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Offer of Service
Offer of Service
📌 Request a Consultation
📌 Request a Consultation
Tell us about your teaching challenge, and we’ll help you find the best learning-first solution.
Our Approach to Educational Technology Support
Our Approach to Educational Technology Support
We believe technology should enhance learning, not dictate it. Instead of starting with a tool, we begin by understanding your learning goals and challenges.
We work with you to identify pedagogical strategies first and then match them with the right technology to support your students’ success.
How We Support Educators
How We Support Educators
Help you identify key learning challenges in your classroom
Explore research-based teaching strategies
Recommend technology tools that align with your goals
Provide hands-on guidance for implementation
Shifting from ‘Tech-First’ to ‘Learning-First’
Shifting from ‘Tech-First’ to ‘Learning-First’
Why the Shift?
Why the Shift?
Traditional EdTECH approaches often start with selecting technology and then finding ways to integrate it into learning.
The new approach begins by identifying learning challenges first and selecting technology to support pedagogical solutions.
Benefits
Benefits
Learning-First Approach
Learning-First Approach
Improves student engagement
Aligns with educational best practices
Enhances retention and understanding
Encourages adaptive, flexible learning environments
Ensures meaningful technology integration
Educational Technology Consultants
Educational Technology Consultants
Tim Foreman
Tim Foreman
Ron Turchyniak
Ron Turchyniak
What Matters to Us When We Work with Teachers
What Matters to Us When We Work with Teachers
We believe that technology should serve learning, not lead it.
That’s why we start by listening to teachers and understanding their students’ needs.
When we collaborate, we focus on:
When we collaborate, we focus on:
Learning First
Learning First
We begin with the learning goals, not the tools.
Pedagogy at the Core
Pedagogy at the Core
We support teaching practices that are grounded in research and responsive to real classroom challenges.
Purposeful Technology
Purposeful Technology
We use frameworks like TPACK (tpack.org) and SAMR to help choose and use technology in ways that truly enhance learning.
Collaboration and Respect
Collaboration and Respect
We work with teachers, not for them, valuing their expertise and building solutions together.
Simplicity and Clarity
Simplicity and Clarity
We aim to make things easy to understand, practical to apply, and meaningful for students.
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