Tag: W-News

Sleep Experts Agree: School Starts Too Damn Early

TeachThought StaffApr 25, 2017

The AASM encourages stakeholders to promote a standard of MS/HS start times to ensure students begin the day awake, alert & ready to learn.

Report: Cost Of College In 2016-2017 Continues To Rise

TeachThought StaffApr 23, 2017

A CollegeBoard report claims that the cost of college is going up everywhere, but the gap between public & private universities is changing.

Fake News? NYT Reporter To Host Webinar On Fact-Checking

Participants will hear from political reporter Nicholas Confessore, about how he develops, fact-checks and writes news stories.

‘Straight Outta Compton’ Included In 2016 Library Of Congress…

Each year, the Library of Congress adds 25 sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant to its registry.

ThingLink Allows Teachers & Students To Create Virtual Reality…

Create visual learning materials and virtual tours, empower students to work on projects and assignments using text, voice, photos, and video.

New York Public Library’s Digital Resources Are Now Free…

TeachThought StaffMar 28, 2017

The New York Public Library is making interactive history in the classroom more accessible by releasing an archive of 708,000+ docs &…

New Law Designed To Inspire Female Students To Become…

TeachThought StaffMar 22, 2017

(Sec. 4) NASA shall submit to Congress a specified plan to engage with K-12 female STEM students and inspire the next generation…

Unique Literacy Apps Created For War-Affected Syrian Children

TeachThought StaffMar 22, 2017

EduApp4Syria is a challenge to create apps that can build literacy skills in Arabic and improve well-being for Syrian children ages 5-10.