What time of day are your students most disruptive? When asked this question, many teachers identified the transition from lunch back to the classroom. Tiredness after meals is common because energy diverts to digestion. How can you boost your energy after lunch? Here are seven tips to boost your energy and keep your students engaged after eating. (Teacher Habits)
Read More
Perhaps because they are (relatively) simple to create, multiple-choice items pull much of the focus when the conversation turns to assessments. But you cannot rely solely on multiple-choice assessments to tell you all you need to know about your students. Here are some alternatives and ideas for when to use them. (ShareMyLesson)
Read More
Use this guide to strike the perfect balance between the R&R you want and the productivity you need to be ready when school resumes. (Teach Junkie)
Read More
The fusion of technology into different industries has created quite a stir. But, what about education and technology and the rise of EduTech? Recently, I interviewed Nanda Krish, CEO of Wisewire on my podcast, Women Worldwide. Wisewire, an EduTech company, focuses on quality digital learning materials and technology enhancements. (LinkedIn Pulse)
Read More
Standardized test season can be an exhausting milestone for students, particularly high school juniors and seniors fretting about AP credits or college-entrance exams. Even for younger students, there's still a very systemic vibe in preparing for standardized assessments, so once those come and go, what should you do with the remaining part of the school year?
The short answer is this: engage their minds– all parts of it. (Teach.com)
Read More
Follow along as Nanda shares how Wisewire is helping teachers gain some of their time back so they can better personalize their lesson plans, impact students’ lives, and change the education landscape. (Women Worldwide)
Listen to Podcast
Assessments are no longer simply tests that students fret about or neglect to study for. As you may well know, today’s environment of heightened accountability for educators has made assessments stressful for not only students, but for teachers as well... (Getting Smart)
Read More
Women’s History Month has given us a good opportunity to recognize the many strides women have made towards workplace equality, particularly when it comes to STEM representation. Historical names like Sally Ride and Marie Curie stand alongside current tech powerhouses... (Teach.com)
Read More
The 23rd Annual Best Educational Software Awards target innovative and content-rich programs and websites that provide parents and teachers with the technology to foster educational excellence. Wisewire won for best online educational resource in the teacher tools and multi-level categories. (ComputEd Gazette)
Read More
Education is one of the nation’s oldest industries, and while it doesn’t move at the pace of the computer or smartphone industry, education technology (edtech) has pushed forward with gradual momentum. (TechZulu)
Read More
In honoring cool tools, inspiring leaders, and innovative trendsetters in education, we do so with a sense of excitement, but also a sense of responsibility. Dream-to-reality makers are awesome to behold. (EdTech Digest)
Read More
Traditional projects tend to be assigned at the end of a unit as a culmination of the previous weeks’ materials–essentially making it the end point, along with an exam, to a cycle of lecture/activity/quiz segments. The goal of project-based learning is to take an entire unit’s worth of material and immerse the student in one large active project... (GettingSmart)
Read More
What words come to mind when you think about teachers? Imaginative; innovative; risk taker; lifelong learner? Now think about a technology entrepreneur. Might some of the same descriptions apply? Like entrepreneurs, great teachers... (Forbes)
Read More
Computer-based assessments have given teachers, educators, and administrators powerful tools for enhancing the testing process, all while allowing for efficient scoring of high volumes. However, those benefits are rendered useless if the actual content isn’t successful. The key to this is crafting assessment questions that zero in on the most important element: Does it test the student’s mastery of the topic? (TeachThought)
Read More
Forbes Technology Council members are in a wide range of industries and come from a diverse set of experiences. However, they all have lots of great insights to share, from best practices for technology departments to smart predictions for the future of tech. To showcase their expertise, we’re profiling Forbes Technology Council members here on the blog. This week: Nanda Krish. (Forbes)
Read More
Activities, labs and discussions offer much better real-world training than simply recalling a factoid and marking “C” on a Scantron. But how do we assess those skills on a large scale? (Education Post)
