ED Surge

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In a world where technology is evolving at an unprecedented pace, education stands on the cusp of transformation. Imagine classrooms where teachers are empowered by cutting-edge technology and where students don't just learn from textbooks but co-create their educational journey. It's one thing to say: Go learn about AI.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The Need for AI Literacy in Education The rapidly evolving space of artificial intelligence (AI) requires school and district leaders to make sense of how emerging technology applications, including those that use generative AI (Gen AI), are being integrated into schools and districts across the United States. What Is AI Literacy?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2023

Aristotle famously said, “The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.” She is a former educator with 15 years experience in the classroom. In 2022 she became the CEO of Tools for Schools, the developers of Book Creator – an inclusive, creative edtech tool. Luckily, Lainey Franks agrees with me.

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ED Surge

APRIL 14, 2023

Their creativity was no longer held back by their command of music notation or ability to perform on an instrument. For the first time that year, she turned in one of the strongest submissions in the class and got to show off a creative talent for music she didn't realize – or believe – she had.

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ED Surge

JULY 7, 2023

language education was published in 2017, with data from less than half of the country’s K-12 schools. While our understanding of language education is incomplete, we know that most K-12 students in American public schools do not have the opportunity to study an additional language to proficiency. Of the small portion of the U.S.

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Carly and Adam

MARCH 25, 2024

Engaging students in understanding this phenomenon can be enhanced by incorporating no prep creativity challenges that foster imaginative thinking and problem-solving skills. Incorporating creativity challenges in the classroom is one strategy to counteract this decline and nurture a generation of problem solvers and innovators.

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ED Surge

MAY 4, 2023

When it comes to teaching science courses online, colleges are getting creative. But ASU has an explicit mission to help more people access higher education — including, Austin says, students from low-income families and students from underrepresented minority groups. Online education opens the door to be inclusive.

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Carly and Adam

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Creativity Challenges Provide the Perfect Brain Breaks During Test Prep and Testing Season! This is where creativity challenges come into play, serving as the perfect brain breaks during test prep and testing seasons for elementary students. What are Creativity Challenges?

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

It’s intensified the long-standing desire to deliver a truly inclusive education system. Department of Education 2024 National Educational Technology Plan really sets forth an aspirational vision for how technology could transform learning, says Keith Krueger, CEO of the nonprofit the Consortium for School Networking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today, we offer one more: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) What is UDL Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that can accommodate individual learning differences. By presenting information in various ways, educators can ensure that all students access content.

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ED Surge

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

As a math educator at the high school and middle school levels, I lived for the moments when students’ furrowed brows ever-so-slightly began to unfold and smiles emerged. In one of the lessons , students accessed the Agriculture Department’s Food Access Research Atlas to locate food deserts in their city.

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Cool Cat Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, Jesse Lubinsky, a former classroom teacher and education evangelist for Adobe, shares 10 awesome free ways that teachers can use Adobe Express in their classrooms. Voiceover for reflection and sharing creative work. 15:07 Tip 10.

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ED Surge

MARCH 22, 2022

For early childhood education, coronavirus stepped on the gas pedal, accelerating trends that were already happening, in good and bad ways. Market uncertainty during the early days of the pandemic had temporarily halted growth in the early childhood education sector, which had been expanding steadily in the previous decade.

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ED Surge

AUGUST 15, 2022

The struggle for equity in education stretches back beyond our nation's living memory. In a recent discussion with global education leaders , we took a hard look at some of the inequitable practices that continue to plague our schools. The struggle for equity in education stretches back beyond our nation's living memory.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Even so, some educators are trying to get ahead of the curve to help influence what kinds of education products and services emerge in the metaverse. This week the Brookings Institution released a policy brief titled “ A Whole New World: Education Meets the Metaverse. ” So you do see potential in this technology for educators?

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ED Surge

APRIL 5, 2023

COVID-19 was surging and our time in the buildings, while mentally and emotionally exhausting, reinforced the difficulties our students and educators were facing as they recovered from the losses of the pandemic. In education, this is often described as “building a plane while we are flying it.”

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ED Surge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Some edtech entrepreneurs are eager for Web3 to arrive and change education. Among them: Are crypto-entrepreneurs imagining better systems for education—or just systems that pay off better financially for themselves? Before forging our own ponderous chains, then, let’s explore what Web3 innovators might have in store for education.

