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Can This MIT Student Entrepreneurship Program Bridge the Israeli-Palestinian Divide?
Ideological and political conflicts exist across the world, and often appear oversimplified and binary: conservative versus liberal, left versus righ…
8 years, 9 months ago
A Data Scientist’s Warning About ‘Weapons of Math Destruction’
These days algorithms have taken on an almost godlike power—they’re up in the (data) clouds, watching everything, passing judgment and leaving us mer…
8 years, 9 months ago
With 3D Technology, Special Education Students Can Focus on Content—Not Access
Neal McKenzie says teachers of visually impaired students “have been makers for a long time.” The assistive technology specialist has designed dozens…
8 years, 9 months ago
Why Late Adopters Are Skeptical of Edtech (and How to Get Them on Board)
There are plenty of “innovators” and “early adopters” of education technology out there, from educators who make the rounds on the ISTE and SXSWedu c…
8 years, 9 months ago
Lessons From Flipped Classrooms and Flipped Failures
Robert Talbert, a math professor at Grand Valley State University, talks about his new book on flipped learning—a method catching on these days in c…
8 years, 9 months ago
From the Mouths of Virtual School Students—Personalized and Flexible, or Over-Hyped and Isolating?
Virtual schools—a fiercely debated topic. Some, like Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and the American Legislative Exchange Council, are in favor. …
8 years, 10 months ago
What If MOOCs Really Do Revolutionize Education? This Popular Online Professor Thinks They Will
If you’ve ever zoned out during a lecture, of if your students are prone to distraction as you click through your PowerPoint deck, that’s partly beca…
8 years, 10 months ago
Girls Who Code CEO Reshma Saujani: Why An 'Hour of Code' Isn’t Enough
It’s no shock to anyone—there is a gender disparity problem in the computer science world. The computing industry’s rate of job creation in the Unite…
8 years, 10 months ago
How Childhood Has Changed (And How That Impacts Education)
It’s easy to forget that notions of childhood have changed radically over the years—and not all for the better, says Steven Mintz, a history professo…
8 years, 10 months ago
Tired Edtech Trends That Teachers Wish Would Retire: From the Floor of ISTE 2017
On the floor of the ISTE conference, it’s easy to meet educators and administrators from all over the country (and the world at large). You can discu…
8 years, 10 months ago