Archive: 2016
EdTech
15 Actionable Strategies for Increasing Student Motivation and Engagement
By: Terri Eichholz. Although it seems paradoxical for teachers to extrinsically motivate students to intrinsically motivate themselves, here are 15 ideas to help students own their own learning and success.
Leadership
100 Tips & Insights for Opening Great New Schools
Opening a good, new school is a huge challenge. This toolkit provides practical tips and insights from school leaders across the country.
EdTech
EdWeek Chief Reflects on Three Decades of Change in U.S. Education
Our latest podcast features Virginia Edwards, Education Week's chief editor and president of Editorial Products in Education (EPE), discussing what she witnessed in education transformation over the three decade span of her career.
Leadership
A New Model for Professional Development
By: Brad Spirrison. Professional development for educators in the digital age should be participatory in nature, where ideas and resources are exchanged and incorporated into instruction.
Personalized Learning
College Degrees More Important Than Ever
According to a report released by the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, almost 12 million U.S. jobs have been created post recession and virtually all have gone to workers with at least some college.
EdTech
How Your Next Freshman Class Will Expect Personalized Learning
By: Robert McGuire. An interview with Tom Vander Ark on how primary and secondary schools are implementing personalized adaptive learning and what higher education institutions can learn from these experiences.
EdTech
EdTech 10: It’s All Just Learning to Us
While we often focus on K-12, we’re always eager to share important and exciting news about developments in informal learning, early learning and professional learning--because it’s all just learning to us.
Personalized Learning
Ahh Yeah! The Slow Jams Are Back
What do you get when you cross Jimmy Fallon with East Hall High School's innovative Studio 113 American Literature class? Another awesome "Slow Jam The Poem" lesson plan.
Early Learning
Welcome to the Unclassroom
By: Dr. Jan Rashid. Have you heard of unconferences? Here’s how our school district is using flexible learning spaces and 24/7 access to digital content to create unclassrooms--the ever-evolving classrooms of the future.
Leadership
Project-Based and Place-Based Learning in New Tech Schools
By: Julie McBride. Here are two examples of how New Tech Network schools often engage in project-based and place-based learning experiences that leverage partnerships and community assets for authentic and meaningful student learning.