Ben Forta

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May 29, 2025

SFUSD and "Grading for Equity"

SFUSD has paused implementation of a controversial "grading for equity" plan amid significant backlash from parents, politicians, and even Board of Education members. Some of the concerns raised feel valid, others appear to be more emotional than rational. Students absolutely should be allowed...

January 14, 2024

K12ArtChat Podcast

Matthew & Laura Grundler invited me to join their popular K-12ArtChat Podcast to talk content creation vs. consumption, Adobe Express, creativity in the classroom, and the right way to harness technology to create more joyful classrooms and engaged learners. Here's a Google Podcast link ....

July 6, 2023

Arduino Uno R4 Is Here

I have been using the iconic Arduino Uno R3 for classroom projects for many years now. The boards are easy-to-use, reliable, and inexpensive (important, as eagerly enthusiastic hands playing with power supplies and soldering irons have been known to occasionally fry them). After many years, the...

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