Difference Making at the Heart of Giving
[…] few gift ideas that we believe encourage contribution and ultimately work to make our world a better one for all. Books Difference Making at the Heart of Learning: An obligatory plug for the root of our contribution focus, the new book by Tom Vander Ark and Dr. Emily Liebtag is full of great examples […]
Dr. Trish Scanlon on How Voice Technologies Should Work For Kids
[…] the latter as the primary obstacle. In the meantime, she says that all teachers and students should be aware of the positives and negatives of To keep learning she recommends that you “love what you do and do what you love.” Key Takeaways: About today’s episode. Tom welcomes Dr. Scanlon to the podcast. How […]
How Generation Z is Using Sustainability and Entrepreneurship Education to Save the Planet
[…] has a net positive impact on the environment, their community, and society and is financially sustainable to boot. Every day, students in entrepreneurship programs, such as Uncharted Learning’s IncubatorEDU program are creating products and developing ideas for services that offer solutions to the problems they identify. And, they’re also showing adults that these solutions can […]
EdSAFE AI Alliance
[…] establishing benchmarks and standards in four critical categories – Safety (security, privacy), Accountability (defining stakeholder responsibilities), Fairness (equity, ethics, and lack of bias), and Efficacy (quantified improved learning outcomes). In a word, SAFE educational AI. Jim Larimore, Riiid’s chief officer for equity in learning, is helping the formation of the alliance. Dxtera, a nonprofit […]
Restart, Recovery, and What’s Next: Five Practical Strategies for Leaders
By: Dr. Ben Klompus Early this school year, Principal Kimberly Grayson — like school leaders around the country — recognized that enthusiasm about returning to in-person learning was giving way to exhaustion at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Early College in Denver. Instead of pressing on, Grayson pressed pause: She designed a retreat where […]
The Rooted School Network: Experiencing Success in College and Work in High School
[…] classes offered right across the hall from high school classes. The small school has a strong culture where the 150 diverse students express voice and choice in learning. They are supported by an art therapist and several educators trained in special education. Rooted Schools exist to provide “personal pathways to financial freedom.” Work-based learning […]
Partnerships Power Innovative St Vrain Valley Pathways
[…] the opportunity to gain high tech work experience and earn an Associate of Applied Science Degree with their high school diploma. The FalconTECH academy at Skyline combines work-based learning at IBM and an accelerated degree pathway with Front Range Community College. Serving its seventh cohort, FalconTECH was the first P-TECH in Colorado. Supported by IBM for […]
New Problems, Diverse Teams, Smart Tools
[…] people.” Ron Heifetz identified two types of challenges: adaptive and technical. The technical is defined as those that the knowledge of experts can solve, whereas adaptive requires new learning. The expanding complexity of business compounded by geopolitical, health, and climate crises means more problems are adaptive–requiring smarter teams and smarter tools. Six or seven years […]
CAPS Network Students Gain Skills and Scholarships
[…] first year. The spectacular CAPS campus opened in 2010. CAPS, as a next-generation career accelerator, serves five suburban high schools in the Kansas City area, offering profession-based learning opportunities. Here, students embark on a journey into their future, immersing themselves in a professional culture where they actively tackle real-world challenges, utilize industry-standard tools, and […]
The Global Credentialing Landscape: Messy, Massive and Meaningful
[…] MOOCs, Micro-credentials, competency-based programs, and industry certifications. Even within this reimagined governance model, there was no consensus on effective strategies to assess the value of non-traditional, non-credit-bearing learning experiences. Anneta Stroud, AACRAO (Registrars and Admissions Officers), was very clear that universities need to get on board, like yesterday. At one of the later sessions, […]