Archive: 2018
Project-Based Learning
The Keys to High Quality PBL: Public Products and Presentations of Work
Public products and presentations of student learning are key to truly high quality PBL. One way to engage students in publicly presenting their projects, products and learning is through exhibition nights.
Future of Work
Design Thinking and Other Learning Priorities to Educate Today’s Students for the Coming Automation Economy
For young people facing novelty and complexity, critical attack skills include design thinking, project management, data science, and delivering in teams. Here's how we can give them those skills.
Future of Learning
Learning Engineering: Merging Science and Data to Design Powerful Learning Experiences
By: Shelly Blake-Plock. A Learning Engineer is someone who draws from evidence-based information about human development — including learning — and seeks to apply these results at scale to create affordable, reliable, data-rich learning environments. Learn more here.
EdTech
8 Examples of the Future of EdTech, Fresh from FETC
The enthusiasm and passion of the presenters, vendors, and most importantly, the educators at FETC 2018 made the future of education technology look very bright. In this post, we look at eight vendors that encapsulate the future of EdTech.
Equity & Access
A Turning Point. South Carolina Rural Schools Find Success.
Colleton County High and Scott’s Branch have been working to change the I-95 corridor region into a “Corridor of Innovation” instead of a “Corridor of Shame.” These two schools are improving education in their economically depressed communities by implementing new school models that bolster teacher and student capacity and create real-world learning experiences for students.
EdTech
The Social Studies’ Dilemma: Integrating Writing Without Losing Focus
By: Wayne D'Orio. Schools are demanding more writing from students, and lots of that writing is expected to take place in social studies classes. What hasn’t changed is the amount of time social studies teachers have to correct papers.
EdTech
Preventing Problems with Predictive Analytics
By: Danielle Myers. By regularly reviewing your facility analytics and constantly identifying new ways to monitor the environment, you will reduce maintenance costs in the long run, while also ensuring a safe space for your faculty to teach and your students to learn.
Post-Secondary
3 Predictions for HigherEd in 2018
By: Jeff Selingo. This January, like every other, we’ve been provided with plenty of predictions for the year ahead in higher ed. Here are three more for you to consider.
Personalized Learning
Students LEAD to Learn (Thanks to New Friday Institute Initiative)
We all learn differently, and, as adults, we can often advocate for or find solutions to help us find experiences that best fit our learning style. Unfortunately, students often don’t have the resources or even the knowledge to know how to advocate for themselves.
Early Learning
At FETC, Early Learning is Central to the Future of EdTech
FETC 2018 has made clear that the clarion call to ensure that today’s students are prepared for a global, digital future has been extended to include our youngest learners.