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Get Ready for PETE&C 2023!

The Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo & Conference (PETE&C) is an annual statewide conference that highlights the best of educational technology for teachers, administrators, technology directors, and school boards alike. With...

Coming Soon: Teq at OETC 2023

The Ohio Educational Technology Conference (OETC) is one of the premier P-20 state edtech conferences in the country, taking place from February 14th-16th at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus...

Teq is Coming to Illinois for IDEAcon 2023

  Teq is heading to Illinois for IDEAcon, one of the Midwest’s largest annual edtech conferences. Presented by IDEA, the Illinois Digital Educators Alliance, we’ll be joining the many different...

TCEA 2023 is Around the Corner!

Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA), the largest non-profit edtech association in the United States, is gearing up to host their annual conference! With a solid track record of over 40...

Come On Down to NJASA TECHSPO 2023

The New Jersey Association of School Administrators (NJASA) is sponsoring TECHSPO 2023, the largest conference in the state, attended by educators, superintendents, board members, and curriculum directors alike. Join us...

FETC 2023 is Almost Here!

The Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) is around the corner. Join us in New Orleans to chat about edtech, project-based learning, educator PD, and much more. The 2023 conference...

3 PBL Experiences with KUBO and iBlocks

KUBO across the curriculum In this blog post, Nicola Kleiser, a teacher and consultant in the UK, shares some of her experiences of using KUBO to teach coding across the...
5 Essentials for Good PBL

5 Essentials for Good PBL

As the new school year starts, there are always new initiatives that schools want to put in place. A popular initiative that many schools have decided to take on is...
Top Ten 3D Printing Terms You Should Know

Top Ten 3D Printing Terms You Should Know

3D printing designs are created with layers of material being laid down on top of each other in an additive process. Many schools and educators are investing into this technology...
Inspire Creativity and Invention with Rube Goldberg

Inspire Creativity and Invention with Rube Goldberg

Motivate your students to become inventors, artists, and problem solvers! Join Jennifer George, granddaughter of Rube Goldberg, for a series of courses on using Rube Goldberg Machines in any classroom...

PBL Is Not PB&J

In writing about project-based learning and using the initialization PBL, we could not help but think of our favorite lunch, which is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, otherwise known...
3 Ways Rube Goldberg Machines Can Engage Your Students

3 Ways Rube Goldberg Machines Can Engage Your Students

Looking for a fun and extravagant way to stretch your students’ creativity? Or perhaps you want to exercise their social skills?  Then the challenge you have been looking for may...