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.
10 Entry Points For Next-Gen Learning
The Broad Residency prepares talented professionals for important leadership roles in urban districts. One of them asked me to outline entry points for next-gen learning.
Building a National Innovation Partnership
In order to affect positive change in education we must stand on the shoulders of giants. Education is multi-faceted, multi-layered, and often under-resourced; it can benefit from coordinated, strategic and engaged partnerships that span from the classroom to the White House.
Indianapolis: Mind Trust Develops The Smart Cities Formula
David Harris, The Mind Trust founder, wanted to cultivate in Indianapolis a climate of talent, creativity and boldness – one focused on improving education. He created the best example of an edu innovation ecosystem built from scratch.
Fostering Innovation in Cities
To create real and lasting change in any large organization but particularly in government, it’s not enough to change policy: you also have to change the daily practice and culture of the organization.
Smart Cities Spur Innovations in Learning
It's time to get smart; innovative tools and schools are helping; most innovations come from smart ecosystems--and it all begins with a startup mindset. We're writing the Smart Cities book--and you can help.
A District Guide to Online Learning
Online learning can expand student (and staff) options, grow enrollment, and power blended learning. It shares many critical success factors with traditional education, but different enough that you need to do your homework and develop a good plan. Following is a 10 point district/network guide to online learning.
EdTech 10: Summer Lovin’
Schools may be coming to a close for the year, but the shift to blended and personalized learning doesn’t seem to be slowing down anytime soon. As this week’s top stories show, temperatures aren’t the only thing heating up. Check out all the great innovations on the rise this week!
TLA Blended Learning Snapshot: EdTech Procurement in Houston Released
Today, The Learning Accelerator (TLA) released “TLA Blended Learning Snapshot: EdTech Procurement in Houston” (HISD), the first in their Blended Learning Snapshot Series.
Common Core: Better Standards, Conditions, Tools, & Outcomes
Leaving the Common Core would be like a group of phone users leaving iOS or Android and going back to Blackberry--few apps, few updates, few friends. The politically motivated change would lead to weaker expectations, less teacher collaboration, and higher costs.
Career Education: Even College Grads Should be Employable
Parents with boomerang kids in the basement have learned that even college graduates should possess skills and dispositions that make them employable. Young people need access to postsecondary learning and work experiences that will help them develop the knowledge, skills and dispositions for employability.