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Hadley Ferguson: EdCamp Helps Teachers Change the World
02/23/2021
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Hadley Ferguson, ISTE Impact Award winner, was a founder of the popular DIY PD model
As models for professional development go, EdCamp seems an unlikely success.
At an EdCamp…
Esports Offer a Way to Engage Hard-to-Reach Students
02/02/2021
Topics: esports
For those involved in scholastic esports, the explosive growth over the past three years is no surprise. Esports, they say, are no different from traditional extracurricular activities; it’s just taking time…
Let’s Embrace the Silver Linings to Reimagine Education
01/01/2021
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COVID hasn't gotten the best of us; we won't let it. While it can be hard to be optimistic these days, I try to look for silver linings, and I see many, especially when I think about ISTE.
Our…
Liz Kolb: Ensuring Edtech Tools Add Value
01/01/2021
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Amid All the Cool Edtech Tools, Liz Kolb Keeps the Focus on Learning
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Kimberly Eckert Is Passionate About Empowering Diverse Educators
03/02/2021
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As a child growing up on a Louisiana bayou, Kimberly Eckert understood that an education was her ticket to a different life. Books and learning were right up her alley, but her dream parted ways with the…
The parent connection: Bringing families along on the edtech journey
09/30/2020
Topics: Parent & community engagement
Herman Perez has twin sixth graders in Texas’ McAllen Independent School District. He’s used to seeing them hop on the school issued iPads for homework. Last spring, when the pandemic hit and McAllen closed,…
Research Connections: Bringing the ISTE Standards to more classrooms
09/30/2020
Topics: ISTE Standards for Students
Since their initial release in the 1990s, the ISTE Standards have set a high bar for educators and education leaders around the world who are seeking to evolve…
Digital citizenship lessons start with a simple conversation
09/30/2020
Topics: Digital Citizenship
Do you remember the public service announcements from the mid-2010s that featured different scenarios of parents (sometimes awkwardly) talking to their children about underage drinking?
If this doesn’t…
What works: Computational thinking plays big role in learning about moral development
09/30/2020
Topics: ISTE Standards for Students
In teaching 10th graders about the law, Katrina Traylor Rice starts with the basics: How do we know what’s right and what’s wrong?
In her Introduction to the Law and Speech Communication class, she…
Member Profile: Jorge Valenzuela found his purpose as a national education advocate
09/30/2020
Topics: Advocacy and funding
Working as an instructional specialist in Richmond, Virginia, Jorge Valenzuela knew his mission was to help other educators elevate their work. But it wasn’t until he spoke in front of the U.S. Senate that he…