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Peter Grimm

Peter Grimm serves as Edmentum's Director of Academy Program Development. Before joining Edmentum, he served as a teaching and learning director in Minnesota, capping a 27-year career in public education. Peter holds an Ed.S. in K-12 Administration from Concordia University and an M.S. in Educational Psychology from the University of Minnesota.

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The X Factor of Hope

Hope. With everything that has happened in the year 2020, the word “hope” is not something I currently hear expressed by my former and present colleagues in education.

[Courseware Feature Focus] Our New Project-Based Learning Activities

We designed our STEM PBL activities with the goal of cultivating 21st century workplace skills, helping students develop higher-order thinking (get students creating!), increasing student agency, and ultimately, providing opportunities for sustained inquiry.

Bringing Experiential Learning to Students Through Augmented Reality

Growing up, most of us saw a picture of the Mona Lisa at least once, probably as a picture in a textbook or a poster in a classroom.

[Administrator Tips] Proactive Online Credit Recovery Aligned to MEIRS

Let’s explore some online credit recovery practices through the lens of the Minnesota Early Indicator and Response System (MEIRS), matching strategies and approaches to some of the steps of the system.

[Administrator Tips] Using Study Island’s Built Tests to Guide Learning in Minnesota

During my years as a teaching and learning director in Minnesota, I loved the fall. A month into the school year, schools were abuzz with learning, and fall activities were in full swing.

How to Evaluate EdTech Tools that Support Teaching & Learning

Modern classrooms are being transformed by technology. Recent, dramatic increases in student access to technology through bring-your-own-device (BYOD) and 1:1 initiatives have provided teachers with blended and virtual learning opportunities for their students that can fundamentally change how learning occurs. As the traditional classroom evolves into an environment rich in technology, educators are looking for guidance on how to choose the best educational technology (edtech) solutions.