Getty Images How an Austin school district is preparing for VR, IoT and everything in-between Kevin Schwartz of Austin Independent School District says educators are building success on keeping an open mind when it comes to new technologies. Mar 18, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Courtesy of Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for American Education: Images of Teachers and Students in Action CoSN CEO previews edtech ‘enabler’ and ‘accelerator’ reports "Learners as creators" and "mobile devices" will each top upcoming reports to be released by the Consortium for School Networking later this year. Mar 14, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
EdScoop How one K-12 technologist deals with the most common innovation hurdles The chief technology officer of Austin Independent School District says technology is the missing piece for many classrooms today. Mar 14, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Justin Barra, director of education policy at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (left) sits by Seth Gerson, the National Governors Association’s lead education policy director. (StateScoop) Governors are putting greater support behind education at every age level Adult and technical, K-12, and early-childhood education are all finding heightened support from state leaders, policy analysts said at SXSW 2019. Mar 12, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
Amanda Rucker (EdScoop) ‘CodeCrush’ immersion experience builds a Midwest STEM community A grassroots coding workshop in South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska is giving girls and their teachers a new resource for building technology skills. Mar 8, 2019 By Ryan Johnston
University enrollment officials from left to right: DeAngela Burns-Wallace, Timothy Renick, Carolyn Connerat and Ryan Goodwin share data analytic successes at the South by Southwest EDU 2019 conferenece. (EdScoop) Predictive analytics tools are boosting graduation rates and ROI, say university officials University leaders at SXSW EDU 2019 say they're now able to spot anomalies and intervene to help struggling students sooner. Mar 6, 2019 By Wyatt Kash