Archive: 2012
Personalized Learning
Staff Picks
Tom Picks “Creative Cities: New Orleans & Imagine K12 Demo Day: 11 Rising Startups“ Tom says, “Last week I visiting startups in New Orleans one night and attended the ImagineK12 demo day in Palo Alto the next day. Two years ago a week like that would not have happened.
Innov8
SMARTtech Roundup: This Week’s Digital Developments
Blended Schools & Tools A new study from Cisco found the magic number: 67 percent. That is: 67 percent percent of educators report that students who participate in blended learning also improve their test scores by 67 percent. Louisiana announced the list of potential “Course Choice” Providers…
Personalized Learning
Infographic: What Is College Readiness?
The demands of colleges and careers have changed over the last several years. There's an increase need of technological skills that may include coding, cyber security, IT, and design. In addition, fluency in ready, writing, and critical thinking is as important as ever. College admissions and employers are saying that the typical student today is coming into college and the workforce with deficits in their knowledge and skills. So, what does it mean to be ready for college today?
Personalized Learning
Five Free Online Courses (MOOCs) to Help Your Career
Massive open online courses, or MOOCs, have become all the buzz among higher-education experts. The idea is that anyone, anywhere can sign up to take a course from the nation’s top institutions like Harvard, MIT, Princeton, and Stanford. This is undoubtedly an exciting idea. With tuition costs rising and student loan debt topping $1 trillion, the future of our higher education system will rely on innovations like MOOCs.
EdTech
Imagine K12 Demo Day: 11 Rising Startups
"The future of our education system and the future of the country are inextricably tied," said Imagine K12 co-founder Tim Brady. He said transformation is "not a matter of if, only how" and #ik12 plans to be part of "ushering in the how, keeping student outcome front and center."
Personalized Learning
What Does an Ideal Learning Environment Look Like?
How would you describe the perfect learning environment? Yes, I realize the question is open-ended, and after launching Compass Learning’s Ideal Learning Environment Video Contest, it’s evident that plenty of people have very specific thoughts regarding their education. We received 100 video entries of teachers, students, and parents describing or showing us their vision of the ideal learning environment. And let me just tell you: I was shocked at the range of creative ideas submitted.
Personalized Learning
Creating Authentic Jobs For Student Learning Teams
I think students have wised up to us. We’ve meant well as we’ve given them small jobs and empowered them with assigned roles for classroom activities. We’ve asked them to be note-takers and time-keepers. They’ve pounded our erasers in the previous century, just as they clean our whiteboards today.
Personalized Learning
5 Instructional Shifts to Promote Deep Learning
Technology is a powerful tool for learning that can be used effectively to help students develop the skills necessary to succeed in school and beyond. Students can develop transferrable knowledge and skills as they engage in learning experiences that require them to construct knowledge. In order to facilitate these types of deep learning experiences, an adjustment in traditional instructional practices is necessary. These ideas are supported by the Common Core State Standards.
EdTech
KnowledgeWorks Releases New Forecast to Regenerate the Learning Ecosystem
KnowledgeWorks released the third edition of its groundbreaking education forecast, which describes where education stakeholders will have greater and easier access to entrepreneurship and capital, where educators will redefine professional roles, and where career pathways will require increased acquired skills and certifications, this week.
Personalized Learning
Protecting Your Teaching Investment: Help Students Retain Knowledge While Away From School
For years, when school breaks drew to a close, educators were faced with the task of refocusing students suffering from the proverbial “brain drain” after weeks or months away from the classroom. Despite the best intentions of holiday reading lists and math worksheets, not to mention the lack of focus that can accompany the end of the semester or school year, students were returning to the classroom at a different point than they left.