Editorial

To make is to learn: A Q&A with Dale Dougherty

There’s something missing from schools: the opportunity for kids to connect their minds to their hands and follow their curiosity about how things work — in short, to grow into a society of makers and tinkerers rather than consumers.

Blogging

No one does literacy quite like LeVar Burton

You might call LeVar Burton one of the earliest ed tech adopters. In 1983, just four years after the first ISTE conference, he began using the prevalent technology of the day — television — to engage kids in reading.

5 visionary lessons from beyond the world of ed tech

If education is to evolve to meet the needs of a digital world, we can’t afford to keep drinking from the same pool of ideas. What new ideas have we yet to glean from the cutting edge of other fields?

Ashley Judd: Never underestimate the value of encouragement

There are two kinds of learning: the kind you do with your head, and the kind you do with your heart. One can lead to academic achievement and material success. The other makes us fuller, wiser, stronger human beings.

Where passion, play and technology intersect

One look at the way educators pour themselves into helping others, and it’s hard to imagine a profession more infused with passion. Why, then, isn’t that passion rubbing off onto more students?

3 barriers to innovation education leaders must address

To equip students for success in a digital world, schools need a commitment to innovation and the ability ride the waves of rapid change. Technology is sprinting, but education is a marathon.

Leading educators through a transforming landscape

In the traditionally slow-moving field of education, technology has become the critical X factor that accelerates, multiplies and transforms everything it touches. As a leader, are you encouraging teachers to take risks?

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Transform teaching and learning | ISTE

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Tailoring technology to your business | LEAD I.T. CONSULTING

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