Posts by Erik Day
EdTech
Virtual and Augmented Reality in Personalized Learning
I like to imagine what a learning experience would look like wherein students have access to VR that is both tied to curriculum and automatically tailored to their competency via machine learning. Here's a look at one company providing a step in that direction.
EdTech
Classcraft: Transforming the Classroom into a Cooperative Challenge
Classcraft, a classroom role-playing game that places students on real-life teams to improve SEL outcomes and student engagement, today announced a new round of funding. Learn more here.
Equity & Access
Smart Review | Rethinking Readiness: Deeper Learning for College, Work, and Life
If you’re looking to expand the horizons of your approach to post-secondary readiness with a research-based 30,000 feet approach to the “why” and “how,” Rethinking Readiness can serve as a fount of ideas.
EdTech
7 Reasons and Resources for EdTech Gamification in Education
It comes as no surprise that many are seeking ways to introduce new and innovative EdTech games into their curriculum. Should you join them in giving it a try?
Leadership
100 Education Hashtags for Teachers and EdLeaders
Hashtags can help you take part in important conversations and make valuable connections whether you’re a teacher, principal or superintendent. Here are 100 of our favorites.
Leadership
Digital Promise Making Research Accessible to Educators
Solid research is the underpinning of innovations that have a truly positive impact on those whom they touch. In this post, we look at a new tool that's improving access to relevant, high-quality education research.
Project-Based Learning
My First School Visit: Project-Based STEM at TAF
I wasn’t sure what to expect when I was first invited to go on a school visit in my home district of Federal Way, where I received my 20th-century education. Read more about how the district is making strides towards next-gen learning here.
Project-Based Learning
6 Strategies for Teaching Public Policy
Teaching students to understand public policy can be a challenge, but few topics have as great a power to affect the long-term health of a society. Here are six strategies to help educators teach policy and civic engagement.