How paper-free days can spark a tech transformation
By Ron McAllister
January 7th, 2016
Cutting out paper and pencils one day a week got students and teachers at one school thinking more creatively.
How to Stretch Your Ed-Tech Budget
How to teach your students to think before they post
April 18th, 2019
Let’s start with the obvious: Kids make mistakes. It’s a normal—and important—part of growing up. But today, with smartphones, cameras, and social media everywhere, anything…
5 ways to use AR and VR in the classroom
April 18th, 2019
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are the new hot trends in education. But what does that mean and how is it going to…
How we created a growth mindset in math
April 17th, 2019
Historically, students have been led to believe that they are either destined to be good at math or that they just “aren’t a math person.”…
Curate like a professional
April 17th, 2019
Curator. What does that world call to mind? Museums? Art? A simple Google Images search will reinforce that notion. Now think about curation. Maybe you…
3 things edtech can’t do
April 16th, 2019
We’re swimming in a world of technologies that have huge implications for the future of schooling. Computers live in teachers and students’ pockets, the Internet…
How we turned around our English language learner (ELL) program
April 16th, 2019
West Broward High School, located in Pembroke Pines, Fla., serves more than 2,000 students in grades nine through 12.
12 activities & tools to build curiosity
April 15th, 2019
Building social and emotional-learning (SEL) skills such as curiosity requires face-to-face interaction, meaningful discussion, and reflection. Edtech is no complete substitute for that, but there…
How we created the classroom of the future
April 15th, 2019
In 2014, we were looking for ways to modernize aging classrooms in the Tahoe Truckee (CA) Unified School District to enhance the overall educational experience.
Teaching financial literacy: The bottom line
April 12th, 2019
April is Financial Literacy Month, and while it’s always a great time to talk about financial literacy, April shines a big spotlight on my favorite…
8 reasons why my students lead their own conferences
April 12th, 2019
I can clearly picture my eight-year-old self staring out the large window, waiting for my parents to come home from my parent-teacher conference. I wanted…
