Staff Picks: Common Core & Cloud
Tom Picks Common Core Standards Tom says, “The Common Core State Standards, which already cover 80 percent of America’s students, will be extremely beneficial when linked to higher ed. Not only will this help develop courses for freshman, but allows teacher preparation courses to be tailored to the CCSS they…
Tony Bryk on Learning to Improve
As President the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Tony Bryk is doing applied research across networks his team created with support from a variety of foundations. Tony and team keep asking the networks “What does good look like and how does one go about getting good?”
SchoolTube Student Video Demonstrates Power of Digital Storytelling
Welcome to our first post for our new, Friday Films by SchoolTube series. Each week, we intend to share a little innovation, inspiration, and awe from students and teachers via video. Today we're excited to share with you a Tamalpais High School student's interpretation of a famous poem.
Robin Lake Takes New Leadership Role as Director of CRPE
The Center On Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) today announced Robin Lake as the new, acting director. After nearly 19 years as the head of CRPE, founder Paul Hill plans to step down from his position to focus more time on research and act as an advisor to the organization.
Innosight Institue Announces New Case Study On Data Systems for Competency-Based Learning
Innosight Institute announced today the release of “The engine behind WGU: Configuration of a competency-based information system,” a new case study by Senior Research Fellow Heath Staker about the Western Governors University (WSU) data system used to support competency-based learning.
Are American Students Workforce Ready?
Are American students workforce ready? To what extent do schools teach workforce readiness skills? How do we measure workforce readiness of individual students? Is a national measure of workforce readiness a needed tool to increase the focus on workforce readiness? Can such a measure be developed and endorsed and utilized by all the sectors that “theoretically” need it?
Utah Proves to be Innovative National Leader
Utah has shown a strong commitment to Digital Learning Now’s 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning. By allowing students to have choice down to the course level, families are able to make the best decision for every student’s academic success.
Public/Private Organizations Begin Fellowship Program for Tomorrow’s Ed Leaders
The Ferguson Education Leadership Fellowship, created by Curriculum Associates and Rocketship Education, announced Tuesday that fellows in a new leadership program will spend ten months working full-time on curriculum, product development, and data and accountability beginning 2012.
Join Getting Smart at SXSWedu & SXSW Interactive
SXSWedu kicks off Tuesday, March 6, 2012 at the Hilton Downtown in Austin, Texas with keynotes by actor and director LeVar Burton, Pearson's Chief Executive Marjorie Scardino, and United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. SXSW Interactive begins March 9-13, 2012 in downtown Austin with keynotes from comedian Baratunde Thurston, anthropologist Amber Case, visionary Ray Kurzweil with writer Lev Grossman, and Code for America Executive Director Jennifer Pahlka.
The Cloud: Too Big to Fail
Almost any tech device that is having “its year” this year, is most likely tied into the cloud. What exactly is the cloud? It’s simply a metaphor for the Internet, and in my own metaphor, the cloud will always include bright, sunshiny days.