Archive: 2016
Cultivating Cross-Cultural Competence in Costa Rica
By: Abel McClennen. Learn more about La Paz Community School: a rural, ecologically and ethnically diverse PreK-12 school in Costa Rica where all cultures, ethnicities and socioeconomic levels are openly embraced and celebrated.
10 XQ Super Schools Announced: Leading the Way in Rethinking High School
The XQ team invited schools across the nation to engage in a Discover-Design-Develop challenge. After several phases that processed over 700 applications, these 10 Super Schools were announced as the challenge winners.
Online Learning Day: 8 Trends Improving Student Options
It’s been two decades since the first online schools and degree programs emerged. In celebration of National Online Learning Day today, here are eight trends we're seeing that improve online learning options.
On Becoming More Than Preparing: 10 Tips on Developing Humans
The importance of social emotional learning is widely recognized as key to success in life as it can help today's students become better learners, team members, contributors and friends.
Are Your District Finances Ready For ESSA?
By: Michael Goetz. Under the new ESSA fiscal regulations, districts will need to prove these three requirements to show they are equitably distributing dollars before additional federal dollars can supplement state and local funds.
Recognizing Remarkable Teacher Accomplishments
By: Dr. Jennifer Williams. Today's teachers are in a constant state of exploration and discovery, so let's celebrate their achievements and recognize them as valued resources within learning networks.
Project-Based Teaching: The Untamed Spaces of Innovation
By: Jill Ackers-Clayton. Our challenge as educators is to determine what we need in order to provide the right environment where the collision between real-life context and real-life content are happening for our kids.
EdTech 10: Personalized Learning 2.0
We’re still in the early stages of the personalized learning revolution, however stories like this week’s top ten show we’re definitely on the path to Personalized Learning 2.0.
Data is Great, but Action is Key
By: Dr. James E. McCoy. As a superintendent, I need to empower principals and teachers with technology to successfully execute our educational development plan while meeting all standards. Here is how my district plans to do both this school year.
Personalized Learning in 2016: What’s Working, What’s Missing
We've made a great deal of progress in personalized learning in the last five years, but there is still work to do. Here are six signs of progress as well as six barriers to overcome in 2016.