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EdTech
Steve Hargadon Takes Education Hacking On the Road
Steve Hargadon, the creator of Classroom 2.0, Future of Education and Web 2.0 Labs, is taking "Your Learning Plan," "Hack Your Education," and "Beyond Testing" workshops to cities around the United States to generate local conversation on education.
Ed Policy
CA Leaders Converge at STEM Education Summit
With California business, civic and education leaders sounding alarm bells about the vital need to bolster the state’s lagging science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, the California STEM Learning Network (CSLNet) is convening business, government, education, nonprofit and philanthrophic luminaries to jump-start new STEM education initiatives at the 2012 California STEMSummit taking place October 15 and 16 at the Sheraton San Diego.
Personalized Learning
25 Trends Disrupting Education Right Now
Disruption doesn’t sound like a pretty word, but in the long run, it can be a beautiful thing. Disruption is about shifting power. Eroding patterns. Breaking the system. In education, this can come from the most unlikely of sources.
Leadership
It’s Time for a Special Needs App Fund
Alesha Bishop and Lisa Valerio worked together for 10 years at Charles Schwab. After both gave birth to sons with special needs, they have reunited to support the development of learning tools for students with special needs and family-friendly apps.
EdTech
Staff Picks: Edtech, Online Learning
Sarah says, "Driving down the cost of education and learning with schools like the University of the People can expand access to learning for many and reignite a pasion for others. I'm excited to check out a few classes and see where I can expand my knowledge."
Personalized Learning
Grouping, Tracking, & Personalizing
An international educator told me his school community was discussing the "ethics and educational validity of streaming -- deliberately dividing students up into class/work groups based on ability, i.e., a strong and weak group." He asked for my thoughts.
Personalized Learning
NYC iZone: Innovation Hub and Change Management Model
How do we manage the shift to personal digital learning? That's the current whole-systems challenge in education. As Chancellor of the largest district in the country, Joel Klein decided New York City needed a kickstart and created the iZone.
Personalized Learning
Quick Guide to the Common Core: Key Expectations Explained
Since the Common Core State Standards were introduced, there has been much discussion about what they mean for educators and students and how they will impact teaching and learning. While the standards have been adopted by 45 states and 3 territories so far, there is a lot of concern, anxiety, and debate around what is best for students, potential challenges for teachers, and what implementation should and can look like.
Personalized Learning
The Sky’s the Limit: 16 Must-Read Quotes from Michael Fullan’s Stratosphere
Michael Fullan is certainly one of the three to four most influential edu-writers of our time. On whole systems design and change, only Paul Hill has earned equal influence. His most recent contribution, Stratosphere: Integrating Technology, Pedagogy, and Change Knowledge, is very short and very optimistic.
Personalized Learning
Join Our Twitter Chat Friday at 9amPT/12pmET: What Should Follow the Student?
John Bailey, Dave Myslinkski, Tom Vander Ark, and Carri Schneider plan to host a Twitter chat on the upcoming Digital Learning Now! Smart Series paper Friday, September 7, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. PT/ 12:00 p.m. ET.