Awareness of the digital divide has reduced the gap between technology and classrooms, however, at the end of 2022, 24 million people still lacked access to high-speed internet. Federal, state, and local governments begun allotting over $100 billion to bring high-speed internet access to every American household through government funding such as the Bipartisan Infrastructure … Continue reading
Anne Sullivan Anne Sullivan’s struggle with her sight fueled her ambitions to overcome her disability and became determined to excel at Perkins Institution. Later she became a teacher to Helen Keller where she reimagined special education to fit to Keller’s style of learning. Read more about Anne’s success here: https://www.perkins.org/anne-sullivan/ Louis Braille In 1824, Louis … Continue reading
With school just around the corner there’s still a lot of work for teachers to do both inside and outside of the classroom. Here are 3 ways to help keep teachers on track before students arrive. Make note in this first week of what worked and what didn’t, what you would improve or change. From … Continue reading
With 15% of the world’s population having some sort of disability, it requires recognition and adaptability to improve equity among students. Disabilities affect educational institutes, employment, and parenting everywhere, and these barriers need to be pushed past to enable students to reach their full potential as learners. Here are 3 ways to improve equity for … Continue reading
ChatGPT is considered a major breakthrough in the field of natural language processing, troubling educators since it broke the internet reaching 1 million users in the first 5 days. The ethics and usability behind ChatGPT have provoked some school districts to block access on school networks and computers. ChatGPT has the ability to generate human-like … Continue reading
Often overlooked, art within STEM learning creates new ways of thinking and innovation. STEAM learning not only establishes new founded interest in knowledge, but also cultivates valuable creative thinking within theoretical principles. Through artistic skills and thinking, students can use this mindset to understand difficult-to-grasp STEM problems. Overlooking STEAM takes away different technical thinking skills, … Continue reading
All educators, CTOs, and Curriculum Directors know that technology plays a fundamental role in learning. Technology has a base in every classroom, improving performance and learning rates by a 92% reduction in the need for disciplinary action, a 90% increase in high-stakes test scores, 89% fewer dropouts, and a 63% increase in graduation rates. It’s important that … Continue reading
We’ve handpicked these 10 quotes on education, learning, and just being who you are to inspire you and your students. We hope you enjoy them! What is your favorite inspirational quote? Share with us in the comments below.
Meeting old and new contacts within the education space in 2022 was a refreshing change from social distancing. Our Sales Team had energizing conversations with resellers and educators about trending K-12 products and the future of education. We can’t wait to connect with trendsetting K-12 vendors, resellers, and educators in this new year. Are these … Continue reading
AI and machine learning have a dark side. Learn about it in this today’s VAR blog post. Continue reading
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