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Changing the World One Mind, One Song at a Time
Grammy-nominated indie-jazz singer Carolyn Malachi teams up with The School Fund to keep students in school with the power of music.
Personalized Learning
Online Learning Keeps Sisters Together
Two sisters from Nevada, Kaleigh and Danielle Fair, graduated from high school together the other day. As this touching video shows, the odds against these young women were extraordinary. Their school, Nevada Virtual Academy, and the teachers there evened those odds and made their journey together across the commencement stage and through their high school experience possible.
Leadership
Staff Picks: College/Career Readiness, Denver Turnaround, Online Assessment
Tom Picks “Q&A: David Conley on College & Career Readiness“ Tom says, “This post explores common expectations for college readiness benefits students, teachers, colleges, and content developers. David Conley is in the middle of facilitating a rich debate about readiness. I appreciate his responses in this Q&A.” Karen Picks…
EdTech
Q&A: Student Leverages Website & Facebook to Save Civil War History
Twelve-year-old Andrew Druart is likely the world’s youngest Civil War enthusiast and activist. Druart has raised more than $10,000 for the Civil War Trust through a “Donate for Andrew’s Cause” button on the website. In return, the Civil War Trust awarded Druart a junior preservation award for his hard work in fundraising and awareness for Civil War battlegrounds – the organization’s first-ever award to go to a child.
Leadership
Staff Picks: Higher Ed, Digital Learning, Math Education, SmartTech
Karen Picks “Changing the Economics of Higher Education” Karen says, “I’m a big believer in higher education, having served on a community college board, and we have quite a few college degrees in our family, but both of my children obtained their degrees with alternative/combination high school-college…
Personalized Learning
4 Ways Flipping Forces Fundamental Change
I generally like the idea of turning things upside-down if only to see what happens as a result. I suppose I learned the merits of flipping first-hand, having once taken the wacky (and effective) advice to stand on my head when I couldn’t sleep – yes, by a yoga teacher, and yes, it worked. I mean, whoever had the idea of flipping tomato plants to get those crazy hanging vines was a genius in my book.
EdTech
North Carolina Blocks Online Public Charter
Parents in the State of North Carolina want a new, online public charter school, North Carolina Virtual Academy (NCVA), that would expand school choice options and individualized instruction for students. The school received preliminary approval to operate under the Cabarrus County Board of Education. Yet, the North Carolina School Boards Association (NCSBA), State Board of Education (SBE) and 60 school districts are trying to block it. What went wrong?
Personalized Learning
No Enclosures: Creating the Environment for Summer Learning
As I sat staring at my son's chicken coop plans that morning and wondering how to make his dream a reality in a covenanted subdivision, I was reminded of a recurring educational topic of discussion this month: "How do we continue students' learning through the summer break?" I was quickly reminded of a tweet quoting Lao Tzu that said, "To lead the people, walk behind them."
EdTech
K-12 Center Releases Summary of Findings at Assessment Symposium
The Center for K-12 Assessment & Performance Management at ETS (K-12 Center) released a summary of its Tech Enhanced Assessment (TEA) Symposium, co-sponsored by the K-12 Center and CCSSO, this May in Washington D.C. as a supplement in the June edition of Education Week.
EdTech
A Lesson In Funding 1:1 Access From Spearfish, South Dakota
Steve Morford is the principal of Spearfish High School in Spearfish, South Dakota—a 1:1 teaching and learning environment. With close to seven years of experience leading a 1:1 school, Mr. Morford has a lot of wisdom to share, especially when it comes to financing improved student access to technology.