A post by EdTechTeacher CEO Tom Daccord Recently I had a conversation with a school director of technology who was wondering how to help teachers identify “entry points” for innovation in their classroom. It made me think of conversations I had on this topic years ago with Dr. Justin Reich of the MIT Teaching Systems […]
“Let’s Just Try It” is Not Leadership
The following post is an excerpt from EdTechTeacher CEO, Tom Daccord’s new blog: tomdaccord.com. Millions of iPads and Chromebooks entered American classrooms between 2012 and 2015 and often joined laptops already in place. As a result of the influx, many schools decided to launch a 1:1 (device-to-student) tech integration program and many administrators held high […]
Challenge-Based Workshops: Moving Teachers From Discomfort to Empowerment
The following post is an excerpt from EdTechTeacher CEO, Tom Daccord’s new blog: tomdaccord.com. Does the following seem familiar? “Okay, everybody, click here. Now, everybody click here. Now, everybody click here. Now, everybody read along with me. Now, everybody watch me.” Boring, right? Through the years I’ve seen many stand-and-deliver workshops where the presenter stands […]
“Unfreezing” Teachers: Why So Many Technology Initiatives Are Stagnating
The following post is an excerpt from EdTechTeacher CEO, Tom Daccord’s new blog: tomdaccord.com. Over the last six years schools and districts have spent millions of dollars equipping their students and faculty with iPads and Chromebooks, often in an attempt to create one-to-one classrooms. Many schools have held hope that these devices might lead to […]
#ETTchat: Evaluating New Technology Initiatives in Schools – an interview with Justin Reich & James Daley
This fall, as part of our #ETTchat series, Communications Editor James Daley will be chatting with our EdTechTeacher instructors about some of their favorite tools, apps, and strategies for the classroom. In this post, he chats with co-founder Justin Reich about the question Is All This Innovation Working? In his role as co-founder of EdTechTeacher, Justin Reich has spent […]
#ettChat with Tom Daccord: How do I sustain my 1:1 program?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfZUXpQShII Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational technology centered around a new theme each month. This month, we explore Leadership, and ask Tom Daccord, Director of EdTechTeacher, what the top questions he gets […]
#ettChat with Tom Daccord: Where do you begin when making a tech implementation plan?
Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational technology centered around a new theme each month. This month, we explore Leadership, and ask Tom Daccord, Director of EdTechTeacher, what the top questions he gets asked […]
#ettChat with Tom Daccord: Why do some technology programs succeed while others falter?
Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational technology centered around a new theme each month. This month, we explore Leadership, and ask Tom Daccord, Director of EdTechTeacher, what the top questions he gets asked […]
Spirals of Innovation in Schools – From Pockets of Excellence to Sustained Change from Beth Holland
This post originally appeared on EdTechResearcher. To be successful in a knowledge economy, students will require the ability to complete non-routine tasks, solve unstructured problems, and employ technologies for communication, collaboration, and creation (Autor, & Price, 2013; Collet, Hine, & Plessis, 2015). Unfortunately, current classroom practice does not always support the development of these skills. […]