Hybid learning: How simple technology could change education
Jan 17, 2013Hybrid learning--which combines traditional and online education--is more than a fad: it is a clear example of how technology could reshape education as we know it. This primer discusses the theory, the practice and the outcomes of blended learning in the truly modern classroom.
Adaptive Learning: How it Works
Nov 13, 2012Personalized learning technology, also known as edtech, adapts to individual needs.
Homeschool help! 10 great gadgets to inspire creative homeschooling
Jul 16, 2012These unique gadgets make homeschooling a snap, whether you're making lesson plans in your garage or enrolling your kids in online education programs.
Mom Tips: If you give a boy a browser…
May 15, 2012Resident guest blogger Noel-Marie Taylor enlightens us with her optimistic spin on online learning in children's daily web surfing.
Creating Online Kindergarten with KIPP Empower, Part 1
May 7, 2012Founding Principal Mike Kerr and KIPP Empower Charter School are using blended learning models to help kindergartners and first graders from low-income areas achieve greater success. We speak to Kerr about how he and the school have been able to make this happen.
Mom tips: educational websites to enhance learning
Apr 19, 2012The Internet is not just used for pleasure, it can also be an excellent educational resource. One of our resident mom bloggers, Jennifer Fink, discusses four of her favorite web-based educational resources and explains why they are so helpful.
50 Midwest parenting blogs
Mar 27, 2012Take your pick of Midwest parenting blogs and find out what moms (and dads) have to say about raising kids across the Midwest.
50 New York City parenting blogs
Mar 20, 2012A list of blogs about parenting in New York City, with perspectives that can help New York parents cope with, and even enjoy, the challenge.
[INTERVIEW] School Spotlight: Rocketship Education
Jan 26, 2012We sit down with Rocketship Education to explain how the nonprofit charter school network has been so successful in their initial attempts to bring technology to the classroom and to eliminate the achievement gap, starting in San Jose, Calif.
Mom Tips: 11 free iPad apps to help with homeschool
Jan 23, 2012In our latest installment of "Mom Tips", homeschooling mom extraordinaire Kathryn Harvey talks about some of her favorite iPad apps to use for homeschooling, including the NASA app, Science360, and BrainPOP.
