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.
School of One: Toward the Killer App
A smart recommendation algorithm would work across curriculum. Joel Rose's School of One is a starting point.
A Charter Grows in the Bronx
We visit Bronx Prep and discover you can do a lot with a great community.
Flexibility=Failure
Rep Chu and the NEA released a proposal to give free money to failing schools--a bad idea. National Journal carries the debate. My take: SIG should be more not less restrictive if you care about getting low income kids into better educational options ASAP.
Ten Things for DQC2.0 to Figure Out
The National Data Quality Campaign made a huge contribution and is now part of federal policy. Given the flood of data from online learning, it's time to start working on DQC2.0.
Ten Problems Edupreneurs Must Solve
Tom Vander Ark posts this list of ten issues that education entrepreneurs must solve to make the education marketplace the real deal.
State Edu-Leaders: Please Don’t Screw Up the Next Decade of Testing
State education leaders need to be thinking about students of the future, students of the present headed for a college-ready future, and the testing and assessment practices of the future that can be implemented today.
More Productivity: Sooner Rather Than Later
Our schools need to be more productive--educationally and operationally. The proposed jobs bill just postpones the transition to more learning online.
The Blended Solution to the Root Canal
Education is going to become more expensive, so we need to invest in ways to bring more students into channels for success at greater speed and at lower costs. Online blended learning provides an answer.
Sleepless in Seattle…and NYC, San Francisco
Students deserve a generation of tools that make learning engaging, personalized, and effective. That's why it would be really great if i3 were venture investing.
NYC: Hub of the Learning Revolution
Yesterday I attended the NYC Symposium for Social Change. The focus was impact investing. My friends from City Light Capital made the case for investing with a high bar for return and social benefit. Seth Pinsky, NYC EcoDevo, made the case for NYC global hub for the innovation economy and…