Staying Ahead of the Robots: What Grads Should Know and Be Able To Do
The automation economy is changing the employment landscape, making it a good time to reconsider the purpose and goals of public education. How do we prepare students for success in the future?
A Back-To-School Toolkit For a Learner-Centered Culture
It's back-to-school time, and this toolkit from KnowledgeWorks provides tools to help education leaders get their school and their community ready to sustain a learner-centered culture year-round.
2018 SXSWedu PanelPicker is Open!
The SXSWedu PanelPicker is open from now until Friday, August 25. Take a second to register, click to give these sessions the thumbs up and share what you voted for on Twitter!
School Change: Go Fast and Go Slow
By: Mary Ryerse and Emily Liebtag. School change--be it a new initiative, a push for a shift in culture, or the adoption of a different teaching approach--requires both tortoises and hares.
Beyond Brilliant: The Blueprint for Learning Anything
An asset for learners of any age, "Beyond Brilliance: The Blueprint for Learning Anything" provides valuable insights for individuals with a desire to prepare themselves for a lifetime of learning.
Engaging Parents to Engage Learners: Digital Portfolios Can Make it Happen
By: Chris Besse. Digital portfolios are bringing parents into the classroom in a very powerful way--here's why they work.
Creating Positive Learning Environments for a New School Year
Nothing is more crucial than creating a positive learning environment where respect and all of its verbal disciples are always present. So as we embark on a new school year, let’s review what R.E.S.P.E.C.T. looks like in a successful classroom means.
Smart Review | Cubetto: Teaching Coding Without a Screen
How can parents help introduce and get their young children interested in coding, while still limiting time on a device? Cubetto is a wooden robot designed to teach kids as young as three years old to code without a screen.
Let’s Put Personalized Learning In Its Proper Place
By: Andy Calkins. The goals of next gen, learner-centered, personalized education can--and need--to be expressed simply, powerfully and memorably. How can we do that without reducing them to an oversimplified, prescriptive recipe?
Content-Centered to Student-Centered: A Taxonomy of Personalized Learning
How do you define and describe personalized learning? As more people use the term, it's important to be clear about what we mean.