MassCUE’s Learning Tour: Tangible, Hands-on Programming

On November 16th grade 3 students at Hillside School in Needham showed off their programming skills to an excited group of teachers. Maria DeCicco, the district’s Instructional Technology Specialists…

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Navigating My First MassCUE Conference

I was able to handle a 3D printed brain, create tools out of paper clips, and see what a Harriet Tubman monument might look like from an 8th grader’s…

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Makerspaces Learning Tour: An opportunity to raise, celebrate, and actualize creative power together

MassCUE Learning Tour: Sharon Public Schools Makerspaces Transforming Blah to Hurrah Library makerspaces are creating quite…

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Personalized Learning – A Powerful Movement in Education!

On a recent rainy, windy May evening myself, and colleagues from the MassCUE BLENDinMass SIG group; Judy Miller, Joanne Najarian and Ann Koufman-Frederick…

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EdCamp Cape Cod IV Recap

EdCamp Cape Cod IV took place on Monday, August 1, 2016, at Mashpee High School. Over 100 educators came together to learn, share and collaborate…

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ISTE 2016: Why I Swiped Right

By: Rayna Freedman Being a single woman I am often discussing with friends about swiping right or swiping left on dating apps. Choosing to swipe right or left…

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Massachusetts School Leaders Become Future Ready with the New Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning Program

by Grace Magley MassCUE kicked off the Leadership in Blended and Digital Learning Program (LBDL) with a 2-hour, synchronous, virtual and face-to-face program orientation on March 1st. The…

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Highlights of Recent Ed Tech Conferences – Spring 2016

By- Jean Tower   CoSN Annual Conference, Washington D.C. The annual CoSN conference was held in April in Washington DC. The theme of the conference was Accelerating Success, Powered by an…

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Think, Design, Create, and Sell

  By: Julie Giglia Whitman-Hanson Regional School District The 3D printer technology had a positive impact on both me and my students. The opportunity to have a 3D printer in my classroom…

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From Conference to Concept to Completion

By: Kelly Ogden Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator, 6 – 12 Virtual High School Site Coordinator Littleton Public Schools In September, my school principal approached me about whether I was interested in…

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MassCUE’s Learning Tours: Coding and Robotics in the Early Elementary School–A Tour Worth Taking!

By: Mary Werlin Instructional Technology Specialist, Needham Public Schools Professional Development Committee, MassCUE   Last week I had the opportunity to observe students demonstrate their coding skills at Broadmeadow School in Needham as…

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iPads to Support Literacy Across the Curriculum

By: Peggy Harvey PK-12 Instructional Technology Specialist Acton Boxborough Regional School District   Students in Cindy Holt’s first-grade class have become masters at creating digital content and curating their own digital…

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