Archive: 2018
InquirED Combines Curriculum and PD To Support Inquiry-Based Learning
InquirED is an unusual EdTech startup in several ways. It combines curriculum and professional learning in ways that support teachers. It’s female-led. Shanti Elangovan is a scrappy entrepreneur with three master’s degrees (education, business and health).
In Broward County, Student Voice Impacts the Classroom and Beyond
When students have a voice, and they know their voices matter, they realize they have agency in their own lives and in broader social, political and economic conversations. And then, great things happen.
The Rise of AI: What’s Happening, What it Means, How to Prepare?
At SXSW EDU last week we hosted a meetup to discuss the implications of artificial intelligence on education. Thought leaders and forward thinkers discussed what’s happening, what it means and how we can prepare.
Bots & Big Cities: What Do They Mean for Our Kids?
This post was originally published in April of 2016. Since then, the world has changed in a number of big (and unexpected) ways. We hope this glance into the recent past will serve as a powerful reminder of why you are working to improve the learning of the students you serve, and lend a sense of urgency to the important work you are doing.
Our Future Coders are in Our K-12 Classrooms Today
By: Kelsey Parrasch. Teachers who are nervous about incorporating computer science and coding into their classroom can try learning alongside their students. Engaging game-based learning and student competitions have the power to build confidence and interest in everyone involved.
Integrating Computational Thinking into Your Elementary Classroom
By: Grant Smith. Over time, we have gone from a focus on coding (often in isolation) to a more broad idea of computer science as a whole, and now to the refined idea of computational thinking as a foundational understanding for all students.
The Ripple Effects of Resilience
By: Brian LeTendre. As students learn to persevere through challenging problems, learn from their mistakes and believe in their own ability to achieve, they are also developing skills that will help them navigate the world outside of school.
Can Learning Management Systems Help Student-Led Learning?
By: Breanna Reynolds. When given the space and freedom to implement personalized learning in your dream classroom, how does one navigate scaling implementation for the masses? We need good learning management systems and we need them now.
Why your School’s Next Hire Should Be an Opportunity Wrangler
School systems across the country are investing in a deliberate manner to connect students to supports and opportunities. Here are four examples of the different shapes those investments are taking.
Introducing a Framework for High Quality Project Based Learning
By Tom Vander Ark and Emily Liebtag - Projects are an easy way to engage students in authentic challenges, but delivering all of the possible benefits requires well-constructed, sustained and supported experiences. This new Framework can help develop such experiences.