A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

In many cases, they’ve grown up with access to incredibly immersive technology practically since birth. As a result, it can be difficult at times to compete for attention using traditional teaching methods like whiteboards, worksheets, and extended direct instruction.

Pedagogy 301

Pedagogy Educational Technology Tradition Teaching 301

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 22, 2019

With all the promise that educational technology holds, several pitfalls are always on the minds of educators. The top two issues that commonly come up in my talks with educators are the technology (Internet, hardware, devices, apps) not working or off-task behavior on the part of students.

EdTech 287

EdTech Pedagogy Classroom Management Educational Technology 287

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2013

However, the mounting pressure from ridiculous mandates as a result of the current education reform movement and massive budget cuts across the country, have made it a challenge to learn through traditional pathways. Digital leaders seize the opportunity to grow and learn like never before through a connected model of leadership.

Leadership 288

Leadership Educational Technology Tradition Humanities 288

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 22, 2010

Embracing the role of technology in education and successfully integrating it into daily instruction. We have also seen a movement to extending learning outside of the traditional day through the use of blogs and Google Sites, something that I hope more teachers will experiment with in 2011.

Education 201

Education Tradition Leadership Cultures 201

Teaching Anthropology

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

While AI has simply not been in the hands of students long enough to have longitudinal data on its impacts, there is a growing slew of research that touts it as a learning tool for non-traditional students (such as Dai et al., Even with this growing fan club for correct AI use, educators seem to universally want to prohibit bad AI use.

Anthropology 130

Anthropology Sociology Cultures Educational Technology 130

Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. Technology in schools can be a critical tool in advancing equity. Technology in schools can be a critical tool in advancing equity.

EdTech 139

EdTech Tradition Educational Technology Education 139

ED Surge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

For this week’s EdSurge Podcast we’re looking at how metaphors shape technology in education. After all, an ‘online lecture’ is a metaphor, using the tradition of teaching in front of a classroom to describe teaching in an online video format. What is the most dangerous metaphor in education technology these days?

EdTech 141

EdTech Educational Technology Tradition Teaching 141

Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Educational transformation is a civil rights imperative, so every investment we make must be evaluated through a civil rights lens. Unfortunately, too many of our investments in educational technology (edtech) have fallen far short of our civil rights aspirations. Taking a more critical look at edtech.

EdTech 133

EdTech Pedagogy Humanities Advocacy 133

ED Surge

AUGUST 9, 2023

Kermit Belcher School districts like Kansas City Public Schools, for example, are providing cellular-enabled iPads as an alternative to their traditional Wi-Fi-only model. A critical part of innovation is our ability to identify and provide the tools that will allow students to create, learn and thrive anytime, anywhere.

K-12 98

K-12 Tradition Educational Technology Public School 98

Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2019

When it comes to education technology (edtech), school leaders and developers alike want to provide the best tools—ones that truly make a difference. Other studies show that students learn more from science activities that simulate authentic problem solving than from excellent traditional lectures.

EdTech 127

EdTech Research Educational Technology Tradition 127

Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters) are local communities of practice that bring together educators, entrepreneurs, funders, researchers, and other community stakeholders to support transformative teaching and learning in their region. Department of Education. Malliron Hodge, Community Manager for 4.0

Education 113

Education Museum Tradition Government 113

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Magnet Elementary School , is excited about the prospect of redesigning traditional approaches to assessment and instruction. Edulastic Blog. How can we personalize things that have historically been standardized to see if they meet every individual learner’s needs? Recommended Resources. Start a free Edulastic teacher account.

Social Justice 142

Social Justice Tutoring Elementary School Tradition 142

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

“All of them are searching for that holy grail of tailoring content and skills to the weaknesses of each kid,” said Larry Cuban, an emeritus professor at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education, who often writes about education technology on his popular blog. What is personalized learning?

Education 100

Education Educational Technology Elementary School Advocacy 100

ED Surge

OCTOBER 10, 2023

I mean, it's filtered by algorithms and so forth, but compared to something like a traditional paper or a book or something, [it] is relatively unfiltered, and you're making the decision about what to read and not, you're constantly leafing through these sorts of things, and only a small fraction of things online are probably worth your attention.

Critical Thinking 142

Critical Thinking Tradition Teaching Humanities 142

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 11, 2018

As new roles and industries emerge, Skillist can help companies connect with applicants who are acquiring skills outside of traditional higher education (e.g., It has partners in a dozen countries, including Boston-based LearnLaunch, the Center for Educational Technology, Digital Promise, and Mexico’s Tecnológico de Monterey.

EdTech 111

EdTech Educational Technology Tradition Education 111

ED Surge

OCTOBER 16, 2023

I integrated project-based learning and technology in all kinds of ways. I asked them to create blogs to interact through blended learning. I asked my English language learners to create films. I asked them to create websites. Did we have failures? Absolutely. There was always something to improve, something that went wrong.

Tutoring 123

Tutoring Project-Based Learning Tradition Teaching 123

ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2022

The concept could eventually “be a more efficient way of distributing grants than a traditional foundation, government funding agency, or corporation structure,” Werbach told EdSurge, also noting, however, that there are “a variety of concerns and reasons for skepticism about DAOs.” DAOs have popped up with various goals and functions.

Education 125

Education EdTech Government Tradition 125

ED Surge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Create digital lessons from a library Recommended Resources BookWidgets Blog BookWidgets Webinars BookWidgets Tutorials Teaching with BookWidgets | Facebook BookWidgets YouTube Channel Finding user-friendly online platforms to create projects and activities is crucial in our classrooms. In a typical setting, we can move around our classroom.

Library 104

Library Education EdTech Critical Thinking 104

Digital Promise

JULY 17, 2017

Over the years, I’ve been involved in developing research programs and projects in education technology, games, and virtual reality. As I’ve developed my thinking around funding and conducting research in learning technologies, I always come back to an unpublished technical report written by one of my early mentors in the Navy.

Humanities 308

Humanities Archiving EdTech Tutoring 308

Digital Promise

MAY 25, 2017

The energy at the ASU+GSV Education Technology Summit among the entrepreneurs, educators, investors, and talent managers is palpable. With new technology coming to market at exponential speeds, it’s no longer about teaching workers specific technologies.

Critical Thinking 65

Critical Thinking Tradition Educational Technology Teaching 65

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

Indeed, despite the buzz around personalized learning, there’s no simple recipe for success, and the common ingredients — such as adaptive-learning technology and student control over learning — can backfire if poorly implemented. We know how education reform is. But now, I love school math, because I’m learning better.”.

Charter School 80

Charter School Middle School Project-Based Learning Elementary School 80

Digital Promise

JUNE 14, 2016

Joseph South , Director of the Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education, described how technology can create confidence in students and can level the playing field for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Education 53

Education Elementary School Public School Educational Technology 53

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Rhode Island also emphasized the importance of involving state government in their efforts (the Rhode Island Office of Innovation, led by former Office of Educational Technology Director Richard Culatta, has been a key partner in EduvateRI). Many EdClusters shared pain points but also creative approaches to sustaining their work.

K-12 77

K-12 Government EdTech Economics 77

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

At the September 2016 Summit to Expand Research Use in Education , educators, technology developers, and researchers met to address an essential question: How can we work together to expand research use in the design, development, and improvement of education programs, products, and practices?

Research 93

Research Education Social Justice Educational Technology 93