How summer learning can save education
Aaron Dworkin, Chief Executive Officer of the National Summer Learning Association (NSLA), discusses solutions to pandemic learning loss, teacher burnout, equity issues, and more.
Improving literacy through engagement
In this episode of Innovations in Education, Madeleine Mortimore, Global Education Innovation and Research Lead for Logitech details how classroom technologies, if used properly, can increase engagement and…
Believing the Hope, Not the Hype, of AI
How much longer will our newsfeeds be stuffed with headlines either extolling AI as the greatest thing since sliced bread or damning it as a sign of the…
Use tech to reassess assessment
Joe Feldman, author of the recently updated Grading for Equity, explores the thorny issue of imbalanced grading and how technology can aid in more accurate, unbiased, and motivational…
Big Deals: Advanced offerings in curriculum and data analytics, parent communication, remote tutoring, and more
Discovery Education acquires Dreambox Learning; SchoolStatus acquires ClassTag; and Carnegie Learning Reaches New Milestone.
What keeps edtech leaders up at night?
From cybersecurity and AI policy to home access issue and tech effectiveness, Julia Fallon, Executive Director of SETDA, discusses the finer points of the 2023 State Ed Tech…
A new battle in the war for cybersecurity in schools: Part 1
Frank Pileiro, Supervisor of Technology and Data for the Linwood Board of Education in Southern New Jersey, discusses new initiatives that every district can use to defend against…
Crunch the numbers: The latest edtech data you can use right now
Clever highlights five classroom trends; Curriculum Associates tallies learning loss; Common Sense Media researches student data privacy.
Engage younger students with tech the right way
When it comes to building literacy skills, students are never too young to start—as long as it is implemented in a thoughtful way. That’s the perspective of John…
Personalized learning gets real
Liz Collins, Senior Product Manager at Gale, part of Cengage Group, discusses the post-pandemic techniques districts are integrating to create better individual experiences for students.
How To Beat Teacher Tech Resistance
Julianne Ross-Kleinmann, data analysis & technology integration specialist at Ulster BOCES in New York, shares her experiences encouraging tech-hesitant teachers to embrace technology that improves teaching and learning.
Movers and Shakers—New Edtech District Leaders Take Position
News out of D219 Board of Education in Illinois, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD (CFBISD) and Round Rock ISD in Texas, Seekonk Public Schools in Massachusetts, and more.
Big Deals—New and enhanced edtech tools from Quizlet, eSpark, and Turnitin
Announcements include study tools across grades for 60 million students, new approaches to personalized learning curricula for primary grades, and plagiarism detection advances through the use of AI.
The Future of Canvas
I had the opportunity to attend InStructure Con23 in Denver last month—the company's first user conference since the pandemic—and met many educators, partner companies, and senior leadership including…
EdTech Success in LAUSD
Los Angeles Unified School District usually gets a bad rap when it comes to the implementation of tech. There was a ransomware attack at the beginning of school…
Number crunch: Edtech data you can use right now
UNESCO’S 2023 Global Education Monitoring Report proposes four questions that policymakers and educational stakeholders should reflect upon as technology is being deployed in education; Common Sense Media announces…
How to prioritize the future of historically underserved learners
This week the collaborative funding initiative Catalyze opened grant applications for round three of the Catalyze Challenge. This new round of grants aims to reimagine the connections between…
eSchool Live@ INSTRUCTURECON 2023
Breaking news out of day two at Instructure's professional learning event for educators and edtech users in Denver. The company announced a partnership with Khan Academy to integrate Khanmigo, Khan's AI-powered…
First Look—Discovery Education Back To School ’23
Discovery Education today announced a slate of new services and curricula to coincide with the fall semester. eSchool snuck a sneak peek with Lance Rougeux, Senior Vice President…
The new rules for library research
In this episode of Innovations in Education, Wilson Hsu, founder of PowerNotes talks about how AI is being baked into his and other platforms to transform the ways students perform research—and…
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- Meet the Winners—Prince William County Public Schools (PWCS) in Manassas, Virginia wins the 2024 Community Leadership Award for Digital Equity. - April 12, 2024
- #CoSN2024 Conversation – Tom Ryan Co-Founder K-12 Strategic Technology Advisor Group (NM) - April 10, 2024