Students need 21st-century skills to succeed in our rapidly transforming society. They must also perform well on high-stakes tests. How can teachers meet both agendas? Technology provides the perfect ...

What is a Lesson Plan? An effective lesson plan demonstrates how a teacher creates objectives for his or her students and measures how those objectives are mastered. Creating a lesson plan begins with ...

This chapter presents background information on "Curriculum Projects Past and Present"—that is, it provides project descriptions and lists of titles produced by some major funded projects in hands-on ...

Editor’s note: First-year students, prospective students (and some of their parents) wonder and worry how they will handle the academic transition from high school to college. In a series of stories, ...

How do you judge the power of a simple science experiment? Step inside a 4th grade classroom—and behold the near-total silence. One recent day, elementary teacher Jamie Curbow achieved just that, as ...

David Lee Reynolds, Jr. spent two decades working as a music teacher before transitioning to teach technology. When he made the switch, Vienna Elementary School didn’t have a Science, Technology, ...

Looking for some computer science activities for elementary students? Good, you’ve come to the right place! While demand for IT experts is growing globally, and while children are getting introduced ...