Pomodoro Productivity
Pomodoro means tomato in Italian. But what do tomatoes have to do with being more productive? Brain research indicates that the average...
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Dr. Hope Dugan
- Jul 26
- 4 min
Is it Urgent or Important?
Many of us spend all day in meetings where we accumulate more to-do items and have no time to actually complete the work. We work more...
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- Jul 25
- 3 min
New Findings Suggest that Increasing Teacher PD Agency and Relevance can Increase Their Satisfaction
As I have had some time to reflect on my time at ISTE for this year, it feels as if we are living in this world of limbo. Educators are...
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Dr. Hope Dugan
- Jul 11
- 3 min
The Empowered Principal
The principal’s role is complex and complicated. Additionally, it can feel lonely and even the strongest leaders have moments of doubt....
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Dr. Kecia Ray
- Jun 27
- 2 min
The Mastery Gap: Crossing the chasm from learning to mastery
Learning is an something every person encounters during their lives. It is the experience of attaining new knowledge through experiences,...
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Dr. Kecia Ray
- Jun 23
- 1 min
SCREENED: REVIEWING CURRENT RESEARCH ON SCREEN TIME AND BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
Screen time has been a controversial issue ever since technology was first introduced. Recent studies are beginning to unlock how we can...
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Dr. Kecia Ray
- Jun 23
- 1 min
Let's Connect @ISTE
ISTE is LIVE and I'm so excited to be part of the experience. I've attended the NECC and ISTE conference since 1986 and I have never been...
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Dr. Hope Dugan
- Jun 22
- 3 min
Why Teachers Deserve Personalized Professional Learning
We’ve all been there. Sitting in a half-day professional learning that is either not relevant to our current job, or worse, presented at...
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sgentz
- Jun 17
- 2 min
New Coalition Aims to Create a Federated Edtech Data System
This week, several edtech giants (ISTE, InnovateEDU/Project Unicorn, Digital Promise, the Edtech Evidence Exchange, and the Center for...
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Dr. Kecia Ray
- Jun 17
- 2 min
SCREENED
Screen time is on the rise now that we are spending a lot more time using screened technologies. And, although there are no conclusive...
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Dr. Kecia Ray
- Jun 12
- 1 min
the HonorRole
In 2020, Kecia and Frances had the idea of creating a way to celebrate women in leadership. The result is the HonorRole podcast. In...
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Dr. Kecia Ray
- Jun 12
- 1 min
Tech & Learning Articles by Dr. Kecia Ray
Kecia is the brand ambassador for Tech & Learning and through her partnership is a regular contributor to their online publication. Here...
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- May 17, 2021
- 2 min
How Does District-Owned Homeschooling Work?
COVID-19 is creating new learning models across the globe- so how does the district-owned homeschooling model work? The new model of...
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- Apr 5, 2021
- 3 min
Framing the COVID-19 Response as an Opportunity
As the hope for normalcy begins to emerge in educators and students, there is time for reflection. Many districts struggled a year ago as...
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- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
Worried about Enrollment Declines? Explore the Option of District-Owned Homeschooling
In education, experts often talk about competency-based learning models and how to scale these efforts. In reality, these new learning...
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- Mar 24, 2021
- 6 min
How the ARPA Stimulus Funds Can Move Us from Crisis to Prevention in SEL
This blog is sponsored by our partner MyLife for Schools. MyLife for Schools is a new web-based mindfulness tool that works in the...
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- Mar 24, 2021
- 4 min
Stimulus Funding Options for Summer School
The American Rescue Plan Requires Learning Loss to be a Major Focus for Stimulus Funds Congress has spoken and the American Rescue Plan...
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- Mar 11, 2021
- 4 min
The Era of Measuring Social Emotional Needs in Real-Time
This blog is sponsored by our partner MyLife for Schools. MyLife for Schools is a new web-based mindfulness tool that works in the...
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sgentz
- Oct 7, 2020
- 2 min
FCC opens Emergency E-Rate Window
The FCC opened another E-Rate window to help connect students- but hurry, it's closing fast.
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- Apr 25, 2020
- 3 min
USDE Releases Application for K-12 Stimulus Funds
The United States Department of Education (The Department) released the application for the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency...
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