Series
Personalized Learning
Reframe Problems as Opportunities to be Creative
By: Elsa Randolph. We LOVE teacher bloggers. Especially those who are student-centered, innovative, and driven in everything they do. Moss Pike is one of those teachers.
Personalized Learning
Why Online Learning Works for My Family
By: Angela Shelton-Garofano. If you are unhappy with your child’s current schooling situation, overwhelmed or worried about what online schooling means or wonder if it’s a fit for your child, I suggest you give it a try. I regret not enrolling him sooner. Don’t let that regret be yours; give online schooling a chance.
Personalized Learning
Understanding Middle Schoolers: 4 Tips for Success
Whatever the contradiction is in your household, it is important to remember that the journey that these soon to be adults are traveling is a difficult yet AWESOME one. They are in a constant state of learning and discovery and as parents and guardians, we GET to be along for the ride!
Difference Making
How I Went From Underemployed Waitress to the top 1% of Millennials in 3 Months
By: Lauren Holliday. A story that exemplifies the entrepreneurial mindset, creativity, and do-it-yourself spirit of GenDIY. Or more simply put, the GenDIY imperative of getting your S*!% together.
Ed Policy
Utah Boosts Kindergarten Readiness with Literacy Games At Home
To address a growing Kindergarten readiness issue, the Utah legislature created UPSTART, a five year pilot program to test the potential of literacy software used at home. Preschool-age children in the program receive an individualized reading, math, and science curriculum with an emphasis on reading.
Innov8
EdTech 10: On The Come Up
With news like free programs for teachers to learn to how to code and build school websites, and the announcements of new fellows, a thought leading blog series, and investments, this week’s EdTech news was all about the come up. That’s to say this week was focused on successes and new opportunities to seize and succeed.
Ed Policy
Personalization: The New Frame
With the end of NCLB, a new frame is emerging that includes personalization, a competency focus, and work readiness. This new frame is evident in EdTech startups, new school grant programs, school district strategies, and emerging educator preparation programs.
EdTech
Hacking Our Way to A Better Education
By: Kirtley Fisher. One day we’ll have the resources every school deserves, but in the meantime, we can use our creativity to give our students the education they deserve. And we’ll do it together with School Hackers.
Personalized Learning
Why An Anti-Screen Family Has Gone Blended
By: Heather Staker. How one visit to Acton Academy led Heather and her husband to decide to move from Hawai'i to Texas and why blend has sharpened the intellectual, moral, and interpersonal development of their children.
Difference Making
Young Greek Transforms From Unemployed to Full-Scale Web Developer
By: Melinda Barlow. How one student took what he noticed in a demanding job market then bridged the gap between the skills he had and the skills needed to become a full-scale web-designer.