Archive: Jul 2013
E-Rate 2.0 is Here
We believe it is time to compete. To do this, we need to work together with the Federal Communications Commission on E-Rate 2.0 and rally around clear broadband capacity goals for every school.
Deeper Project Based Learning
High Tech High, Casco, DSST, Odyssey and other schools we’ve studied suggest help us conclude with 4 main lessons that help avoid low-level activities and promote deeper learning projects.
EdTech 10: Summer Off? No way!
Teachers this summer are soaking up more than sunshine! We’ve noticed that our recent posts with teaching resources are making their way around the internet faster than a barefoot kid running across hot pavement!
Aspen Institute Task Force Starts the Conversation
The Aspen Institute announced the launch of the Aspen Institute Task Force on Learning and the Internet, a MacArthur-supported forum to contribute towards the effort of improving online learning experiences for our students and optimize them for safety and innovation. The task force mission is to enable students to make smart decisions and responsible choices while on the Internet.
7 Myths and Facts About Online Learning
Now that the number of students taking at least one online course has surpassed 6.7 million, it's high time we dispel the myths and discover the truth about online learning.
Changing to a Competency Based Grading System: A Student View
My New Hampshire high school made the shift to a competency-based grading and reporting system two years ago. Educators who talk to me about that experience often want to know what that change process looked like from a student’s perspective.
“School of Thought” Video Series Launched
"The School of Thought videos serve as our end goal, one from which we start with and build our theory of change model, use a back mapping process to align the research we are conducting today to that future vision, and determine investigative projects and collaborations over time to move us from where we are today to that end goal."
Digital Learning Conversation With Sal Khan
Governor Jeb Bush, former Secretary Condoleezza Rice, and Laurene Powell-Jobs sat down with Sal Khan in late April to discuss the state and challenges of digital learning and education in the United States.
Aspire Public Schools Launch Schoolzilla
Aspire Public Schools announced that its student performance tool, Schoolzilla, will launch as an independent startup. This is the first time a public school system has developed an innovative student performance tool that is launching as an independent entity.
Finding the STEM in Sports with NBC Learn
“Science of Golf” shows students how the principles of science affect everything about the game- from the anatomy of a golf bow, a player’s swing, the math behind golf scoring, and the evolution of the golf club.