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Should Personalized Learning Replace Testing?
Over the last several years, standardized testing in the United States has increased dramatically. These tests are intended to objectively measure student achievement and ensure that teachers and schools are held accountable. Still, many argue that standardized testing has become excessive. A 2015 study found that the typical American student is required to take 112 ...Don’t Get Used: Make Edtech Companies Deliver on Their Promises
Most educators have done it. They bought an edtech product from a company, only to discover that the product didn’t work the way the company promised. A defect was never resolved, or users didn’t realize they needed additional software or tools. Training didn’t happen. Attempts to reach customer service failed, and the salesperson never returned ...How to Keep Digital Tools from Gathering Dust
If you visit the classroom of a veteran teacher, you are likely to see some materials languishing in obscurity. Whether it is math manipulatives or old posters, the detritus of lessons past has a tendency to accumulate. The lack of physical footprint of digital tools may make their neglect less obvious, but it is still ...How to Use Tech to Develop Lifelong Learners
Wise educators know that their goal is not only to teach students the content for their particular course of study but also to help students become lifelong learners. Edtech has an important role in this process of helping students understand the “how” and the “why”—not to mention the joy—of becoming lifelong learners. Finding Opportunities Students ...Sometimes the Best Tech is No Tech
The story is told that, in the early days of space exploration, NASA spent millions to develop a pen that could write in zero gravity. Until they achieved this impressive feat, they used a simple pencil. That story might or might not be apocryphal, but it illustrates an important point: sometimes the best tech for ...Edtech Should Complement Good Pedagogy, Not Attempt to Replace It
The newest generation of edtech is downright amazing; it’s no wonder that various education stakeholders might be a little excited about its potential to transform education. However, edtech works best when it is thought of as a tool to achieve a specific instructional objective and not as an end in itself. In other words, edtech ...
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