How educators can use a ‘Fitbit approach’ to improve student outcomes
For years now, many people have used wearable technology such as the Fitbit or Apple Watch to understand data about their health–their heart rate, for example, or their total steps per day. This is in recognition that these numbers tell them something foundational about their overall well-being.
How PD Can Save Education—Really!
As challenging as the current k-12 education landscape looks, many emerging tools and strategies are constantly coming to market to meet those obstacles. The 2024 CODIE Awards highlight several dozen, including one Innovation Showcase standout with lofty goals. QoreInsights Co-founders…
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How are you attracting and retaining teachers of color?
Teacher retention is in crisis. Teachers of color leave the classroom at a higher rate than their white counterparts (19 percent vs. 15 percent, respectively), and students need to have more black and brown teachers leading classrooms.
5 strategies to close the critical thinking gap
Achievement discrepancies among U.S. students remain persistent and troubling–despite decades of targeted interventions and whole-school improvement programs.
Podcasting for learning–and an antidote to screen time?
If video killed the radio star, then podcasting is resurrecting it. The medium has exploded in recent years. Now, it seems like everyone has a podcast—including us, the authors of this piece.
Six tips for districts to avoid the next funding cliff
For school and district technology leaders, the end of the school year also means the end of billions of dollars of federal COVID-19 relief funding that was available to K-12 schools through various packages
Why support for students and a strong school culture are key to this middle school principal
As a high school wrestler many years ago, Jon Wilcox was expected to help coach much younger students who were learning to wrestle. It was a role he embraced and one that helped cement his decision to go into teaching.
Moving from industrial education to deeper learning
Something as critical as school transformation can’t happen overnight, but every school and district has entry points to begin to do this work in ways that make sense for students, teachers, and communities.
Friday 5: AR and VR
Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are fun to use, but AR and VR tools also have a number of uses when it comes to connecting students with experiences they can’t necessarily have in person.
5 ways teaching science with probeware promotes 3D learning
Probeware can play a pivotal role in creating opportunities for students to make sense of phenomena in the ways envisioned by the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).
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Six tips for districts to avoid the next funding cliff
For school and district technology leaders, the end of the school year also means the end of billions of dollars of federal COVID-19 relief funding that was available to K-12 schools through various packages
Smarter Classrooms for Today and Tomorrow
In the ever-evolving landscape of education, technology can play a pivotal role in shaping the learning experience.
