EdTech
Three Steps to Better Engage Higher Education Students
By: Jerry Dilettuso. Despite our best efforts, retention rates at postsecondary educational institutions haven’t markedly improved in more than eight years. Here are three steps for improving higher education student engagement.
Smart Review | SAM Labs Inventor Kit
By: Mary Ryerse. What do you get when a 9-year-old has the opportunity to make, invent, hack, have fun AND scare his older brothers? You get an engaged learner, a sense of fun and a lot of learning!
EdTech 10: Innovation for Equity
To continue the buzz around innovation for equity recently generated at the iNACOL Symposium and Educause conference, this week’s top ten represents innovation in classrooms and campuses across the nation.
Smart Machines Will Eat Jobs (Except Where Smart People Create Them)
By: Tom Vander Ark. As technology continues to progress, today's jobs will become automated and new jobs created. What new skills will workers need to learn to stay competitive?
Giving Every Student a Mobile Device
By: Dr. Darryl Adams. Coachella Valley Unified School District devised a program to improve student outcomes by giving every teacher and student a device, which we found significantly boosted our attendance and graduation rates.
EdTech 10: iNACOL Edition
In honor of the innovation being shared at iNACOL 2016, this week's top ten stories share several new resources, guidebooks, platforms and toolkits created to help edleaders continue their transformational work in education.
EdTech 10: October Optimism
From the announcement of our nation's graduation rates being at an all-time high to the U.S. Dept. of Ed's release of long-awaited teacher preparation regulations, this week's stories make us even more optimistic about the future of education.
On Balancing Improvement & Innovation
Innovations such as personalized and competency-based learning mean doing things differently, which can be hard work. Here are 10 tips to help EdLeaders balance improvement and innovation.
An Education Innovation Discussion with Tom Vander Ark
By: Rosie Clayton. British education consultant Rosie Clayton recently kicked off her Fellowship in the U.S. with a two-hour chat with Tom Vander Ark, and shares their discussion on the current education landscape and new innovation trends.
Popular Twitter Chats for Every Day (or Night) of the Week
It’s never been easier for educators to collaborate with peers and grow their professional learning networks. Learn the most popular education Twitter chats to join daily!