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New OECD Report Shows Major Gap in Preparing Teachers to Use Technology Effectively
06/19/2019
Topics: ISTE Certification, professional learning, Teacher training
WASHINGTON, DC - Findings from the Teaching and Learning International Survey, coordinated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), released today show that preparing teachers to effectively use technology for learning remains a challenge for countries around the…
Connect to Lead
Topics: Curriculum, Education leadership, professional learning
Power Up Your Learning Network to Move Your School Forward
Product code: NETWRK
ISBN: 9781564847782
Expected publication date: 06/2019
Topics: Education leadership, Curriculum, Professional learning
Length: 152 pages…
Stretch Yourself
Topics: Personalized Learning, professional learning, Standards
A Personalized Journey to Deepen Your Teaching Practice
Product code: STRTCH
ISBN: 9781564847485
Published: 2019
Topics: Personalized learning, Standards, Professional learning
Length: 240 pages
Learning First, Technology Second
Topics: Assessment, Curriculum, professional learning, Standards
The Educator’s Guide to Designing Authentic Lessons
Product code: ENGAGE
ISBN: 9781564843890
Published: 2017
Topics: Curriculum, Assessment, Standards, Professional learning
Length: 220 pages
Embed the learning sciences into professional learning
06/05/2019
Topics: Course of Mind, Learning sciences, professional learning
Have you ever been to a professional learning (PL) session and loved the ideas presented but left thinking, “There is already too much on my plate. How am I ever going to implement this?” As educators we…
New Book from ISTE Shows Educators How to Help Students Distinguish Between Fact and Fiction in the Age of Fake News
12/19/2018
Topics: Coding & robotics, Computational Thinking, Digital Citizenship, Digital storytelling, Literacies, Makerspaces, professional learning
WASHINGTON – December 19, 2018 – The International Society for Technology in Education, the premier source for books about education technology, is releasing a new book, …
Teaching computational thinking more important than defining it
11/27/2018
Topics: Assessment, BYOD, Computational Thinking, Curriculum, Flipped learning, Learning spaces, Mobile learning, Online learning, Parent engagement, professional learning, Technology infrastructure, Tools
Computational thinking (CT) is riding a strong current in the edtech world that teaching K-12 students to think like computer scientists will better prepare them for life in the digital age.
But bringing CT to K-12 classrooms isn’t something that can be done…
There's more to digital equity than devices and bandwidth
10/03/2018
Topics: 1:1, Assistive and adaptive technologies, Augmented reality, BYOD, Computational Thinking, Curriculum, Education leadership, Gamification, Gaming, Makerspaces, Mobile learning, Personalized Learning, professional learning, Project-based learning, Robotics, STEM & STEAM, Technology infrastructure, Tools
The past decade has seen a narrowing of the digital divide when it comes to two things: the number of devices in classrooms and the Wi-Fi that transforms these devices into powerful learning tools.
But it’s premature to say the digital playing field has been leveled.…
6 ways to help students manage their smartphones
09/11/2018
Topics: Assessment, BYOD, Computational Thinking, Curriculum, Digital Citizenship, Flipped learning, ISTE Standards for Educators, ISTE Standards for Students, Learning spaces, Mobile learning, Online learning, Parent engagement, professional learning, Technology infrastructure, Tools
Helping students manage smartphone use might not seem like the type of subject that schools should be teaching. But given how widespread cell phone use is among teens and how broadly devices…
5 ways to break through edtech barriers
09/07/2018
Topics: professional learning
Desiree Alexander knows firsthand the barriers that people of color face in breaking into areas that have been traditionally white and male. As a black woman and a former instructional technology supervisor in a large school district in Louisiana, people would approach one of her white male…