Technology

Subject-matter experts featured for this topic include:

• Benjamin Herold
• Kevin Bushweller
• Alyson Klein

Spotlight on STEM

In this Spotlight, see how schools are exposing students to STEM in the early grades, providing skills for jobs in emerging fields, and using project-based learning to engage students in authentic real-world experiences.

Quiz Yourself: How Are Schools Using Ed Tech in the Classroom? How are schools using or not using educational technology and how can schools more effectively implement ed-tech in the classroom?
Quiz Yourself: What Are the Biggest Challenges for Ed-Tech Leaders?
What are some of the responsibilities of K-12 Chief Technology Officers (CTOs)? And what are some of their biggest challenges?
Quiz Yourself: E-Rate What is the federal e-rate program and what are the biggest challenges to digital learning?

For background on this topic, see:
• Technology in Education

Education Technology Webinars

These virtual broadcasts address the use of technology in the classroom, including 1-to-1 digital initiatives, blended learning, and more.

Technology Counts
Technology Counts is Education Week's annual report on educational technology.

Special Report: The New World of Work
Students may need new and different skills—such as creativity or data know how—to thrive in the emerging economy. This special report explores what some schools are doing to meet those needs and what employers want from their new hires.

Special Report: The 5 Biggest Challenges Facing K-12 Tech Leaders
This Education Week review of the top technology challenges facing K-12 schools is the third of three special reports focused on the needs of district technology leaders, including chief technology officers.

K-12 Cybersecurity: Big Threats and Best Practices
This Education Week examination of K-12 cybersecurity is the second of three special reports focused on the needs of K-12 district technology leaders, including chief technology officers.

Special Report: Why Ed Tech is Not Used and What to Do About It
The report offers expert advice on how to improve the use of educational technology, a case study on one company’s failed effort to help districts track ed-tech usage, actionable insights about breaking through the barriers to good educational technology use, and lessons learned on how to save money by making some tough decisions about the applications and programs educators use.