Relationships Key to High Quality Online Instruction
Last week we explored the importance of quality content but it is teachers that bring it to life. This week, Digital Learning Now released a video summary of Element #6, high quality instruction.
EdTech 10: 2014, The Year of The Horse in Edu
People born in the year of the horse are said to be quick-witted, focused on improvement, and willing to take part in venture careers. 2014 saw just that.
Staff Picks: Charter Authorizing, Charter Days, Solar Power & Cloud Textbooks
Karen picks the article "Emanuel Takes Push for Longer Day to Charter Schools." Sarah picks the article "Publishers Turn to Cloud Computing to Offer Digital Content" on McGraw-Hill Education's Cinch platform. Tom picks performance contracting as the idea of the week.
INCS Addresses Inaccurate Reporting on Charters
The Illinois Network of Charter Schools addresses two reports recently published that do not accurately depict transfer rates or the characterizations of magnet schools and charters. Here is a link to their response and some sections of their comments on the reporting.
Design Thinking for Human Resources
Design thinking can be used for the complicated process of recruiting and developing teachers and more broadly school staffs. Listed at 20 dimensions of an effective education human resource system.
It’s the learning, stupid
This week I had the good fortune to meet Jamie P. Merisotis, President, Lumina Foundation for Education. As one of the few higher ed funders, he’s pushing an exciting agenda with a big goal: Over the next 16 years, Lumina wants to increase the percentage of Americans with college…
Citizen Science
Last month, while enjoying a hike on Mount Rainier, I participated in a citizen science project to help document wildflowers. You may have heard of "citizen science" - a scientist or a research group asks for help from the public to, say, identify wildflowers or monitor water quality in a local stream. Does it actually work?
The Revolution Works Weekends
It’s happening all around us. This digital revolution isn’t taking any time off. I’m getting the chance to witness a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) initiative firsthand, and the results have been as expected . . . GREAT! Getting to this point, though, has left us with a lot of bumps, scrapes and bruises.
5 Features of Blended Environments and More Q&A
I did a short podcast for Ken Royal today. It included the three primary benefits of personal digital learning and the five features of blended learning environments we'll soon see more of.
Infographic: How to Extend the Reach of Excellent Teachers
Did you know that only 25 percent of classes are taught by excellent teachers? We need to find ways to leverage great teachers and extend their talents to more students through the use of technology, new classroom models, and more.