5 Ways a School Board Can Engage the Community During a Crisis By Tara Smith published 17 July 20 Taking time to communicate with and listen to the community is critical—especially during a crisis
3 Key Words for Education Boards to Remember During a Crisis By Tara Smith published 15 June 20 Education boards need to emphasize direction, trust, and implementation
Why a School Board Should Set New Priorities During a Crisis By Tara Smith published 12 June 20 For a school board, Successful navigation of a crisis requires trust, consensus, and mutual focus on clear goals and priorities
Literacy Apps For All By Tara Smith last updated 11 December 19 Help Parents Help Their Students Learn
Teach Third Graders (And Yourself) to Code By Tara Smith last updated 3 December 19 Collin Yust taught himself to code by going through the Codelicious lessons.
How to Keep Students Engaged With “Wow” Moments By Tara Smith published 27 October 19 Teacher-librarian and school library media specialist Dayna Derichs wants every one of the 600 pre-K–fifth-grade students at Wheeler Elementary to have opportunities to experience the “wow” moments that happen when technology transforms learning.
How Can Schools Better Use Data to Personalize Learning? By Tara Smith published 1 October 19 While most US high-school students aspire to earn a college degree, less than one in three succeed.
A Q&A with Future Ready Principal Sanée Bell, Morton Ranch Junior High, Katy (TX) ISD By Tara Smith published 9 July 19
A Q&A with Future Ready Superintendent Michael McCormick, Val Verde (CA) Unified School District By Tara Smith published 22 May 19 Even our youngest students are engaged in critical thinking, making sound decisions and choices as they identify and solve authentic problems.
Next-Gen School Safety and Security: Using the Power of Technology to Protect Students By Tara Smith published 2 April 19 Student safety has always been a number-one priority.
New Math Tools and Best Practices Add Up to Positive Results By Tara Smith published 28 February 19 New research-based edtech tools and sound instructional practices are helping to equip students for success in math class and for future success in solving the world’s problems.
Next-Gen Literacy By Tara Smith published 31 January 19 As the traditional definition of literacy expands and deepens, today’s students are learning new ways to communicate and collaborate.
Safety First By Tara Smith published 25 October 18 Whether virtual or physical, the safety of students is every educator’s first priority. Here’s how schools can protect them.
Digital Equity: It’s More Than Just Student Access By Tara Smith last updated 30 July 20 Digital equity is one of the most complex and urgent issues facing 21st-century educators.
Choosing The Right Adaptive Learning Tool By Tara Smith published 30 August 18 Find out how adaptive learning solutions are helping teachers target instruction and use data more effectively—and how they’re helping students learn.
Change Agents: Tech & Learning’s Most Influential People in EdTech In 2018 By Tara Smith published 21 June 18 Each of these education leaders is working in thoughtful and creative ways on the frontlines of some of today’s most pressing issues—from the way we think about learning, Artificial Intelligence, and innovation to gun control, refugees, and student privacy.
A FAMILY OF DYSLEXICS TRANSFORM ED THROUGH STRUCTURED LITERACY AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY By Tara Smith published 4 April 18
Reading, Writing, & Thinking: Cross-Curricular Literacy Initiatives By Tara Smith published 8 January 18
SEEING MATH IN NEW WAYS By Tara Smith last updated 1 August 21 These innovative educators share how they add edtech solutions to the equation in K–12 math classrooms.
REAL SCIENCE: INNOVATIVE SCIENCE PROGRAMS HELP STUDENTS IDENTIFY AND SOLVE REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS By Tara Smith published 23 February 17 Creative educators are using cutting-edge edtech tools to develop innovative science programs that engage students in doing real-world, inquiry-based science.
MATH INSTRUCTION + EDTECH TOOLS = SUCCESS By Tara Smith published 31 January 17 As test scores rise and engagement increases, schools are beginning to see the incalculable benefits of implementing digital curriculum and resources for math instruction.
