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Maker Mornings move parents from observers to co-learners
10/03/2017
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When I joined Mercedes-Benz International School in Pune, India, as the first edtech coach, I started to draft a vision to get the community on board with technology. My ultimate aim was to shift mindsets in order to have every stakeholder embrace technology as a way to not only engage, but…
New era, new language: Students solve problems with coding
10/03/2017
Topics: Computational Thinking, computer science
Teach a student to use computer and you prepare her to function in a digital world. Teach her to program one and you prepare her to solve the world’s problems.
It’s becoming increasingly clear that understanding the language of computers is a skill all adults will need to thrive in a…
How do we prepare today's learners for tomorrow's jobs?
12/28/2018
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America’s changing workforce played a huge role in the 2016 presidential election. Evolving jobs in coal and other industries mean our country faces a massive shift akin to the Industrial Revolution. At the same time, fears about a “jobless” economic recovery have left many Americans questioning…
Robert Joyce: Help students tell their own stories
12/15/2017
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Are term papers dying out? Is the essay becoming obsolete? These questions plague English teachers everywhere as they deplore what video and social media have done to the art of rigorous writing.
But Robert Joyce isn’t one of them.
His students are as likely to…
ISTE IN ACTION: How technology can address equity gaps
12/15/2017
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In the book Abundance: The Future is Better Than You Think, authors Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler make the case that opportunity gaps are often not a matter of scarcity of resources, but a…
Vint Cerf says it's time to teach students how to learn, do
12/28/2018
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People expect big things from a man known as the father of the internet.
Vinton Gray Cerf – Vint to his friends – doesn’t disappoint. His vitae is riddled with the acronyms and accolades of a true geek, and his name has been on the visitor list at the White House since President…
New role a game-changer for student, teacher digital literacy
12/15/2017
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I’ve been involved in leveraging technology in education on various continents for nearly 20 years. As a strategy leader of change and a consultant, I’ve learned certain “truths” along this journey:
Designing infrastructure for teaching and learning is different…
How student-centered learning is delivering on its promises
12/15/2017
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Last year, a group of high school students wondered what it would take to govern a country. So they organized. They wrote a constitution. They set up an economy. And they ran their mock government outside of class all year long.
The project wasn’t graded, and they didn’t…
Host a meetup to connect your PLN, share the learning
03/18/2018
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Professional learning networks (PLNs) provide answers to questions, solutions for problems, ideas for innovation and a lifeboat off our “Educator Island.” Today, PLNs often include colleagues across many social media platforms and virtual groups, making it challenging to meet face to face.…
ISTE in ACTION: Share your vision for computer science standards
03/18/2018
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The first time I visited a computer science (CS) classroom, I watched a group of second graders race across the room in a sorting network. “We’re thinking like a computer,” one student explained. “It’s like when we do a project as a group and work on different parts at the same time, we can…