Dec 09 'Hour of Code' hopes to jumpstart students' computer science futures "Hour of Code" strives to spark students' interest in computer technology. With demand growing for students with skills in computer science and programming, Code.org -- a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to computer science education -- is launching… Continue reading
Dec 09 'Day of Action' rally demands more funding, new reform agenda priorities Thousands of teachers and students are rallying in cities across the nation Monday for the National Day of Action, a movement organized by the American Federation of Teachers union that seeks to reclaim their vision of the nation's… Continue reading
Dec 05 Students, show us your 2013 for a chance to win a tablet What world events affected you this year? NewsHour Extra has partnered with Google and Meograph to ask students to create a video that encapsulates the year for a chance to win a Nexus 7 tablet. Photos by Getty From the… Continue reading
Dec 05 How one school turned homework on its head with 'flipped' instruction By Mike Fritz Clintondale High School is the nation's first completely flipped school, meaning teachers record lectures for students to watch online outside of class, and what was once considered homework is now done during classtime, allowing students to work through assignments together… Continue reading
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