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Curbing Killer Robots And Other Misuses of AI
Artificial Intelligence is infiltrating society. Tom discusses the dangers of AI and shares ways we can curb the dangers of unregulated AI and how education could be the answer to beneficial AI.
What’s Up With All the Design-Focused Schools?
Is the focus on design in schools a fad, a trend or something else? In this episode of the podcast, Tom and Emily explore the rise in popularity of design-focused schools.
Rightly Seeing Students: Takeaways from SXSW EDU
If we want to expect more from our students, then we ought to view them as more than “just” students. These four paradigms can serve as a foundation for making this cultural shift a reality in your school or district.
All About STEM High Schools
Tom shares three dozen STEM schools that are engaging students in design challenges and high-quality project-based learning, highlighting what makes these schools special and innovative.
Collaboration: Key to Successful Teams and Projects
By Tom Vander Ark and Emily Liebtag. Collaboration is key to successful teams and projects. It is sometimes thought of as a “soft skill” but in high-performance organizations, collaboration is the result of the intentional design of culture, structure, and tools, and the cultivation of individual mindsets and skill sets.
Design Thinking and Other Learning Priorities to Educate Today’s Students for the Coming Automation Economy
For young people facing novelty and complexity, critical attack skills include design thinking, project management, data science, and delivering in teams. Here's how we can give them those skills.
125+ Education Twitter Accounts to Follow
Whether you are new to Twitter or well on your way to building your following there, finding a good base of people and organizations to follow is key. Here are some of our team’s recommendations in education.
Project-Based Learning Q&A
At a recent conference we collected a few questions about project-based learning (PBL) that we didn’t get to address, so here are some solid answers and great examples to keep the conversation going.
Smart List: 100 Middle & High Schools Worth Visiting
School visits are a great way to learn. After a lot of visits of our own, and a number of community recommendations, we’re excited to share this list of 100 secondary schools that can give educators a refreshing outlook on what schools can do.
18 Tips for Making Blended Learning More Student-Centered
Here are 18 tips from leading schools and providers boosting motivation, engagement, agency and collaboration by adding student-centered learning strategies to their blended learning plan.