Every day in a normal classroom, a math teacher stands up at the front of the room and lectures to students. The students who struggle sit in silent vigil while teachers continue foward, past the point where they got hung up. If the teacher is sick, tired or exhausted, they bring that up to the board [...]
So, I’ve decided to change the pace on the Socrato blog a bit. On Fridays I normally run a column called “5 Education Articles to End Your Week” where I hand pick articles on education throughout the blogosphere. However, I’m beginning to wonder if they are as helpful as I’d like them to be for [...]
For many generations, colleges and universities have led the charge in bringing about change within our society. Young and passionate minds would lean on the advice of old sages and professors, who didn’t need to “Tweet” to get heard. However, in the past decade, much has changed. Many students don’t even need to have direct [...]
The 10 States Leading Science and Technology by Derek Thompson, The Atlantic Which states are leaders in science education and technology? Which cities are attracting the most college grads? The Atlantic reveals which states have the edge on attracting the best and brightest. iPad Apps for Teachers by Vicky Davis, Cool Cat Teacher Blog Perhaps [...]
In an effort to make the Independent School Entrance Exam (ISEE) a bit more accessible, the Educational Review Board (ERB) is moving their series of exams to a web based platform. While the ISEE will still be available in a paper format for those who prefer the traditional paper-pencil test, the online version offers benefits [...]
We’re on the cusp of a transformational time in education. As we start the new year, education experts are delving into how many organizations, parents, tutors, teachers and businesses are coping with challenges within the educational world. In some cases, parents are starting test prep as early as age 4 in order to get them [...]
It’s not even a year later and the revolutionary new tablet from Apple, the iPad, is already shaking up classrooms across the country. On one side of the argument you have iPad supports (students, parents, teachers) who believe the iPad has the power to “change the way business is done in the classroom,” and on [...]
We can only hope that this new decade holds some solutions to the many educational challenges we have faced. The financial burdens facing the nation have left many classrooms striped of all extraneous resources. Many teachers are having to do so much more with so much less. In this week’s top education articles to start your week, [...]
Tutors have the flexibility that teachers sometimes, do not. While teachers are struggling to make ends meet and struggling to engage whole groups of students at a time, tutors seem to have more freedom to explore the technological depths of education and learning. It’s often tutoring companies and independent tutors which embrace new education technologies [...]
As we begin to wind down to the end of the 2010 fall semester and high-schools prepare for the long winter’s break, bloggers and newswriters begin to acknowledge the past and begin to look for a better, brighter future for educators and students all over the world. 25 Years of Computers in Education: What Has [...]
