Tech with Heart: Leveraging Technology to Empower Student Voice, Ease Anxiety, and Create Compassionate Classrooms

Bring a Higher Level of Compassion to Your Teaching

Academic-related anxiety is common in high-achieving and struggling classrooms alike. So how can teachers calm students’ fears and empower them as learners?
Educator Stacey Roshan found the answer with technology. In Tech with Heart, Stacey shares that the fight to be first, the pressure to be right, and the stress surrounding test scores were just a few of the many reasons she chose to flip her class.

Creating interactive video lessons for students to watch at home and shifting in-class time to focus on student needs, discussion, and collaborative practice allows you to . . .

• Create more time for one-on-one interaction with students.
• Quickly see where students are struggling.
• Give all students (even introverts and those who need more time to process) the opportunity to share their voice and show their learning.

Using technology in the classroom isn’t just about automation! Tech with Heart shows you how to use edtech tools to humanize modern learning and help all learners to thrive.

“In a society that focuses on speed to the detriment of deep learning, Stacey offers proof that slowing down can help us create meaningful connections and draw out the best in our learners.” —Thomas C. Murray, director of innovation, Future Ready Schools

"As an organization pushing schools and districts to further refine their vision for personalization, we are excited to have a book focused on humanizing the way teachers and students use technology in classrooms." —Shawn Rubin, chief education officer, Highlander Institute

“Stacey’s book amazed me. It’s chock-full of innovative ideas for amplifying and engaging ALL our learners!” —Joey Taralson, director of community, Microsoft

"In Tech with Heart, Roshan takes you into her classroom, sharing both guiding principles and practical examples. With vulnerability and transparency, she shares her journey as student and teacher. The result is more than just teaching and learning differently. It's connecting and building students up differently."--Matt Miller, educator, speaker and author of Ditch That Textbook
"Stacey brings a human element to this Wild West of school-based technology integration. There's a real strength in the vulnerability that she writes with, reminding us all that ultimately, technology should serve to facilitate connections between teachers and students, rather than isolating us further."--Mary Jo Madda, creative strategy manager, Google
"Schools are finding themselves fraught with perceived expectations of perfectionism--in both students and teachers alike. Some could argue that classrooms are becoming anxiety-ridden incubators for our most vulnerable learners. Roshan plugs into this dynamic, deftly taking the reader behind the scenes through personal anecdotes and gritty, practical methods to unlock the flame burning inside the student. Tech with Heart will remind the reader of their own educational path and inspire them to align with and influence young people in need of connection--to humans and thoughtful edtech."--Rod Berger, PsyD, president and CEO, MindRocket Media Group, Inc. 
"This book takes a refreshing new approach to educational technology, told through deeply personal narratives about schools and education. In a world where digital tools and spaces are frequently weaponized and divisive, Roshan clearly illustrates how technology can bring humanity - and heart - into the classroom in ways that have a profound and lasting impact on students' lives."--Alec Couros, PhD, professor of educational technology and media, University of Regina
"As an introvert, Tech with Heart really resonated with me. Stacey Roshan shows us how her experiences as a student helped mold her into the teacher that her own students needed her to be. While addressing action steps that educators can take, Stacey places the emphasis where it belongs: on the relationships and sound pedagogical strategies that support the learning process."--Sarah Thomas, PhD, founder, #EduMatch

"One of the best new Education books" - BookAuthority