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Our Kids Are in the Future–Don't be Late
The KnowledgeWorks Foundation is leading the shift from schooling to learning. Our kids get it, why don't we?
EdTech
Building EdTech Markets in a Vacuum
Christopher Swanson, Vice President for research and development at Education Week, answers some questions about education technology and the evolution of a market for public education on a recent radio program. We are running this transcript from that interview.
EdTech
Video and Q&A: Barbara Dreyer, CEO, Connections Academy
Barbara Dreyer talks with edReformer in the curriculum headquarters at Connections Academy, in Baltimore, Maryland.
EdTech
Interview: Emily Dalton Smith, Online Director, SkySong, Arizona State University
Emily Dalton Smith, Online Director at Arizona State University's SkySong program, shares with us her vision of education reform. She says that our national school system is like the railroads in the 1800s -- without true standardization and woefully lacking in entrepreneurial spirit to make it all work seamlessly.
EdTech
The Book is an Artifact
Those of you in the education innovation space will know what I am talking about when I say that the era of the book has come and gone. The book is an artifact. It’s a holdover from an era where knowledge was plentiful (relatively) but access to knowledge was limited.
Personalized Learning
Obama on Dropout Prevention (not ESEA)
President Obama addressed the dropout crisis this week. He outlined federal efforts to support turnaround efforts and mentioned the Central Falls effort as an example, “As my Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, says, our kids get only one chance at an education, and we need to get it right.”…
Personalized Learning
Carl Dorvil: A Great American Story
Carl Dorvil started Group Excellence in his SMU dorm room. The son of Haitian immigrants, Carl never took his education for granted. He was the first African American president of his high school and balanced four jobs while completing a triple major and starting a business as an undergraduate.
EdTech
CEOShare: My Idea Kicks Off at Dept of Ed Portal
CEOShare: My Idea Kicks Off at Dept of Ed Portal I was surprised this morning to have received a number of invitations to connect and emails about my project idea, which I had listed at the Department of Education’s Innovation Portal. At this stage, it is just an idea,…
Personalized Learning
The AYPF Oscars for Youth Development
American Youth Policy Forum recently released a report, How 23 Programs Support Youth on the Path to College and Beyond. The programs (below) “have been proven to help young people successfully complete high school and be prepared for success in postsecondary education and careers.” I’ve had the good fortune to…
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Bloomfire Formalizes Informal Learning
Here’s an article with a little western MI love for Bloomfire , a Kalamazoo start up creating groups “of informal, social-learning opportunities can be dedicated to anything from sales strategies to fishing.” Bloomfire Manefesto is a little groovy, but if you’re not thinking about the future of…