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Justin Reich is the executive director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab, a fellow at Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society, and the co-founder of EdTechTeacher. Beth Holland is a doctoral candidate at Johns Hopkins University and an instructor at EdTechTeacher. Douglas Kiang has over 25 years of teaching experience at all grade levels and currently teaches computer science at Punahou School. This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research.
Education
Opinion
Vote for the People's Choice Awards in the #MTT2K Contest
The time has finally arrived, for you (hereafter, "the people"), to vote for the #MTT2K People's Choice award.
Education
Opinion
High School Senior Makes Twitter a Contagion for Kindness
The Internet amplifies. Sometimes it amplifies the worst of human nature, and sometimes it amplifies the best.
Education
Opinion
Librarians are Completely Awesome
Here's the thing about librarians: they are the only people I know who are incredibly excited TO DO YOUR WORK FOR YOU.
Education
Opinion
Should Khan Academy CS be the Model for Khan Academy Maths?
How could Khan Academy's maths platform take on more of the characteristics of the new CS platform?
Education
Opinion
Teaching Teachers to Tweet (Part II)
Before we teach how to tweet, we must teach why to tweet.
Education
Opinion
Teaching Teachers to Tweet
It is not intuitive to most educators how one would use Twitter as a meaningful part of professional development.
Education
Opinion
Teaching and Learning through Design Thinking
Design-based thinking has tremendous potential to help us envision new models for the future of learning.
Education
Opinion
What if Constructivist Beliefs and Tech Confidence Don't Make Better Teachers?
Examining tentative results from a study: What if Constructivist Beliefs and Technology Confidence Don't Make Better Tech Teachers?
School & District Management
Opinion
Ask a Researcher: Advice for New PhD Students
Today's Ask a Researcher comes from a student starting a PhD program in the fall, who asked for some tips about starting out:
Education
Opinion
Teaching Technology to Teachers: I Used to Think... but Now I Think...
I used to think that I needed to help teachers to use tools, but now I think I need to help teachers meet learning goals.
Education
Opinion
EdCampBLC Represents another Teacher-Led PD Success
And I will continue to thank my PLN, many who I am proud to call friends, for constantly reminding me what a difference we can make when allow our passion and intellect to guide the way, not the state frameworks or antiquated education policy.
Education
Opinion
Teacher Led PD: Overturn the Narrative, Create Something Beautiful
Math Camp and similar events tell a story of teachers leading the march towards better instruction, better outcomes for students, and more meaningful learning by pooling their shared experience and working together to create better classrooms and schools.
Education
Opinion
Using Road Trips to Help Kids Find Their Passions
RoadTrip Nation wants to help young people discover their interests and passions through the great American rite of the road trip.
Education
Opinion
Don't Use Khan Academy without Watching All This First
I'm pleased to report that with a month still left to go, there are over 14 entries in the #MTT2K Khan-test: 14 videos ranging from silly to snarky to measured, from off-the-cuff to carefully researched.