Leadership
Smart List: 28 Teacher & Leader Developers, 10 School Improvement Capacities
In this Smart List we are recognize 12 human capital builders, 15 leadership developers, and 10 school improvement providers, including Public Allies, Matchbook Learning and Yet Analytics.
Leadership
Forget Replication, Transforming Learning is About Remixing
Education “reform” has earned a reputation as something that is faddish, top-down, and short term. What would happen if we fell out of love with buzzwords and invested in connecting educators to learn, imagine, and create together? With the Transforming Learning Collaborative, we’re going to find out.
EdTech
Stop the Dropout Churn
We found this interesting report by Richard Lee Colvin at the Hechinger Institute at Teachers' College at Columbia University. Read through.
EdTech
Open High Teacher to Receive President's Award
The Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Technology is the highest recognition that a K-12 mathematics and science teacher may receive for outstanding teaching in the United States. PAEMST is awarded annually to the best pre-college-level science and mathematics teachers from across the country.
Personalized Learning
$3.5B for school improvement will benefit charters/services
This EdWeek blog is a good summary of the USED guidance $3.5B Title 1 school improvement fund. Each state will receive an allotment and will distribute it to districts that agree to enact one or more of the four prescribed strategies: · Turnaround: replacing at least…
EdTech
Find Out What Teachers Actually Use—and Why
We're at a time when digital tools and open resources are exploding and less traditional textbooks are being used. It's vital that districts are aware of the best and most used resources in their schools.
Personalized Learning
Blended Learning Leverages Great Teachers
Opportunity at the Top, a great report from Public Impact, points out that it’s great teachers that close achievement gaps but that all current efforts will fall well short of ensuring that all US students see the benefits. The problem is that we’re trying to solve the wrong problem–there’s just…
Personalized Learning
Master Teachers Share Blended Learning Tips on BetterLesson
BetterLesson selects 11 blended learning teachers who will focus on new modalities of practice with the goal of making effective blended practice accessible to every educator.
Personalized Learning
Starting a Virtual School
Do students in your district have access to online courses on a full and part time basis? Is your district offering them? A recent survey suggests that more than half of US districts claim them are developing online options. States and districts are approaching digital learning in different ways. …