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.
We’ve Got It Backwards: Starting With Content Rather than Learners Doesn’t Work
Why are high school students so bored? How could we engage them to learn the required content? How can we nudge, support, and coerce college learners to graduation? What if we’re asking the wrong questions? What if memorizing content and procedures wasn’t the point? A short paper in…
When NExT Is Now
By: Lindsay Portnoy. How could we use experiential learning to reframe educational problems as opportunities and make learning more equitable globally? Over 100 educators representing thousands of educational settings across the country recently gathered at Northeastern Experiential Learning Network (NExT) to discuss this important question. The NExT…
Professional Development: What Do Educators Really Need?
Participating in professional development during the school year can be a challenge for educators. Here are seven professional learning opportunities to fit into your busy schedule.
The Lure of the Classroom
In 1994 I made what many of my colleagues considered a foolish choice: I quit a successful career in journalism to become a classroom teacher. That decision led to six years of teaching middle school in Southern California and another four years at New Technology High in Napa,…
Transforming Professional Learning With Micro-credentials
By Brenda A. Pearson. As a lifelong educator, my professional learning experiences have run the gamut from self-study to week-long intensive institutes. These experiences have increased my knowledge, but few bridged the gap by impacting my instructional practice. The distinction between an impact on knowledge and practice is at the crux…
Three Strategies for Providing Top-down Support for Bottom-up Change
The Colorado Education Initiative partnered with Stanford University’s School Retool Fellowship to empower Colorado school and district leaders to be the agents of change for equitable deeper learning.
Leadership Development and the Power of Networks at Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders
The Neubauer Fellowship in Educational Leadership, the signature program of Philadelphia Academy of School Leaders, has demonstrated success in providing support and a local network to school principals across Philadelphia.
Agilix’s Dawn Academy: Anytime, Anywhere Professional Learning
Last fall, Agilix announced that its new mobile-first, video-centric learner platform, Dawn Academy, would be coming soon (see our announcement and smart review posts); and now they have begun to unveil more of Dawn Academy’s capabilities. Educators can check out the platform by…
Leading the Show What You Know Revolution: Digital Credentials From Credly
With a mission is to connect people to opportunities based on their talents, Credly is leading the way by offering digital credentials that are flexible, portable and meaningful ways to communicate capabilities.
Leadership: The Humble Path of Decision Making
Leadership is s windy road with decisions at every turn. In this blog, Adam explores making decisions through a personal journey of his own experiences and that of the partners that he works with to transform learner experience.