Students compete to demonstrate their manufacturing technology skills at the SkillsUSA Championships in Kansas City, Mo. Photo courtesy of Autodesk.

Over two decades ago when the U.S. shifted its investment from a manufacturing economy to one focused on the financial and technology industries,...

Woodshops like this one at Seattle's Central Community College are quickly disappearing. Photo by Joe Mabel. Permission granted by photographer.

Shop classes have all but disappeared from many American schools, and at first glance that might seem like a logical step. Why would today's...

Last year the young winners of the

Who says we have to ask overburdened and testing-constrained teachers to overhaul our educational system? Students aren't confronted with an educator's impediments, so they might actually be in a better position to lead the charge. We can target new ways of learning to the kids and let them be the...

There has been a great deal of discussion about what we need to change in K-12 education; our urgency to integrate technology into the classroom is just one example. But as we talk about what needs to be different, let's not forget what has worked in the past. There was...

In baseball they say, "Hit 'em where they ain't." In education, I think the phrase needs to be, "Teach 'em where they are."

Bringing technology into the classroom is an obvious goal and a worthy one. But it's not the only way to enhance learning in the gaming era. We...

Last Friday, Columbia Pictures released Green Hornet, a movie about an unlikely super hero, which uses much of the same innovative technology behind digital film spectacles like Avatar. No doubt kids are transfixed; they may have gone multiple times and will likely become addicted...