Teaching and Learning

Because living and working are so different now from even a decade or two ago and because things will continue to change, today’s students need new skills to survive and thrive in the future.

Education should combine practical, intellectual, and social skills as never before. What does this mean for day-to-day teaching and learning? Students have to demonstrate content knowledge and proficiency in standards-based skills. At the same time, they also need to develop higher order thinking and communication skills.

This web site is dedicated to demonstrating how new technologies can be the catalyst for teaching and learning in an era where new skills – and the ability to change as times demand – are paramount.

  • Articles

    Social Networking and Fear

    Internet-related dangers make headlines. Fear of what lies beyond that glowing screen at which our kids so love to stare dominates the current perception of what the Internet has become. What are schools to do?

  • Student Research Projects

    The landscape of research has changed drastically in the past 20 years. Unfortunately, in K-12, approaches to and methods of research mostly have not changed. Here is a new approach for teaching research strategies in today's world.

  • Texting and Instant Messaging

    Text messaging and instant messaging have become so widely used by teens that teachers have noticed a drastic change in students’ writing habits.

  • A Challenging, Quick, and Simple Project

    Create Fandex style books in every subject. Using a teacher created list of cross-curricular related ideas, students collaborate to create unique presentation books.

  • Teacher Leaders Bring Tech Success to Ohio School

    Thanks to an HP grant program, teachers now regularly incorporate technology-based projects into student coursework. In addition, student achievement climbed, in some cases dramatically.

Quick Poll

Narrowing the Curriculum

The Center on Education Policy reports that 71% of school districts have reduced instructional time in history, art, music and other subjects to open up more time for reading and math, the subjects tested for NCLB purposes. In some schools, students not hitting the proficiency mark are banned from taking any electives. What is happening in your district?

Take the poll.

Technology & Curriculum Integration

The goal of technology integration is to use technology seamlessly so that the technology itself becomes a transparent and integral tool to teach core curriculum.

Learn more about integrating technology into various curriculum areas.

Write for the DLE Web Site

If you teach in, provide professional development for, or in any way work with a digital learning environment, we’d like to hear from you. We’re looking for short success stories. Please share yours.

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