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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 …

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 …

Student-Centered Learning in Sweden: Inside Ingrid Sandin’s Classroom
April 9, 2013 – 8:43 am | No Comment
Student-Centered Learning in Sweden: Inside Ingrid Sandin’s Classroom

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the education system in a country through the eyes of another educator? Over the next few months, we will facilitate a few of these virtual visits by …

Check Out John Mein’s Bowling Game for SMART Notebook Users!
April 5, 2013 – 8:03 am | No Comment
Check Out John Mein’s Bowling Game for SMART Notebook Users!

SMART products are easily incorporated into game-based learning experiences. If you’ve read any of SMART Exemplary Educator John Mein’s previous blog posts, you know he often employs student-centered games with SMART products to engage his …

SMART Notebook App for iPad Benefits Absent Students: Dan Explains
April 2, 2013 – 9:28 am | Comments Off
SMART Notebook App for iPad Benefits Absent Students: Dan Explains

You and your students enjoyed a great collaborative learning experience with your students using SMART products, but one or two students were absent. You’d like to share the content from that class but know the …

California Head Start Honors Marilyn Hokanson as Educator of the Year
February 26, 2013 – 3:10 pm | No Comment
California Head Start Honors Marilyn Hokanson as Educator of the Year

The California Head Start Association (CHSA) is “the unified voice providing leadership and advocacy for the Head Start community in the state.” During their conference in February, longtime customer Marilyn Hokanson was honored by CHSA …

Top 5 Tips for Using Twitter as Professional Development
February 25, 2013 – 12:34 pm | No Comment
Top 5 Tips for Using Twitter as Professional Development

Rafranz Davis is a math strategist at Grand Prairie ISD in Texas. She’s a Twitter-savvy member of the SMART Exemplary Educator (SEE) community and occasional moderator of chats, including one she recently co-hosted with fellow …

Six Grant Writing Tips for Teachers from Renee Fruge
February 20, 2013 – 10:52 am | No Comment
Six Grant Writing Tips for Teachers from Renee Fruge

SMART Exemplary Educator Renee Fruge is one of those energizing individuals who can translate a daunting challenge into success. She’s an elementary teacher in Evangeline Parish School District in Basile, Louisiana, and has written several …

TCEA 2013: Fusion!
February 15, 2013 – 11:30 am | No Comment
TCEA 2013: Fusion!

It’s always really informative to see a regional conference through the eyes of a fellow educator.  SMART Exemplary Educator John Mein from Kerrville ISD offered to guest blog for SMART about his experiences at Texas …

John Mein’s Three Tips to Save Time and Increase Middle School Engagement
February 8, 2013 – 12:13 pm | No Comment
John Mein’s Three Tips to Save Time and Increase Middle School Engagement

By John Mein
John is a SMART Exemplary Educator and SMART Certified Trainer who teaches seventh grade English at Hal Peterson Middle School in Kerrville, Texas.  John is very creative in the ways he incorporates SMART …

Susan Blakely’s Six Tips to Personalize Learning
January 25, 2013 – 9:12 am | 2 Comments
Susan Blakely’s Six Tips to Personalize Learning

By Susan Blakely
Personalized learning means different things to different educators. SMART Exemplary Educators recently shared their perspectives about the term with us. Here’s what Susan Blakely had to say.
Personalized learning for individual students is “utopia” …

See iTEC’s Vision for Designing Future Classrooms at BETT
January 21, 2013 – 12:58 pm | No Comment
See iTEC’s Vision for Designing Future Classrooms at BETT

iTEC is a four-year, multinational project funded by the European Commission and lead by European Schoolnet . Its mandate is to examine the classroom of the future – today!
The project brings together policymakers from 15 …