School may last a little longer for some districts than others, depending on how many snow days some parts of the country experienced. But as schools close for…
In order to give students purpose to engage deeply in the Common Core, District 21 in Wheeling, Ill. has partnered with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, a…
Last month, the 2014 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in Atlanta surpassed expectations. With over 16,000 in attendance - the highest yet for ISTE -…
Though no learning model is perfect, flipped learning offers educators and students one way to boost engagement and make learning much more interesting and organic. And as more…
Gaming. It’s more than a buzzword in today’s schools, but it still sometimes carries a stigma--is gaming really an effective way for students to learn? The answer, according…
Surprise, surprise! Decisions imposed on people suddenly, with no time to get used to the idea or prepare for the consequences, are generally resisted. It’s always easier to…
Why authentic learning? There are so many reasons to choose from, some of the most important being: providing deep purpose for learning, empowering students, providing differentiation and choice…
Veteran ed-tech journalist Frank Catalano shares useful advice to would-be ed-tech entrepreneurs: Namely, that rapid growth in the industry has resulted in a bubble; that education and ed-tech…
From April 23-25, more than 100 hundred ed-tech startups from two dozen countries will compete in Amsterdam for $35,000. Sanoma, a Finnish media company, is hosting the contest…
At the annual CUE conference in Palm Springs, Calif., earlier this month, dozens of ed-tech companies showed their latest products for educators—including a new interactive computer game for…
Student use of Google Apps is on the rise, and Google Chromebooks have exploded in popularity within K-12 education. In response to these trends, a new niche market…
During the annual CUE conference in Palm Springs, Calif., on March 22, closing keynote speaker Sal Khan announced a major expansion of his Khan Academy website that will…
At the 2014 TCEA conference in Austin, experts agree that mobile learning, social media and Twitter can improve learning and deliver instruction more effectively, and enhance the student…
The Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) is one of the largest conferences in the United States devoted to educational technology. This program is designed so educators and administrators…
In school systems from coast to coast, tech-savvy educators experimented with augmented reality, educational gaming, and other techniques designed to enhance teaching and learning. These are only some…
The school year has moved into December, and as educators and students gear up for a much-deserved break from school, the month brings with it some notable educational…
On Oct. 31, Connected Educators and the U.S. Department of Education wrapped up the second annual Connected Educator Month, a month-long event aimed at helping administrators, technology leaders,…
School leaders hope to give their students access to mobile learning opportunities, but infrastructure challenges and access barriers often create complications during mobile initiative implementations. A group of…
Implementing broad concepts like critical thinking and communication may seem like natural next steps to educators, but unless teachers receive support from school policy and infrastructure, providing students…