ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Recently, EdSurge spoke with three educational leaders from Bourbonnais Elementary School District 53 in Illinois about their experiences with and strategies for using technology to enrich classroom environments. Caitlin Smith, the director of technology, has been in the K-12 educational technology space for 10 years.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Power Skills, which include creativity, collaboration, resilience, leadership and critical thinking , make all other skills more effective. When 90 percent of class time is spent by teachers talking , there’s little room to practice collaboration or leadership. Critical Skills in the Age of AI Which skills is the natural next question.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 28, 2024

Prieur began his career as a high school English teacher in Palm Beach County, Florida, before transitioning to a school-level administrator role for six and a half years, during which he earned his doctorate in educational leadership. If you are a district admin and would like to book a demo, click here.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 24, 2020

This common experience illuminates how challenging it can be for educational technology (edtech) companies to communicate what they do and why it is important. When schools interview a candidate for a teaching position, they ask for a lesson plan that makes clear what the teacher is doing in a demo lesson and why.

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