High Expectations at #NSVFSummit 2014
Today, at the New Schools Venture Fund Summit the group of more than 1,000 attendees were treated to an incredible keynote from Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative.
What Would Real Engagement Look Like?
By: John Danner. These simple ideas of transparency and convenient communication are crucial, because parents are extremely busy, and if engagement takes too much work, many parents won't have the time to do it.
How Teachers Use Paper Blogging to Promote Student Voice
Paper blogging, as an offline alternative, is popular with teachers and students whether they have the means for digital publication or not. And to get started, you need little more than, well, paper.
Infographic, Mobile Learning: Avoiding Common Pitfalls
An updated “Administrator’s Guide for Mobile Learning,” which provides guidance, a graphic on how to avoid the most common pitfalls, and first-hand insights from school district technology leaders.
Infographic: Competency-Based Teacher Prep & PD
This infographic, “Competency-Based Teacher Preparation & Professional Development,” outlines how the role of teachers is changing amid broader shifts to personalized, blended and deeper learning.
10 Talking Points From the ASU + GSV Education Innovation Summit
And while it might be hard to reconcile life in a rural village school in England with the high-octane VC and start up scene at the ASU + GSV Education Innovation Summit, there have undoubtedly been some globally relevant edtech lessons and challenges to ponder.
Step #1 in District-wide Blended Learning Implementation: Assess Stakeholder Readiness
Measuring initial attitudes will allow you to lean into your strengths and shore up your vulnerabilities. Knowing how different stakeholder groups feel (teachers vs. principals vs. parents vs. students, for example) will help you identify your natural allies and the issues you must address to bring others along.
Startup Weekend Edu Phoenix
Startup Weekend Edu came to Phoenix this weekend. T eams worked on preschool reading, classroom guests, real-time feedback for teachers, better PD, autism supports, and small business on boarding. It's more evidence of Phoenix rising as a tech and EdTech hub.
FLVS-Powered BAVEL Students Excel Online
Kentucky public school students who work toward their diplomas online outscored the national average at Kentucky's Barren Academy of Virtual and Expanded Learning (BAVEL) powered by Florida Virtual School.
132 Education & Innovation Leaders at ASU+GSV
A talented group of advocates, educators, entrepreneurs, and investors gathered in Scottsdale this week at the ASU+GSV Education Innovation Summit (#Edinnovation). I had the good fortune to interact with 132 of them.