Personalized Learning
Personalized learning is a mindset and approach to teaching that focuses on meeting each learner where they are and tailoring a curriculum that considers their interests, prior knowledge and skill level, and pace. Such a demand on the teacher requires sophisticated usage of technology in a combination of personalized, blended and online learning.
The Internet is What We Make It
David Brooks rehashs Carr's 'the Internet makes us dumb' argument but ends in the right spot--it's up to us to build powerful learning experiences that harness the web.
STEM Taking off at Aviation HS
Secretary Duncan and Sen Murray visited Aviation HS to see a great STEM school.
About Schools, Tech, Poetry & Justice
LAUSD doing some of the right things to turnaround failing schools; selling edtech now; and Merwin's ode to mistakes
Don't Derail Reform
Old news by now, but Obey's midnight raid of RttT is a terrible idea and likely to be killed by Senate
One-to-One Leadership and Learning at DSST
Our mobile phones are more powerful than desktops. Low income families are able to benefit from low-cost devices. There will soon be a one-to-one device in everyone's hands. So what will that mean education growth, school leadership and innovation in education? Bill Kurtz, CEO of DSST tells us.
The New Center of EdReform Gravity
DFER, EEP, and New Schools are the new center of edreform gravity
3 Eras of Education
Collins & Halverson summarize the design elements of the emerging learningsystem
Blended Components
Review of Viswanath Shankar's blog post and summary of blended learning environment components.
High Five to Charters
Here's to Nelson, the Alliance, and the charter sector on a great conference.
Center of the Known Charter Universe
EdReformer is in Chicago this week at the National Charter School Conference. Doug Crets will be blogging and tweeting nonstop for the next 48 hours; look for some great interviews with charter leaders. This year, there’s likely to be a good deal of focus on the crappy charters…