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Celebrating Everyday Wins (Part One): Stories from Bill and Kristin
May 17, 2013 – 1:03 pm | No Comment
Celebrating Everyday Wins (Part One): Stories from Bill and Kristin

Educating students is not always about giant strides forward in achievement and a matter of  statistics. Sometimes it is those smaller, more personal learning moments with students that educators use to energize their practice. We …

SMART and Title 1 Students: My Model for Engagement and Achievement
May 15, 2013 – 12:56 pm | No Comment
SMART and Title 1 Students: My Model for Engagement and Achievement

Danesa Jepson Menge is a SMART Exemplary Educator and SMART Certified Lesson Developer. She teaches English language arts at Oakdale Junior High in Oakdale, California. Danesa is excited to share how she leverages her classroom technology …

Learning and Leading in the 21st Century – 10 Tips by an Administrator, For Administrators
May 13, 2013 – 8:34 am | No Comment
Learning and Leading in the 21st Century – 10 Tips by an Administrator, For Administrators

Tom D’Amico is the Superintendent of Human Resources and Leadership Development with the Ottawa Catholic School Board.  He has worked with the Ottawa Catholic School Board for 23 years, but he’s also a known to …

Interactive Projectors — Let’s Talk About Choice
May 9, 2013 – 12:00 pm | One Comment
Interactive Projectors — Let’s Talk About Choice

Why do we as consumers love buffet brunches, designer lattes and online shopping? It’s about choices. We value choice in our everyday life, even if it comes in half-sweet, double espresso form.
This moment in education …

Teacher Appreciation Week: We Appreciate Susan Blakely
May 7, 2013 – 3:12 pm | One Comment
Teacher Appreciation Week: We Appreciate Susan Blakely

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! SMART very much appreciates the educators who bring our products to life in whole-class and small group environments. We asked SMART Exemplary Educators what some of their most inspiring learning moments …

Creating Global Learners – Another Inspired Collaboration from Boris Berlijn
May 3, 2013 – 2:07 pm | One Comment
Creating Global Learners – Another Inspired Collaboration from Boris Berlijn

Boris Berlijn is a SMART Exemplary Educator. He currently teaches geography at Ashram College in Alphen aan den Rijn, Netherlands.  Boris often undertakes student projects within the SEE community and we’re really proud of how …

Meet Bhagvat, 11-Year-Old SMART Notebook Power User!
May 1, 2013 – 6:00 am | No Comment
Meet Bhagvat, 11-Year-Old SMART Notebook Power User!

The best emails SMART Technologies receives are from students. Developing products and services that foster academic and social learning is a big part of what makes many of us come to work at SMART. Fifth …

SMART and CoursePark? What’s That?
April 29, 2013 – 1:15 pm | No Comment
SMART and CoursePark? What’s That?

SMART recently phased out SMART Learning Space (SLS), our online professional development and training website. We recently moved those resources over to a new site run by CoursePark and made them directly accessible from the …

“Going to a SMART Showcase is a Must-Do:” Dan Gallagher Explains
April 26, 2013 – 1:29 pm | No Comment
“Going to a SMART Showcase is a Must-Do:” Dan Gallagher Explains

Dan Gallagher, a SMART Exemplary Educator from West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District in New Jersey, recently attended one of the SMART New Collaboration Solutions Showcase events in New York City. He kindly shared what it’s like …

iPad Pilot at a SMART-Standardized School – Year in Review
April 24, 2013 – 12:23 pm | No Comment
iPad Pilot at a SMART-Standardized School – Year in Review

What happens when a school has a SMART Board interactive whiteboard in every classroom and undertakes a 1:1 pilot? Martha Fairley and the Honors Algebra-1 students at Eagle’s Landing Christian Academy (ELCA), in McDonough, Georgia, …

Congratulations to Jeff Charbonneau, U.S. National Teacher of the Year!
April 23, 2013 – 1:44 pm | No Comment
Congratulations to Jeff Charbonneau, U.S. National Teacher of the Year!

During a Rose Garden ceremony at the White House on April 23, 2013, President of the United States Barack Obama presented the CCSSO 2013 National Teacher of the Year award to Jeff Charbonneau. Jeff will …

Monday is Earth Day — Happy Earth Day!
April 19, 2013 – 7:00 am | No Comment
Monday is Earth Day — Happy Earth Day!

Earth Day has been observed each year on April 22 since 1970 as a day to reflect on our natural environment.
Fun fact about SMART: Did you know that SMART Technologies Headquarters holds a Leadership in …