Archive: 2016
Closing the Opportunity Gap at University Academy
K-12 charter school University Academy in Kansas City has become one of Missouri's most elite public schools by focusing on bridging both the opportunity gap and achievement gap for its students.
EdTech 10: Today’s Word is “Capacity”
This week's edition features the people, organizations, institutions and companies working hard to build the capacity of teachers, leaders and students to “do, experience and understand.”
Leading Online and Offline: New Book Offers 6 Tips for EdLeaders
Blending Leadership, the new book from Stephen Valentine and Reshan Richards, is a quick, story filled, illustrated set of six suggestions for school leaders.
3 Teacher Tips for the PBL Paradigm Shift
By: Jenny Pieratt. The paradigm shift from teacher to PBL facilitator is not one that happens overnight, over one training or through one project. Here are three tips to help teachers best prepare for success in a project-based world.
12 SEL Organizations Making a Difference
Around the world, schools, districts and individual educators are embracing broader aims including social emotional learning (SEL) and growth mindsets.
35 Leaders on the Successes and Challenges of Project-Based Learning
35 leaders from around the country discuss what is working and what needs improvement in implementing high quality project-based learning.
Place-based Learning, #OutsideSchoolWalls
Steven Guttentag. Students learn #OutsideSchoolWalls all year round, and in doing so, have many opportunities for enriched learning that may not be found inside a classroom or textbook.
Smart Review | The Wild Robot and Talking to Kids about AI
Carri reviews the new book The Wild Robot and discusses its connections to Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the implications for today’s young learners.
Instructional Design: Inspire Students and Empower Teachers
By Blake Beus. As educators today, we have more tools available for our use than any generation of students or teachers before us. It’s our job to decide which tools we want to bring into our classrooms and how we want to use them. This is no small task.
Student Activities to Promote Diversity, Inclusion and Empathy
Here are several classroom activities I recommend trying with your students that promote empathy and diversity and have a positive impact on classroom culture.