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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.
Competency-Based Education
Next Generation School Design
A diverse group of education leaders recently gathered at the Digital Education Show in Dubai for a Getting Smart workshop to discuss best practices around new school design. Here are the results of their work.
Leadership
25 Can’t-Miss Education Conferences in 2017
Check out our 2017 list of 25 education conferences we think will be valuable opportunities for educators, startups and policy-makers to learn and engage with each other.
Future of Learning
Three Ways to Design Better Classrooms and Learning Spaces
By: Danish Kurani. When it comes to thinking about the design of classrooms, we are woefully behind. Here are three ways to plan new learning spaces for the ever-changing educational needs of future generations.
Leadership
25 Reasons to Give Thanks for Teachers
As we approach the holiday season, it is a great opportunity to give thanks to the many things teachers do every day to enrich the lives of students. Here are 25 teacher behaviors that we are grateful for in our educators.
Leadership
Preparing #LifeReady Students Through World Language
By: Renee A. Foose, Ed.D. The Howard County Public School System built a World Language Program its so students can enter today’s increasingly globalized world with in-demand, marketable skills and the cultural competency for college and careers.
Leadership
The “Great Game” of Teaching History
By: Stephanie J Hull. This summer a group of teachers created HistoryQuest: a game to help students not just learn about civics and elections, but take part in the action and decision making as active participants.
Leadership
EdLeader Advice: Get Serious About Goal-Setting
University Academy’s board sets specific, clear and measurable goals each academic year to ensure they continue working toward the founder's vision of it becoming the best K-12 college preparatory charter public school in the country.
Leadership
30 Leaders on the Successes and Challenges of Project-Based Learning
Along with the Buck Institute for Education, our team is working to support high-quality project-based learning (PBL). We recently asked learning experts what's working in PBL and what needs to improve, and here are their collective responses.
EdTech
Innovation in Arizona: How One Region Is Taking on Next-Gen Education
By: East Valley Partnership of Arizona. Our community leaders collaborate to provide our next generation of students with ample opportunities for success in life--both inside and outside of the classroom.
EdTech
Root: A Robot to Teach Coding
Root is a robot that teaches kids to code by allowing them to program it to interact with its environment in a diverse range of fun and engaging ways, simultaneously reinforcing their computational thinking and fluency skills.