EdTech
10 Reasons Kids Would Choose Online If They Could
If kids had the power to choose their own form of education, here are ten reasons why they lean towards online learning.
EdTech
Contribute to Quality Education
Fred Wilson at Union Square Ventures is doing a donation project for local and national public schools. Take some time to visit the site and see if you can direct money towards something useful.
EdTech
The Shadow Education System
With the launch of Skillshare, it seems likely that there is a shadow education system working in America. Who are the entrepreneurs running it? Michael Karnjanaprakorn, the CEO for Skillshare, is one.
EdTech
Jeff Hunt’s #VSS2010 Review
Here is a summary of what happened at Virtual Schools Symposium in Glendale earlier this week.
Personalized Learning
The Pivot to Digital Learning: 40 Predictions
We're living through a historic shift from batch print education to personal digital learning. Here's how it will play out over the next 1, 5, and 10 years.
Personalized Learning
Better Tools and Better Schools
We ask teachers to do an impossible job. Digital learning will make it easier for teachers and schools to be successful.
EdTech
Effective Education Needs Effective Evaluation
Value-added evaluation becomes a bigger story; more teachers may be more effective than we think, but there's nothing in place that really evaluates them well. Here's a look at advocacy news across the states and the ed reform zeitgeist.
EdTech
eSchool News Releases Blended Learning Guide
“The Many Faces of Blended Learning” is comprised of key resources and examples of combined virtual and traditional learning techniques to form a modern and effective learning strategy.
EdTech
Chicago Parents Demand Ed Variety, More Charters
Parents in Chicago rally for more charters, more choice, and different selection processes for their kids.
EdTech
What I Want to Be While I'm Growing Up
During the Virtual Schools Symposium, I met some parents who are working very hard to rally other parents and families to gain access to virtual education, something that is quite hard to do in districts that have worked hard to take that choice away from them. We coined the phrase, "What I Want to Be While I'm Growing Up," which we thought accurately described what learning online enables their kids to do.