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3 Tips for Accelerating Innovation in an Historically Traditional District
We need to introduce new core values, partnerships, and innovative practices within our learning communities. Without this way of thinking, we will not properly educate one of our most capable and connected generations. Here are three strategies to support accelerating innovation.
Can Common Assignment Improve Student Outcomes?
Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) created an instructional design platform that provides free online tools and resources for creating literacy-rich assignments and courses across content areas. LDC CoreTools is a guided online experience that supports teachers in planning and creating curricula, allowing them to effectively collaborate with colleagues across their school or across the nation.
Helping Teachers and Schools Run Experiments
Imagine giving teachers and schools opportunities to run experiments of their own or to join larger trials. Imagine if they had access to better measures and powerful analytics. The next step in supporting teachers as scientists is an intelligence platform that combines information about best practices, formative assessment, templates for setting up experiments, and social features.
2016 SXSWedu PanelPicker is Open!
The SXSWedu PanelPicker is open from now until Friday, September 4. Take a second, register, and click to give these sessions the thumbs up! Austin or bust.
Elected Board Urges Innovation in Denver
Denver Public Schools (DPS) is a district worth watching because they have the best and most aggressive elected school board in the country. The board is seeking to dramatically accelerate the progress they've made by investing more in what is working and embracing innovation.
Open a Micro-School: Here’s How
It’s getting easier to open a really cool school. A new wave of tiny schools, dubbed micro-schools, are creating options for students, parents, and educators. For an innovative new option or the beginning of a big school transformation, micro-schools are a fast low risk option.
How Districts and Charters Shape Local Strategies for Next-Gen Learning
By: Sarah Luchs. This article outlines innovative approaches by regional hubs for innovation, including the benefits and challenges of systems-based strategies and school-based innovation for creating next-gen schools.
“SlingShot”: How an Innovation Mindset Can Change the World
As a parent or an educator, there are lots of opportunities to create conversations about innovation and problem solving with students after they watch the documentary "SlingShot" about Dean Kamen's quest to solve the world's water crisis.
Harnessing Uncertainty as a Learning Tool
When it comes to how we learn, rarely is something more impactful than navigating uncertainty. Deeper Learning happens when people are in situations where they must simultaneously learn, apply thinking, and reflect.
EdTech 10: It’s all About Scale, Progress and Knowledge
Whether you're Philly-bound for ISTE 2015, or part of #NotAtISTE, be in the know with this week's top EdTech news that's all about all about scale, progress, and knowledge.