How to design a school of the future
Several years ago, Greenville County Schools in South Carolina took an innovative approach to designing a new middle school to be named for our former superintendent, Dr. Phinnize…
Creating the 21st-century classroom
How to start a project-based-learning movement in your district
Throughout my entire career as a computer teacher, I have used project-based learning (PBL). I’ve had students as young as first grade working on projects using LCSI’s Microworlds,…
6 strategies for implementing STEAM throughout your district
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics) has become more prominent as an effective approach to interdisciplinary learning. However, implementation is not as simple as following a new…
What really goes into a high-impact K-12 classroom?
Our district decided to pilot the Inspired Classroom project during the fall of 2016. Using an infusion of technology, high-impact classroom furniture, and teachers’ creativity, this initiative helps…
Check out the 21st century classroom in action
Lots of open space and technology like 3D printers and GoPros bring the classroom of the future to life in one Iowa school.
The future of learning spaces is open ended
Collaboration and creation do not lend themselves to rows of desks. What is the future of learning spaces?
The 5 most important terms for transforming schools
It is not terribly difficult to get people to agree on the need for school transformation. The expression of this need comes not only from the “usual suspects,”…
New ed-tech tools and techniques mark FETC 2010
Free online tools that can save teachers time, new innovations that could make online learning more accessible, and keen insight into how educators can let students take responsibility…
Future of eReading might not be iPad, but Blio
Despite all the buzz about Apple’s iPad tablet and how it could be useful for reading electronic textbooks, a new software program on the way might hold even…