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6 Ways the Pandemic Transformed Schooling — But Will It Last?
08/18/2021
Topics: Assessment, digital equity, Global collaboration, Personalized Learning
After nearly a year and a half of pandemic-related disruption, going back to school this year will look unlike anything we’ve ever seen before. And that’s a good thing — or at least it should be.
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A New Framework for Activating Equity and SEL in the Classroom
04/23/2021
Topics: digital equity, SEL
In my many travels to schools before the pandemic and my countless virtual interactions with educators since, I have come to realize that not all educators teach in districts where…
Oregon Teacher of the Year Brings Inclusion and Connection to Students
05/01/2021
Topics: digital equity
During a unit on African-American history, Nicole Butler-Hooton asked her second-grade students if they had ever seen anyone in real life who looks like her friend Mr. Hale, a Black teacher from Texas. The…
The Hottest Topics in Edtech in 2021
01/29/2021
Topics: Digital Citizenship, digital equity, esports, SEL, Virtual & augmented reality
For a few years now, we’ve shared the hottest edtech trends of the year based on the topics resonating with educators at the annual ISTE conference. Although the topics themselves often don’t change much from…
Teaching anti-racism
09/29/2020
Topics: anti-racism, digital equity
We’ve reached a watershed moment in racial history. What will educators choose to do with it?
When high school junior Jadyn Page first watched the video of George Floyd’s death at the hands of…
10 Resources for Teaching Anti-Racism
04/20/2021
Topics: digital equity
How do you nurture anti-racism in children? Can educators and parents teach young people to see past their unconscious bias and ingrained beliefs to truly empathize with peers of color? How can white educators…
5 pandemic-friendly resources for bridging the digital divide
04/20/2020
Topics: COVID-19, digital equity, Online learning
If educators have learned anything from the coronavirus outbreak, it’s that digital equity is a complex and moving target. Never has the breadth of the digital divide been more apparent — and never has it been…
COVID-19 thrusts digital equity to the forefront
03/26/2020
Topics: COVID-19, digital equity, ISTE Expert Webinars, Online learning
With millions of students out of school across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic, districts everywhere are scrambling to put in place remote learning programs. A big stumbling-block is guaranteeing…
7 ways to make remote learning accessible to all students
03/23/2020
Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies, digital equity, Online learning, UDL
Across the nation, equity and accessibility are two of the thorniest issues districts face as they rapidly move toward remote learning. Some states are delaying…
Authentic Inclusion: Focus on design rather than accommodation when using classroom technology
03/27/2020
Topics: Assistive technologies, digital equity, Online learning, UDL
Educator Chris Bugaj remembers when his daughter was learning about insects and the environment as a second grader. One day, the assistant principal came to school dressed in a beekeeper’s outfit. He told the…