Hybrid approach emerges to providing classroom technology A Texas school district is among those taking a hybrid approach to ensuring student access to technology -- providing devices for some students while allowing others to bring their own. Officials say the approach works for districts that do not have the resources to provide devices for all students but also want to serve students who may not have access to their own devices. EdTech magazine online (6/25) | Tips for crafting standards-based IEPs Summer is a good time for special-education teachers to consider ways to incorporate Common Core State Standards in individualized education programs for students with disabilities, Deborah Swink, special-education supervisor, and Jamie Pagliaro, chief learning officer of Rethink, write in this blog post. They share three tips to help educators get started. SmartBrief/SmartBlog on Education (6/25) | STEM program takes Ohio middle-schoolers onto Lake Erie Middle-school students from five Lake County, Ohio, districts are participating in the science, technology, engineering and math-based program Summertunity to learn about the environmental challenges facing Lake Erie. The program -- resulting from a partnership among local school districts, nonprofits and health organizations -- involved students going out onto the lake to observe how pollution, contaminants and invasive species affect water quality. Students then were encouraged to figure out how to address the issues. The News-Herald (Lake County-Willoughby, Ohio) (6/25) Other News | Clinton initiative includes commitments to student job training Companies and nonprofits -- from JPMorgan Chase to Courtyard by Marriott -- announced various job-training opportunities for high-school students during the Clinton Global Initiative. The National Center for Women & Information Technology also announced that the group will seek to reach out to 10,000 middle-school girls by 2018 to help address the gender gap in science, technology, engineering and math. The Denver Post (6/25) |  | Face the facts of being what you are, for that is what changes what you are." -- Soren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher and writer | | | | Math Education SmartBrief is an aggregation of published news and editorial content from diverse sources. The content of Math Education SmartBrief does not necessarily reflect the position or editorial viewpoint of any particular organization. | Please contact one of our specialists for advertising opportunities, editorial inquiries, job placements, or any other questions.
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