Over the past two days, hundreds of teachers gathered for this year’s MASSCue/M.A.S.S Fall Conference at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA. According to the Conference website, this year’s theme was “Dare to Innovate” and provided “educators from across the Commonwealth with exciting and innovative ways to enhance teaching and learning with technology.” At EdTechTeacher, we are proud to have four of […]
Ten Reasons to Take to an EdTechTeacher Elementary Workshop
All of our elementary instructors have taught in K-5 classrooms at some point in their careers. For that reason, we’ve put together a great set of workshops specific to elementary classrooms. Technology in the Elementary Classroom: July 20-22 in Boston – with Suzy Brooks iPads in the Elementary Classroom: July 6-8 in Boston -with Beth Holland
From Incremental to Transformative Change – Webinar with Justin Reich & Shawn McCusker
Sugata Mitra painted a picture of a School in the Cloud during his 2013 TED Prize Talk. Gary Stager, in his book Invent to Learn, calls on schools to become engineering labs where students construct problems and solutions. Howard Gardner has proposed curricula based on Truth, Beauty, and Goodness. While these major transformations of the education system could Someday be […]
Ten Reasons Why You Should Attend a Flipped Classroom Workshop
More and more teachers are transforming their classrooms by flipping their instruction. Ten Reasons to Attend a Flipped Classroom Workshop 10. You are ready for a change in how you work with your students. 9. Flipping sounds like fun. (Yes, fun. Teaching and learning can be fun!) 8. Boston is […]
10 Reasons to Attend an EdTechTeacher Google Workshop
Though we teach Google Apps in just about every summer workshop, this year, we are running Google Chromebook & The Google-Infused Classroom in four cities. June 26-27 in Chicago July 10-11 in Cambridge July 10-11 in Berkeley August 7-8 in Los Angeles Whether you will have access to Chromebooks or just Google Apps next year, […]
Weekly Resources to Wrap Up May
We know that there is still one more weekend in May, but we have BIG NEWS! Our plan is to launch the completely re-designed EdTechTeacher web site and blog over next weekend. The new site will include even more content for your classrooms as well as additional features for the blog. ETT Summit Preview We […]
How (And Why) To Get Started With 3D Printing In The Classroom – Guest post from ETT Summit Presenter, Martha Slack
This post first appeared on Edudemic. This past week, I introduced 3D printing into my classroom. Next week, we will receive 3D pens from Dim3printing, an Austin-based 3D printing distributor. This technology has brought about an excitement for learning I have never experienced in my classroom before. 1. Revolutionize Learning 3D printing will revolutionize learning […]
Ten Reasons to Attend an EdTechTeacher iPad Workshop
We have iPad Classroom and Advanced iPad workshops in Atlanta, Austin, Berkeley, Cambridge, Chicago, & Los Angeles! NEW iPad Workshops for 2014 Lights, Camera, Action! Moviemaking with iPads – Cambridge Unleashing Student Creativity with iPads – Chicago Reading, Writing, & Research with iPads & Mobile Devices – Cambridge The Curated Classroom: Digital Publishing with iBooks […]
Ten Reasons to Take a Teaching Foreign Languages with Technology Workshop
EdTechTeacher Director, Tom Daccord, will be leading this year’s Teaching Foreign Languages with Technology workshop in Menlo Park. Top Ten Reasons to take an ETT Foreign Language Workshop: 10. Discover tools that motivate kids to speak a foreign language. 9. Make it easy for kids to practice a foreign language anywhere, anytime. 8. Explore great apps […]
Weekly Resources – Spring Survival Guide
At EdTechTeacher, all of us have been in the classroom, so we know the challenges of May: warm weather, end of year pressure, and the allure of summer! This week, we have some great articles, resources, and ideas to help you through the last weeks of school. Creation & Collaboration Tools for the BYOD Classroom Lisa […]