Career & Technical Ed
EdTech
What Powers Project-Based Learning? New Technology Provides the Answer
By: Katie King. What if we could have more secure and seamless transactions for project-based learning? Here are three ways smart transactional models could help power PBL.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Get Your Learn On
Summer is the perfect time to pursue some personal and professional learning goals, and this week’s top ten is full of opportunities for educators to do just that.
Leadership
Dual Language Education for Equity & Economic Development
Dual language programs not only improve academic outcomes for both ELLs and English speakers, but can also help them obtain a competitive advantage in the growing global marketplace.
Personalized Learning
Four Steps to Reading Intervention Prevention
By: Linda Baker and Judith Culang. Here are the four steps we took to implement what resulted in a successful blended learning model for our reading intervention program at Joseph Ferderbar Elementary.
EdTech
Pokémon GO: Can a Game Change the Reality of Education?
By: Cori Coburn-Shiflett. Pokémon Go, the latest AR game sensation, really could be a great opportunity for educators to connect with their students via game-based learning in the classroom.
EdTech
Smart Review | Todo Math is a Great Daily Adventure
After spending a morning testing it out, both my son and I found the Todo math app to be user-friendly and fun, and feel it is without a doubt a great math learning tool.
Leadership
Making Sense of It All
An inspiring message from Big Picture Learning's Carlos Moreno after recent events on our responsibility to ensure that our young people feel they matter, are loved and are supported to achieve their aspirations.
Difference Making
Career Awareness: Start Early, Go Online, Get Work Experience
Every young person deserves broad exposure to career options starting in middle school such as access to online resources, good advice, work experiences, career and technical options and maker experiences.
Difference Making
Preparing Students for the Gig Economy, Automation and Uncertainty
By: Marc Tucker. Today's students will graduate into a much different world than their parents. So today's schools need to provide students with experiences, environments and mentors to prepare them for the new workforce.
EdTech
7 Things I Wish I Could Go Back and Tell My Not So Tech-Savvy Self
Ten years ago I came back to the classroom to find a different world where teaching using technology was the norm. So here are 7 things I wish I could go back and tell the not so tech-savvy me.