A student expressing early interest in a career as an auto technician can begin investigating the inner workings of vehicles without getting their hands dirty—all through virtual reality.
Start with less teacher talk and more student-centered learning, says guest columnist Matthew X. Joseph, the director of curriculum, instruction and assessment at Leicester Public Schools in Massachusetts and a featured speaker at DA's FETC 2020.
Dual-language immersion programs and foreign language education are expanding rapidly across the U.S. as a way to prepare students for a global economy. But the movements are requiring school districts to find new ways to address teacher shortages.
This list of educators and other resources to follow online includes a ninja, a hacker, a cool cat and a star. These K-12 thought leaders are sharing ideas about equity, staying motivated as an educator, and the future of grading.
Offering professional learning to educators as though they were students does not work for teachers—or students, says Eujon Anderson, a featured FETC 2020 speaker and the technology director for Troy City Schools in Alabama.
Wake County CTO Marlo Gaddis, a featured speaker at FETC 2020, says that changing a district's technology culture requires creating a vision, understanding your resources and using a balanced approach.
