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Schools Worth Visiting
[…] approach that builds active, engaged, and empathetic citizens. Environmental Charter School (from their website) Chinese. Mandarin Immersion Magnet School in Houston features a state-of-the-art facility, cohesive culture, blended learning and student supports. Elementary students spend half of the day in a Mandarin class and the other half in an English class. PRIDE. Ingenuity Prep opened […]
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Learner-Centered
Town Hall Recap: Learner-Centered Ecosystems as a Public Education Reality?
[…] flexible and responsive to diverse learners and regional needs. The transcript below has been edited for clarity and readability. Helpful Ecosystem Links: Ecosystems for the Future of Learning Too Essential to Fail Columbus EcosySTEM Initiative Designed to Thrive – resources to guide ecosystem readiness and consideration Where Does Work to Imagine a Learner-Centered Ecosystem […]
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Future of Learning
Podcast: Getting Smart on the Innovation Opportunity
[…] one, pick a learning management system to manage tasks and assessments whether at school or at home. Add collaboration communication tools as needed. Update faculty agreements on blended learning protocols. Update your remote strategy. Some and occasionally all learners may learning at home next year so make sure everyone has a device and do your […]
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Future of Learning
Jamie Merisotis on Human Work in the Age of Smart Machines
[…] CEO of Lumina Foundation, Jamie Merisotis. Jamie is a globally-recognized leader in philanthropy, education, and public policy. Jamie’s foundation, Lumina Foundation, is committed to making opportunities for learning beyond high school available to all. They envision a system that is easy to navigate, delivers fair results, and meets the nation’s need for talent through […]
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Future of Learning
Podcast: Esther Wojcicki on Raising Successful People
[…] & Marketing Manager How to Raise Successful People: Simple Lessons for Radical Results, by Esther Wojcicki ASU GSV Summit Palo Alto High School Moonshots.org Moonshots in Education: Blended Learning in the Classroom, by Esther Wojcicki, Lance Izumi, and Alicia Chang Journalistic Learning Initiative For more see Wojcicki’s Classroom and Book Encourage Shooting for the Moon Professional […]
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EdTech
Podcast: Julie Young on ASU Prep Digital
[…] iPrep Academy Broward County Public Schools District Franchises of Florida Virtual School (FLVS) President Michael Crow of ASU Prep Digital ASU Prep Digital Course: BioBeyond “ASU Prep: Blended College Prep with a Little Extra Kick,” by Getting Smart Staff “Arizona State Accelerates Progress with Adaptive Active Courses,” by Tom Vander Ark For more see […]
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Future of Learning
Podcast: Abby Falik on the Benefits of Global Service
[…] is more important than ever. Global Citizen Year is one option for young people. But parents, schools, and colleges can all do more to create valuable international learning experiences. Key Takeaways: About today’s episode with Abby Falik Tom welcomes Abby to the podcast. Abby speaks about her education. Abby tells the story of Global […]
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Leadership
Summer Stephens and Nate Waite on Change in Churchill County School District
[…] Summer Stephens and Nate Waite about district change in Churchill County School District. Summer Stephens is a longtime educator and superintendent and has successfully implemented systems of blended and online learning, voice and choice, self-paced learning, project-based learning, and design thinking. A specific focus of her work has included bridging the gap between courses […]
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Future of Learning
Podcast: Paul Johnson on Preparing Engineers for Impact
[…] is leading an aggressive agenda to solve the world’s challenges related to the earth, energy, and environment. He is also supporting faculty efforts to dramatically improve student learning experience across campus including more interactive and project-based learning and asking students to wrestle with issues of ethics and social responsibility. In this interview, Johnson outlines […]
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Future of Learning
Podcast: Chad Dorsey on Modeling and Data Science in STEM Education
[…] on the leadership of the Concord Consortium. For more than a decade Chad has been leading their effort to use tech to transform STEM education by empowering learning to ask and answer their own questions. With some help from NSF grants, Concord has built out a set of tools that help transform how science, […]
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