Full STEAM Ahead: PBL & the Arts in 2018
Too often, however, we relegate the fine, creative, and performing arts to drama, creative writing, and art class electives, rather than incorporating them into our instruction of STEM subjects like math, computer science, or physics.
Edu-lutions (Happy New Year)
What is your #EduResolution? How can you help create the future of learning? This New Years we encourage you to recommit or redefine your goals and we've created a handy tool to help!
Navigating School Leadership: 5 Lessons
Here, we look at five lessons learned, specific to the navigation of school leadership. Meet the new year, your staff and your community where they are at with the intention of traveling with them, to where you would like to take them.
How Michigan CoOp Connects Leaders to Improve Education
By: Marsha Myles Bahra. The Michigan CoOp is a network of school districts that are early adopters of successful, efficient, and effective learning models. Members leverage each other’s strengths to create new opportunities for student learning.
All Sides Agree: It’s Time For Educators to Embrace Technology
By: Mike Silagadze. Rather than feeling overwhelmed by technology and the booming EdTech industry, educators should embrace the opportunity to reduce costly barriers and improve the in-class experience for students.
Four Iowa Schools Getting Personalized Learning Right
By: Meredith Allen. Today, I’d like to showcase a few Iowa schools that I think are absolute gems of personalized learning, with some key takeaways for educators and administrators implementing personalized learning in their own classroom, school or district.
Afterschool Programs a Solution to Technology Access and Learning for Young People
By: Gina Warner. With the support of a $500,000 grant from Google, the NAA will be able to help both students and educators access necessary tools to maximize technology-based learning after school. Learn more here.
Balancing Choice, Collaboration and Community
As the facilitator of my student’s learning, I do need to retain ownership of some aspects of their learning. But if I am to truly create writers who write things that the world will want to read, I’ve got to open the world up to them.
How Schools Around the World are Tackling Social Justice – Part 1
Are there social justice issues going on within your community, and how do you address them within the context of your school? In our new #SmartPlanet series, we're seeking and sharing the voices of schools and educators striving for equity and social justice.
How Blockchain Will Transform Credentialing (and Education)
While still in it's infancy, Blockchain has the power to transform education by increasing learner ownership and control over data, reducing institutional data costs, ending paper based certificates and more.