Howard Dvorsky

When a water-treatment plant outside Denver discovered an algae problem in its pipes, it did not call an engineering firm. It called the students. The aquatic robotics team at the Innovation Center at St. Vrain Valley Schools in Longmont, Colorado, sent underwater robots into the facility, collected data, identified the algae species and helped eradicate it. The plant now contracts with the studen...[Read More]

Regardless of political affiliation, 79% of parents want more protection for kids.

Four research-based classroom management principles” relationships, routines, engagement design, and restorative responses.

Introduction: A Crossover Conversation Peter Stiepelman: Today on An Imperfect Leader, we are trying something we’ve never done before. It’s a crossover episode with my friend Mason Pashia from the Getting Smart Podcast, a member of the PodcastAll network. And together, we get to speak with Dr. Jennifer Light, professor of History of Science and Technology and professor of Urban Studies and Planni...[Read More]

Recently I placed an empty cardboard box in the center of my preschool classroom of 4-year-olds. No label. No instructions. No purpose given. A few years ago, that simple box would have instantly transformed into something magical — a castle, a race car, a pirate ship, a cozy home for tiny animals. Instead, my students stood around it, waiting. One finally asked, “What is it supposed to be?” In th...[Read More]

Explore the launch of SchoolStatus Literacy, a new solution connecting attendance and reading data to help K-12 districts engage families and improve student proficiency levels. The post SchoolStatus Launches Literacy Solution to Help Districts Engage Families in Improving Reading Outcomes first appeared on EdTechReview.

I made it through a two-year teacher preparation program and the first six years of my classroom career before I heard anyone say the word “protocol.” By then, I had joined the staff of New Technology High School in Napa, which had adopted the Buck Institute for Education model of project-based learning. Our trainer, Dr. Thom Markham, author of the PBL Handbook, used a protocol called “Critical Fr...[Read More]

Discover how language learning with AI is transforming education. Explore how Canadian startup Mocko.ai uses adaptive technology to reinvent exam prep and student fluency. The post How One Canadian Startup Is Reinventing Language Learning with AI first appeared on EdTechReview.

In a system serving nearly 1 million students across more than 1,800 schools, the distance between a central office cubicle and a second grade classroom in New York City Public Schools can feel immense — yet they are inextricably linked. When the central office works, schools get the resources and support they need. When it does not, the friction and challenges can ripple directly into classrooms....[Read More]

Hand Isaac Newton a tablet for a physics exam today, and he would bomb it—his brilliance obscured by an inability to navigate a simulation. We educators commit this malpractice against neurodivergent students daily, diagnosing their minds as deficient instead of our broken tests. Myth vs. Science Pamela Cantor, M.D., notes that 20th-century education rests on an assessment architecture designed to...[Read More]

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