Good communication between teachers and parents is vital to ensure that both are working toward the same goals—helping students learn and grow. The ability to easily communicate with parents helps them stay informed about the status of their child’s schoolwork (meaning no surprises), and it helps parents be a part of their child’s education both…
If you aren’t using formative assessments yet, you are missing out on a way to gather valuable information that informs your teaching while setting your students up for success. What are formative assessments? When we talk about assessments in education, the focus is often on the summative or final assessments. While summative assessments conducted at…
Our experience at ISTE 2018, June 24-27 in Chicago, was beyond exciting. Dubbed “the epicenter of edtech,” ISTE is the place to see and experience the technologies, trends and inspirations that are shaping the future of education. Our Skooler presence in the Microsoft Education booth gave us the chance to rub elbows with some of…
Education technology is here to stay. For some, the process of digitization may seem forced. When technology doesn’t fit the way we work, it adds complexity. It can feel like we’re using technology for technology’s sake, just to have it on the agenda. It doesn’t have to be this way. Education technology should be simple to…
Skooler is on a mission to make K-12 education better – for students, parents, teachers and administrators – with tools that encourage better communication, improve educational outcomes and prepare students for their professional lives. We sat down with founder Tor Ove Henriksen to talk about his inspiration in starting Skooler, why he decided to bring…
