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Reflections from ISTE Kay L. Bitter Award Recipient Maria Knee

We sat down with Maria Knee to discuss her experience attending ISTE’s Conference to accept the Kay L. Bitter Vision Award for Excellence in Technology-Based PK–2 Education. Knee works at Deerfield Community School in Deerfield, New Hampshire.
What was it like to attend the ISTE Conference?
Winning the Kay L. Bitter Award was a great experience [...]

Priority #1 For Technology Integration Success—Professional Development

How many times have you heard an administrator or educator tout the number of new computers, projectors, or (insert hot new product here!) in their schools? My guess is more times than you can count. The more important question I’d like the answer to is, how many of these products are being used effectively to [...]

Follow the ISTE SIGTE Group as they Explore Ed Tech in New Zealand

Twelve members of ISTE’s SIGTE (a special interest group of teacher educators) are currently touring the beautiful New Zealand countryside on a trip to learn about how education technology is being implemented by the Kiwis.
The SIGTE group visit Auckland, Rotorua, and Christchurch and will also attend and present at the Learning@Schools Conference, one of the [...]

Attend the Virtual HP Innovations in Education Worldwide Summit

Today kicks off the 3-day 2010 HP Innovations in Education Worldwide Summit in San Francisco. If you can’t make it to the Fog City for the big event, co-presented by ISTE, we hope you’ll join in the virtual conversation and participate remotely.

Sign up here to join the HP virtual conference [...]

PBS Looking for Innovative Educators

How do you inspire students?
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) wants to hear about innovative teachers who are finding creative and exciting ways to reach their students.
If you or someone you know fits the description of an innovative educator (classroom teachers, library media specialists, technology specialists, homeschoolers, etc. are all eligible) you are invited to enter [...]

ISTE CEO Don Knezek Weighs in on Obama’s FY11 Budget

Don Knezek, CEO of ISTE, expressed concern over President Obama’s plan to’consolidate’ the Enhancing Education Through Technology (EETT) program in the 2011 budget. However, the current administration’s commitment to infusing technology in the k-12 curriculum is encouraging.
Click here to read Knezek’s full statement.
How do you think Obama’s 2011 budget plans will impact education?

ISTE’s Top Ten in ’10: Teacher Prep. & Access to Technology Named Top Priorities

Teachers are constantly asked to do more with less. The battle to adequately fund education rages on even as educators are being required to impart knowledge on an ever-increasing range of topics.
A pilot would not be asked to take to the air without modern equipment and extensive training in using the latest technologies. Yet many [...]

Assessment and Broadband Access – Avenues to Equity?

Thanks to everyone for visiting this online discussion. We’re especially grateful for the tweets, comments, cross posts, alternate lists, and additional education priorities you’ve shared. Your contributions are important and timely!
How timely? Here are just a few of the key issues we’re tracking:
• In the US, we’re expecting national plans for education technology and broadband [...]

Helping Young Educators Keep Their Balance

Remember how excited you were your first few weeks as an educator? How full of promise each student interaction seemed, how you could barely wait to get to your office or classroom or computer lab each morning?

That’s because there’s something implicitly hopeful about working in education. Knowing that the work you’re doing, the knowledge you’re passing [...]

Do ISTE’s “Top Ten in ‘10” Ed Tech Priorities Reflect Your Issues?

Welcome to 2010 and to this ISTE Connects conversation!  From my home base in Washington DC, it looks to be a New Year full of possibility and challenge.  We face daunting budget deficits at all levels of government and find ourselves struggling to maintain robust funding for classroom technology.
As part of ISTE’s advocacy efforts this [...]