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STEM Education Shopping

AUGUST 27, 2023

As an educator, I have always believed in the power of creativity to inspire and engage students. Get ready to embark on a journey of guiding creativity! Art integrated learning guidelines promote the fusion of artistic creativity with STEM concepts to foster innovative thinking. (

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2024

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Where Did the Taskbar Go?

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Each of the satellites will offer more than one terabyte per second of total network output, a thousand times the capacity of the company's first generation satellites, which the company says will allow educators and students across the country to connect “significantly” better. And access for rural areas is less built out than urban ones.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

When choosing your content creation tool, the ultimate goal is to design engaging, interactive exercises that expand and augment student learning while allowing teachers to swiftly access data and provide timely, insightful feedback. Bring It All Together As classroom educators, we are true problem solvers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A lot of teacher-authors read both my education blog (this one–Ask a Tech Teacher) and my writer’s blog (WordDreams). In this monthly column, I share a popular post from the past month on my writer’s blog, WordDreams I’ve started a new collaboration over there with an exciting writer’s blog called Story Empire.

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ED Surge

JULY 17, 2023

These one-to-one initiatives aim to provide students with equal access to educational resources, fostering creativity and critical thinking while preparing them for the demands of a technology-driven world. How are we as educators using technology to transform learning? I also encourage schools to look beyond the devices.

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STEM Education Shopping

JANUARY 26, 2024

In recent years, there has been a growing emphasis on incorporating STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education into early childhood curriculum. In this article, we will explore the role of STEM building blocks in early childhood education and how they can benefit young learners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2024

The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.”

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

There are great reasons to use online videos to learn math: Visual Learning: for many, this makes complex topics easier to understand Flexibility: access content at their own pace Engagement: engaging and interactive Review and Replay: revisit specific sections of a video as many times as needed to reinforce understanding.

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STEM Sport

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

As we enter 2024, the landscape of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education is evolving at an unprecedented pace, mirroring the rapid advancements in technology. In this blog, we will introduce and review STEM education trends of 2024.

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ED Surge

MAY 19, 2023

And even a creative way for counselors to get their young patients to open up? A collaboration between professors Deborah Duenyas and Roseanne Perkins explores how makerspaces can be used by educators and counselors (in their own lanes) to help students deal with emotional distress.

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Accelerate Learning

MARCH 22, 2024

Integrating engineering concepts into elementary education is a crucial topic in this day and age. This pro cess sparks creativity and encourages working together, teaching students the value of learning from mistakes. Read this blog to: Understand why it’s critical to start engineering education early.

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STEM Everyday Podcast

MARCH 5, 2023

Darrell Wakelam is an experienced artist and educator who has spent over 30 years working creatively with children and young people. He travels all over the UK providing exciting art workshops and training sessions for schools and other educational establishments.

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ED Surge

MARCH 13, 2023

In the process, students develop persistence and creativity while teachers connect their learning with professional standards aligned with ISTE micro-credentials. CoolThink is a milestone in STEM education in Hong Kong, providing a comprehensive and proven framework for computational thinking and coding education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

3 Fun Ways to Use Tech in the Classroom in the Run-Up to Summer Summer is right around the corner and as a teacher, you might be in search of creative ways to leverage technology to ensure your classroom remains an entertaining, engaging and educational space. Fear not, we’ve got you covered!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 19, 2016

It’s relatively new on the education landscape and I have yet to reach a comfort level with it. Here are her thoughts on the importance of 3D printing in education: The range of possibilities which 3D printing provides is almost limitless. Some of the most promising uses for 3D printing in education include: Math .

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Cool Cat Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we welcome Billy Krakower, a nationally recognized educator with 16 years of experience and a passion for bringing technology and creativity into the classroom. Training and Founding Partner at Evolving Educators.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2022

March 13, 2019, for many educators in California and nationwide, was a day that will forever be etched in their memories. What nobody could have seen was that these closures would become more permanent and reshape the educational landscape for years to come. Technology is providing access and engaging students.

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ED Surge

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Most of the writing taught in high schools focuses on analytical or evidence-based writing, but creative writing, in particular the personal narrative genre, underpins the college essay. Investing in our students' creative writing education is essential for their lifelong success.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2021

It focuses on building student creativity, critical thinking, and independence–skills students need to become prosperous, happy adults. Its purpose is to spark student creativity and empower them to explore their passions at their own pace. Why select a platform that doesn’t do education the way it’s always been done?

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