Tech Matters
Technology tips and teaching strategies aligned with PowerUp WHAT WORKS.
Sep
28
2018
PD On the Go: Tech Tips from Teachers - Formative Assessment Apps
Join us every Friday to see one of our favorite short videos to grow and enhance your practice.
On this week’s PD On the Go, listen to Emily Tombes, a second grade teacher, discuss how she uses technology-enhanced formative assessment in her... More...
Sep
21
2018
PD On the Go: Intro to Assistive Technology from the Center on Technology and Disability
Join us every Friday to see one of our favorite short videos to grow and enhance your practice.
When used appropriately, assistive technology (AT) can enhance learning and improve outcomes for students with disabilities. But what exactly do we mean... More...
Sep
12
2018
Virtual Manipulatives: Cool Math Tools to Support Students With Disabilities
The Achievement Gap Continues
In our blog post, we discussed the growing number of virtual math tools to support students with disabilities (SWD) in their efforts to close the achievement gap. Unfortunately, according to the latest... More...
Sep
5
2018
Empower Paraeducators in Your School with PowerUp PD
Paraeducators and other education support professionals (ESPs) have a critical role to play in your plans to integrate technology practices and universal design for learning (UDL) to improve teaching and learning. Working side-by-side with classroom... More...
Aug
15
2018
Our 5 Favorite Free Math Websites: Virtual Manipulatives
Many students with learning disabilities demonstrate difficulty in developing a conceptual understanding of mathematical topics. Fortunately, virtual math manipulatives allow students to see and interact with math concepts which enables them to... More...
Aug
8
2018
Grow Your Personal Professional Network: Our Favorite Administrators on Twitter
Twitter offers an amazing community to connect with education leaders from around the country. Get started with this list of 10 of our favorite Twitter accounts run by school or district administrators.
Alberto Carvalho (@miamisup) is a... More...
Aug
1
2018
Grow Your Personal Professional Network: Blogs and Podcasts for Administrators
Next up, in keeping with the summer theme of helping to grow your professional network, we’re going to transition from a focus on teachers to follow, to a focus on administrators to follow. The list of blogs and podcasts below highlight engaging and... More...
Jul
25
2018
Grow Your Professional Network: Our Favorite Twitter Accounts for Teachers
Want to up your edtech game next year? Spend some time this summer growing your professional learning network! Get started with this list of 10 of our favorite Twitter accounts for teachers.
Matthew Lynch (@lynch39083) is editor of The Tech... More...
Jul
18
2018
Grow Your Personal Professional Network: Blogs and Podcasts for Teachers
This summer our blog posts are going to focus on helping to grow your professional network. Learn new strategies, find inspiration, and connect with each other! Check out the list of blogs and podcasts listed below that are geared to support... More...
Jul
11
2018
The Future of Assistive Technology – Where Might We Be Going Next?
Think about the types of technology your students (and you!) were using just 10 years ago. What did assistive technology (AT) look like? What is possible now that wasn’t possible then? What might be possible in the next 5 years?
The last decade has... More...
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