Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 26, 2021

I had an opportunity to chat with Doruntina Alshiqi about the education system in Kosova. I love hearing how learning is accomplished around the world. It reminds me that we live in a bubble, thinking our approach is great but often, other systems work just as well. From here, students move on to secondary education.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 29, 2021

In the early days of my transition to blended learning, I had one Chromebook, which I received after writing a Donor’s Choose project. It was exciting to see how the addition of a single device enabled my students to drive their learning and engage in meaningful student-centered learning activities. I was hooked!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2024

A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2023

But it’s important to remember that everyone learns differently, and there’s no one size fits all. And using AI tools makes personalized learning more obtainable. We talk about this being an input-output situation, and with practice, they can figure out the desired components and—in their mind—beat the system.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2024

AI summarization unlocks this potential, fostering a learning environment that values both broad understanding and in-depth analysis – all thanks to AI precision. AI summarization unlocks this potential, fostering a learning environment that values both broad understanding and in-depth analysis – all thanks to AI precision.

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Hapara

APRIL 8, 2025

One way they are transforming learning is through Hpara classroom management tools. Providing an equitable educational experience Supporting a diverse community Tmaki College is the original Manaiakalani Secondary School in New Zealand. He continues, We see the hours the kids are putting into their learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2024

In March of 2022, I worked with a school system in Provo, Utah. During a roundtable discussion, I was asked to discuss key aspects of personalized learning that are critical to successful implementation. Where the rigid structures of traditional education give way to flexible, student-centered learning environments.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2021

to invest heavily in its public education system, and to the passage of the National Defense Education Act of 1958 (NDEA). The only way to achieve another revolution in innovation is through complete transformation of our system As we write this, humanity is in the midst of multiple emergencies.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

This 3-part blog series , featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this third post, the author describes lessons learned while leading a cohort of diverse schools and districts through a process of strengthening their edtech systems.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2025

EdSurge contacted three school systems in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Natick, Massachusetts, and Grapevine, Texas about their strategic approaches to slimming down their edtech ecosystems. Thats the guiding principle behind the EdTech Systems Guide released by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2021

Today, Dr. Desiree Alexander tackles three of those issues: distance learning, hybrid learning, and digital equity. She shares the WHO system for evaluating technology, tips for hybrid learning, and timeless principles for considering digital equity and relating to your students and colleagues in professional and respectful ways.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 25, 2023

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this first post, the authors outline how they centered equity as they developed an edtech selection, implementation, and evaluation guide for school systems leaders.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2021

Not to say that the promise was always to teach all kids—the system was designed to do exactly what it’s doing right now. The education system needs to consider a grander vision of success that includes economic stability and positive life outcomes. Education, frankly, has failed to fulfill its promise.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2025

AI, digital learning tools, and personalized supports have become central to the classroom. We asked educators to share their views about teaching and learning in 2025 (find industry predictions for 2025 here ). With 2025 barely in its infancy, educators are looking to new technologies and strategies to meet the needs of students.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 15, 2022

From a student-designed water irrigation system in Matenge Village, Botswana, to an app by students in Pennsylvania targeting food waste through smarter shopping and eating, these projects represent the creativity and innovation of young people from around the world. Project Name: Be the Dream Farm Irrigation System.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Is it through grades and test scores, or something more like social-emotional learning? Data also shows an increase in chronic absenteeism resulting from anxiety, most notably at the secondary levels. This was a call to action to commit to a social-emotional learning intervention. Lessons Learned from the RULER Approach.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 30, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn steps K–12 IT leaders can take to prevent phishing attacks. What sort of backup system is already in place? I talked with the outgoing IT director about any existing recovery systems and previous related discussions. Most systems were up within a few hours. Where would we locate recovered data?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2024

This way, even if someone manages to crack your password, they’d still require your secondary authentication to gain access to your accounts. As such, keeping your operating system, browser, and all other applications regularly updated can ensure they have the latest defenses against threats.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Continuing my travels in Italy, I wondered how the pandemic affected the Italian nation’s educational systems? As it was, Italy also had similar issues with distance learning. The second theme was the need for the educational system to catch up to the 21st Century. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Insight Education Group

