State Digital Learning Exemplars Highlights from states leading change through policies and funding SETDA and the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at NC State University College of Education co-released the national report, State Digital Learning Exemplars: Highlights from states leading change through policies and funding. States are striving to support the expansion of technology tools […]

Blamed for a decline in maths test results, handwriting ability and attention spans, critics say technology in education often misses the mark

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In November 2010, almost a year to the day after I joined President Obama’s administration, my office at the U.S. Department of Education released the ...

Given the enormous potential of edtech to assist teachers in highly diverse classrooms to truly personalize learning and obtain significant student academic growth, why are we seeing such consistent and large-scale edtech failure when it comes to gains in student academic achievement?

Do you sometimes feel like you are on an island leading EdTech initiatives at your school? You’re invited to join our community of EdTe ch leaders! Leadership Lift aspires to support, encourage,...

How can we think smarter about educational technology in the classroom? Check out these suggestions and resources to find out how.

Technological, Pedagogical and Content Knowledge The Technology, Pedagogy and Content Knowledge model or TPACK for short has been around for some time. It builds upon the work of Lee Shulman and extends his idea of Pedagogical Content Knowledge. Matthew Koehler and Punya Mishra expand upon this in much more detail on their site http://tpack.org and

Inquiry-based techniques are challenging conventional ways of teaching and empowering students who might otherwise get overlooked.

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Technologies will have little to no impact on learning if teachers are not also provided with training and professional development.

McGraw-Hill's third annual survey on digital study trends in higher education finds that students are making the connection between feedback from study technology and better academic performance

Districts look to follow ISTE’s 14 critical elements as guidelines to more effectively leverage technology for learning.

Spread the loveRapidly changing technology continues to make its mark on K-12 learning. Last fall the New Media Consortium Horizon Report released a report that details six up-and-coming technologies in the next five years for K-12 classrooms. Let’s take a closer look. Horizon #1: In the next year, or less. Mobile learning. Tablets and smartphones in the classroom are no longer a matter of “if,” but “when, and how quickly?” Administrators and educators can tap into the convenience of mobile technology in the classroom and the potential for student learning adaptation. Over half of school administrators say there is some […]

One of the most effective ways to create a learning organization is to model it. When leaders are faced with the “Oh, no! I have no idea what to do because I’m confused” moment, they often respond in a reflexive manner, trying to preserve their authority, meet the communities broader expectation of “leadership” and ultimately […]

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Welcome to this first in a series of posts devoted to student centered learning in the technology enhanced classroom.  This classroom might be 1 to 1, or might be using technology to leverage stude…

When psychopathy hits the workplace, the effects can be devastating, especially if that psychopath is your boss. Take this 20-item quiz to find out if this recently-discovered form of the dark triad personality may be affecting you and those you love in ways you didn’t realize.

Spread the loveThere is a lot of money tied up in educational technology. In 2012, $600 million was invested by venture firms into ed-tech startups. To put that in perspective, that is 400 percent more than what was invested in the same industry in 2002. It seems that a lot of faith is being placed in the technology that will soon arrive in K-12 and college classrooms and on campuses – but what is actually being created? Not a whole lot, according to ed-tech industry insiders. Speaking to CNN, a senior financial advisor said that there are not many fresh […]

Welcome to Coach's Corner!! This is a cozy place were you can come to and relax. I hope that you enjoy this series on EdTech Coaching. I know that I got some...

With a Maker Space, you leave behind the theoretical or strictly digital and delve into a tactile hands-on project based learning environment. A physical learning environment is constructed to prov…