By Tamara Fyke   In order to further our conversation about SEL and EdTech, I am building on the three strategies featured in “How Can SEL & EdTech Work Together“: Three strategies for using technology to support social-emotional skill development: Have the conversations – Use and define a common language for social-emotional learning and make explicit connections ...

  By Kelly Bielefeld   One of our primary responsibilities as modern educators is to develop students’ critical thinking and problem-solving skills so they’ll be able to adapt to the future labor market, which will include jobs that haven’t even been conceived of yet. In order to do that, we need to ensure that students ...

  Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies.   By Kenna McHugh   Bob Lenz became CEO of Buck Institute for Education PBLWorks in 2015. Before taking on his role at PBLWorks, his familiarity with Project Based Learning (PBL) matured as ...

  By Dan Ringo   When you think of a competent and successful school district facility manager (FM), there are a few qualities that immediately spring to mind. For example, a facility manager should be a skilled and experienced maintenance person with a strong knowledge of industry standards for operational elements like safety, energy efficiency, ...

  Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies.   By Kenna McHugh PublicSchoolWORKS CEO Steve Temming developed his company from his own experience as a school administrator at Cincinnati Public Schools using his understanding of the challenges and limitations of running the ...

  By LeiLani Cauthen   Are you a teacher? If so, are you also a classroom work foreman, logistics manager, guide, drill sergeant, disciplinarian, cheerleader, data entry clerk, cultural advocate, or analyst?  Maybe you are all of these things and more.  Maybe, we need to look at educators in a new context of what teaching ...

As technology improves, educational sites are evolving from digital brochures to marketing tools and communication hubs that feel familiar enough to make the entire community feel welcome. By Ali Arsan Back in the mid-1990s, connecting online was not easy. As a student, my classmates and I decided to build a website for our school and ...

Editor’s note: This is one in a series of profiles about the men and women who are creating today’s EdTech companies. By Kenna McHugh   Jay Goyal, the CEO and Co-Founder of Actively Learn, began his journey to EdTech after graduating from Duke University with a B.S. in Economics. He worked in business development before ...