A Back-to-School Checklist: Choosing Classroom Technology that Fosters Engagement

Op-Ed, By: Dr. Charles Miller, Professor at University of Minnesota, Cofounder/ Chief Design Officer of Vidku and Cofounder of Flipgrid A new school year has begun and educators will face the task of engaging a new set of students. Cultivating an environment where students are consistently engaged with the curriculum brings a unique set of […]

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A Back-to-School Checklist: Choosing Classroom Technology that Fosters Engagement

High School and College Students Get Rare Opportunity to Help Change the World Of Education

Students Everywhere Are Encouraged to Contribute to the Open Ontology Project: Be a Part of the Beginning Stages of the Open Ontology Project and Help Shape Its Future View The Open Ontology Project here: https://www.ContextU.com Calling all students everywhere! Pierre Schwob, an inventor and entrepreneur in Silicon Valley, is inviting high school and college students […]

No Passport Required: How Technology Provides Opportunities for Educators on a Global Scale

Guest article written by James Stewart It’s often said that to be happy in life, people must do what they love. Effective teachers are especially lucky, because not only are they passionate about their craft; they have the unique ability to impact the lives of students every day. By compounding their many life experiences into […]

A New Day at Morton College

Op-Ed Contribution Dr. Stanley Fields, President of Morton College, Cicero, Illinois. It’s the beginning of another school year, with another class of students, and another year of quality education. And while this may sound routine or uneventful, as the second-oldest community college in Illinois, we know this is anything but ordinary. In fact, this is […]

Digital Citizenship: The Critical Call To Educate and Prepare 21st-Century Learners

By: Robyn Shulman, M.Ed. We live in unprecedented times of great digital advances and innovation. Technology is moving and changing rapidly across the world while connecting us in unforeseen ways. Today’s youth are digital natives who are unaware of life without Internet access, instant communication, mobile phones and an abundance of on-demand information sitting in […]

Story of the Year Contest

Story Shares’s annual Relevant Reads writing contest develops fresh content for its broad network of readers across 44 states and 26 countries who are working to improve their literacy skills. Story Shares, a nonprofit organization devoted to inspiring reading practice and improving literacy skills, is launching their annual Relevant Reads writing contest. The contest opens […]

Magoosh Jobs

Apply Now MCAT Curriculum Manager at Magoosh (View all jobs) About Magoosh Magoosh is fixing a broken test prep industry. Why should students have to put up with exorbitant prices for boring test prep classes and books that might not even work? With Magoosh, they don’t have to. Our mission is simple: create products […]

How Self-Service Technologies Help College Students Find Jobs

By Sarah Wallace According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the U.S. economy added 255,000 jobs in July, continuing a period of strong job creation. And, for the first time in more than eight years, the U.S. unemployment rate has remained below 5 percent for several consecutive months. This is good news for the 1.9 […]