What are the new trends in elementary education?

What are the new trends in education starting this new school year?...

• Why don't people ever ask what the good things are that happen in education? Well, I'm asking about what the new things are that will bring some good news.

• Answer:

  Creating your own eBooks For years schools have started to question the incredible amount of money spent on often outdated and non-interactive textbooks. Last year’s trend centered on purchasing digital textbooks, often from big-name publishers. However, thanks to new, low-cost digital publishing tools, many schools are now considering creating their own eBooks, which can be customized to align to the Common Core, and can include flipped learning methodology through the inclusion of interactive videos from sources such as the Khan Academy. For more information on this trend, read: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/08/14/creating-your-own-etextbooks-for-common-core/ For more trends: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/08/23/five-education-trends-for-the-new-school-year/2/