Tina Nazerian
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San Francisco, CA, United States
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Can Designing Video Games Help Kids Gain Hard and Soft Skills?
Steve Isaacs has long identified as a gamer. And when he’s not spending time with some of his favorites—StarCraft and Hearthstone—he’s teaching middle ... → Read More
Educators Share How Video Games Can Help Kids Build SEL Skills
Paul Darvasi is teaching his 12th graders that if there’s something about themselves they don’t like, they have the power to change it.To do so, he’s ... → Read More
Learning to Breathe: Educators Use Yoga and Meditation to Reduce Burnout
SAN FRANCISCO — Kimberley Rose knew that breathing exercises could help kids calm down. Yet she never would have incorporated them into her classroom ... → Read More
In a New Survey, Teachers Say There’s a Disconnect in Computer Science Education
Is there a disconnect in current efforts to teach computer science? Some teachers think so. In a new survey, 88 percent of teacher respondents said ... → Read More
Moving from Face-to-Face to Online Teaching Can Be Hard. Here’s One Expert’s Advice.
Enrollment in online courses is rising. But the shift to online instruction can be challenging for some instructors who have spent most of their ... → Read More
YouTube Launches $20 Million Fund as Part of ‘Learning’ Initiative
Ever turn to YouTube to learn “how to” do something? You’re hardly alone. Last year, videos with those two words in the title amassed over a billion ... → Read More
How a 5-Decade Old Education Company Reinvented Itself
Curriculum Associates has been around for about five decades, and has reinvented itself throughout the years. Like many other education companies that ... → Read More
Educating the Whole Child? Consider How Their Brains Work
Children often live in two different worlds. That was the premise of a video Akimi Gibson, the vice president and education publisher of Sesame ... → Read More
AI and Personalized Learning That Goes Beyond Tech: The Latest Camelback Ventures Cohort
Aaron Walker, founder and CEO of an incubator based in New Orleans called Camelback Ventures, believes there’s talent everywhere. That’s why his ... → Read More
How a Composting Initiative Led to the Growth of an Unexpected Learning Space
Language teacher Serena Maniscalco never thought a composting initiative she led several years ago would lead to the development of an learning space ... → Read More
Nonprofit Arm of Salesforce Donates $15.5 Million to San Francisco and Oakland Schools
Salesforce.org, the nonprofit division of Salesforce, today pledged to give $15.5-million to two California school districts to bolster computer ... → Read More
FBI Warns Educators and Parents About Edtech’s Cybersecurity Risks
The FBI has released a public service announcement warning educators and parents that edtech can create cybersecurity risks for students.Specifically, ... → Read More
What Teachers and Parents Want From School Data
Two new polls show that parents and teachers are in step when it comes to their beliefs on data in education. Both groups think data can help them make ... → Read More
Jeff Bezos Adds Preschools to His Resume
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has his hands in e-commerce, space expeditions and carbonless energy—and now, he’s adding preschools to that list.In a tweet ... → Read More
The Unintentional Ways Schools Might Be Violating FERPA, and How They Can Stay Vigilant
Want to throw away old student records? Make sure you don’t just put them in trash cans—shred them first. If you don’t, your institution might get ... → Read More
Tear Down That Wall? Why Data Walls May Cause More Harm Than Good.
At Inkster Preparatory Academy outside Detroit, students track their scores on the high-stakes NWEA Map test on the walls of their classrooms. Their ... → Read More
Students Tackle Myths, Stereotypes and Social Change in Video Game Showcase
A cat out to get revenge against a fraternity. An Asian-American man who refuses to live up to stereotypes, seeking instead to become a career house ... → Read More
Survey Says: Parents Think Tech Companies Should Help Build Kids’ Digital Skills
As the debate about children’s screen time continues to rage, a new survey commissioned by Microsoft sheds some light on where parents stand.For one, ... → Read More
‘Prohibition Will Get You Nowhere’: Writer and Activist Cory Doctorow’s Message to Schools and Educators
It’s not unheard of for an instructor to tee up a YouTube video for a lesson, only to have the content blocked by the school or district’s censorware. ... → Read More
How an Oakland Nonprofit Is Teaching Girls Environmental STEM in a Way That Hits Close to Home
Situated in West Oakland, the nonprofit Techbridge Girls works to expose girls from low-income communities to STEM. Environmental education is one of ... → Read More