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The #NYCSchoolsTech Summit 2024 Marked A Welcome Return to In-Person Professional Learning
By Ray Bendici published
The recent #NYCSchoolsTech Summit was a success of professional development for educators from across the five boroughs.

Study: Writing by Hand Leads To Better Brain Connectivity
By Erik Ofgang published
Students writing by hand have more active brains than when they typing, researchers recently found.

Tech Tools Can Provide Premade Flashcards For Students. That’s Not a Good Thing, Says New Research
By Erik Ofgang published
Students who generate their own flashcards instead of using premade flashcard sets may improve their test scores by roughly the equivalent of a letter grade

2024 Edtech Trends: Authenticity, Better Tools, and More AI (Of Course)
By Erik Ofgang published
Looking ahead to see what edtech trends may emerge in 2024

It’s Counterintuitive But Pretesting Consistently Works, Says Research
By Erik Ofgang published
Research and tips for implementing pretesting in the classroom from Steven C. Pan, director of the Learning Sciences Laboratory at the National University of Singapore

Tech & Learning Announces the Winners of its Best for 2023 Contest
By TL Editors published
Tech & Learning's judges deemed these edtech products as standouts for supporting teaching and learning in 2023

Teachers Love 4-Day School Weeks. Do They Work?
By Erik Ofgang published
Four-day school weeks are increasingly being offered as a way to recruit teachers, but the research is mixed on the advantages and disadvantages of the schedule. Now some states are reconsidering it.

The 2024 National Educational Technology Plan is Out: Here’s What You Need to Know
By Erik Ofgang published
Released by the U.S. Department of Education for the first time since 2016, the new National Educational Technology Plan focuses on the digital access divide, digital use divide, and digital design divide.
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