Back in April, we helped spread the call for nominations for the Innovation in Education Awards presented by Project Tomorrow and the OC Tech Alliance. The nine finalists who are now in the running for the awards were announced today. [...]
California’s most recent mathematics standards have changed what teachers and students are doing in the classroom.
As a result, teachers are faced with the task of assessing student learning in a way that aligns with the current standards. [...]
Each year, thousands of children sustain concussions, but the path to recovery doesn’t always end after the initial treatment.
For students returning to school after a traumatic brain injury, the experience of learning and engaging in academic activities that require concentration may actually cause concussion symptoms to reappear – or worsen. [...]
It’s Friday, July 17, and here’s a roundup of local education stories you may have missed from this past week.
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Today the California Department of Education announced a free professional learning event available to all California PreK-12 teachers, teacher candidates and school administrators.
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California is now in its fourth straight year of below average rainfall and this past winter was one of the warmest on record. The snow pack in the Sierra Nevada has a water content of only five percent of the historic average, the lowest since 1950.
This has placed California firmly in one of the worst droughts in the state's recorded history.
Everyone, including schools, are encouraged to do their part to conserve water. [...]
At its regular meeting on July 9, the Orange County Board of Education voted to elect new officers for the 2015-16 fiscal year. Robert M. Hammond was selected to serve a one-year term as president, and Linda Lindholm was named vice president. [...]