ResourceHub Category: Empowering Educators

You’re reviewing some material you covered last week and call on a student who usually sits near the back. You know they know the answer because they aced the quiz […]

The students are just not getting it. You’ve covered this material for the last three class periods, and they have checked out. So what’s the solution? Interactive games? More real-world […]

Think about how much time you’ve spent trying to get technology to interface with other tech. From setting up a presentation to getting an audio file to play, we’ve all […]

Have you ever wondered if your technology will stand the test of time?   Be sure to check out the Easy EdTech podcast for a conversation between host Monica Burns […]

If you’ve worked as a teacher, you know that seeing a student struggle to learn is one of the toughest parts of the job. Sometimes, it’s their attitude that holds […]

One of the challenges educators face in the classroom is planning lessons that reach students from different backgrounds. Every class a teacher has will be filled with diverse learning styles, […]

Located in north central Georgia, Newton County Schools (NCS) may be more than 200 miles from the Atlantic coastline, but that hasn’t kept Kristin Carter’s first grade class from getting […]

In the summer of 2022, Darlington County School District (DCSD) experienced an edtech overhaul. With 21 schools, approximately 10,000 students, and 950 rooms, outfitting the large South Carolina district with […]

When it comes to education technology, Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) has taken a future-forward approach, recently initiating a massive overhaul centered on upgrading classrooms with new ActivPanel displays. In […]

Tucked among the serene, rolling Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia are four schools that make up Nelson County Public Schools (NCPS). This rural division is small enough that its 1,400 […]

Tucked in the rolling hills of rural, eastern Tennessee, the seven schools in Rhea County School District (RCSD) serve more than 4,000 students. A longtime Promethean partner, RCSD could only […]

School strategy setting is a complex task for SLT. It requires balancing a fundamental set of school needs — baseline attainment, budgets, stakeholders, and government policies — with the particular […]

Today, personal information is constantly being collected and schools are no different. There are two types of student data commonly being harvested; performance information collected by teachers and held by […]

The digital world offers tremendous benefits to us all. It provides platforms that allow us to connect and collaborate. It opens up opportunities to learn about new and important issues, […]

Situated in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the shores of the Catawba River in North Carolina, Hickory City Schools (HCS) is a small, award-winning district with approximately […]

In 2023, Washoe County School District (WCSD) in Reno, Nevada, set out to provide all 64,000 students access to the best possible educational tools. First on the to-do list was […]

With so much disruption to education over the last several years, accurate information about a student’s current level of understanding is especially crucial to ensuring all students achieve their full […]

To understand how to unite summative and formative assessment it’s important to discuss not just how they differ, but how they are alike. They both assess student progress, of course. […]

“When the cook tastes the soup, that’s formative. When the guests taste the soup, that’s summative.” Robert E. Stake, Professor Emeritus of Education at the University of Illinois Formative assessment […]

Education helps define modern civilizations. Its profound influence has shaped society. While the structure of formal schooling began in the 18th century, its journey has continued to evolve over the […]

Today’s educational leaders recognize the role technology can play in helping them meet their strategic aims and attainment targets. In reality, edtech is not always being used as effectively as […]

Climate change has been making headlines for years. Focus on the subject has sharpened and nearly everyone is paying attention. There’s increased pressure on both businesses and schools to boost […]

Engaging students is one of the biggest challenges facing teachers now and in the future. Sustaining their interest can be difficult, and a lack of understanding about what ‘engagement’ means only […]

Teacher workload has reached critical levels. Indeed, according to the latest State of Technology in Education report, most teachers believe workload is contributing to high levels of stress in schools.  […]