Archive: 2012
Good Work: Creating Momentum
The flow experience is the effective merging of action and awareness.-Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi When my daughter was in eighth grade she played on two basketball teams, you could see that one team had it and one team did not. The school team and club team consisted of many of…
Start Making: Startup Stories from Entrepreneurs
Check out the Start Making series, more than a dozen great videos from entrepreneurs on the joys and challenges of starting a company.
Technically Speaking: How Common are the Common Core?
How common are the CCSS really, and who is systematically tracking state-specific CCSS modifications and additions? Doug Levin asks important questions about the Common Core. How much variation in state-specific CCSS standards language can be tolerated at a technical level to ensure interoperability across states? What is the process for ongoing governance of CCSS implementation at the technical level?
Staff Picks: Common Core & Cloud
Tom Picks Common Core Standards Tom says, “The Common Core State Standards, which already cover 80 percent of America’s students, will be extremely beneficial when linked to higher ed. Not only will this help develop courses for freshman, but allows teacher preparation courses to be tailored to the CCSS they…
Tony Bryk on Learning to Improve
As President the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Tony Bryk is doing applied research across networks his team created with support from a variety of foundations. Tony and team keep asking the networks “What does good look like and how does one go about getting good?”
SchoolTube Student Video Demonstrates Power of Digital Storytelling
Welcome to our first post for our new, Friday Films by SchoolTube series. Each week, we intend to share a little innovation, inspiration, and awe from students and teachers via video. Today we're excited to share with you a Tamalpais High School student's interpretation of a famous poem.
Robin Lake Takes New Leadership Role as Director of CRPE
The Center On Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) today announced Robin Lake as the new, acting director. After nearly 19 years as the head of CRPE, founder Paul Hill plans to step down from his position to focus more time on research and act as an advisor to the organization.
Innosight Institue Announces New Case Study On Data Systems for Competency-Based Learning
Innosight Institute announced today the release of “The engine behind WGU: Configuration of a competency-based information system,” a new case study by Senior Research Fellow Heath Staker about the Western Governors University (WSU) data system used to support competency-based learning.
Are American Students Workforce Ready?
Are American students workforce ready? To what extent do schools teach workforce readiness skills? How do we measure workforce readiness of individual students? Is a national measure of workforce readiness a needed tool to increase the focus on workforce readiness? Can such a measure be developed and endorsed and utilized by all the sectors that “theoretically” need it?
Utah Proves to be Innovative National Leader
Utah has shown a strong commitment to Digital Learning Now’s 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning. By allowing students to have choice down to the course level, families are able to make the best decision for every student’s academic success.