ISTE

  • Three Takeaways from #ISTE2018

    100 Word Stories Highlighted in a poster session Sunday evening, a retired teacher decided to stay involved in education by posting a weekly writing prompt online. This free prompt might be a phrase, a sentence, or even an image. Students then write a story based on that prompt in only 100 words. This teacher…

  • Looking to the Future: Assessing Innovation in the Classroom (A new eBook from @FreshGrade)

    One of the most pressing questions I hear from teachers is: How do I guide my students to create and innovate in the classroom while still meeting education’s expectations? We feel this push, both internally and externally, to get students to reach certain levels of success. But what do we lose in the process?…

  • There is no such thing as an “Education Company”

    Colleagues sent me a link to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) webpage. The next convention is in Chicago, not far from where I live. “It’s not going to get any closer to us!” remarked one person. The web banner promoting the next ISTE convention proclaimed the following statistics: 16,000 Educators 550…