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EdTech
Building Stronger Innovation-Minded Educators with The Teachers Guild
IDEO’s Teachers Guild is an open, collaborative platform that engages educators in design thinking, with the goal of inspiring new and creative ideas for school communities. Within the site, ideas are built in response to a challenge question posed by hosts, as users move through each of the phases of the design process while working on their ideas.
Difference Making
The Role of Success Coaches and Blended Learning in Boosting Learning Independence
The 21st century high school student is a technology savvy, independent thinker. We must not underestimate the importance of schools needing to embrace the generation of their students and use their modern day strengths to provide a highly rigorous and deeply relevant education.
Personalized Learning
8 Ways To Encourage Soft Skills (Core Dispositions) in our Children
Parents and teachers alike agree personal growth and development matters, but these qualities still seem intangible, subjective, and hard to see and measure. The very term ‘soft skills’ sounds pretty fluffy and doesn’t command the sense of importance it deserves. So how might we, as parents, highlight and nurture these core dispositions in our children?
EdTech
Robots & Implications For Life On Planet Earth
It's hard to know how the growth of robots and maker learning tools will all play out but three near term educational implications seem clear. It will let kids show what they know, and there will be more opportunities for interest-based learning and deeper learning.
Personalized Learning
3 Back to School Project-Based Lessons for Middle School
By: Amber Chandler. Starting the school year with a project based learning activity will set the perfect tone for your classroom. Here are three lessons that have and generate BAM -- burning questions, authentic audiences and millennial skills.
Ed Policy
EdTech 10: Viva la Longform
Evidence has mounted to justify that longform is here to stay. Aptly timed is the publishing of must-read books and EdTech news. Here are 10 news stories to know to keep your finger on the pulse of EdTech and where the field is headed.
Difference Making
Carving out a Career as a Creative Entrepreneur
By: Coral Lani. Independent fashion design shares how she learned the skills necessary to pursue her calling. "As a creative, you may not fit into the mold that society has laid out for you, but you are not alone," said Coral.
Personalized Learning
Introducing and Deepening Design Thinking with Teacher Leaders
Design thinking has helped me tremendously in understanding how to deeply probe multiple perspectives and causes in a situation and/or problem before tackling it - a valuable skill for leadership and inclusivity. That's why I led two design thinking workshops at this year's ECET2-Puget Sound.
Personalized Learning
10 Tips for Parents + Teachers To Activate Powerful Learning This Year
It’s Back to School Time, so how can parents and educators work together to activate powerful learning? Here are 10 tips to get the collaboration off to the right start this school year.
Personalized Learning
Top 20 New Children’s Books to Read With Your Kids
Watching her own child discover a love of learning, Bonnie decided to ask the parents of children around her, and found out about some of the more recent books for kids that are kid tested and parented approved. Here's a top 20 list of new books to read with your kids this year.