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October, as you may or may not know, is Connected Educator Month. This is a great opportunity for connected and non-connected educators to understand...
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October, as you may or may not know, is Connected Educator Month. This is a great opportunity for connected and non-connected educators to understand...
It was sitting at a breakfast meeting three years ago with a colleague in a neighboring school district and my close friend, Rich Kiker...
As it is Connected Educator Month, it is interesting to take note of what life can be like in the day of a connected...
This week marks the conclusion of the second annual Connected Educator Month, sponsored by the Office of Educational Technology of the U.S. Department of...
In honor of Connected Educator Month, SmartBlog on Education showcased blog posts written by educators, for educators. Don’t miss these inspiring contributions from some...
SmartBrief education editors sift through online sources throughout the day, selecting top education news stories to share with educators on Twitter @SBEducation. Here’s a...
An unofficial, non-scientific poll conducted while watching a World Series game revealed that attendees were in a state of confusion about skill development in...
In collaboration with Brain Parade, SmartBrief Media Services produced “Leveraging the Latest Tools for Special Education,” a white paper highlighting the features of See.Touch.Learn....
Everywhere you look, kids are playing digital games. Whether it’s a game on a parent’s mobile phone or a student’s personal Minecraft account, many...
SmartBrief on EdTech recently polled readers about the types of resources they find useful in developing curriculum for their students. Online resources were a...
Let’s rewind a little. In 2004, tablets were not yet on the drawing board, Facebook was available to a handful of college students and...
We recently polled SmartBrief on EdTech readers about the ways in which schools and districts are using technology to improve education for students with...
Winter break is a great time to pause and reflect on how things have been going during the school year. The beginning of the...
Thanks to the success of the flipped-learning approach, educators nationwide are becoming more aware of the alternative methods and new technologies for instruction. As...
With the fall semester and winter holidays now behind them, many schools and districts are turning their attention to preparing for the standardized-testing season....
We’re trying something new here at SmartBlog on Education. Beginning this month, we’re launching a monthly education content award, recognizing content written by educators,...
Districts across the nation are determining teacher effectiveness in part by using a rubric created by Charlotte Danielson. The rubric contains four domains and...
In my new role this year as a technology coach for the high school in which I work, I have found myself primarily involved...
February is Career and Technical Education Month. In honor of CTE, this blog post offers tips for using technology to create a professional online...
I was sitting at a table at the FETC conference last week, taking a break between sessions, when I overheard a phone conversation between...
February has been designated Discover Languages Month by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. This blog post is in honor of...
How do you get student scientists in Ohio and California talking to each other and sharing the cool science they are doing in fifth...
SmartBlog on Education recently interviewed Todd Brekhus, a leader in technology-enhanced literacy solutions for more than two decades, about challenges in literacy education, personalized...
SmartBrief on EdTech recently polled readers about the state of foreign-language education in their schools and districts, asking if they feel students are being...
In January, SmartBlog on Education launched a monthly education content award, recognizing content written by educators, for educators that inspires readers to engage, innovate...
For years, we’ve been reading much about teacher shortages. Fewer individuals see teaching as a career pathway of choice, leaving schools and school districts...
The 2014 SXSWedu Conference & Festival kicked off yesterday in Austin, Texas. SmartBrief Education is on the ground, bringing readers regular coverage of the...
The 2014 SXSWedu Conference & Festival kicked off Monday in Austin, Texas. SmartBrief Education is on the ground, bringing readers regular coverage of the...
In order to celebrate Digital Learning Day last month, I racked my brain to come up with something that would be both manageable and...
Many educators are aware of education Twitter chats and some have even participated in one of the hundreds of chats that take place each...
While social media sites can become a deep abyss, they can also be a helpful tool. For teachers, between September and May there are...
Tyler Hart caught my attention one day on Twitter by posting student-created math videos on his classroom Vimeo channel. I clicked the link and...
Assign a virtual tour of late 19th century Nigeria to prepare for “Things Fall Apart.” Plan a web quest through Auschwitz for “Night.” Use...
Many people in my generation see the rise of social media as a negative force that replaces human-to-human connection with a virtual one. Educators...
In many schools and learning organizations, professional development is still an “event.” It’s something that happens a few times a year, imparting isolated chunks...
SmartBrief editors regularly cover news stories about the ways in which schools are using social media in the classroom. News about cyberbullying, Internet safety...
SmartBlog on Education has launched a monthly education content award, recognizing content written by educators, for educators that inspires readers to engage, innovate and...
There is a common imperative given to teachers to leave no child behind. This alludes to getting all of our students to similar levels...
Of Howard Gardner’s identified multiple intelligences, perhaps the one that we tap into least in the classroom is intrapersonal intelligence, also known as being...
One of the most wonderful things about working with 5- and 6-year-olds is their ability to talk and communicate how they feel, their opinion,...
Have you ever been inspired by a great conference keynote speech? A workshop presenter that your school or district hired? Do you want to...
The math teachers at my school — Castle Park Middle in Chula Vista, Calif. — face the same challenges moving students to math excellence...