A New Challenge as More Schools Go Online: Can Educators Expand Digital Learning to Every Classroom and Home?
School systems – even the most forward thinking – might have a handful of innovative classrooms to show off. But few can show that every classroom is using digital tools to improve students’ learning. It’s a puzzle for school officials who are gathering this week in Washington, D.C., at the annual conference of the Consortium… Read more »
School Leaders Say They Need More Practical Training in Education Technology
Barbara Treacy, a lecturer at Harvard University with expertise in blended learning, has devoted quite a bit of time to talking to school leaders about education technology. A theme developed from these conversations. Over and over she heard from administrators with this a lonely refrain: “We just really never have a place where leaders can… Read more »
Technology in the Classroom
Ohio shows one way school leaders and teachers can develop a game plan
A New Nonprofit Takes Aim at Ed Tech Pricing. First target: The iPad
New organization invites districts to join
Did You Say Free? Educators Turn to Textbooks That Cost Nothing, as U.S. Department of Education Throws Its Weight Behind Them
The avant-garde of educators on social media went aflutter last week as the U.S. Department of Education announced new developments in its effort to assist schools that embark on plans to ditch old-school textbooks. Emblazoning their social media posts with #GoOpen, teachers, principals, advocacy organizations and trade groups rallied behind what the department described as… Read more »