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Learn how to drive learning with mobile tech
03/20/2015
Topics: 1:1, Education leadership, Mobile learning, professional learning, Technology infrastructure
As an Algebra II teacher at Pittsburgh Perry High School, Kalpana Ramgopal wanted to integrate technology into her classroom. But she didn’t know which devices and apps would be a good fit for her students, much less how to use them in ways that were pedagogically sound.
After taking an…
Know the ISTE Standards for Administrators: Digital citizenship
03/12/2015
Topics: Digital Citizenship, Education leadership, professional learning
ISTE Standards for Administrators 5:Digital Citizenship.Educational administrators provide digital age leadership and management to…
Know the ISTE Standards for Administrators: Systemic improvement
02/04/2015
Topics: Education leadership, professional learning
ISTE Standards for Administrators 4: Educational administrators provide digital age leadership and management to continuously improve the organization…
Wegner's ed tech accomplishments get nod from Obama and peers
01/14/2015
Topics: Advocacy, 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, Standards, STEM & STEAM
There she was in the White House, along with 120 other school superintendents, and there was President Obama, at the podium. And then there was this:
" "And then you got Mary Wegner, superintendent of the Sitka, Alaska, School District. Where's Mary?" " Obama said. " "She came a long…
Know the ISTE Standards for Administrators: What does the research say?
01/07/2015
Topics: Education leadership, professional learning
ISTE Standards for Administrators 3: Educational administrators promote an environment of professional learning and innovation that empowers…
From mentoring to mindset, women in ed tech reflect on experiences, opportunities
01/01/2015
Topics: Education leadership
While her name may have been “lost” in the annals of computer science, or at best recognized by a scant few in the industry today, Ada Byron Lovelace’s keen mind and insatiable curiosity gave birth to the concept of artificial…
Know the ISTE Standards for Administrators: Create a learning culture
12/01/2014
Topics: Education leadership, professional learning
ISTE Standards for Administrators 2: Administrators create, promote and sustain a dynamic, digital age learning culture that provides a rigorous, relevant…
Education transformation is a marathon, not a sprint
11/12/2014
Topics: Education leadership, professional learning
Jodie Pozo-Olano, ISTE chief communications officer, hits the nail on the head in a blog post for Learning First Alliance. School transformation — like any major societal shift — takes time and…
Know the ISTE Standards for Administrators: Lead with vision
10/31/2014
Topics: Education leadership, Standards
ISTE Standards for Administrators 1: Visionary leadership
Sometimes it's hard to even remember the days when easy, instant access to a world of information wasn't available to…
Have you joined the ed tech revolution?
10/03/2014
Topics: Education leadership, professional learning
Technology is the ultimate catalyst: It changes everything it touches.
With the digital revolution transforming the way students learn, educators who apply technology to nudge students toward deeper learning are leading the charge. Are you one of them?
Nine…