Recently, I participated in my first Escape Game. Those of you who aren't familiar with the concept should really check them out. The basic premise is that a group of people are locked in a theme based environment and must break the code / solve several puzzles in order to beat the clock and escape before time runs out. These puzzles can vary from beginner level to advanced leves and are a mixture of all subject areas.
Continue readingWith the ever increasing amount of digital learning tools available to our teachers and administrators it has becomes more unlikely that one single vendor will supply all the needs of one school or district.
This should not be read as a slight against edtech vendors. It is the reality we live in. There are simply too many useful and effective tools out there.
This current environment then, necessitates the need for the learning management systems of today and tomorrow to be able to work with myriad third party tools, platforms and applications.
Continue readingWith the changeover from NCLB to ESSA, (Every Student Succeeds Act) two new funding streams will be made available to schools and districts that support the use of effective education technology.
The two funding streams will come in the form of block grants.
With new funding streams becoming available and with the changes that ESSA brings with it... how can you use those funds in order to set your school and district up for success?
Continue readingIn this brief blog series we'll be discussing the concept of Distributed Learning. What it is, the impact it has on K12 education, best practices for use in your school/district and other useful tips and tricks. Before diving into this post it might prove helpful to start at the beginning. Part 1, part 2 and part 3.
Analyze. Analysis. Analytics.
We realize that a lot of our brains just shut off at the mention of any one of those words. But stick with us here...
You've now come to the part of the process where you as school and district leaders can begin to reap the fruits of your labor.
Continue readingIn this brief blog series we'll be discussing the concept of Distributed Learning. What it is, the impact it has on K12 education, best practices for use in your school/district and other useful tips and tricks. Read part 1 here.
Distributed learning allows for your students and teachers to learn in so may different ways, locations, times of day etc. Because of this, the amount of data generated increases exponentially, far more than you and your staff have time to analyze. So what can you do?
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If we, as educators, are not adapting our curriculum and instruction to be in step with what our students expect, then we are performing a gross disservice to them.
In this post we'll look at 5 facts about Generation Z students and what they mean for teachers, administrators and other educational leaders.