MARCH 30, 2022

Schools are realizing the very real presence of Secondary Trauma Stress (STS). Secondary Trauma Stress or compassion fatigue is defined by the National Child Traumatic Stress Network as the “emotional duress that results when an individual hears about the firsthand trauma experiences of another. Lighten the load for educators.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

“Universal connectivity is more than just internet access–it’s about addressing the digital divide to ensure every student is prepared for post-secondary success,” said Julia Fallon, executive director at SETDA. ” The report provides specific policy recommendations to close the digital divide in education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 27, 2022

Maybe to assess the health and character of our education system we should look at how our teachers are treated and how they are feeling. Changing the System Teachers are burned out and principals are burned out. This involves the system and it involves the cultures in our schools.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

School and district leaders have shared challenges that they are facing regarding the use of AI for teaching and learning. AI has the ability to expand what learning looks like within a particular discipline, introducing novel teaching strategies and applications for concepts. What Is AI Literacy?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 4, 2019

We spent the last 200+ years (at least) pushing consumption models of learning on most of our students. We should be more alarmed that we’re not doing more about this issue in our elementary and secondary classrooms. Not yet, not in most school systems. Young people are desperate for learning that is relevant.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology.

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 3, 2023

Discovery Education has made available to school systems nationwide a free ESSER Funding Guide. Designed to help school systems maximize funding available to them through the single largest investment in primary and secondary education in American history, the guide is available here. How can federal stimulus funding be used?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2018

Here’s a fascinating article by Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, James Lovelock, discussing the balance between rote drills and integrated learning in teaching keyboarding: As a pre-service teacher, I have always found the arguments around different forms of teaching and learning to be highly frustrating.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

The recognition highlights Stride’s commitment to delivering accessible, personalized, and career-centric virtual learning experiences. continues to transform education by providing comprehensive online learning solutions that cater to the diverse needs of learners of all ages. With 25 years in the EdTech industry, Stride, Inc.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 25, 2021

We were impressed by his deep experience, in the classroom and across all levels of learning, and his longstanding commitment to equity for all learners at all levels of the education system. His experience also includes a 21-year career as an educator and administrator with the New York City Department of Education.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2019

Imcon International and Cradlepoint have created a line of self-contained, Wi-Fi-enabled backpacks , powered by a solar charger and redundant batteries, that provide portable internet access by allowing students to connect to wireless, 3G, 4G, LTE and other networks using an open-source distributed edgeware system. .

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Digital Promise

MAY 9, 2023

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. In this second post, the author outlines three questions school and systems leaders should answer before procurement when considering new edtech.

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 12, 2017

During my freshman year, I thought that if I had one wish, it would be to change the educational system (which has stayed with me ever since). One of those bright spots was being asked to read Carl Rogers, Freedom to Learn , which was published 1969 in an upper level Educational Psychology course. Retrieved from [link].

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The school systems and dynamic leaders that embrace change will succeed and create an educational environment that is more equitable and prepares students for their futures. Those districts and systems have successfully implemented changes and innovations since the pandemic started.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For the uninitiated, Smart Classrooms are digitally equipped learning spaces that come tailored with an array of teaching and educational resources, most of which are dependent on some form of digital technology. Visual learners do best when information is presented graphically, be it in the form of illustrations, charts, diagrams, or photos.

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Neo LMS

MAY 19, 2020

Learning” now takes on a different meaning, with technology redefining who can learn, who can teach, and how each can do it differently. To quote a study on Evolllution , “60 percent of respondents said technology has fundamentally changed post-secondary teaching and learning. According to The U.S.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

In the video, Karl envisioned a number of possibilities : AHS launches a 21st century learning initiative that is focused on preparing learners, workers, and successful contributors to the global community. AHS students each have their own laptop and routinely engage in tele-learning with 10 sister schools all around the world.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic upended nearly every aspect of life, how school districts leveraged technology, engaged students in powerful learning, and supported learners and their families fundamentally shifted. Over the past 18 months, innovation has taken on a whole new meaning. Jacob, the district’s superintendent.

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