Rebecca Torchia is a web editor for EdTech: Focus on K–12. Previously, she has produced podcasts and written for several publications in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and her hometown of Pittsburgh.

Technology provides instant accessibility to information, which is why its presence in the classroom is so vital. Smart phones, computers, and tablets are already an omnipresent element of everyday ...

For the last two years, I have been using Slack to add an additional layer of community and connection to my courses—both those that are wholly online as well as my in-person courses. Indeed, because ...

What we think of as traditional classrooms are fading into the past. Rigid classroom designs with rows of forward-facing seats with an instructor at the head of the class are increasingly vestiges of ...

All students deserve the opportunity to see themselves in a STEM career and as STEM educators, we can help students visualize this if we focus explicitly to issues of access, inclusiveness, fairness, ...

Along with the new iPad with Apple Pencil support that’s getting all of the attention, Apple used its education event in Chicago on Tuesday to unveil a host of new tools to allow teachers and students ...

When students feel they belong at school they also feel respected and ready to learn. That's why teachers work so hard to create a class environment where every student feels able to contribute and be ...