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 This blog is no longer being updated, but you can continue to explore these issues on edweek.org by visiting our related topic pages: research.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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A New Year's Perspective on Coding
Here are three important things to keep in mind as you envision and evaluate new ways to introduce your students to coding, computational thinking, and computer science.
School & District Management
Opinion
2018 - The Year of Agency, Take 2
If student agency is the ultimate goal for 2018, then leaders, educators, and the broader community need to challenge existing institutional norms and create the conditions for agency to thrive.
School & District Management
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Three Questions to Guide Your Evaluation of Educational Research
To better understand educational research, start by asking "who?" Who wrote the study; who published it; and who did the authors intend as their audience?
Education
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For Computer Science Ed Week - Teach Thinking NOT Coding
When planning activities for Computer Science Ed Week, focus on fostering students computational thinking and problem-solving skills instead of teaching them to "code."
Education
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Reading Blogs to Learn: Seeking Knowledge From a Community of Strangers
Almost two-thirds of college students still use blogs, mostly to find information, tips, and step-by-step instructions for work, hobbies, DIY projects, and finances.
Education
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From Thought to Action - Taking Control of Innovation
As educators, we all possess the power of innovation because we can control our own thoughts, feelings, and actions.
Education
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From Good Intentions to Real Outcomes: Three Myths about Education Technology and Equity
Mimi Ito and Justin Reich are releasing a new report "From Good Intentions to Real Outcomes: Equity by Design in Learning Technologies."
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The Worldwide Educating for the Future Index - A Blueprint for Change
The recently released Worldwide Educating for the Future Index urges governments to reevaluate their education systems and provides a blueprint for change.
Education
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101 Apps NOT Mentioned in this Post
How might we create the ideal conditions for professional learning and promote conversations about deeper learning and systemic change?
School & District Management
Opinion
To Ban or Not to Ban? Technology, Education, and the Media
Before citing research or editorials as a rationale to ban technology, we need to question the underlying assumptions that the authors make about student learning.
Education
Opinion
Who, Me? Distributed Leadership in Schools
Teachers play an essential role in leading changes in teaching and learning in schools.
School & District Management
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Research "Proves" - Very Little
When reading articles that reference empirical research, we need to examine how the author makes assumptions before considering the study as "proof."
Education
Opinion
Why Change? Launching Innovation in Schools
Preparing students for the challenges of the decades ahead requires understanding how computers are changing societies and labor markets.
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Research "Says" - Or Does It?
As educators, we need to be critical consumers of educational research before assuming that findings present the "truth."