Read More
On an average day, a teacher asks upwards of 400 questions, and that doesn’t even count the written assessments. Have you ever wondered if you’re asking the right questions? Questions that are so perfectly crafted that they truly tell you if students have mastered the content? Let’s test that idea... (ShareMyLesson)
Read More
Higher education across the globe is in a state of transition. Online learning has become commonplace and the opportunities to present and teach can be handled literally without borders. The result is an industry at a crossroads... (The Edvocate)
Read More
Bubbles are meant to burst. In business, the fallout can be catastrophic for an industry, or it can be a necessary cleansing, a recalibration for when things get excessive... (Forbes)
Read More
2016 was a remarkable year for the edtech space—platforms and content pushed the bleeding edge of technology; analytics improved, allowing for more customized and personalized learning experiences; and student-driven learning opportunities took classrooms by storm. But for all of the gains made, 2017 is poised to be even more significant as data and technology platforms give developers additional ways to customize and optimize the learning experience. Here are the top five exciting edtech trends to look for in 2017... (AVNetwork)
Read More
Common Core detractors most often discuss the difficulties regarding management and implementation of Common Core. While these remain valid concerns, they can overshadow the many benefits that Common Core delivers — and the many improvements the Common Core standards has provided to the states that have adopted them... (BuzzFeed)
Read More
Today, progress in creating, delivering and tracking rich graphics, videos, interactive and VR-based activities, as well as progress in tracking achievement and behavior data to inform decisions, have changed the way students are able to interact with learning materials. The old model of learning only through a four-year degree institution or a trade apprenticeship program have passed... (Getting Smart)
Read More
Nanda Krish, CEO of Wisewire shares must-read tips for getting girls involved with STEM... (Women2.0)
Read More
Unfortunately, criticisms of Common Core often reflect knee-jerk reactions and obscure the many benefits that these standards deliver to states... (Education Post)
Read More
EdTech Entrepreneur Nanda Krish Talks Teachers, STEM, Tech and Education Community Building... (Inc.)
Read More
Just recently, BloomBoard entered a partnership with Wisewire to develop learning solutions for educators... (Classroom Aid)
Read More
Wisewire, a learning platform that engineers efficient learning materials, is pleased to announce a content partnership with BloomBoard, the leading professional development platform for K-12 educators.
Read More
The edtech industry needs a way to make supplemental material available in an easily accessible and searchable way — all while ensuring quality content... (EdTech Digest)
Read More
Wisewire is selected among hundreds of entries to be honored with a 2016 Award of Excellence as an outstanding education technology product.
Read More
The Awards target innovative and content-rich software (including apps for iPad and Android) and websites that augment the classroom curriculum and improve teacher productivity... (ComputED Gazette)
Read More
The next wave in edtech could be marketplaces, where teachers can access a mix of free and paid content, and potentially sell their own... (Technical.ly)
Read More
When it comes to creating textbooks, OpenStax doesn't upend the traditional publishing process. In fact, OpenStax tends to work with an editorial company to produce a textbook... (PCMag)
Read More
We are no longer in a world of cookie cutter curriculum. EdTech enables teachers and students the freedom to shape the learning environment to what they need, not what's required … (Flarrio)
Read More
The US education system is going through a Renaissance in how students learn. Especially when it comes to those learners focused on college preparedness. While many teachers still teach to a test, others are turning to new technologies … (Forbes)
Read More
GRAND OPENING: Wisewire, a startup based in Washington, DC, is launching a platform for learning resources and assessments. Its marketplace has been pre-populated with 50,000 learning objects, playlists and teaching guides that focus on middle and high-school math, science and language arts topics. Educators can… (EdSurge)
Read More
Emerging edtech innovator Wisewire is launching out of stealth mode and opening its education content marketplace and publishing platform in the U.S. today. The Wisewire Marketplace houses nearly 50,000 learning objects, playlists, assessments and teaching guides that are curated, indexed, and searchable…
Read More