suggests, the new test will be substantially different. It will have to be administered via computer -- in part because of the complexity of the design of the… Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch The GED gets a makeover: Will it make for better workers? For more than 70 years, the General Educational Development exam, or the GED, has been an important tool for those who didn't complete high school and immigrants looking to make inroads into higher education or secure better jobs. On Sunday,… Continue watching