Getting Started with Coding: 18 Tools for Early Learners
After attending some recent conferences and participating in a few online discussion communities in the ISTE net works, I’ve noticed more of an interest in finding strategies, specific tools or other resources for getting students started with coding. A lot of the questions are focused on how to get started with coding in the early […]
Schools That Create a Public: Larry Rosenstock on Leadership
[…] an abandoned San Diego naval base and turned it into one of the best schools in the world. Inspired by Horace Mann, Francis Parker, and John Dewey’s work in 1918 to create a school for Black and Brown kids and kids in poverty, Rosenstock said it was “Everything we tried to do at High […]
Decentering Whiteness from Our American Schools
[…] It identifies ways education structures minoritized students who do not subscribe to the white normative culture and ways of learning. It tells a story of where the work should go and how progress is being made. In reality, there is little to any real progress that has been made in our American education system […]
Edmund W Gordon Brooklyn Laboratory Charter School’s Centennial Celebration
[…] life. He has deep thumbprints on everything we do as a learning community, and Dr. Gordon’s mentorship and educational concepts have shaped Brooklyn LAB practitioners’ approach to their work and how we implement our Key Design Elements. But his influence in education has extended far beyond our school. Like his mentors, W.E.B. Du Bois and […]
Experiencing Success In What’s Next: The Six Pillars of New Pathways
[…] create sustainable systems to scale the process and impact policies. Many learners are navigating high school (and beyond) without a sense of who they are, what they’re good at, or what change they want to see in the world. When a journey to personalized pathways for learners is realized, the future of education and […]
Artificial Intelligence – The New Digital Divide?
[…] of AI and The Computer Science Teachers Association, even recommends standards and competencies to ensure that students and teachers comprehend AI, as well as learn how to work with it. However, even if students from traditionally under-resourced schools have equal access to AI, that exposure may occur within a curriculum-poor environment, expanding the digital […]
Could Russia’s 21st Century Sputnik Be in Educational Transformation?
[…] future of success. Fifty years later the question remains: have we significantly improved the education for all students? A recent article by Dan Goldstein ‘It Just Isn’t Working’: PISA Test Scores Cast Doubt on U.S. Education Efforts states that despite billions of dollars in spending, two-thirds of our students are not proficient in reading. This […]
Finding Our Common Language
Susmita Pratihast, Project Director at BIRD-E, shares her experience with data and research in K12. She dives into the importance of quality research, in order to make educated decisions in the classroom.
Living in Beta: One Stone’s Pilot Results Are In
[…] connectedness to classmates, teachers, and communities. Upon completing the pilot, students reported a 14% increase in connectedness. When we think about the long-term benefits of feeling purposeful on good health and longevity, these results point to the importance of programs like Living in Beta. Key Learnings But what was learned? Every good pilot should also […]
8 Tech Tools for Teachers
[…] of questions and tools to add to make it more interactive for students. Using Teachermade is a beneficial option regardless of the learning environment and will be good to have in place for any transitions throughout the year. Using a link, Teachermade does integrate with Google Classroom. A few of the many options available […]
