Leadership
Content that enables educators, edleaders, organizations and families to increase capacity, apply a growth mindset and implement what’s next in learning on behalf of those entrusted to them.
EdTech
Puget Sound Districts Share Electronic Records to Personalize Learning
Seattle area districts are personalizing learning using sharing expanded electronic student records. Facilitated by the Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD), seven districts between Seattle and Tacoma won a $40 million Race to the Top Grant and fundamental to their work is what Data Quality Campaign calls data portability.
Leadership
Why Do You Get Up in the Morning?
By: Jeff Sandefer. Accessing deep pools of inner motivation is an important and never ending life skill. The answer of “Why should I get up in the morning?” is a difficult one at any stage of life. Here is how Acton Academy is encouraging middle school students to figure it out now.
EdTech
Where the OECD EdTech Report Missed the Mark
A recent OECD report resulted in kneejerk headlines like, “don't bother buying computers for schools.” This OECD report reflects the fact that technology has been layered on top of the ineffective and inequitable education system we have.
Leadership
Feed My Starving Children: Community Comes Together for Global and Local Impact
A local community in Minnesota is coming together to take on one of the biggest issues of our time and they’re doing it in a thoughtful and collaborative way. Further proof that communities can connect kids and citizens to broader causes. In doing so, we help students reach broader goals.
Leadership
The 3 Stages of Education Investing We’re Ignoring
By: Matt Chandler. Balanced investing that includes serious investment in the early stages would send a very different message to the next generation: “We want you in education.”
Leadership
Big Picture Learning Pilots Dual Enrollment with College for America
The College for America curriculum is being piloted with 60 students at three Big Picture Learning campuses in Providence with the intent of awarding dual credit for successful demonstrations of mastery.
Leadership
Smart List: 40 Innovation Investors
Today we are recognizing 40 investors, incubators, and new school engines powering the learning revolution featuring Owl Ventures, 4.0 Schools and J.A. and Kathryn Albertsons.
Ed Policy
The End of Standards-based Reform: From Richard Riley to Arne Duncan
We'll look back on ‘93-’15 (Secretary Riley to Duncan) as the era of standards-based reform. Secretary Duncan, who announced his intent to step down, presided a period that will go down in history as the most active role for the Feds in U.S. education. So, what's next?
Ed Policy
Smart List: 50 People Shaping the Future of K-12 Education
The 3rd Annual Smart Lists continue with 50 thought leaders and changemakers shaping the future of K-12 education that includes leaders from iNACOL, Big Picture Learning and NewSchools Venture Fund.
Leadership
Next-Gen Professional Learning: Online, Personalized and Collaborative
By: Dr. Mark Porterie. Knowledge Delivery Systems uses social learning tools and unique content to personalize learning and encourages teachers to build relationships, share experience and collaborate in ways that just weren’t possible before.