Recent articles
The science behind supporting students after the COVID-19 outbreak
06/24/2020
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Pamela Cantor, M.D., was more than happy to answer the call to help the New York City Department of Education whose students were in lower Manhattan the day the twin towers fell on 9/11. As a child psychiatrist…
ISTE in Action: New column empowers educators with research-based insights
06/24/2020
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In this issue of Empowered Learner, we’re introducing a new column called Research Connections. The purpose of Research Connections is to provide readers with practical, relevant classroom strategies and…
Carla Jefferson Is a Leader in Educator PD and Digital Equity
02/18/2021
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When Carla Jefferson became the edtech coordinator for Darlington County Schools in South Carolina in 2015, she was posed a challenge: How can the district get teachers where they need to be with technology?…
Member Voices: Video poems bring a creative interdisciplinary approach to any lesson
06/24/2020
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How would you describe the first five minutes of your day in 10 words? This is one of the questions I ask my students as a way to inspire them to begin writing as part of a video poem project. After writing…
Research Connections: Study uncovers benefits, pitfalls of videoconferencing for global citizenship
06/24/2020
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Helping students grow as citizens of the world can seem challenging when confined to school campuses. As many teachers and students have experienced during the COVID-19 outbreak, videoconferencing technologies…
Standards Spotlight: Introduce students to our small, connected world with the Global Collaborator standard
06/24/2020
Topics: ISTE Standards
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing became clear: It truly is a small world and we’re all in this together. That’s why it’s never been more important to provide students with opportunities to con…
Design Class Gives Students the Power of Choice
03/30/2020
Topics: Coding & robotics
Students in Gina Baragone’s design class may never be expected to code a robot, engineer a 3D-printed roller-coaster or make a stop-motion animated movie in a professional setting. In fact, by the time they…
Take Action: Tips for implementing, advocating for ESSA funds
03/28/2020
Topics: Advocacy and funding, ESSA
In December 2015, the U.S. Congress passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a sweeping update to the No Child Left Behind Act that profoundly shaped public education for nearly 14 years. ESSA includes a…
Jennifer Parker is working to bridge the transformation zone
03/28/2020
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The year Microsoft Office hit the shelves, Jennifer Parker got her first teaching job as a business teacher for a career center in Michigan. Within a few years, she was showing business educators across the…
Here’s what a full-featured education program can look like
03/28/2020
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It’s a regular school day. In a classroom with high-tech equipment, English lessons are taking place via videoconference. In another classroom, students are coding a prototype that uses MicroBits to…