Acting U.S. Secretary of Education Speaks Out in a State Where Anti-Testing Backlash Looms
The tests disliked by the opt-out movement aren’t the ones that take the most time, federal leader says
An Experiment in Teacher Training: More In-Person Fieldwork, But More Online Professional Development
Teacher training programs have new competition from an array of outside-of-academia organizations – think tanks, nonprofits and money-making businesses – that all claim to have the latest, greatest way of preparing educators for the classroom. But all that is new is not gold. Some of these programs are of questionable value. Meanwhile, some of the… Read more »
Parting Shot: As He Leaves the U.S. Department of Education, the Leader of its Office of Ed Tech Appeals for Greater Equity
In his final public remarks as director of the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. Department of Education, Richard Culatta had a few requests. Please don’t scan in the same old worksheets. Please don’t record boring lectures and put them online. Please don’t forget the needs of low-income and minority students, many of whom… Read more »
After a $45 Billion Announcement, a Question Looms: What is Personalized Learning?
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO and co-founder of Facebook, plans to give away much of his wealth, and cites personalized learning as a particular interest
Take a Sneak Peek at What a Delegation of Ed Tech Advocates Learned from a School-Visiting Trip to India
A classroom at the Nalanda Open University in Patna on a testing day at the end of a semester. Photo: Sarah Garland At first blush, it might seem odd to consider what India could teach American schools about education technology. In India, after all, school Internet access is estimated to be something like one percent,… Read more »
