Education Blog

There are two great, free opportunities for teachers who are interested in education, technology, and digital media: #EdCampCU and a free PBS Learning Media Digital Innovators application webinar.

Free Space Racer Event at the Challenger Learning Center on Saturday, January 17 at the Challenger Learning Center in Normal, IL. 

iOgrapher is a teacher-designed tool that turns an iPad mini into a fully functional production video camera for students.

Pens to Lens is more than just a screenplay writing contest for students, the CU Film Society also supports screenwriting in the classroom and has high quality video equipment available for students to check out.

With the help of WILL Education, 5th grade students at Kenwood Elementary school made a video about what computer science looks like at their school.

Thinglink is an easy tool to make interactive images with young students.

Helping 3rd-5th grade students make podcasts and publish them on the web is easy with Gmail, Chromebooks, TwistedWave and SoundCloud and the students will love it! 

Geometry:  Let’s Face It, a 27-minute professional development video and support documents for middle school math teachers from PBS Learning Media, is “excellent,” according to Jayadev Athreya, assistant professor and director of the Illinois Geometry Lab at the University of Illinois.

When my infant daughter had her first serious cold, I used my intuition, the experiences of friends who were parents long before me and help from our trusted pediatrician. As my daughter develops, I’ll also turn to the trsut PBSparents website for help. 

Watch stories about three central Illinois residents making a difference in education: Marques Lowe, Christopher Koch, and Trish O'Shaughnessy.