Seeking Strategic Variety and Organizational Curiosity By Steven M. Baule published 29 October 19 Strategic variety requires organizational curiosity.
Become a Technology-Savvy Administrator By Ursula Martin, Ed.D. published 29 October 19 Just as teachers require professional development (PD) to learn how to integrate technology into the classroom, administrators need professional development as well.
Creating a Digital Playbook: 5 Critical Components By Matthew X. Joseph EdD last updated 28 October 19 Cyber issues in schools can impact students, teachers, staff, and physical or virtual elements of schools and districts. Schools are driven by the notion of improving student learning through the tools and skills of educators.
Personalized Learning in a Device-Rich Environment: Leveraging Technology to Help All Learners Succeed By Nikki Schafer last updated 28 October 19 One of the benefits of a technology-rich classroom environment is supposed to be better opportunities to personalize learning for all students.
How to Quickly Email Parents in Multiple Languages By Shelly Terrell last updated 5 July 20 big Form Mule is such an incredible Google Sheets email merge add-on that allows you to send personalized emails using a spreadsheet and email template.
Feature: Districts Share Student Data Security Practices By Annie Galvin Teich published 1 October 19 Parents and educators read about the latest security breaches every day in news headlines.
How Can Schools Better Use Data to Personalize Learning? By Tara Smith published 1 October 19 While most US high-school students aspire to earn a college degree, less than one in three succeed.
5 Ways to Use an LMS to Support Blended and Online Learning By TL Editors published 27 September 19 Here’s how our district uses the itslearning learning management system to manage our commitment to providing personalized, blended, and online learning to our middle- and high-school classes.
Implementing a Blended, Phonics-Based Literary Approach By Melissa Cassada last updated 9 December 19 A balance between technology and one-on-one instruction ignites special ed students’ love for reading.
Ten Questions to Ask when Creating a STEM Culture in Education By Michael Gorman published 13 September 19
Repurposing School Libraries As Vibrant Hubs and Centers of Change By Annie Galvin Teich published 30 August 19 One of the issues that district leaders tackled in Philadelphia at the June Tech & Learning Leadership Summit was how to change pedagogy to support new kinds of learning that technology has enabled.
BACK OFFICE BUSINESS: Texas District Adopts Germ-Resistant Interactive Flat Panels By TL Editors published 30 August 19 “We took time exploring our options, but we were sold on BenQ,” said Todd Gratehouse, CTO at Del Valle ISD.
Feature: Launching Digital Portfolios District Wide By Annie Galvin Teich published 1 May 19 After incubating the idea in his district’s strategic plan, Dr. Chris Wasko, Instructional Project Manager in Wake County (NC) Public Schools, helped launch a digital portfolio initiative involving 700 teachers from 187 schools.
Feature: Beyond the Devices: Changing Pedagogy Post 1:1 By Todd Dugan published 10 April 19 As anyone who has led a digital conversion knows, deploying the devices and software subscriptions is only the first step in the ultimate goal of edtech.
What is Media Literacy? By Carl Hooker published 8 March 19 When becoming literate in film, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, social media, etc, it’s about learning new forms of media.
Phishing Scams: Don’t Take the Bait By Andrew Wallace published 31 January 19 Just glance at your inbox and odds are you’ll find at least one variety of phishing scam or email hack.
The Reason for Rubrics By Steven M. Baule published 16 January 19 Here's why you should use them and how best to make them.
Today's Newsletter: Cyber Security Training Must Be Ongoing to Be Effective By Steven M. Baule published 5 July 18
