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FETC 2021: Rebuilding Learning Beyond the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

In a Tuesday session at the 2021 Future of Education Technology Conference, educators highlighted ways that they have been keeping their students on track despite all the changes. This is a particular challenge for STEM-based educators, who often rely on hands-on learning approaches. Despite this, many have found a way.

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TCEA 2021: Valuable Lessons for K–12 Learned During the Pandemic

EdTech Magazine

As part of the virtual TCEA 2021 conference that kicked off this week, three experts in educational technology discussed the biggest challenges for K–12 schools during the pandemic, the lessons they hope schools will remember and what advice they would share with district leaders.

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Overcome, Learn, and Excel at Engage 2021 on February4

The CoolCatTeacher

Join me and other education innovators on February 4, 2021 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Join me and other education leaders at the upcoming online conference Engage 2021 sponsored by Kognity. This post is sponsored by Kognity , sponsor of Engage 2021. Engage 2021 Topics.

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FETC 2021: 5 Tactics School Admins Can Use to Support Remote and Hybrid Learning

EdTech Magazine

That was the crux of the 2021 Future of Education Technology Conference that itself took place last week in a virtual environment for the first time. With polished remote presentations at its center, FETC in many ways had an advantage many schools did not: It…

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TCEA 2021: A Texas District Tackles Security from the Inside Out

EdTech Magazine

CTO Victor Valdez, Senior Systems Engineer Ben Smith and Senior Network Engineer Michael Bohler discussed the initiative in “The Art of Making a District Safe,” at this year’s virtual TCEA 2021 conference. The impetus for analyzing and improving…

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Tips for Attending Virtual Conferences in 2021

MiddleWeb

If you are considering attending a virtual education conference or have an opportunity to present virtually in 2021, do it! MS teacher and conference veteran Kasey Short shares tips for session selection, virtual connecting, avoiding screen overload, notetaking, and more.

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ISTELive 23: Men of Color Lead the Way for STEM in Their Communities

EdTech Magazine

A 2021 Code.org report notes that only 51 percent of high schools offer computer science coursework, and a 2021 Pew Research Center report shows that Black students earned only 7 percent of STEM bachelor’s degrees in 2018. DIG DEEPER: Learn how schools are working to reduce the STEM divide for Black students.

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