Experts Share the Barriers, Accelerators and Enablers Facing Education Innovation

A 2022 report from Logitech and Girls Who Code looks at the barriers faced by women in IT and the forces driving their success. The organizations surveyed 400 individuals in tech and IT positions with the goal of understanding and addressing the barriers women face in tech and ultimately encouraging more girls at the K–12 level to pursue STEM careers.
“What surprised us was the importance of early cheerleaders and role models,” says Delphine Donné, Logitech’s general manager of creativity and productivity. Per the report, 60 percent of women who studied computer science were encouraged by a…

The average U.S. high school class has 30 students, according to research from the National Council on Teacher Quality, and while each student learns in their own way, practice and specific feedback are repeatedly shown to be effective in modern classrooms. With interactive tools like practice sets, students can receive one-to-one feedback and support without ever leaving an assignment. This saves the educators time, while also providing insight into students’ learning processes and patterns.
Achieving both aims at once sounds like a tall order, but adaptive learning technologies help to do…

Staff and students have been through so much over the past few years. Many are hopeful that this year will bring a welcomed sense of renewed energy and change, but by no means does the new year come without challenges.
So, what are we doing to face the discipline issues, emotional heartache and academic challenges, as well as the celebrations and memorable moments? How will we address the needs educators and students face? Similarly, how do we highlight and celebrate the moments of success that should be celebrated, showcased and amplified?
As innovation leaders, Jeni Long and Sallee Clark,…

Teaching emerging technologies to K–12 students today not only sets them up for success as future citizens in the workplace, but also furthers diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. Sean Wybrant, a CTE teacher in Colorado Springs District 11, shared what this looks like in his classroom in a recent episode of Focus on EDU.
Wybrant, who previously worked as an English teacher, found his way into teaching tech thanks to a misconception.
“When the job opened up to transfer from teaching kids about English literature to teaching kids about computer science and video game design, I thought, ‘I’m…

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