Katie Akerage
Ninth and tenth grade English language arts teacher in Athens, Georgia, who discusses classroom uses and challenges of Chromebooks and instructional technology.
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Mar 6, 2025 • 47min
Is education technology actually helping students learn?
Katie Akerage, a dedicated English teacher passionate about enhancing classic texts with tech, joins Antero Garcia, a Stanford professor advocating effective technology use in education, and Adam Fial, an expert in tech implementation in schools. Together, they explore whether the significant financial investments in educational technology truly enhance learning. They tackle the balance between digital tools and engaging teaching, the impact of post-pandemic tech shifts, and the disparities in access that affect student success.
Oct 14, 2025 • 35min
Is education technology actually helping students learn?
In this discussion, Antero Garcia, an education expert from Stanford, and Katie Akerage, a dedicated high school teacher, dive into the complex world of education technology. They explore whether tech truly enhances learning or simply distracts students. Katie shares her hands-on experiences with Chromebooks while Antero questions the effectiveness of narrow assessments and calls for prioritizing teacher input over software. The conversation also touches on the inequalities introduced by tech and the need for systemic changes in education.
