Smart Review | Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today
By: Eric Nentrup. The authors of this book are sounding the alert for the specific types of change that need to occur, and backing it up with research, numbers and influence. Read more here.
Getting Students Ready for the Gig Economy
Recent findings on the effects of the sharing economy are driving home the need to engage students in project-based experiences. In this post, we look at why.
Next Generation Learning Models for ELL Students
Next Generation Learning Models for English Language Learners: Promising Practices and Considerations for Teaching and Learning highlights the promising practices and trends in personalized learning and competency-based education for ELL students.
By 2025, Swarms of Self-Driving Vehicles Will Transport Students to Learning Sites
Recent breakthroughs in computing and maturation of autonomous driving systems are rapidly making self-driving vehicles a reality. So how could this innovation impact education?
125+ Education Twitter Accounts to Follow
Whether you are new to Twitter or well on your way to building your following there, finding a good base of people and organizations to follow is key. Here are some of our team’s recommendations in education.
Why the Baby Brain Can Learn Two Languages at the Same Time
By: Naja Ferjan Ramirez. Any adult who has attempted to learn a foreign language can attest to how difficult it can be. Here, we look at why babies are better able to learn two languages.
How Adaptive Learning is Changing Traditional Teaching Methods
By: Bryce Welker. Adaptive learning will continue to play a growing role in EdTech, especially in efforts to spread personalized learning and move towards competency-based education. Learn more about it here.
10 Resources For Connecting Educators
Growing your professional learning network can help you continue to stay innovative and future-focused in your teaching practice. Here are 10 resources that provide opportunities to grow your connections even further.
Massive Global Benefit. Waves of Dislocation and Challenge. Time to #AskAboutAI.
To kick-off our #AskAboutAI series, we invited Bay Area technologists, social scientists, philanthropists and educators to discuss three specific questions around the implications of AI.
Project-Based Learning Q&A
At a recent conference we collected a few questions about project-based learning (PBL) that we didn’t get to address, so here are some solid answers and great examples to keep the conversation going.