Series
Leadership
5 Steps to Effective and Transformative Professional Development
By: Alvin Crawford. Excellent and transformative professional development is in our reach, argues Alvin Crawford. By following these steps, we can move towards professional development that is blended, personalized, and transformative. These are changes, Alvin argues, that are needed in the field given that up to 90% of professional development is deemed ineffective.
Personalized Learning
How to Turn Screen Time into Family Time
By: Michelle Miller. Michelle brings her expertise from working in early childhood and technology at Joan Ganz Cooney Center to this article about ways parents can decide what to download and how to use technology as a learning tool. She includes questions parents can ask themselves about screen time including what tech they allow and also advice for how parents can set predictable routines for tech at home.
EdTech
Thrive to Survive: Arianna Huffington’s Case to Redefine Success
Thrive is a calculated declaration of defiance against our plugged-in, tuned-in, burnout culture. This culture, Arianna suggests, is leading to the erosion of our human capital.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Pilots, Partnerships and Parents
Prepare yourself. This week’s EdTech 10 is brought to you by the letter “P” with announcements from President Obama, news on Podcasts, package deals on games, new research of parent perception by PlayScience, The Post producing new content, and resources for smart parents.
Leadership
Management And Learning: Rethinking The Role Of School Leadership
By: Lee Fleming. This "Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning" blog describes the current lack of instructional leadership among principals and calls for transformational change to shift how we prepare leaders for schools.
Difference Making
Dating For A Job, Landing A Career
By: Nicolay Lameijer. Graduates are faced with the challenge of knowing where they stand in the job market and employers are receiving thousands of resumes from unqualified candidates. Inspired by dating services, GenDIY student Nicolay Lameijer founded MySlate.
Personalized Learning
Ready For The World: Redefining Success In The Age Of Change
By: Antonia Slagle. As part of our Smart Parents series, Antonia writes about her son's own educational experiences and how her son's high school allowed him to have personalized learning opportunities including important internship experiences and mentors.
Personalized Learning
Kids, Smart Phones, and Social Media: 6 Rules for Success and Safety
By: Janice Wyatt-Ross. Janice brings her expertise as an administrator and a parent in this article about how parents can help their students navigate social media. Janice offers 6 tips for parents and educators to help ensure success and safety.
EdTech
PEAK by Fuel Education
As part of the #LearningPlatform series we take a look at PEAK by FuelEd, a dashboard that provides an up to date and personalized experience for administrators, teachers, and students.
Leadership
Everything is Different Now: Parenting for Powerful Learning
Parenting is quite a bit different than it was when Tom and his wife Karen were busy raising their two daughters. In this post, Tom writes about the ways parenting has changed and the ways that it has stayed the same. Tom argues that the most important thing a parent can do is create lasting learning experiences for and with their child.