Author: Matthew Lynch
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How teachers can use edtech to boost engagement
The kids showing up to Kindergarten classes are much more tech-savvy than their predecessors five years ago. These digital natives are only a little older than the ... -
Do Gamified Language Learning Apps Work?
Note: The following guest post comes to us courtesy of Santiago Montero, founder and director of Spanish Tutor DC. Santiago has spent more than fifteen years ... -
Smart Seating Charts: The Key to Better Student Performance?
Teachers have long known that not every student is perfectly suited to traditional classroom setups, but with budgets tight, doling out individual attention is not always ... -
The positive connection between games and online learning
By Mitch Weisburgh, cofounder of Games4Ed Game-based learning has the potential to drastically improve the way children are taught. Games have peculiar qualities that let them ... -
(Yet) 5 More Educational Technology Concepts Every Teacher Should Know
In previous articles, I wrote about some emerging educational technologies and technology concepts that every teacher must keep track of to be more effective in the ... -
Education Technologies and Concepts that Every Teacher Should Know: Part I
The Information Era began some decades ago. Since its inception, though, it has dramatically changed the way we educate our children. We live in a world ... -
What fewer women in STEM means for their mental health
Jennifer Drake, University of Toronto “You’re in engineering!?! Wow, you must be super-smart…” It has been over 10 years since I was a first-year engineering undergraduate ... -
Diverse Conversations: MOOCs for University Administration
By Matthew Lynch Massive Open Online Courses are often associated with topics that are normally taught within college classrooms and by college faculty. The untapped potential ... -
Educators: Purchase My Book, A Guide to Effective Leadership Theories
Educational administrators know that leadership requires hundreds of judgments each day that require a sensitivity and understanding of various leadership strategies. Bridging the gap between the ... -
Here’s how screen time is changing the way kids tell stories
Allison S Henward, University of Hawaii Recently, at a child’s birthday party, I overheard a conversation between parents discussing their concern about “screen time.” Phones, computers, ...
