Is Personalized Learning the Answer?
By: Mark Lang. Education is under serious challenges today, and many believe that personalized learning is the answer. Before everyone jumps in, however, we need to examine its ability to address the real problems.
Infographic | Academic and Social Supports Matter for College Readiness
Of today’s high school graduates, data shows many are inadequately prepared for college. College-ready transcripts and college enrollment numbers are declining. In this infographic, we take a deeper look, and examine one successful strategy that has helped.
Innov8: Student Support
This week’s stories share a variety of ways EdLeaders are supporting student learning. From data interoperability efforts to creating pathways to college, it’s clear that we're all working to help students be successful in the future.
10 Strategies for Strengthening Academic and Social Support
The College Readiness Initiative launched through College Spark Washington has shown promising and informative results. An evaluation of the program suggests these 10 lessons for improving college readiness.
Modern Montessori: From Early Edu to High School
At this year’s ASU-GSV Summit our team had the opportunity to facilitate a discussion on modern Montessori school models with a group of inspiring school leaders from around the country. Here's what we learned.
What’s Really Better: Workforce Training or Four-Year College?
By: Stuart Udell. Today's Career Technical Education (CTE) model delivers a vastly different set of pathways for students than in the past, leading to high school graduation and meaningful, skilled 21st-century jobs.
Celebrating #EdCorpsWeek: How Student Entrepreneurs Are Contributing
By: Elyse Burden. Somewhere along the way we decided young people could only do what they were taught or told – and they definitely weren’t supposed to be participants in the ‘real world’ until they graduated. Here are three student businesses that are shifting the paradigm.
5 Science Experiments to Try With Your Elementary School Students
By: Scott Rhodes. Science experiments are a great way to elevate classroom participation and pique student interest in STEM careers and concepts. These five experiments can help pique that interest early, in elementary school.
Is Geometry the Unsung Hero of Mathematics Instruction?
By: Yana Mohanty. There is a widening gap between the effective teaching of geometry in elementary schools and the geometry skills students need in high school, and engaging instruction in geometry has traditionally been overlooked during middle school.
5 Ways OER Empower Teachers To Choose Their Own Classroom Adventure
By: Erika Aparaka. Here are five ways open educational resources (OER) empower teachers in their classrooms and help them find new ways to guide their students in their educational journeys.