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Boot Camp Parents Shape Up to Impact Ed Policy
Seventy-five such parents joined PublicSchoolOptions.org’s 2013 Annual Parent Advocacy Boot Camp, where they explored the national education debate and learned how to impact reform in their own states.
Transforming Results for Kids, Our Nation’s Most Important Human Capital
Education Pioneers’ nationwide network of 2,000+ talented leaders grew by more than 25% when we joined forces with TBC and SDP through Activate ED.
The Top Ten Challenges of Implementing New Technology
Most schools have new programs and initiatives every year, but don’t lose sight of your existing goals. If you had a successful first year, plan to expand and improve in year two.
Top Ten Ways to Save Money on Ed Tech
What is the product being hired to do? This question, asked by Harvard professor Clay Christensen, should guide many of your internal conversations and serve as a focal point in the buying process.
Alumni Engagement | The Next Innovation
We realized the College Summit alumni were the missing piece to complete the peer-to-peer experience and make a huge impact with our current high school students.
Innovation Happens at the School House
Creating good governance and culture can’t just fall on the principal. A school needs governance to innovate. The Governance Councils can connect with the school’s community and offer support and insight.”
Fun New Apps for Learning From edshelf
From enabling memorization through multimedia to practicing social skills via simulated situations, here are six notable tools that were added to edshelf in the past week by educators such as yourselves.
Changing to a Competency Based Grading System: A Student View
My New Hampshire high school made the shift to a competency-based grading and reporting system two years ago. Educators who talk to me about that experience often want to know what that change process looked like from a student’s perspective.
Post-Industrial Pedagogy
Quality and access to education continue to top the list of education priorities in countries across the world. But finding balance between both access and quality is something policy makers, educators and community leaders have wrestled with for decades.
Coding Is Not Just For Computer Programmers
If the thought of learning how to code has ever crossed your mind (more likely it hasn't, but that's alright), good news: the current climate for programmers in America couldn't be better.