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We’re in it together: Serving the best interests of students
06/17/2019
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I often think about how much school has changed since I started teaching almost 20 years ago. I didn’t have a computer, mobile phones were large and bulky, and the information I could use to teach my students…
What Works: Nerd farming and vetting edtech tools
03/22/2019
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Can a group of eighth graders end world hunger using Arduino and a 3D printer?
Maybe not. But they can make one heck of a salad – and in the process discover how coding can help them solve…
State leadership matters for edtech funding
03/22/2019
Topics: Advocacy, Advocacy and funding
In Wisconsin, the goal of the Digital Learning and Technology team is to help our state’s educators leverage digital tools to increase student engagement and outcomes, rather than to develop educators’…
Knowing what to solve opens doors to discovery
03/22/2019
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Innovation leads to progress in industry as well as in education. Steve Jobs suggests that “Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.” Considering the great impact of innovation and reflecting…
Teaching for technological fluency
03/22/2019
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Have you ever been in a situation where you assign a task involving some type of technology to your students and the first thing out of their mouths is, “How do I do that?” I used to take this as a sign that I…
Retirement hasn’t slowed this CS advocate one bit
03/22/2019
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If there’s an initiative to boost computer science in schools, Joe Kmoch – one of ISTE’s longest-serving members – probably has a hand in it.
He helped develop some of the earliest K-12 computer…
Partnerships help leaders meet districtwide priorities for learning
03/22/2019
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As school districts across the globe work to integrate technology into classrooms, we must acknowledge that one approach, one strategy, one tool never fits all. Every district – whether it’s urban or rural…
Russian educators develop digital competencies based on the ISTE Standards
03/22/2019
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Computers have been used in Russian schools since the 1980s, first as curious machines that helped computer science teachers explain how information is stored and processed, and then as tools students…
Innovate, iterate, educate: Small ideas make the biggest difference
03/22/2019
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Most teachers saw a bunch of hooligans with behavioral problems. But Bijal Damani saw something different: a group of brilliant teenagers bursting with energy, trapped within the confines of the…
Being the change we seek: How diverse voices strengthen schools
03/22/2019
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“Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.” – Barack Obama
Diversity and equity are…