CREC: Education Technology | Hartford, Connecticut

At CREC, we believe technology should do more than work, it should transform. Our Education Technology services are built on the principle that digital tools should support authentic learning, strengthen relationships, and elevate both instruction and student well-being.

We help educators, school leaders, and families confidently navigate today’s complex digital world through solutions that are intentional, inclusive, and human-centered. Whether you're exploring how to integrate artificial intelligence (AI), build healthier digital habits, or enhance your curriculum with purposeful technology, CREC offers guidance that is both visionary and practical.

This isn’t about chasing trends. It’s about building strong, future-ready learning environments, together.

The CREC Difference

What sets CREC apart is not just what we do, it’s how we do it. Our team blends deep instructional expertise with a values-driven approach that puts student success and educator confidence at the center. We don’t offer one-size-fits-all packages. Instead, we listen first, then co-create solutions that reflect the unique needs of each school or district. With a focus on equity, social-emotional learning, and sustainable innovation, we help communities embrace technology in ways that are culturally responsive, developmentally appropriate, and aligned with real-world goals. Schools choose CREC not only for our knowledge but for our commitment to doing the right work, the right way.

Our Areas of Focus

AI for Education and Office Productivity

Discover how artificial intelligence can responsibly enhance instruction and school operations. From co-designing classroom-ready AI-infused lessons to helping administrators boost productivity, our workshops and services bring clarity and confidence to AI’s role in education.

AI in Education

AI is transforming education far beyond the classroom. CREC’s AI-focused services are designed to support students, teachers, administrators, and support staff in using AI tools responsibly, creatively, efficiently, and effectively.

Our AI offerings include:

  • Classroom Integration: Co-develop AI-infused lessons that encourage creativity, collaboration, and personalized learning for Grades K–12.
  • Efficiency & Productivity for Administrative Staff: Explore tools and strategies to streamline workflows, support data-informed decision-making, automate repetitive tasks, and enhance communication, freeing up time for what matters most.
  • Professional Learning for All Roles: Engage in tailored workshops that support school leaders, instructional coaches, and front-office staff with practical, real-time AI applications.
  • Ethics, Equity, and Digital Citizenship: Learn how to model and teach responsible AI use that aligns with privacy laws, DEI values, and digital wellness principles.

From designing innovative learning experiences to improving operational efficiency, we help districts harness AI to meet their educational goals responsibly and sustainably.

Curriculum & Instructional Technology Infusion

Partner with our team to create lessons and learning environments where technology supports equity, engagement, and social and emotional learning (SEL). We offer coaching, planning support, and tools to help educators integrate digital resources into instruction while maintaining academic and emotional relevance.

Curriculum & Instructional Technology Integration

Technology in the classroom should be intentional, inclusive, and inspired. CREC partners with educators to support the meaningful infusion of technology into teaching and learning, with a strong focus on social and emotional learning (SEL), engagement, and academic rigor.

Our services go beyond tool training, we focus on transforming instruction to create more personalized, relevant, and student-centered learning experiences.

Our CURIT offerings include:

  • Collaborative Lesson Design: Co-create tech-enhanced lessons and units that align to grade-level standards, embed SEL, and leverage student voice and choice.
  • Instructional Coaching & Job-Embedded PD: Hands-on support and modeling to build educator confidence and capacity in using digital tools mindfully and equitably.
  • Digital Tools for Engagement & Assessment: Explore tools such as interactive whiteboards, formative assessment platforms, adaptive learning systems, and multimedia tools for differentiated instruction.
  • Technology Integration Planning: Strategic guidance for curriculum leaders and coaches on embedding tech across subject areas while maintaining instructional coherence.
  • Support for Diverse Learners: Ensure integration plans include MLLs, students with disabilities, and those needing tiered support by aligning with UDL principles and accessibility tools.
  • We don’t just teach how to use technology, we focus on why and when, ensuring that instructional goals drive digital decisions.

Digital Health & Wellness

In today’s “always-on world”, digital wellness is no longer optional; it’s essential. CREC’s Digital Health & Wellness services are designed to empower students, staff, and families to navigate the digital world with awareness, balance, and purpose.

Our approach is proactive, inclusive, and grounded in current research, helping school communities develop lifelong digital habits that are safe, respectful, responsible, appropriate, and kind.

Our Digital Wellness offerings include:

  • Student Workshops & Lessons: Age-appropriate, engaging programming that builds digital citizenship, media balance, and online responsibility, aligned to CASEL, ISTE, and Common Core standards.
  • Staff Professional Development: Training for educators and school staff on modeling healthy digital behavior, addressing device misuse, and supporting student wellness in technology-rich environments.
  • Family Engagement Sessions: Interactive, solution-focused workshops that help caregivers implement home agreements, monitor online activity, and nurture healthy tech use at home.
  • Whole-School Implementation: Support with schoolwide wellness campaigns, digital behavior contracts, classroom agreements, and community-wide messaging.
  • Equity & Accessibility Integration: Ensuring that digital health conversations include neurodiverse learners, multilingual families, and students with disabilities through inclusive strategies and resources.

Digital wellness is about more than screen time, it’s about values, boundaries, and accountability in our connected lives. CREC helps your community lay the foundation for a healthy digital culture that lasts.

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CREC Central
111 Charter Oak Ave
Hartford, CT 06106
860-247-CREC

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