EdTech Researcher
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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research.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
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5,220 Hours of Teacher Professional Development, 1 Critical Objective
Given the barrage of apps and ideas, educators can feel pulled in multiple directions. However, consider the power of a single, overarching idea.
Education
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What We Learned From Talking with 100 MOOC Students
When faced with challenges, online learners draw on resources from their workstations, diverse online spaces, and their network of friends and family.
Education
Opinion
When Searching Leads to Powerful Learning
Consider what learning might look like if every student could search their notes to make deeper connections and engage in inquiry.
Education
Opinion
Applying Learning to Teaching and Teaching to Learning
When teachers become learners and reflect on their practice, then new instructional designs and strategies emerge from the experience.
Education
Opinion
A Design Thinking Approach to Working with Millennials
To better understand younger students and workers, use Design Thinking to engage in empathy and make deeper connections across generations.
Education
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Filling the Gap Between 'Ed' and 'Tech'
Educators and ed-tech companies need to foster a more robust and collaborative relationship in order to further innovate classrooms and schools.
Education
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Design Thinking in the Elementary Classroom: the Power of Empathy
Even the youngest of students can engage in the Design Thinking process and make an impact in their community.
School & District Management
Opinion
The Key to Transforming Instruction: Learning How to Learn
For teachers to transform their classroom practice, the most important skill may be their ability to learn how to learn.
Education
Opinion
Digital Leadership: A New Paradigm Shift
Today's school leaders are expected to be collaborative, knowledgeable, and in possession of a new set of technology skills.
Education
Opinion
iPads, Chromebooks, and the Process of Writing
iPads, Chromebooks, and other mobile devices have the potential to transform the myriad tasks associated with the process of writing.
Education
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Climbing the Pyramid of Bloom's Taxonomy Through the Writing Process
How do educators inspire students to construct their own knowledge, conceptually demonstrate their understanding, and elaborately communicate their ideas?
School & District Management
Opinion
Empathy, Strategy, and Edupreneurship: Fostering a Culture of Innovation
Empathy, strategy, and edupreneurship provide three strategies for school leaders to seek out problems and define innovative solutions.
Education
Opinion
A Harkness Moment for the 21st Century: Connected Courses
The clunky Learning Management Systems are to the 21st century what the rows of desk-chairs bolted to floors were to the 20th. The new Harkness movement to replace the LMS are Connected Courses.
Education
Opinion
Use Design Thinking to Develop the 7 Mindsets of the Mentally Wealthy
When knowledge exists as a commodity, using design thinking to develop these seven mindsets can help students become wealthy.