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Navigating the smartphone minefield: A guide for middle school leaders
09/12/2018
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Educators and parents have something in common when it comes to the kids in their care: They are both navigating the treacherous waters of media, devices and children.
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1:1 does not ensure digital equity
08/28/2018
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In our rural Massachusetts district, great things are happening. We’ve rolled out a 1:1 Chromebook program, established monthly faculty-driven tech camps and established our district online presence with a learning management system partnership.
In just a short 18…
3 myths about OER
08/22/2018
Topics: Education leadership, OERs
When Ben Churchill rejected his district’s textbook adoption process in favor of using open licensed resources, he got a little excited. Instead of spending thousands of dollars on published instructional materials, he watched his teachers come alive as they created — and shared —…
4 tips to make blended learning a success
07/16/2018
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Educator Emily Dillard’s school district defines blended learning as “the deliberate connection of edtech with face-to-face instruction to enhance and personalize a deep and meaningful curriculum.”
But as with most big ideas, arriving at a definition is easier than carrying…
The 9 hottest topics in edtech
04/25/2018
Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo
The most compelling topics among educators who embrace technology to transform teaching and learning are not about the tech at all, but about the students…
AT Avengers: Create a superhero team for students with disabilities
04/18/2018
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies
The world needs heroes. Alien invasions lead by those who think themselves gods keep invading the planet in an attempt to enslave or destroy humanity. Those with special abilities come together to defend Earth and all who live here. Each champion uses her or his unique powers to face…
Edtech advocacy in 3 easy steps
04/04/2018
Topics: Advocacy
Our nation recently mourned the loss of civil rights activist Linda Brown — the little girl at the heart of the 1954 U.S. Supreme Court decision "Brown vs…
Building parent capacity to support student success
02/07/2018
Topics: Education leadership, Parent engagement
When parents fill out registration forms for Sigler Elementary, they sometimes write in “Sigler Nation” instead. Students print it across the tops of their papers. Teachers hashtag it on Twitter.
In just a year,…
Weigh in on the ISTE Standards for Administrators
12/18/2017
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies, Augmented reality, Coding & robotics, Computational Thinking, Digital Citizenship, Digital storytelling, Education leadership, Gamification, Gaming, Literacies, Makerspaces, Personalized Learning, professional learning, Project-based learning, Robotics, STEM & STEAM
“Leaders get people moving. They energize and mobilize. They take people and organizations to places they have never…
5 ways every educator can lead change
11/15/2017
Topics: 1:1, BYOD, Coding & robotics, Computational Thinking, Curriculum, Education leadership, Flipped learning, Literacies, Mobile learning, Online learning, professional learning
Educational technology has long been considered a subset among a host of education topics. That’s no longer the case, says educator Mark Gura, who believes a powerful reversal is happening – a reversal that’s creating a new reality in schools worldwide…