Posts by Mary Ryerse
Personalized Learning
Students Earn and Learn Through Next Gen CTE Model
In Next Generation Career Pathways: A Manufacturing Case Study we assert that new career pathways that combine blended learning strategies with work-based experiences can close the manufacturing skills gap.
Personalized Learning
Hey Mom, Can We Code This Weekend?
I was asked this by our eight year old son, Luke, just a few days ago. What prompted it? He got to make a device upon which he could also game, and would eventually code.
Personalized Learning
25 Reasons to Give Thanks for Teachers
As we prepare to gather round Thanksgiving tables and give thanks, it is a great opportunity to give thanks for teachers, for the many things they do every day to enrich the lives of students.
Leadership
Feed My Starving Children: Community Comes Together for Global and Local Impact
A local community in Minnesota is coming together to take on one of the biggest issues of our time and they’re doing it in a thoughtful and collaborative way. Further proof that communities can connect kids and citizens to broader causes. In doing so, we help students reach broader goals.
EdTech
Technology Will Save Us is Powering MakerEd in UK
BBC is ensuring that every 12 year old in the UK will have a DIY Kit in their hands this fall and is working with Technology Will Save Us to make it happen. The kit that will be distributed - and the strategy to inspire - was an updated homage to the original BBC Micro, an early programmable home PC that introduced many people in the UK to computers for the first time.
Personalized Learning
12 Reasons All Kids Should Try a Triathlon
Every kid should try a triathlon. In doing so, they will be active, help others, and prove to themselves what they can do. Most kids (some with adaptations) can participate in swim, bike, and run events where it’s not about “who got picked,” instead it’s about “personal best.”
Leadership
Social Emotional Learning in Action: How a Leading District Responded to the Community’s Clarion Call
We sit down with Paul Goren, Superintendent of Evanston/Skokie School District in Evanston, IL to talk about Social Emotional Learning (SEL). Goren shares examples of initiatives, his background in SEL and the response by parents in the shifting emphasis in SEL.
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For the School Supply List: 25 Ways to Promote Effort, Attitude and Respect
Pens, pencils and paper shouldn't be the only things on your school supply list this year. Don't forget to equip your students with mindsets like effort, respect and attitude.
Personalized Learning
GPS Education Partners: Closing the Manufacturing Employment Gap
GPS Education Partners tackles skills gap in advanced manufacturing by providing students viable training that results in certification. GPS will be expanding to 50 learning centers over the next three years.
Leadership
Leaders, Learners and Designers all Listen First
Leaders listen deeply and fully to others, reflect for others their beauty and talents, and act with profound respect for the dignity and worth of all people. For each of those key processes here are some connections for relationships, learning and design.