Facilitating in-person professional learning is exhilarating. The nervousness and excitement in the room are almost palpable. As we immerse ourselves and our participants in the topic at hand, the ...

She was taking a graduate course on technology implementation and was required to form a “PLN” using digital communities and tools. But after signing up for various wikis, Nings, and virtual ...

As the new school year gets underway, many families are eager to see how or if a shortage of teachers will impact student learning. In a recent EdWeek Research Center survey, 72% of school district ...

Micah Castelo is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K-12. Her experience includes education and community news coverage for the Syracuse Post-Standard and international news reporting for the Pulitzer ...

We’ve all been in meetings where leaders are asked to collaborate, yet the room doesn’t feel collaborative at all. Andy Hargreaves once called this contrived collaboration, which occurs when ...

Virtual learning has the potential to be much better, or worse, than in-person learning. Source: Philippe Bout/Unsplash When governments issued lockdown orders earlier this year, organizations ...

Similar to attending a physical campus and learning in person, there are advantages and disadvantages of attending a virtual classroom and learning online. Among the many benefits of online learning, ...

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), K-12 public schools faced significant teacher shortages in 2022, with nearly half reporting vacancies. Special education was one of ...

When COVID-19 forced schools to go virtual this past spring, reported declines in learning performance were not surprising. A recent study showed math and English/language arts outcomes suffer most ...

A new bill aimed at expanding virtual learning opportunities across Texas has been signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott. “Whether it’s helping foster youth find success at Trinity Charter Schools, ...

State Senator Paul Bettencourt (R-Houston) speaking on SB 38 before the Senate State Affairs Committee, March 24, 2025. Expanded protections and support for virtual education programs across Texas has ...