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EdTech
Data Interoperability in K-12: The End of the Human API
By: Erin Mote. My school has consistently helped students outperform their peers, and I believe that this is largely due to what teachers can accomplish when they aren't spending hours trying to access and read their student data. Here's why data interoperability is so important.
Personalized Learning
8 Video Resources for Authentic Project-Based Learning Design
By: Grace Belfiore. It can be hard to implement project-based learning, but it helps to be able to see teachers using PBL in their own classrooms. Here are eight top videos focusing on the process of implementing PBL.
Place Based Education
Putting the City at the Heart Of Place-Based Education
By: Daniel A. Rabuzzi. Place-Based Education practitioners seem to frame “place” primarily as rural or wild, with few examples featuring urban landscapes. Since the majority of us live in urban areas, let's also include PBE in the city.
Leadership
25 Reasons to Give Thanks for Teachers
As we approach the holiday season, it is a great opportunity to give thanks to the many things teachers do every day to enrich the lives of students. Here are 25 teacher behaviors that we are grateful for in our educators.
Leadership
10 XQ Super Schools Announced: Leading the Way in Rethinking High School
The XQ team invited schools across the nation to engage in a Discover-Design-Develop challenge. After several phases that processed over 700 applications, these 10 Super Schools were announced as the challenge winners.
EdTech
8 Learning Platform Observations, 8 Startup Signals
What does the platform revolution mean for learning? After reviewing K-12, HigherEd, corporate and professional learning platforms, here are eight observations and eight trends spotted.
EdTech
Platforms Have Transformed the Economy. Is Education Next?
In their new book, Platform Revolution, authors Geoffrey Parker, Marshall Van Alstyne and Sangeet Choudary explore how digital platforms are transforming our lives, especially in EdTech.
Leadership
What’s Next? Personalized, Project-Based Learning
There are several challenges faced when trying to execute project-based learning well. Here are 10 next-gen schools blending the best of personalized learning and project-based learning to address these challenges.
Leadership
Blended, Project-Based and Social Emotional Learning at Thrive Public Schools
A San Diego school gives visitors a glimpse of the future of learning--blended, personalized and competency-based.
Personalized Learning
Building Relationships and Expanding Expectations at Brooklyn Lab
In a recent trip to Brooklyn, I was lucky enough to visit the recently opened Brooklyn Lab Charter School. Home to 132 6th graders and a dedicated and inspired staff, LAB models several unique solutions for a next gen learning environment.