How I created my school’s makerspace
As an elementary educator for most of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with a variety of learners—from inner-city students in North Carolina to university-level students…
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10+ new products from TCEA 2020
During TCEA 2020, educators, decision-makers, and stakeholders came together to articulate their visions for the future of education. In addition to sessions and presentations, edtech companies made major…
4 questions to ask about multimedia content
When considering multimedia presentation systems for classroom use, one’s mind immediately goes to the hardware--the monitors, projectors, and other components often grab all the attention. But, what is…
3 keys to cultivating the maker mindset
When we dreamed of starting construction on a space where teachers and students alike could cultivate a maker mindset, our goals went beyond creating a dedicated makerspace. We…
5 ways our centralized LMS supports UDL
Applicable to every student in every classroom, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles of offering multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement help teachers leverage…
5 edtech accelerators that are changing K-12
Five powerful edtech accelerators are influencing the skills and needs of K-12 students and educators, according to a new CoSN report released during the advocacy group’s 2019 conference. …
What are this year’s top trends at SXSW EDU?
Connecting leaders across the learning lifecycle and around the world, SXSW EDU serves as a melting pot for the latest approaches to education.
I gamified my classroom and students are soaring
An average child today will have played 10,000 hours of video games before the age of 21. If playing games is part of our culture, even part of…
6 STEM grants to try in the new school year
There's no arguing the importance of STEM education, but schools and districts don't always have the money to "extra" STEM activities for students or teachers. That's where grants…
Designing a school for next-century learning
Sartell-St. Stephen Independent School District, located in central Minnesota, is one of many school districts across the country that recognized a need to dramatically evolve traditional classrooms to…
App of the Week: Construct 3
Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps educators find ... Read more
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…
The New Librarian: How I created a makerspace
As an elementary educator for most of my career, I’ve had the privilege of working with a variety of learners—from inner-city students in North Carolina to university-level students…
How to bring global learning to your classroom
The sun was high overhead as we stood in the open, slowly baking in the hundred- degree heat, which was abnormally hot for late October, even by southern…
App of the Week: Go virtual for NGSS
Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education, which helps educators find ... Read more
School’s out! Finding teacher tools that finish at the top of the class
Technology delivers plenty of tools to help teachers manage their classroom and transform how they teach–from solutions rolled out by ... Read more
5 tips for new, easy and affordable school edtech upgrades
Waiting on a slow computer to load or update wastes valuable time and can detract from lessons and class time. ... Read more
3 ways a new E-rate funded technology is helping schools save
As schools near completion of their E-Rate filing for this year, one game-changing E-rate technology has the potential to save schools precious time and money. The technology--a new…
Greenworks Grants
Project Learning Tree offers GreenWorks! grants up to $1,000 to schools and youth organizations for environmental service-learning projects that link ... Read more
Your monthly marketplace update
Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology's near-constant…