[…] observed improvement in engagement, largely ineffective at boosting traditional outcomes. By 2022, American elementary and secondary schools were spending about $44 billion annually on education technology ( edtech) and related training adding $750 per student and more than 4 percent to school budgets. Over the forty-year shift, there was limited growth in basic skills […]
A district’s edtech implementation context has a huge influence on whether edtech tools are effective, but researchers rarely take contextual factors into account in any systematic way. The Edtech Context Inventory (CI), a validated survey from the Edtech Evidence Exchange, helps district teams measure their implementation context so they have evidence to make edtech decisions.
It is both possible and necessary for edtech entrepreneurs & schools to partner together thoughtfully and with an eye towards impact.
In the third part of a series on the edtech stack, Eric outlines what is called the learning object repository.
While edtech products do demonstrate potential in aiding student learning, more weight needs to be given to formative education technology research that focuses on improving product features and implementation protocols, which are currently impeding student progress on many education technology solutions.
[…] climb” approach that played out in classrooms across America, and around the world during the pandemic, education technology forged its place into curriculums today and moving forward. Edtech companies, however, must now do their part to support the educators, school districts, and students that worked to incorporate online platforms and learning on such a […]
In both the Instructional Supports Guide and Edtech Leadership Guide, we suggest to edleaders they take advantage of this opportunity for updating not just policies but their technological infrastructure as well. We cover topics in both guides indicating a shift in priorities to a more learner-centered approach is well worth the effort to improve our […]
In part two of a series of investigating your edtech stack, Eric outlines how to evaluate your LMS.
[…] using digital math tools on a larger scale. Teachers have now realized the true benefits of using them, some for the first time. I have seen how EdTech tools have made a positive impact on thousands of teachers and students. Using EdTech Tools to Personalize Learning in Mathematics Math has remained untouched by tech […]
By: Chloe Sanducci School systems across the nation face a common problem – how to use the vast amount of data available to them from various edtech tools to make informed decisions and equip educators with that data promptly. According to a recent LearnPlatform report, school districts accessed an average of 2,591 district edtech […]
