3 lessons on innovating in PBL
After 28 years as a classroom teacher, administrator, and superintendent in rural, southwestern Pennsylvania school districts, I left the traditional ... Read more
IT Innovations
Can today’s new technologies totally revamp learning?
As wearable technology, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) become more mainstream and more available to educators, many innovators are looking at how combining such technologies can…
8 benefits of cloud-printing solutions
It has been nearly 600 years since the printing press was invented. With this much history behinds us, why is printing across all the schools in a district…
Are K-12 data systems ready for AI?
As educators who love technology, we can barely contain our enthusiasm for the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI). But AI requires massive amounts of data, so before…
What it really means to be a data-driven district–and how to make it happen
A simple internet search for “data-driven instruction” yields nearly four million hits. Clearly, the concept is neither new nor novel. Yet still, research continues to show that educators’…
Do you use video to hire teachers? If not, you should!
Savvy school districts are starting to harness the cost and time-efficiency benefits that video interviewing platforms provide to make faster, cheaper, and smarter hiring decisions. The key feature…
Want to host a hackathon and teach real-life STEM skills? Here’s how
On Saturday, January 27th, Warren Township High School in Illinois celebrated our 2nd annual hackathon, Devil Hack 1.01. This two-day event featured teams of high schoolers hacking out…
Brace yourselves: AI is set to explode in the next 4 years
A new report predicts that artificial intelligence (AI) in the U.S. education sector will grow 47.5 percent through 2021. The report, Artificial Intelligence Market in the U.S. Education…
The 5 components of a future-proofed technology initiative
The technology in the classroom has to be interoperable as students pass into different grades and their personal technology evolves. This is essential to meeting the needs of…
6 tips for a successful one-to-one rollout
Nowadays, one-to-one initiatives aren't anything new. Even I, a journalist with no experience as an educator, have successfully deployed and maintained a one-to-one iPad Mini initiative for my…