Feb 04 Why recess and physical education are making a comeback By April Brown It’s hard not to smile and move to the beat when you see Katie McLiver’s first grade classroom dancing to some of their favorite songs. The students at Fox Hill Elementary School in suburban Indianapolis do the “Sid Shuffle” with… Continue reading
Feb 04 Coach Tom recommends his favorite games for a classroom ‘brain break’ By April Brown Tom O'Neill, or Coach Tom, is the Playworks coordinator at Fox Hill Elementary. He makes sure kids have organized games to play at recess and visits each classroom regularly to give kids "brain breaks," a short time away from classwork where… Continue reading
Jan 16 Goodwill develops charters to entice dropouts back to school By Mike Fritz The Indianapolis mayor's office approved a network of charter schools designed by Goodwill of Central Indiana with the specific intent of enticing dropouts back to the classroom to earn their high school diploma. Known collectively as The Excel Center, the… 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
Oct 24 Watch Parents study up on how to improve college prospects for their children Parents study up on how to improve college prospects for their children… Continue watching
Oct 24 LA schools use ‘Parent College’ as tool to boost student achievement Nadia Solis, center, learned about ways to support her children's education at "Parent College" and is now enthusiastic about helping Darlene, 8, and Alexander, 6, with their homework. LOS ANGELES -- Until last year, Nadia Solis never thought to… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch Historic School Strives to Reclaim Glory Days and Graduation Rates Historic School Strives to Reclaim Glory Days and Graduation Rates… Continue watching
Sep 27 Nation’s first black public high school aims to recapture glory EmbedVideo(7548, 514, 320); WASHINGTON -- In 1870, on the heels of civil war and the end of slavery, the nation's first African-American public high school opened its doors just blocks from the U.S. Capitol. Today, with a brand… Continue reading