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9 Must-have Tools for Ed Conferences

Ask a Tech Teacher

For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE June 24th or the NEA Aspiring Ed Conference June 29th to learn the newest ideas in AI, Chromebooks, Robotics, and more. If you aren’t a veteran conference attendee, you may wonder what to bring. Conference App Most conferences have one.

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Rocket Mortgage Classic: Students Use Ed Tech to Further Their STEM Education

EdTech Magazine

While professional golfers drove their way down the green at the PGA Rocket Mortgage Classic in Detroit, shouts from excited students could be heard coming from a large white tent where kids were hard at work building miniature robotic Lego golfers. Students Build and Program Robots in Problem-Solving Challenge. The caveat?

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K–12 Educators Embrace Ingenuity and Adaptation to Prepare Students for the Future

EdTech Magazine

The extent of change that we’ll see from robotics, artificial intelligence and the like is both incredible and unsettling. CoSN leaders recognized the significance of this dynamic in this year’s conference theme , “Envision 2030,” a nod to the fact that the Class of 2030 is just starting their educational journey.

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How to Leverage Your Classroom Tech for Project-Based Learning

EdTech Magazine

A recent National Science Board report indicates 78 percent of educators say they have on-demand access to digital cameras; 5 1 percent use interactive whiteboards ; and 68 percent report that their school meets or exceeds the Federal Communications Commission’s minimum internet bandwidth recommendations for K–12 institutions.

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Rebuilding a School Community with Maker Learning

Digital Promise

To ensure access to high-quality educational experiences at the high school level, students enrolled in Grades 9-12 were provided tuition to attend one of two neighboring high schools. What started as a conference room became the Creation Station, a large open-concept space for students in Grades Pre K-2. Innovative Learning Spaces.

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What Is Your Why?: The Importance of Computer Science Education

Digital Promise

VPS students have access to diverse courses such as coding, Python, robotics, and electronic applications, to name a few. Elizabeth Forward, for example, implemented middle school-level robotics to engage students in maker learning and activate their imaginations before they begin advanced computer science coursework in high school.

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Announcing the 2020 Cohort of HP Teaching Fellows

Digital Promise

These educators create deep, meaningful learning experiences for their students that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective. Kim Dawson, grades K-5 Technology and Robotics teacher at West Allegheny School District, Pennsylvania.

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