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AWS Outage Hit Schools Hard. How to Prepare for the Next Tech Meltdown
Schools need continuity plans that feature teaching without the help of technology.
What Is 3 Before Me?
‘3 Before Me’ requires that when students are stuck, they must first try to solve the problem in 3 different ways before asking the teacher. Source
1EdTech Announces K-20 Collaboration to Shape Responsible AI in Education
The 1EdTech Consortium recently announced it will lead a cross-sector collaboration “to define how AI can responsibly and effectively support teaching and learning.”
The Hidden Cyber Risk in Schools
Printers may not be glamorous, but they are an often-overlooked attack vector that should be part of every district’s cybersecurity strategy.
Mark Rober’s CrunchLabs Unveils Free Science Curriculum for Grades 6-8
CrunchLabs, the maker of STEM activity kits for kids founded by NASA engineer turned YouTube science communicator Mark Rober, has launched Class CrunchLabs, a collection of free standards-aligned science curriculum resources that combine video storyt...[Read More]
Reconceptualizing Assessment in the Service of Learning
One of Edmund W. Gordon’s early experiences in psychological assessment planted the idea of its potential to advance learning, and not just to measure and rank status. This is a tune that Dr. Gordon has hummed since that formative experience, elabora...[Read More]
Children Thrive When Teachers and Parents Act Like Allies
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. It was the first week of school. I was scrolling one evening when a post stopped me cold. A parent of a kindergarten student was frustrated that she had emai...[Read More]
Brainly Introduces Guided Audio Sessions for Mindfulness and Mental Health
Learning platform Brainly has announced ClarityPods, a library of audio sessions designed to help improve students’ focus, emotional regulation, and self-belief.
Entrepreneurship: The New Core Curriculum
“Entrepreneurship is the job of the future” -Charles Fadel, Education for the Age of AI The traditional high school curriculum was designed for the 20th-century economy: memorize facts, follow instructions, and land a steady job at a large, stable c...[Read More]
Wi-Fi Hot Spot Lending Program Scrapped, Leaving Libraries Scrambling
For the last six years, patrons of the Brown County Public Library, nestled in rural Ohio, checked out portable Wi-Fi hot spots in droves. The 60 hot spots circulated more than 1,300 times a year, used by, for example, students logging into online sc...[Read More]
CoSN, SETDA, UDT Release Guidelines for Environmentally Responsible Technology Purchasing
CoSN and SETDA, in partnership with IT and telecommunications solution provider UDT, recently released a set of Sustainability Procurement Guidelines designed to help K-12 school and district leaders, procurement officers, and technology directors ma...[Read More]
5 Strategies For Incorporating Social Emotional Learning Into Your Classroom
These five strategies social emotional learning strategies will not only benefit students, but can also be beneficial to teachers, too. Source